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2015-07-07 by arlenelove3@...

After talking to Epson repair people, I've decided to abandon  my 7800  
printer and downsize to a 17" wide.  
In the 17" wide printers, which one is best for B&W  printing?  
Does anyone have experience with the new P800?
I'm told to avoid the 3800 and 3880 since they have been discontinued and  
it will be just as difficult  to get parts as for the 7800. 
 
I have been happy with the K3 inks, and don't know anything about  the  
others.  (I use color occasionally, but am willing to forgo  it.) I used to use 
MIS which was beautiful, in a 3000 and 7600, but the  clogging became too 
much to handle.
 
                         Thanks for any advice,
                                Arlene
 
 
 
Arlene Love
 
 
_arlenelove3@aol_ (mailto:arlenelove3@...) _.com_ 
(mailto:arlenelove3@...) 

Philadelphia, PA 19130

 
215 923 2363

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2015-07-07 by James A. Strain

Arlene -

I just read a review of the P800 on Luminous Landscape’s website. It was effusive with its praise of B&W performance on premium lustre paper, but less so on the matt papers the reviewer had tried. You might check it out.

On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:43 PM, arlenelove3@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

After talking to Epson repair people, I've decided to abandon my 7800 printer and downsize to a 17" wide.
In the 17" wide printers, which one is best for B&W printing?
Does anyone have experience with the new P800?
I'm told to avoid the 3800 and 3880 since they have been discontinued and it will be just as difficult to get parts as for the 7800.

I have been happy with the K3 inks, and don't know anything about the others. (I use color occasionally, but am willing to forgo it.) I used to use MIS which was beautiful, in a 3000 and 7600, but the clogging became too much to handle.

Thanks for any advice,
; Arlene

Arlene Love
arlenelove3@aol .com
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215 923 2363

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2015-07-07 by Paul Roark

I wonder if the Epson repair people are instructed to encourage the purchase of new printers.

Hopefully Epson will have parts for its printers for quite a while after they are discontinued. I think people would stop buying their products if they stopped supporting them every time a new model came out.

Frankly, I'm setting up the 3880 because I expect many color & glossy photographers to move to the P800 and make the 3880 widely available on the used market. There is no reason I know of for someone interested in dedicated B&W to buy a new P800. I'm very impressed with the 3880. It (and the new P800 that has the same footprint) are certainly easier to live with than the larger pro models if 17" is sufficient for you.

At this point I'm only setting up the 3880 with Eboni-based matte inks, with a cool toner so that a range of neutral/cool to carbon warm is available. Clogging has never been an issue with Eboni-based inks. Like Jon Cone, I do recommend agitation of carts every 2 weeks.

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com

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On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 2:43 PM, arlenelove3@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

After talking to Epson repair people, I've decided to abandon my 7800 printer and downsize to a 17" wide.

In the 17" wide printers, which one is best for B&W printing?

Does anyone have experience with the new P800?

I'm told to avoid the 3800 and 3880 since they have been discontinued and it will be just as difficult to get parts as for the 7800.

I have been happy with the K3 inks, and don't know anything about the others. (I use color occasionally, but am willing to forgo it.) I used to use MIS which was beautiful, in a 3000 and 7600, but the clogging became too much to handle.

Thanks for any advice,

Arlene

Arlene Love

arlenelove3@aol .com

Philadelphia, PA 19130

215 923 2363

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