Just bought a 8400 about a week ago from
http://www.proimagingsupplies.com$2989 free shipping, ask for Maggie. If you don't have a fork lift or loading dock, you will need to
pay for the delivery truck to have a lift gate. The pallet weighed 475lbs, so no way
you are going to lift it off the truck by hand. I got it in the building with 3 people, 2 need to be
pretty strong, one to position the stand when lowering the printer on to it. 5 would be best.
With 3 its a strain.
The fact that it comes with almost 2k worth of ink makes the current prices very good.
The new Pro 4000 only comes with about half that much ink, and the dealers I have talked to
say the street price will be higher than the current 8400.
Waiting for the Pro 4000 to be released you would run the risk that the 8400's would be gone.
As a business decision it made more sense to me to go with proven technology at a lesser cost, than risk
any possible unknown issues that may come up, because it has not been proven in the publics hands yet.
Kind of a bird in the hand situation for me. I can't afford to have major issues with new technology.
After its been out a year or so with no problems, I would feel much better about buying one.
Its unlikely my customers would be able to tell any difference in quality the new models "MAY" offer.