Digital BW, The Print

I have been toying with getting a 3800 to augment the 4800. Epson are doing a good deal if you already own certain printers (at least they were). How do you find the 3800? is it easy and not too wasteful to swap between mat and gloss?
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Jules



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jespes" <jesse.pesta@...> wrote:
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> If a new printer is an option, the Epsons with stock K3 inks (three blacks instead of the 2200's two) are very good. I have a 3800 and strongly recommend it.
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> Over the years I've messed around with two b/w-only inksets. Unquestionably, they produce my preferred prints. But each demanded tolerance for headaches and tinkering that reasonable people might consider unnecessary, given the state of the art in off-the-shelf options like the 3800. Today, I use the 2200 with Piezography for smaller prints, and the 3800 for larger. Tomorrow, who knows?
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> Good luck! 
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Lew Schwartz <lew1716@> wrote:
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> > First, I'd like to thank the list for a comprehensive discussion of the
> > issues facing me. It seems that the QuadToneRIP is the way to go in that it
> > will enable me to get the most bang per ink set.
> > Just as an fyi, while I was researching my options, I came across the
> > current BH price for a 4880: $1,763.95, shipping with a $500 rebate offer.
> > That's 1263 for a new machine.
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