Re: Epson 9000 sold without a rip

["J. Arthur Davis" <jarthurdavis@earthlink.net>]

paulgotts wrote:
> 
> A friend of mine ordered an Epson 9000 about 3 wks ago WITHOUT A RIP
> It costs him $8,500 without the rip.I went there with him and they tried to
> sell it to
> him with a rip but I told him he didn't need it as he was only going to scan
> images into
> photoshop and print them out.I called Epson and they confirmed that if you are
> only
> going to use photoshop you can just use the Epson 9000 driver and you don't
> need to buy a rip.
> The dealer told him if he did't buy the rip he could't use his computer while
> it was printing.If so
> you can buy a computer for $1,000 or so just to drive the printer if you wanted
> to.
>     I have an Epson 3000 and I could turn on background printing if I wanted to
> and still work on my computer
> It slows up the printer  alittle but it can be done. I assume you could also do
> that  with the Epson 9000
> He bought his from http://www.4-mat.com/ in NJ Contact person , Vasco St Clair
> They said he would receive it in 4 wks from the time he ordered it,which was 3
> wks ago.
> I will let the group know if he receives it in the 4 wk time period they
> promised him,and how it performs when
> we set it up.
> 
> Paul Gotts
> 

> 
Paul:
I know Vasco, he seems to be a straight shooter. Everyone I talk to
tells me the same thing about rip vs. no rip. Someone is jerking my
dealers chain. The printer works just fine without a rip. 

If you want to run multiple images at various sizes and you want color
profile capabilities then a rip is needed. You can also purchase a good
rip for a lot less than $5300.00.

FWIW - When I bought my HP2500 from Charette, Rhona told me it would
take 4 weeks to get the printer, they are made in Spain, 4 days later it
was in my office and operational. That is a company who understands
customer service.

Jim Davis
www.visual-artists.com
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