Digital BW, The Print

Steve Kale replied:
According to Epson UK 2nd Tier Support, they don't believe single 
channel
greyscale is a credible photographic printing platform.  Pity as it 
would,
presumably, have been easy to maintain.

As a former bean counter, I would say ink consumption is the better 
part of the equation.  Probably 98% of my output on my 2200 is BO.  The 
other 6 inks are only use in the cleaning cycles.  To top it off the 
matte black is Eboni not Epson.  Epson's profit is not just in the 
printer business but the consumables business, ink and paper.  At $99, 
the R220 can not be a huge profit center.  Work out the cost of Epson 
inks on a $ per gallon basis and you will see what I mean.

David Dorn







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