Digital BW, The Print

Adam Maas wrote:
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> Native Texan Photographer wrote:
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>  > well, I for one, wanted to see and hear about peoples feeling about
>  > the PRINTER called R1900, not an endless loop about the pros and cons
>  > of light fastness from different labs. I noticed that the R1900 is
>  > not mentioned on any US sites, nor even the British site of Epson.
>  > DPReview sates the projected price for the new R1900 will be 400GBP,
>  > which equated to about $817USD in todays conversion. Thats a lot of
>  > money for a simple upgrade from the R1800 to R1900. The R2400 sells
>  > for less than that.
>  > So, my question is: How am I to justify the double in price for this
>  > new printer? Wouldn't I be better off to buy the old R1800 for $300
>  > USD or the R2400 for $700? Is there an R2500 in the near future?
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>  > Uncle Dannie
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> Remember UK prices are a lot higher(Due to VAT as well as higher base
> pricing before taxes). Expect the R1900 to be closer to $400US than
> 400GBP in the US.
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> -Adam
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Actually, I just looked it up. The R1800 lists for 398GBP on epson.co.uk 
and $549USD on epson.com. Looks like the R1900 is exactly the same price.

-Adam