Digital BW, The Print

That is the general consensus on what I've heard from most of the
others who bought this Z machine last year. Frankly I haven't heard
anything significantly negative as a rule (except for the roller
mechanism that is currently being replaced) that would keep me away
from one, and I've been studying it the best I can from day one. 

Some one once posted that an Epson tech told him bluntly that about
10% of Epson large format printers of most makes are defective to the
point that they need to be completely replaced early on. Of course
those are exactly the ones that we hear about continually on these
lists, people that are fighting mad about them (I would be too). But
from my personal experience I've made a living with my four Epson
large format machines and I'm truely amazed that I've only had one
service call all these years and that was on a 6 year old 10K that is
now producing a $10,000.00 portfolio for me with Jon's wonderful NK6
inks for just one job.

I'm sure at least 90% of the folks out there are so busy making super
permanent, gloss differentially free prints with the Z that they don't
have time or inclination to read these lists. But we must be vigilant
and report any slooppy tech support as soon as it happens both to
these lists and copy the posts directly to HP or whoever the companies
are, even if they have to be sent in the mail to superiors. That is
the only thing that will keep them honest.

john


 Some people get an Epson that is perfect, 
> some get one that has head issues from day one. With OEM 
> inks and with third party inks. I'm happy with this Z3100 
> that is a universal tool with its B&W qualities, with its 
> gloss, and here it replaced more than two printers that 
> needed much more attention than this one. That I have to buy 
> more expensive inks than the third party inks I used before 
> is compensated by the better ink economy of this printer and 
> the fact that it will print without trouble 99% of the time. 
> I can order inks and heads locally and collect them next 
> day. 10 minutes on my bicycle into town.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst
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