Digital BW, The Print

>> We can't really expect to be able to free ride on below cost 
>>sales of Epson printers. 
> 

>This has been the general consensus amongst Epson desktop users, 
>that Epson is selling printers at below cost so it can make
>money on consumables. And I believe it for a long time. 

>But I'm starting to question this. What proof do we really have
> to back up to this up? And where does this come from? Did 
>Epson ever made a statement about it and shown audited figures? 

An Epson rep told me they lose money on every 220 sold.  Of course, that
might not have been the truth.

>I'll concede that the $29.99 printer may be a loss leader, but 
>I'm not convinced about printers like the R260s which I recently bought.

I'm not sure where the line is.  I was hoping the 13" models were above the
line so Epson might make one that we could use.  However, if they are going
after large format, they look like they're planning on fighting all third
party ink sales.

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Paul
www.PaulRoark.com