Digital BW, The Print

Hey Ernst,

You wrote:

You really let one user experience decide what the quality of HP's service
is or the quality of the Z3100 ?

I assume you meant the guy in the blog post, and not me, but I just want to
clarify that I in no way endorse the position of the guy in that post.  I
know you own a Z, so I defer to your experience.  I agree with you, that
this is the experience of just one user.  I just wanted to point out that
when that printer was announced, many people on all of these lists were over
the top exuberant about it - and rightly so - it had a grand list of specs.
But at the end of the day, it's a printer . . . it has strengths and
weaknesses - even if they are different strengths and weaknesses than an
Epson.  Many (even most) people on this list use Epson printers, and we
discuss their weaknesses and work-arounds for those weaknesses day in and
day out.   The Z also has weaknesses, as I am sure you can attest, they just
aren't as widely known because there are so many fewer machines in the
wild.  In the end, you gave the best advice of all - "do more research".

Sorry Tony if I misled you on the Z.  I'm sure it's a wonderful device, but
at the end of the day, you're going to have to learn it's strengths/weakness
and develop a workflow that fits them just like you will with an Epson.

Keep us posted on what your experience.

Good luck.

Josh


On Dec 20, 2007 10:54 AM, Ernst Dinkla <E.Dinkla@...> wrote:

> Tony Sleep wrote:
>
> > Thanks Josh, that is exactly the sort of real-life horror I was hoping
> to
> > learn about. If HP US support is that awful, HP UK will for sure be much
> > worse - and of course the printer itself costs more here too. It's bad
> > enough when cheap kit is a PITA, unthinkable at this price level.
> >
> > I've also belatedly found long discussions of paper feed issues and
> > gamut/profiling problems (which may have been resolved in firmware
> > upgrades). A shame 'cos the z3100 B&W's I saw were the closest to good
> wet
> > process prints I have ever seen.
> >
>
> You really let one user experience decide what the quality
> of HP's service is or the quality of the Z3100 ?
>
> I get the impression that Paul Butzi still likes the Z3100
> prints.
>
> Lots of discussions with pros and cons and there are of
> course real issues but I think you should read a bit more to
> get a balanced view of that printer and the ones of the
> competition. Luminous Landscapes forum is a good one to
> start I think. Like in many forums the problems come first
> but you may read between the lines that many are very happy
> with this printer.
>
> --
> Met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst
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