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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Harry Carpenter on June 14, 2007, 08:24:28 am
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Does anybody have an acccurate cost breakdown of printing with the Z3100 and also as a comparison with the costs from Epson and the newer Canon printers.
I have seen usage and costs listed for the other two but they vary wildly. For example I have heard that the Z3100 is economical to run and then saw a statement that says it uses on average 18ml per m/sq compared to 12 ml per m/sq or less on the Epsons.
It seems that whenever you find a piece of relevant information there is another that completely contradicts it.
Also does anyone know of a low cost rip that will see roll paper. Qimage is not a lot better than just using the basic HP driver at letting you lay out prints as you see fit without making you wrestle with it first.
Thanks in advance.
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On the z3100, matte media uses somewhat less ink than gloss, and using gloss enhancer jacks up the usage even more. Twin packs of the inks (260ml total) run ~110 USD (gloss enhancer ~80).
Average coverage on gloss is somewhere around 1ml per square foot without gloss enhancer, 1.6ml with. Therefore, ink costs are around 45c a square foot, 75c a square foot with GE. For square metres, multiply by 10.7.
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Does anybody have an acccurate cost breakdown of printing with the Z3100 and also as a comparison with the costs from Epson and the newer Canon printers.
I have seen usage and costs listed for the other two but they vary wildly. For example I have heard that the Z3100 is economical to run and then saw a statement that says it uses on average 18ml per m/sq compared to 12 ml per m/sq or less on the Epsons.
It seems that whenever you find a piece of relevant information there is another that completely contradicts it.
Also does anyone know of a low cost rip that will see roll paper. Qimage is not a lot better than just using the basic HP driver at letting you lay out prints as you see fit without making you wrestle with it first.
Thanks in advance.
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I wrote the numbers down on the Z review on my site as well as some posts here.
Qimage is an inexpensive way of doing some quick layout work. Image Print is preferred when it will be ready.