Re: Looking for a good photo printer

"Luis Ortega" <lortega@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> That's interesting. Are those types of cartridges more expensive than
the 
> Epson ones that don't contain new print heads?
> Do all other inkjet brands than Epson use cartridges with new print
heads?
>


I only know about Epson. AFAIK Epson, HP & Canon sell printers on the
"razor 
blade" theory. They sell printers for a low price in order to make it up
on 
the ink. For example, the Epson 2400 sell for about $700. The 4800, which 
has a higher ink capacity and lower per print cost sells for about $1,800,

but comes with about $1,000 worth of ink. The 4800 is notorious for
clogging 
if not used frequently, while the 2400
does not seem to have that issue.
There were a slew of third party bulk ink suppliers, with cartridge 
substitutes, but because of legal issues they have stopped their Epson 
compatibility. My wife uses a low cost HP, that will not go larger than 8
x 
10. She is entirely satisfied with the results. I am not.
I have done some personal cost studies and found that, for non-archival 
work, the per print costs with an outside printer are about the same as 
doing it myself. (look at Costco and Wal-Mart.) If I figure in the off
color 
issues, the cost is actually lower. For archival work I don't want to play

around.

-- 
Peter