Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@c...> wrote:
>
> Hello Earl,
> 
> >I have a used 1280 that I picked up pretty cheap.  In one of the
> >Sunday adds, I found a R220 on sale for $50 (after mail-in rebates of
> >course.)  
> > 
> >I would appreciate any recommendations, pros/cons of the 1280 vs R220
> >in regards to general ease of switching to pigment ink, maintenance
> >and if any improved print quality for the newer printer.  Print size
> >is not really an issue as I rarely print anything bigger than letter
> >size.  
> 
> I would recommend the R220, mainly because it has individual carts for
> each ink.  This will make it much easier to experiment with different
> inks.  It also seems to have far fewer clogging problems with pigments
> than the 1280 (according to reports in this forum).  I have an R200
> and it has never yet clogged.  The R200/220 is MUCH newer technology.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>

Thanks Clayton.  Perhaps I'll run down and pick one up tomorrow while
they're on sale.