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2012-12-03 by genenphotos
Apologies for getting a little off topic. I have a question for Epson 38XX users. A friend asserts that ink cartridges for his Epson 3800 last far longer than the smaller ones used in R1900, R2000 printers. Since the cartridges for the former cost about 7 times more, do they last 7 times as long? Is there justification here for buying a 3800/3880? -Gene http://genenphotos.com
2012-12-03 by dr4x5
I have had my Epson 3800 for almost 6 years. It was purchased from my local emporium, Pro Photo Supply, in January 2007. It has worked well. The few problems I have had were mostly caused by me. I do not track ink/paper costs since I photograph for fun and do not find these costs significant, compared with cameras, lenses, and travel. I love this printer and while most of my prints are not huge, lately I have been making more prints on 17x22 paper, a major advantage of the 38xx printers. I have no idea what Epson has coming next but the differences and improvements are becoming asymptotic, lots more money for real but small improvements. I'd not hesitate to get a 3880 tomorrow if my current printer were to suddenly die (oops, I should not have said that, bad karma?) --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "genenphotos" <genenphotos@...> wrote:
> > Apologies for getting a little off topic. I have a question for Epson 38XX users. A friend asserts that ink cartridges for his Epson 3800 last far longer than the smaller ones used in R1900, R2000 printers. Since the cartridges for the former cost about 7 times more, do they last 7 times as long? Is there justification here for buying a 3800/3880? > > -Gene > http://genenphotos.com >
2012-12-03 by Mike Finley
Do a comparison by the volume of ink in each cartridge and price from your suppliers (don't use the manufacturers recommended prices - there may be different discounts for the different ranges at different suppliers). Then you have other variables 1) the inksets are different, the printers being optimised for different users. The results won't be identical. If you like high gloss prints, the 3880 may not be a good choice. 2) they may not use the same amount of ink per print. 3) Do you do enough printing to recover the capital cost of the 3880. 4) How much is the ability to do A2 prints worth to you? just for information, from my supplier (UK) - note the 3880 cartridges aren't 7 times as expensive, and are cheaper per ml 3880 80ml cartridge £40 cost - 50p/ml 1900 11.4ml £8 70p/ml 2000 17ml £14 82p/ml 'recent' models that used the same ink as the 3880 3000 26ml £20 77p/ml 2400 13ml £12 92p/ml (old, but what I used to use) 2880 11.4ml £9 79p/ml On 03/12/2012 16:14, genenphotos wrote: > > Apologies for getting a little off topic. I have a question for Epson > 38XX users. A friend asserts that ink cartridges for his Epson 3800 > last far longer than the smaller ones used in R1900, R2000 printers. > Since the cartridges for the former cost about 7 times more, do they > last 7 times as long? Is there justification here for buying a 3800/3880? > > -Gene > http://genenphotos.com > > -- mike finley photography http://www.mikefinley.co.uk http://words.mikefinley.co.uk http://www.roguegenegallery.com/Mike_Finley-gallery.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2012-12-04 by Lutsky, Berel
Main consideration may not be ink usage, which will be similar (or at least won't vary enough to make a huge difference) - However- If you regularly use different inksets - the printers in which the smaller cart rides on the print head may be the more economical choice vs. the 38xx series which uses a bigger cart, but has inklines that would need to be purged in an ink set change - Berel Lutsky Associate Professor of Art UW Manitowoc Office: 920 683 4735 "If education is merely a "commodity" that enables individuals to tailor their learning so they can earn more, disastrous results should not surprise us. From a letter in the Chronicle of Higher Education <http://chronicle.com/article/So-Youve-Got-Technology-You/131861/> James C. Pakala, Library Director,Covenant Theological Seminary,St. Louis, Mo. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]