Re: NEW Epson printers, not yet in US

["Mark Ligtenberg" <m.ligtenberg@chello.nl>]

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From: David@NoMoreCarts.com <epsonmaillist@nomorecarts.com>
To: <epson-inkjet@leben.com>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: NEW Epson printers, not yet in US


> > Now I want to ask you something: I wanted to buy this 880. But I read on
> the
> > list about the 1160 which had the possibility of the CIS system. The
860,
> as
> > I understood it, has this also. (is this right?)
>
> We sell a continuous inking system for both the 1160 and the 860/760/740.
> We have not yet examined the 880 to see if our current system will work
with
> that printer (the cartridges do have different identification numbers)
>
> > ones? (in term of archival potential). And/or cheaper? Where can I find
> info
> > on it? I'm a newbie in this field, so sorry if this is a too newbie
> question
>
> Check out www.NoMoreCarts.com
>
> > *Do you think the 2880 dpi of the 880 will be of much importance?
>
> We have not tested this printer, but I suspect that 2280 is merely a
> marketing ploy.  The printhead is the same 4pl printhead as the 860, the
> only difference is that the paper advance can move at small steps.  It is
> like the scanners that claim 800x3200 resolution, when in fact they are
> really 800x800, with a 1/4 step motor that does nothing to improve image
> quality.
>
> David
> Continuous Inking Systems
> www.NoMoreCarts.com
>
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