Digital BW, The Print

Hello Cedric,

I'm just catching up on my forum reading and see you haven't received
an answer yet, so I'll have a go at it.

>Epson 3800 printer.
>Does it produce high quality B&W prints? 

Yes, it's the 17" version of Epson's printers that use the K3 inks
(three grayscale inks + color) and has the Advanced Black And White
(ABW) mode in the driver.  This combination makes it one of the very
best B&W "out of the box" printers and one of the easiest to use. 
Most other top notch BW printer/ink/software systems require some
combination of more technical expertise, extra software, or 3rd party
inks (which requires refilling carts or using a CIS unit [continuous
ink supply]).  Article #9 at the link below outlines a simple ABW
workflow for K3 printers.  
  

>Aproximatly how many prints can I do with standard cartridges
(consider only B&W and size of 17x22)? Does anyone have this printer?

Sorry, I don't know as I use a 2400.  Perhaps someone else will pop in
here with that...

 
>I´ve also considered Epson R1900 and the 4880, but I don´t know.

Both are good printers capable of good BW work.  The 4880 I think is
the newest 17" version with the improved K3 inks, and will also have
the ABW mode (it also is bigger and heavier than the 3800; is geared
more for production work).  The 1900 is 13" and not a K3 printer (does
not do good BW as is; it requires 3rd party inks and a RIP).


>I´ll buy a printer very soon, that´s why I´m asking.
>Thanks in advance for any help!

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
I-Trak 2.1   http://www.cjcom.net/itrak.htm