Digital BW, The Print

For sheetfed paper up to 17" wide, the 4800 can't be beat. The cost of the
carts is cheaper, and the machine is built to higher tolerances than the
2400.

That said, I've been using a 2200 and a 7800 for a while. The prints from
the 7800 are awesome, while the 2200 is good. I'd love to replace the 2200
with the 4800 as I print both BW and color. I'd use it to  print smaller
production run prints (letter and tabloid size) without resorting to rolls
-- the 4800 is perfect for that. The print quality is very very similar to
the 2400 however with the color inkset.

Jim P


On 2/4/06 9:43 AM, "DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com"
<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> Subject: Re: Epson 4800 vs. 2400 question
> 
> Ginny
> 
> It's substantially more rugged in construction and virtually all other
> aspects.  Whether that shows up in print is another story but I have no
> doubt which would last and continue to perform well longest.  But there are
> other factors as well.  The 4800's 220ml ink carts are more economical but
> is much more expensive to switch inks and trial third party inks. I would
> not buy the 4800 unless you needed the extra width and even then I'd suggest
> the 7800 is likely a better deal (width for money).