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Re: [Digital BW] Best printer

Re: [Digital BW] Best printer

2006-01-12 by Walt Mucha

Go for the Epson 2400. It's got the best B&W solution of any of the currently available printers out there without having to go to a speciality inkset or RIP.

Regards, Walt 
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-----Original Message-----
From: john794552 [mailto:jwillyfontana@...]
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 05:46 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Best  printer

Apologies if this is an often requested query, but a  search on the 
forum fails to provide info that is easy to evaluate.
I have a special birthday coming up, and have been told I can 
request any printer up to roundabout \ufffd500(lucky me!) - but which 
one???
I have always used Epson inkjets before, and what I see as the 
obvious choice is the Epson R2400. However, I have read quite a lot 
of complementary stuff about Canon printers.
I print mainly black and white, usually toned in Photoshop, but want 
the option to print in colour too. A good range of grey tones is 
important to me.I am looking for a degree of longevity in the 
prints, and would not want to print larger than A3+ or even 
A3.Quality and not speed of print is what is important to me, but if 
I can meet my criteria with a \ufffd300 printer, that would be fine.
I would be using a PC, and have a Xmas present of a Spyder 2 for 
monitor, scanner and printer calibration.I would be happier not to 
get involved in 3rd party profile software, but is that unavoidable 
if the Holy Grail is accuracy of colour printout?
I would be interested to hear your comments. I would see feedback 
from this forum as much more valuable than what I could find in 
reviews in computer magazines.
Many thanks
John Fontana

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