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2005-02-16 by jsdriggers
Has anyone in the US tried purchasing a 2100 in Britain and having it shipped to the US? I know I would likley not get any EPSON USA warrenty support. Any other issues? Would I be exempt from VAT? US Customs fees would be how much? Any recommend UK sellers? Is the 2100 110-220 volt / 50-60 cycle like the 2200 here is? Thx John Dirggers Seattle, WA
2005-02-16 by Paul Roark
I've never seen a 2100, but I did have a 1290 in the U.S. for a while. Because of the different voltages and frequency of the current, it needed a converter. That converter got very hot. I would think that indicates a real waste of electricity. Paul www.PaulRoark.com
-----Original Message----- From: jsdriggers [mailto:jsdriggers@...] Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:01 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] Purchase-Ship 2100 to USA Has anyone in the US tried purchasing a 2100 in Britain and having it shipped to the US? I know I would likley not get any EPSON USA warrenty support. Any other issues? Would I be exempt from VAT? US Customs fees would be how much? Any recommend UK sellers? Is the 2100 110-220 volt / 50-60 cycle like the 2200 here is? Thx John Dirggers Seattle, WA Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, and other resources as they are often being updated. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. Please follow these basic guidelines: - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames. Hostile, aggressive or argumentative users may be removed from the membership without notice. - Keep your posts and threads related to the group topic of digital B&W printing. Users who persistently make off-topic posts may be removed from the membership. - By posting on this forum you agree to abide by the group rules and guidelines, and to abide by the actions and decisions of the group Owner and Moderators. See "Group Topic, Rules and Guidelines" in the Files section: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ BY PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR POSTING MESSAGES TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO! GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE "OWNER" AND "MODERATORS" OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE "OWNER" AND "MODERATORS" OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP. Yahoo! Groups Links
2005-02-16 by RH Designs
>Customs fees would be how much? Any recommend UK sellers? Is the >2100 110-220 volt / 50-60 cycle like the 2200 here is? > >Thx >John Dirggers John - UK versions are 240v 50 hertz so you would need a transformer or other voltage converter. AFAIK there's no voltage adjustment switch on the printer. Shipping costs for a big heavy box like that would be significant but you would save the VAT which at 17.5% of the average price of 380GBP or so would be about 60 GBP. amazon.co.uk list them at as good a price as anywhere. Regards Richard
2005-02-16 by Steve Kale
The 2100 is 220-240 volts 50-60 Hz. Why on earth would you want to buy anything electronic in the UK vs the US? Invariably you will pay significantly more.
> From: Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:58:29 -0800 > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Purchase-Ship 2100 to USA > > > I've never seen a 2100, but I did have a 1290 in the U.S. for a while. > Because of the different voltages and frequency of the current, it needed a > converter. That converter got very hot. I would think that indicates a > real waste of electricity. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > >
2005-02-17 by jsdriggers
Thanks Paul. The 2200 sold here (in the US) is multivoltage, so I am hoping one of the British list members with a 2100 can look on the back of their printer and tell me if the 2100 is also multivoltage. You can't tell from the epson tech specs on their site. I agree that a transformer is not a good solution, hence my question. After a few months in the US, the printer and I hope to go to AU. I think--but don't know for sure, that the 1280/90 are single voltage printers. (and thanks to B Ellis for the Rbt White recommendation) J. --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> I've never seen a 2100, but I did have a 1290 in the U.S. for a while. > Because of the different voltages and frequency of the current, it needed a > converter. That converter got very hot. I would think that indicates a > real waste of electricity. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jsdriggers [mailto:jsdriggers@y...] > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:01 PM > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Digital BW] Purchase-Ship 2100 to USA > > > > Has anyone in the US tried purchasing a 2100 in Britain and having it > shipped to the US? I know I would likley not get any EPSON USA > warrenty support. Any other issues? Would I be exempt from VAT? US > Customs fees would be how much? Any recommend UK sellers? Is the > 2100 110-220 volt / 50-60 cycle like the 2200 here is? > > Thx > John Dirggers > Seattle, WA
2005-02-17 by Colin & Linda McKie
Our Australian market 2100 is 220-240V, so you'll be out of luck in the US. However, a properly rated autotransformer shouldn't get hot and bothered - it'll need to be bigger than you think, because the power supplies in this sort of kit take high peak currents. Colin jsdriggers wrote:
> > Thanks Paul. The 2200 sold here (in the US) is multivoltage, so I am hoping one of the > British list members with a 2100 can look on the back of their printer and tell me if the > 2100 is also multivoltage. You can't tell from the epson tech specs on their site. I agree > that a transformer is not a good solution, hence my question. After a few months in the > US, the printer and I hope to go to AU. > > I think--but don't know for sure, that the 1280/90 are single voltage printers. > > (and thanks to B Ellis for the Rbt White recommendation) > > J. >
2005-02-17 by Steve Kale
My 2100 220-240 volts 50-60 hz. I would much rather have a 2200 because the driver is better - and they are cheaper.
> From: jsdriggers <jsdriggers@...> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:13:45 -0000 > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Purchase-Ship 2100 to USA > > > > Thanks Paul. The 2200 sold here (in the US) is multivoltage, so I am hoping > one of the > British list members with a 2100 can look on the back of their printer and > tell me if the > 2100 is also multivoltage. You can't tell from the epson tech specs on their > site. I agree > that a transformer is not a good solution, hence my question. After a few > months in the > US, the printer and I hope to go to AU. > > I think--but don't know for sure, that the 1280/90 are single voltage > printers. > > (and thanks to B Ellis for the Rbt White recommendation) > > J.
2005-02-18 by jsdriggers
Thanks!! I was after the gray optimizer set-up and cards, which you can't get here in the US with the 2200. Any comments? It looks like the 2100 is NOT multivoltage and I don't want to use a transformer so it looks like I'm outa' luck unless: Anyone with a 2100 (maybe a broken one) who wants to sell the manual, the cd with the drivers and the gray optimazaiton cards? If so contact me off list at jsdriggers@... J. --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, carl matsukado <chmmagma@y...> wrote:
> Hi, > > I have a 2100 bought 3 months ago. > 220-240 / 50-60 on the back of the printer. > > > --- Steve Kale <stevekale@b...> wrote: > > > My 2100 220-240 volts 50-60 hz. I would much rather > > have a 2200 because the > > driver is better - and they are cheaper. > > > > dont know if the driver is better. > 2200 might be cheaper due to the Pound/euro to dollar > conversion now. > >
2005-02-18 by Steve Kale
The gray optimizer is a waste of space - forget about it. The drivers you could download from Epson UK but again the 2200 driver is better.
> From: jsdriggers <jsdriggers@...> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:30:40 -0000 > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Purchase-Ship 2100 to USA > > > > Thanks!! I was after the gray optimizer set-up and cards, which you > can't get here in the US with the 2200. Any comments? It looks > like the 2100 is NOT multivoltage and I don't want to use a > transformer so it looks like I'm outa' luck unless: > > Anyone with a 2100 (maybe a broken one) who wants to sell the manual, > the cd with the drivers and the gray optimazaiton cards? If so > contact me off list at jsdriggers@... > > J.