<x-charset iso-8859-1> Steve I have a 1160 with CIS and Archiva inks and a 1270. On a matte paper such as MediaStreet DS Matte you would be hard pressed to tell the difference. That said, the reason I bought the 1270 was because of the quality on their new glossy paper. It is that much better than the 1160 on glossy. You can still see the dots on the 1160, especially in the highlight areas and on portraits (skin areas) and skies somewhat. (on glossy paper) Your customers might not see the difference though. I do and that was enough for me to justify the 1270. Again, on matte, the difference pretty well goes away. The 1160 with Archiva works well though on pretty much any paper, especially Ilford's glossy and semi-matte. I use it for all prints that do not need the gloss. (mattes, watercolor papers, etc.) Swap for the 1160 and wait for the next generation of photo printers in the fall with 2880 dpi and maybe better fading characteristics. Murray Z. I > am thrilled with the 1270 quality, and need to know if the > 1160 comes close enough. Of course then I would get a CIS > and use some third party archival ink/paper combo, and maybe > be able to continue on my quest for an all digital > commercial photography business (at least for 8x10s and a > little larger). > > I hope one of you heavy duty Epsonites can answer this, and > help me over the edge. > > =Steve= > > Stephen M. Ravner > Action Foto, Inc. > PO Box 7055 > Freehold, NJ 07728 > (742) 462-7166 > - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. </x-charset>