Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 8/16/2005 4:48:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com writes:

The 4000  will
probably outlast the 2200, but not forever.  Think what your  options
might be when your 4000 finally  kicks the bucket...I'd guess  that
lots of things in your workflow will change.   


Regards,
Clayton



Well  thought you were an MIS Eboni man all the way, which the 4000  will 
handle better than anythinge else out there. You got us all hooked on the  
simplicity of BO/Eboni on various A papers, so if you are trying to beat the  2200, 
this is it without any more time spent. Which means you can refill the MK  
cart with it and (gasp!) even keep the Epson Ultrachromes in there in case you  
ever want to make a color print for your family (compromises indeed!).
 
So, Eboni, the 4000, and the "great paper catch" is all you  need.
 
Swap inks? Nah, that's for people that don't want to capture more Canon  
images instead.
 
If my 4000 wears out (I have 2) I will just replace heads or buy the 4900  or 
whatever Epson has at the time. No problem. Meahwhile I can GUARANTEE you  
that the DX-3 heads are miles beyond any of these little mickey mouse heads in  
the desktop units for consistensy, delta E, servicability, etc. and at $1,295  
this rugged beast is a STEAL right now.
 
Claude


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Where can I get a new 4000 for $1295?  I called Epson, the rebate is
definitely over, they were real sure about it.

Best regards,
John Moody

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 4000 at $1,295

Claude




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Not to pile on, but if new 4000s are still out there for $1,295, it's 
time to take a hammer to the piggy bank!

Thanks in advance,
Mark

On Aug 17, 2005, at 4:45 PM, John Moody wrote:

> Where can I get a new 4000 for $1295?  I called Epson, the rebate is
>  definitely over, they were real sure about it.
>
>  Best regards,
>  John Moody


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Hello Claude,

>...if you are trying to beat the 2200, this is it without any more 
>time spent. 

I would love to have the 4000's quality, but don't want it bad enough
to overcome all the other things previously listed.  So I'll continue
my quest.  I am making progress on QTR/BO/2400 and by Friday night I
should have Eboni in the R200 and be seeing what kind of BO it can
produce.  

Ultimately I still think a QTR/2K/Eboni approach will be the best
compromise of all the considerations.  This business of switching
printers is a big disruption in the flow, but once I get things
settled down I'll be back on that track.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 01:30:56AM -0000, Clayton Jones wrote:
> 
> Ultimately I still think a QTR/2K/Eboni approach will be the best
> compromise of all the considerations.

I'll be interested to try this on the 1280 some day, especially if the
second K is one of the UT2 inks.

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