Finally broke down and ordered a Epson 7900. It arrived last Thursday had the driver help me move it into the house, unpacked it and boy is it big I knew its size before ordering but in real life it seems much bigger. How to get it down the stairs to my studio. I usually get help from a neighbour but fiqures it was too big for just the two of us. I called a former neighbour and asked if he and his son could help he called back and said that his son and two others were coming (lads in their mid 20's) . When they arrived one works for a mover so he and my neighbour's son picked it up and carried it effortlessly (almost) down the stairs set it on the stand and were gone within 10 min.. Here I was fretting about how to get it moved.
P.S. I am 68 and not the strong one I use to be.