Digital BW, The Print

O.K.

I just got the 1280 today. It's still in the box in the living room.
I'm dying to open it and run a couple of test prints to A/B with my 
2000P but my question is (afraid I already know the answer)..

If I install the cartridges and run a couple of prints (especially 
color) will I have to go through a major flushing when I get my CFS 
next week? (going with hextone B/W kit)

I want to compare my two printers because I'm starting to think that 
with the Archival Inks and Papers out there now I may not need the 
2000P. I could sell it and get another 1280 and set it up as a color 
printer.

I've been told that the saturation and richness of color on the 1280 
(even the 1270) is superior to the 2000P. It's just that when the 
2000P came out the big deal was the Archival paper and ink.

Also, is there any advantage to running the printers as USB rather 
than Parallel. I hooked up a USB cable to the 2000P the other day and 
for some reason it wouldn't read the ink levels until I went back to 
Parallel.

Happy New Year!

Tim

> I just got the 1280 today. 
> I'm dying to open it and run a couple of test prints to A/B with 
my 
> 2000P but my question is (afraid I already know the answer)..
> 
> If I install the cartridges and run a couple of prints (especially 
> color) will I have to go through a major flushing when I get my 
CFS 
> next week? (going with hextone B/W kit)
> Tim

The Epson inks are compatible with the MIS inks - no need to 
flush or worry about clogging. In fact, before you install the MIS 
inks you should put your printer though it's paces with the Epson 
inks to make sure it's working properly. 

Happy New Years,

John V.

No need to run the tests... You will be disappointed in the 2000 
prints next to the 1280 ones... If you are not, try it again on a 
glossy paper.

I did the same tests etc but with a 1270, so the 1280 will kill the 
2000. I fussed with the 2000 for weeks and finally realized it was 
causing more aggravation than I could imagine (trying to match the 
1270).

I'm jealous <g>, but one of these days soon, I intend to move the 
1270 to BW printing and get a 1280 for color.

Good luck...happy printing

Tom O'Connell


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "dogdrum7" <zenphoto7@a...> 
wrote:
> O.K.
> 
> I just got the 1280 today. It's still in the box in the living room.
> I'm dying to open it and run a couple of test prints to A/B with my 
> 2000P but my question is (afraid I already know the answer)..
> 
> If I install the cartridges and run a couple of prints (especially 
> color) will I have to go through a major flushing when I get my CFS 
> next week? (going with hextone B/W kit)
> 
> I want to compare my two printers because I'm starting to think 
that 
> with the Archival Inks and Papers out there now I may not need the 
> 2000P. I could sell it and get another 1280 and set it up as a 
color 
> printer.
> 
> I've been told that the saturation and richness of color on the 
1280 
> (even the 1270) is superior to the 2000P. It's just that when the 
> 2000P came out the big deal was the Archival paper and ink.
> 
> Also, is there any advantage to running the printers as USB rather 
> than Parallel. I hooked up a USB cable to the 2000P the other day 
and 
> for some reason it wouldn't read the ink levels until I went back 
to 

> Parallel.
> 
> Happy New Year!
> 
> Tim

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., 


Thanks for the great info guys.

Tim 

Happy New Year

Hello and Happy New Year !

Tom, 
Are you saying that the 1270 is fully sufficient for B&W 
operations and that a 1280 would provide no quality gain 
over the more economical 1270??

Best,
alex P


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "tomoc" <tomoc@y...> wrote:
one of these days soon, I intend to move the 

> 1270 to BW printing and get a 1280 for color.
> 
> Good luck...happy printing
> 
> Tom O'Connell
> 
> 
> > Tim

Alex-

The 1280 will go full bleed and print 2880...not sure if you can 
really see that...there have been mixed posts on whether you can see 
the difference or not.

If I were buying one, it would be the 1280... I already own a 1270 
and can't see tossing it...it makes great prints.

tom

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "a_pettit_jr" 
<a_pettit_jr@y...> wrote:
> Hello and Happy New Year !
> 
> Tom, 
> Are you saying that the 1270 is fully sufficient for B&W 
> operations and that a 1280 would provide no quality gain 
> over the more economical 1270??
> 
> Best,
> alex P
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "tomoc" <tomoc@y...> 
wrote:

> one of these days soon, I intend to move the 
> > 1270 to BW printing and get a 1280 for color.
> > 
> > Good luck...happy printing
> > 
> > Tom O'Connell
> > 
> > 
> > > Tim