10-06-2006, 11:28 PM
The 3800, unlike the other x800 epson printers, allows you to have both
the matte and photo black inks installed at the same time, in addition to
the light light black and light black inks. That makes it much less time-consuming
and expensive to switch between printing to matte and glossy/luster type
papers. I've swapped matte and photo black cartridges on an Epson 4800--
there are many many steps, including watching a walkthrough of the process
on an LED, pulling levers up and down, and the consumption of over $50
of ink and a half hour of time.
Apparently one of the new large-format Canon printers has the process even
more seamless--both Canon and HP have gotten much more competitive with
Epson in the digital photo and fine art printing market, with the new printers they
introduced at Photokina.
the matte and photo black inks installed at the same time, in addition to
the light light black and light black inks. That makes it much less time-consuming
and expensive to switch between printing to matte and glossy/luster type
papers. I've swapped matte and photo black cartridges on an Epson 4800--
there are many many steps, including watching a walkthrough of the process
on an LED, pulling levers up and down, and the consumption of over $50
of ink and a half hour of time.
Apparently one of the new large-format Canon printers has the process even
more seamless--both Canon and HP have gotten much more competitive with
Epson in the digital photo and fine art printing market, with the new printers they
introduced at Photokina.