Digital BW, The Print

I also cannot speak to the direct differences between the 2400 and the 3800,
but the difference between the 2200 and 3800 is very noticeable - color and
black and white.  The 3800 is neither built as tough nor as heavy as the
4800 and other 17" printers.  For me that's a plus.  I spend half of the
year in Bar Harbor, ME, and half in PA and it helps that the 3800 can easily
be moved by one person.

 

A lot of people don't like the fact that the 3800 does not support rolls of
paper.  It will print up to 37" in length and I cut paper to length from a
roll and use the user defined page size function when I need something
longer than 22".  If you decide to do that, make sure you uncurl both ends
of the paper before printing.

 

Stan

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David
Keenan
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 10:03 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re:Epson R2400 -vs- Pro 3800

 

Far less ink cartridge replacements (and higher ink economy) is reason
enough to make the switch.

No aftermarket ink possiblities (that I know of) but considering that the
problems I had with 3rd party inks on the 2400 perhaps this is a blessing.

I cannot comment on the "Pro-ness" of the 3800 vs. the 2400. The final straw
for me with the 2400 was its refusal to load certain papers reliably --
especially matte papers. No such problems (yet) with my 3800.

Same for the ditter pattern. I just don't look that close. I just finished a
custom print job (24 color prints scanned from slides) for a customer and
the prints look pretty darn good IMHO all things considered.

Dave.





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