Digital BW, The Print

> Would someone who knows be so kind as to let us know what to expect in costs when 
> switching from color to black and white printing on the 4800?  I've read posts that state 
> that 94ml of ink is used when changing over.  The ink costs for a 220 ml cartridge is 
> about $90.00 so if we use 94ml in the change-over, we would consume about $38.00 
> each time we switched.  So if one is printing color and wants to print some B@W and then 
> return to Color, he would have to lose about $76.00!  Am I perceiving this correctly?  
> Joe Davajon

> From: Joe Davajon <davajon@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:03:16 -0700 (PDT)
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Changeover costs on 4800
> 
> <--- Scott Graham <gebilwil@...> wrote:
> No; the switch you describe is from photo black to
> matte black and vice versa.  Has nothing
> to do with color, but paper surface ("glossy, etc. vs
> matte)>
> 
> Scott, 
> Thanks for the response.  So, if my understanding is
> correct, now, I can be switching back and forth
> printing color or B@W matte without switching any
> inks?  But, if I want to change to Glossy B@W then I
> must do the ink change losing 94ml? I'm considering
> buying a 4800 and selling my 4000 so this is of
> importance to me to understand clearly.  Your
> consideration will be much appreciated.
> Joe Davajon
>

> <--- Scott Graham <gebilwil@n...> wrote:
> No; the switch you describe is from photo black to
> matte black and vice versa.  Has nothing 
> to do with color, but paper surface ("glossy, etc. vs
> matte)>
> 
> Scott, 
> Thanks for the response.  So, if my understanding is
> correct, now, I can be switching back and forth
> printing color or B@W matte without switching any
> inks?  But, if I want to change to Glossy B@W then I
> must do the ink change losing 94ml? I'm considering
> buying a 4800 and selling my 4000 so this is of
> importance to me to understand clearly.  Your
> consideration will be much appreciated.
> Joe Davajon
> 
> Drop by my site at <davajon.net>

> From: Scott Graham <gebilwil@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 23:56:47 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Changeover costs on 4800
> 
> Yes, except that it comes with Photo Black, so you are set for glossy, color
> and B&W, as 
> shipped.
> 
> The change would be if you wanted to do matte.
> 
> Scott
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Joe Davajon
> <davajon@s...> 
> wrote:
>> <--- Scott Graham <gebilwil@n...> wrote:
>> No; the switch you describe is from photo black to
>> matte black and vice versa.  Has nothing
>> to do with color, but paper surface ("glossy, etc. vs
>> matte)>
>> 
>> Scott, 
>> Thanks for the response.  So, if my understanding is
>> correct, now, I can be switching back and forth
>> printing color or B@W matte without switching any
>> inks?  But, if I want to change to Glossy B@W then I
>> must do the ink change losing 94ml? I'm considering
>> buying a 4800 and selling my 4000 so this is of
>> importance to me to understand clearly.  Your
>> consideration will be much appreciated.
>> Joe Davajon
>> 
>> Drop by my site at <davajon.net>
>

> From: dfaprinting <dfaprinting@...>
>> 
> 
> 
> It still amazes me that it could use that much ink in the change. My
> 9500 only uses around 25ml each color for an initial fill, and the
> ink lines have to be close to 6 feet long.
> 
>