Re: New epson printers - just when you

["Gerald Olson" <jerry_olson@und.nodak.edu>]

Now if only it was a 13x19 printer with large cartridges!

Jerry

Wire Moore wrote:
> 
> I've been comparing output from a 3000 and a 900. The 900 is much, much,
> much! smoother and sharper than the 3000 (on Epson glossy paper). The dots
> are so small I can't see them without a loupe, even in the lightest cyans &
> greys. (My eyesight is worse than normal) To me, the 900 makes the 3000
> output look primitive in comparison. I'm convinced enough that I ordered a
> 900 for output of 8xXX or less (it cost less than $300.00 US).
> 
> As compared to the 6-color printers, I don't know how it stacks up.
> 
> Wire
> 
> on 12/23/99 10:23 AM, Robert Snow at rssnow@1starnet.com wrote:
> 
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rob Geraghty <the_harper@yahoo.com>
> >
> >>> Of course, the 900 is just as expensive but has
> >>> a 3 picoliter dot vs. the 4 of the 1160.  It also
> >>> costs as much as the 1160!
> >>
> >> The 900 also has more nozzles - 3x96 compared to 3x48
> >> for the 1160.  I think the higher number of nozzles
> >> only means the 900 prints text faster, I doubt tha it
> >> equates to sharper photos.
> >>
> >> Rob
> >>
> >
> > Rob:
> > Yes, it prints much faster.  Of course you are laying down
> > 1/3 smaller volumes of ink, so theoretically the 'sharpness'
> > should be improved.  Of course, sharpness is viewed by sharp
> > edges...not dot size.  Many here on the list have said that
> > nothing compares to the 3000 for the appearance of
> > sharpness.  Get up close, though, and you can see individual
> > dots.  So, perhaps, the 900 would appear smoother and print
> > faster.
> >
> > I'm still trying to speed up my 1160 to the speed of the
> > 1200.  No luck so far, but I suspect an add-in parallel port
> > is the culprit.  It does print nice!
> >
> > Happy holidays,
> >
> > bob snow
> >
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