Digital BW, The Print

> Looking around at CIS systems and their price.
> 
> Can anyone justify why a 1270/80 CIS unit would be valued at twice
> the amount of an 1160 unit.  Half again I could understand but not 2x.

It's mostly the "chips" you're paying for (plus a 6 ink printer vs 4).
Depending on your OS you might not mind the MIS CFS, but apparently it's not
as elegant a solution as the Niagara.

Anyway, blame Epson for the extra cost, not the CIS.

Todd
 
> Think I'll be picking up a 1270 in the next couple days.
> 
> Thanks,
> Cleavis
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