Another "what to buy" I'm afraid.....i'm deliberating over an Epson R2400 or an HP B9180. I have used an HP 8750 and been very pleased but want to move up to the pigment inksets. I only print colour on either Hahnmuhle Photo Rag or Epson Archival Matte papers and up to A3+ SIZE. The general feedback seems to be that Epson do "the" inks to have, and have lots more experience in top notch printing.....but...is all that just hype from the "none other than Epson " brigade?
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i would gladly buy a hp printer but at 2 to 3 x the price, its not gonna happen
i have 3 epson printers right now
9800 just died after going thru 25,000 sq/ft of material. needs about $1800 worth of work. selling it as is. i replaced the head on the 9800 at about 14,000 sq/ft
plus the dampers costing me around $900 i did the work my self
current printer is a r1800 and a 7800 i just bought both
1800 is about 6 wks old and 7800 will be here a week from monday
i had a r2200 and several others loved them all
big complaint with some users is swapping matt black ink. i never use it so its not a problem. also matt black ink is not water proof . the other inks are. if matt black get mixed in say a red that color is no loger water proof either.
i have no loyaltie to any print mfg only my wallet
i did 1 job with the r1800 that paid for it plus. i'll recoop my $ on the 7800 in about 1 -1/4 months.
most print jobs are 24" or smaller in width 90% of them. when some one wants something over 24" in width will just farm it out.
if hp had a 100% pigment printer 24" print area for under $2400 . i'd buy it
can get a 7800 new for under $2500 delivered
canons have a good price but not all the inks are water proof. i hear that blue and of course the matt black are not h2o proof
epson 2400can be had for under $700- 3800 for under $1200, 4800 for under $1800
my r1800 is used for 4x6, 5x7 and 8x10 prints
cost is about .90 cents per square foot for full coverage
my costs on the 9600 where about 70 cents per sq/foot of full coverage
not including material and laminates, or over head.
Ed