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Re: [Digital BW] What's on the horizon for Epson?

2008-03-04 by Greg

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Barbara White 
<barbara@...> wrote:

Considering that the heads for the little machines are pretty much 
identical to the big machines, it makes financial sense to use that 
head in the smaller printers. There is really nothing to prevent them 
from using the larger head in the desktop printers, and it even means 
more ink consumed because you will be purging one more cart with 
every cleaning. And we all know that ink and paper are where they 
make the real money.


>
> I noticed on the Epson website, that they are offering a $100 
rebate  
> on the 2400 until Mar. 31st. I'm hoping that means exactly what  
> you're hoping....
> 
> Barbara White
> On Mar 3, 2008, at 8:51 PM, Scott Jones wrote:
> 
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Has anyone heard anything about the next release for Epson?  
> > Basically I
> > am interested in a 3800 with 9 heads like their newest gigantic  
> > machine
> > has. I am waiting for something like this before I move up from my
> > R2400. The review at Luminous Landscape of the 11880 suggests that
> > Michael feels this 9 head technology (meaning true dedicated mat 
and
> > photo black heads and therefore no purging) will trickle down into
> > their smaller machines quickly. Anybody reading anything in the 
tea
> > leaves????
> >
> > Scott
> >
> 
> Barbara White Architectural Photograpphy
> http://www.barbarawhitephoto.com
>

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