Epson printers - 2400 vs. 4800 ??
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From: Bill Hilton on 2 Jan 2006 12:29 > Benwa writes ... > >I have the R2400 and the 7800 Pro. The print speed of a 13x19 is >almost exactly the same between the two. Who cares? He's asking about the 4800 and it's about twice as fast as the 7800. >As far as the "PRO" designation, Epson says the 2400 is designed >for the pros. The 1800 is considered the home users version. No, Epson has a different "Professional Graphics" division ... here's the link to their products ... http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/WideFormat/pgindex.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes .... 4800 is on it, the 2400 isn't ... Here's the link to the 2400 class products, which includes their consumer-grade inkjets ... http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductCategory.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-8165 > As for closer tolerences for the 4800 over the 2400, pure bs. No, it's well known by Epson users that the Pro models are built better and to tighter tolerances, with much smaller unit-to-unit variance ... as one example, here's a quote from their FAQ on the Pro models from the web site listed above for the Auto Head Alignment feature, which isn't offered on the cheaper consumer models ... "How accurate is the Auto Head Alignment and Cleaning Technology used by the Epson Stylus Pro 4800, 7800, and 9800? Very. In fact, although you can still perform these maintenance procedures manually, you will probably never be able to beat the accuracy of the whitebeam sensor technology inside the printer." Bill
From: Mark? on 2 Jan 2006 16:08 rafe b wrote: > On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 21:33:21 -0800, "Mark Anon" <Anonymous(a)xyz.com> > wrote: > >> Please let me clarify: I am a serious amateur (Nikon D2X for >> digital and Canham 5x7 large format for film), but by NO means am I >> a working commercial pro. I want to be able to print _professional >> quality_ prints that I can market sell but the volume of prints I >> might sell will NOT be large (as much as I'd like it to be >> otherwise... <s>) >> >> I just wanted to add this because it sounds like the 4800 is more >> geared (rugged build, higher cost of ink cartridges) towards a >> higher production volume environment than mine??? >> >> Mark > > > I ordered the Epson R1800, which seems more geared > toward glossy papers. Plus, it's a couple hundred $$ > cheaper than the 2400. > > I expect with either one I'll be paying a small fortune > for inks. C'est la vie. For the $1000 I've saved I can > buy a lot of ink, or get a lot of LightJet prints made. On the other hand... The 4800 comes with about $400 worth of ink right in the box. -This makes it's somewhat steep price not so outlandish after all...
From: Lady Margaret Thatcher on 3 Jan 2006 02:21 On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:30:41 GMT, measekite <inkystinky(a)oem.com> wrote: > > >> >AND MAKE SURE NOT TO RISK A GOOD EXPENSIVE PRINTER ON NO NAME GENERIC >AFTERMARKET INK WHERE THEY WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT YOU ARE GETTING. > >> >>rafe b >>www.terrapinphoto.com >> >> Who said anything about non-Epson inks. Measkekite strikes again.
From: Bill Hilton on 4 Jan 2006 10:32 >>> Benwa writes ... >>> I have the R2400 and the 7800 Pro. The print speed of a 13x19 >>> is almost exactly the same between the two. >> Bill Hilton wrote .. >> He's asking about the 4800 and it's about twice as >> fast as the 7800. Benwa, when I get the facts wrong I'm willing to eat my words and I got this wrong, so I apologize ... the 4000 was almost twice as fast as the 7600 but Epson speeded up the 7800 considerably ... I found this statement on the Epson release info for the 7800 ... "Utilizing our latest high-performance print head technology, the Epson Stylus Pro 7800 is among the fastest print engines in the industry, while printing twice as fast as our previous models." And here are the actual speeds for the 4800 and 7800, which are pretty similar for the same size prints ... 4800 speeds ... • Fine — 720 dpi HS produces an 8" x 10" in 1:28, 11" x 14" in 2:27, 16" x 20" in 4:07 • SuperFine — 1440 dpi HS produces an 8" x 10" in 2:00, 11" x 14" in 3:25, 16" x 20" in 6:07 • SuperFine — 1440 dpi produces an 8" x 10" in 3:17, 11" x 14" in 5:35, 16" x 20" in 9:46 • SuperPhoto — 2880 dpi HS produces an 8" x 10" in 3:54, 11" x 14" in 6:35, 16" x 20" in 11:40 • SuperPhoto — 2880 dpi produces an 8" x 10" in 6:25, 11" x 14" in 10:55, 16" x 20" in 18:57. 7800 speeds ... 720 x 720 dpi - HS* produces a 16" x 20" in 4:20, 24" x 30" in 9:54 1440 x 720 dpi - HS* produces a 16" x 20" in 6:41, 24" x 30" in 14:18 2,880 x 1,440 dpi - HS* produces a 16" x 20" in 12:57, 24" x 30" in 26:54 *HS = High Speed Print Mode (Bi-directional Print Mode) So for a HS 16x20 the 4800 takes 11:40 and the 7800 12:57, a lot faster than the 7600 IIRC. Bill
From: C Wright on 4 Jan 2006 16:12
On 1/4/06 9:32 AM, in article 1136388721.966406.287940(a)g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "Bill Hilton" <bhilton665(a)aol.com> wrote: snip > ... the 4000 was almost twice as fast as the > 7600 but Epson speeded up the 7800 considerably ... snip And, as long as we are printing corrections in this thread . . . I said that the smallest size paper that the 4800 would handle was letter size (8.5x11 in.). That is close but not quite correct. It will print on paper that is as narrow as 8 in. wide. It will also handle paper, lengthwise, that is 8 in. as well. So paper pre-cut to 8x10 would work, as would 8x8 - if you could find that size. This all according to a call that I made to Epson tech. support because of my own curiosity. Chuck |