Digital BW, The Print

as the red-headed stepchild of the list I'd like you to also consider
the hp 7960.  i have retired my 1280 with various MIS inks in favor for
anything up to 8x10.  the big pros, other than the b&w print quality are
the ability to also print colour (without a rip), you can buy cartridges
at most office stores, the fact that it prints glossy and that it does
all that out of the box.  main downside to me (other than the size
restriction) is that to achieve the 73 years longevity that willhelm
labs rated it  at you have to use hp's premium plus paper, which is nice
but doesn't leave you much choice.  i'm really excited about hp coming
onto the market.  it makes me hope that there are plans for a large
scale higher end printer.  judging from what this little $300.- job can
do out of the box, i'm scared to think what they could offer for
$3,000.-.
 
cheers,
 
boris
 
www.bawphoto.com
 
ps:  don't mistake this post for epson-bashing.  i still like epson.


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