Digital BW, The Print

-I recently purchased a 3800 to replace a 2200. The 3800 is able to
sit on an L shaped desk top, no problems and have achieved excellent
results in the B&W mode, as well as color.check this site out for some
good information:
http://people.csail.mit.edu/ericchan/dp/Epson3800/index.html 




-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Arthur Fink
<af@...> wrote:
>
> 	[Posted this, but never received a copy back,
> 	 so am re-sending to the list.  Sorry if this
> 	 actually is a duplicate post. -- Arthur]
> 
> I've been printing all my black and white on a pair of Epson 3000's 
> (one at home, another at work), using MIS UT-FS ink and an old 
> Piezography driver.  Print quality is excellent, but speed is slow 
> slow, and paper handling is a problem on heavier papers.
> 
> So, I'm getting ready to ditch one or both of these, and move to one 
> of the K3 printers.  That means Epson R2400, 3800, 4800, etc.
> 
> My old Epson R800 bit the dust, and so I also need a printer that I 
> can take with me to dance festivals or workshops, where I may be in 
> residence for one to three weeks.  My print needs there are less 
> demanding (mostly color work prints or contacts), but the ability to 
> carry the printer is important.  With that constraint, I'd not get a 
> 4800 or larger.
> 
> So, I'm left to decide between the R2400 and 3800.  The ability of 
> the 3800 to print 17" x 22" sheets (actually 17 x 25) is nice but not 
> important.  I'm not sure that I'd ever use the narrow roll paper that 
> the R2400 accepts.  From all the reviews I've read, print quality is 
> comparable.
> 
> With this analysis, the biggest difference for me would be 80 ml ink 
> carts in the 3800 vs 15 ml in the R2400 -- and a consequent reduction 
> in ink costs.  Since I may print as many as 700 8-1/2" x 11" work 
> prints on one on-site project, ink cost can add up.  In theory, it 
> seems simple -- carts for the 3800 hold about five times as much ink, 
> but cost only three or four times as much.  I'd assume that the 
> difference is greater, because much ink is wasted in the smaller carts.
> 
> However, I'm mindfull of the adage:  "In theory, theory and practice 
> are the same.  In practice, they are not."  Does my theory hold up?
> 
> Have any of you had experience with both of these printers ... or 
> with either one ... that would lead you to offer any advice?  Any 
> other differences that I've not mentioned that should be considered?
> 
> (At least initially, I'll use it with regular Epson inks, since I'll 
> need to print lots of color as well as some black and white.)
> 
> ===>	Are you interested in an Epson 3000?  Contact me.
> 	I'm in the Portland, Maine, area, and would prefer
> 	not to ship ... but anything is possible.   <===
> 
> Thanks all,
> 
> Arthur Fink
> 
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