Digital BW, The Print

Hi,
I've been wondering how the newer Epsons such as the 2400 or the 2880 compare with the old ones like the 2100 for reliability.

Before just about every exhibition print I have to run a cleaning cycle on my 2100 (which has OEM ink). And even that doesn't guarantee a good print.

Yesterday I was printing an 850mm panorama and it was fine until the last 100mm, which had banding. What a waste of paper.

But I've grown to expect this sort of thing from my Epsons.

Have they improved with the 2880 or am I right to think that the HP9180 might indeed be a better option from this standpoint?

thanks,
Richard

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