Digital BW, The Print

Hello Tyler,

This is one of the issues I was hoping to cover in this thread. As we all know, there have been various problems achieving a good quality B&W inkjet print. Of course the technology has been improving in this area, but I'd like to get some first hand feedback if possible. I've read several posts that indicate some very good results with the 7900/9900 printers. I use QTR as well and find it to be very efficient and repeatable, so one would hope that it could become 7900/9900 friendly. I haven't visited Roys site recently, so I don't know what the word is concerning that issue. I suspect he is working on it if it's a possibility at all. I'll take a peek in the QTR forum.

Gary


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" <tyler@...> wrote:
>
> but no QTR support or the possibility to put any other ink in it, so only Almost Black and White...
> right?
> 
> for color though, wouldn't turn one away...
> Tyler
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia <mark@> wrote:
> >
> > It is all about the speed. Prints that took 2 hours on my 9600 now  
> > take 28 minutes on my 9900.
> > 
> > Mark
> > http://www.stillrivereditions.com
> > 
> > On Apr 30, 2009, at 5:02 PM, photog0946 wrote:
> > 
> > > HELLO GROUPIES!
> > >
> > > As you may have noticed, I've been rather preoccupied with a very  
> > > sick printer for the past week. With all of the cleaning and TLC,  
> > > along with some intensive communications with tech reps and service  
> > > personnel, we have all come to the conclusion that one of my 7600  
> > > printers(MK) needs a new print head. This is what I have suspected  
> > > all along and it has now been confirmed. So, I have a decision to  
> > > make. And of course as always it all comes down to MONEY. It's going  
> > > to cost about $900 to have a new head properly installed and  
> > > warranted. I've been looking, with green eyes of envy, at a 7900,  
> > > and that $900 I believe would be better spent on newer technology. I  
> > > would then probably set up the remaining 7600 for B&W printing  
> > > exclusively, with the sick one as a "spare part" repository.
> > >
> > > So here's my request. As quickly as possible, I would like to get  
> > > some feedback concerning the 7900. Pros and cons, likes and  
> > > dislikes, headaches and cheers of joy. All of the above and more if  
> > > possible. From the research I've done so far it would seem to be the  
> > > best thing to come down the line the from Epson to date. So hit me.  
> > > Go the whole nine yards. Give it your best shots and hold nothing  
> > > back. PLEASE!!!
> > >
> > > My decision has almost been made, but I would love to hear from  
> > > those of you with "hands on" experience.
> > >
> >
>