QTR-Quadtone RIP

Will the current Epson 4000 RIP work with the new Epson 4800? 
Thanks...Larry

I don't know definitively, but I'd have to guess no.  The 4000 uses up 
to 7 ink slots at any one time, and the 4800 will have 8 slots 
available for simultaneous use.  I'm sure Roy, Stephen or Daniel can 
provide a definitive answer.  

Lou

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "ligero30" <ligero@v...> wrote:
> Will the current Epson 4000 RIP work with the new Epson 4800? 
> Thanks...Larry

The question seems premature: Will we need a RIP for BW with the new printers?   We have 
no idea how the new printers compare with QTR (& IP) on older machines. 

On PSNews,  Jeff Shewe compared the 2400 to the 2200 with the Epson driver that nobody 
uses!  

I wish someone would print some test images with one of the new printers & compare 
dMax, highlight detail, & overall/subjective print quality to the same images printed with 
QTR (& IP) on 2200 & 4000/7600/9600.  Then I'd know whether or not I should spend $2K 
on a new printer!