Digital BW, The Print

Hi there,

I live in Japan and use an Epson PM-930C ink jet printer. So that I
can follow some of the post to this group, does anyone know what the
equivalent US model is?

Graham Telfer

Hi
I am starting from scratch.... I want to use an Epson printer for 
black and white printing. Is there one that can be used straight out 
of the box or do I have to convert it?
Help Joanne

Most of the recent Epson printers give good results out of the box 
using ABW, an Epson provided utility.

That includes thge Epson 2880, 3800, 7880, 9880, etc.  What price range 
are you looking in?  How much use?  How much color use - or B&W only?

Hello Joanne,

>I am starting from scratch.... I want to use an Epson printer for 
>black and white printing. Is there one that can be used straight out 
>of the box or do I have to convert it?

The Epson K3 printers are great at this.  K3 refers to the inks they
use, which contain black and two grays along with the colors.  In
addition to the ink, these printers have a software driver called
Advanced Black And White (ABW) which uses primarily the three blacks
plus some colors as toners to form the BW image.  This minimal use of
color inks results in much better fade resistance.  It's the
combination of the ink and the driver that makes them such good
printers.  They are real easy to use and the results are beautiful. 

The smallest model is the 13" R2400, which can use up to 13x19 paper.
The 3800 is next at 17", and so on.  I have used the 2400 since
August 2005 and it's been a solid and reliable workhorse, a really
great printer.  I have no hesitation in recommending these.

Article #9 at the link below outlines a simple workflow for these
printers.  It will give a good idea of what it's like to use one.  I
hope this helps.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
I-Trak 2.1   http://www.cjcom.net/itrak.htm

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@...> wrote:

> The smallest model is the 13" R2400, which can use up to 13x19 paper.
> The 3800 is next at 17", and so on.  I have used the 2400 since
> August 2005 and it's been a solid and reliable workhorse, a really
> great printer.  I have no hesitation in recommending these.
> 


The R2400 is discontinued, replaced by the R2880

And if you never intend to try different inks, I think I might look at
the HP printers too, and maybe see what Canon has. Compare the cost of
the inks per unit volume instead of the price of the printer. Then
compare the prints. I say the cost of the inks is important because
that is what gets used the most, and is the constant draw on your bank
account.

If you are going to move to a third party pigment ink, then Epson is
still the best choice for this, and it really comes down to the width
that you want.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Greg" 
<dfaprinting@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
> <cj@> wrote:
> 
> > The smallest model is the 13" R2400, which can use up to 13x19 
paper.
> > The 3800 is next at 17", and so on.  I have used the 2400 since
> > August 2005 and it's been a solid and reliable workhorse, a really
> > great printer.  I have no hesitation in recommending these.
> > 
> 
> 
> The R2400 is discontinued, replaced by the R2880
> 
> And if you never intend to try different inks, I think I might look 
at
> the HP printers too, and maybe see what Canon has. Compare the cost 
of
> the inks per unit volume instead of the price of the printer. Then
> compare the prints. I say the cost of the inks is important because
> that is what gets used the most, and is the constant draw on your 
bank
> account.
> 
> If you are going to move to a third party pigment ink, then Epson is
> still the best choice for this, and it really comes down to the 
width
> that you want.
>
FWIW, Epson STILL sells the 2400 NEW at the Epson store $699USD