Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1@...> 
wrote:
>
> I presently use an Epson 2200 with IP6.  I am thinking about ordering the
> Epson 3800, primarily to make prints on gloss or semi-gloss papers such as
> Silver Rag, and the ability to make 16x20 prints, but with a border.  I see
> that the 3800 comes with the Colorburst LE rip for an extra $200.  It
> upgrades to Colorburst Pro for an additional $600, or a total of about what
> IP6 costs for a 17" printer (the 4800). 

You can buy the ColorBurst rip photo edition at IT Supplies for $595.00.
You should download a 15 day trial version from their site as well as an ImagePrint version 
and see for yourself which looks best. That is the only real test to your problem of 
deciding which rip to buy.
With the lite version of ColorBurst you can't add profiles. I think that would not be so 
great.
I like the B&W prints from ColorBurst more so than ImagePrint when I tested them.

> 
> I have two unrelated questions for which I would appreciate any advice: (1),
> is the Colorburst LE rip as good as IP6 for grayscale prints with canned
> profiles, my main interest. 

That is what you are dealing with ImagePrint, canned profiles. You get what they give you 
you can't make new ones. 
With ColorBurst you can make your own. When I looked at ColorBurst I used the provided 
profiles.