I've had a 3800 printer for a long time and its been by far my most reliable Epson.
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So in general I'd recommend it.
I don't really understand the black-ink switching comment from Paul. All the current
Ultrachrome Epson printers (Pro and Prosumer) do the same black-ink switching.
There is only one set of black ink jets -- so both MK and PK use the same jets.
In the original post you mention Epson inks and QTR driver and the problem just in PK,
so if you do just matte you can ignore the PK cart. If you want just photo PK, you
could reload this into a MK cart and just go that route.
Roy
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
The 3800's weak point is the switch between PK and MK. The 3880 I have has a dead PK. So, I use it for a matte paper only, Eboni-based system.I became interested in this platform because I think there are going to be lots of these on the market -- cheap -- as people switch to the P800. Using the 3800/3880 as a dedicated B&W machine and never switching the black ink type is probably the best future for the platform.FWIWPaulOn Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:14 PM, cirrus_panamacanal@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Sorry! Typo, Its a 3800...... I used to have a 3000 with piezio inks also.
John