Joseph Ramos
Workshop Member
I am having a hard time deciding between purchasing an Epson 9880 or a Canon IPF 8100. If anyone is using either of these printers I would love to get your insight.
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I had an older Epson that "I hated with the fiery passion of ten thousand suns" but my NEW Epson 3800 is sweet. I think it really likes me, plus it's smarter than I am which is good.I hate Epson with the fiery passion of ten thousand suns, and love my new Canon printer more than I can express.
:ROTFL::ROTFL: Ditto.I had an older Epson that "I hated with the fiery passion of ten thousand suns" but my NEW Epson 3800 is sweet. I think it really likes me, plus it's smarter than I am which is good.
LJ -- it's never too late. there are those of us out here that are still deciding... i'm looking for a smaller printer (not ready to go huge yet) than most of you all and am primarily concerned with getting gorgeous black and whites. i seem to be leaning towards the Epsons because of the K3 ink capabilities, for richness and depth in B&W.... is this true? or just marketing hype...Joseph,
A bit late to the discussion....
I continue to be amazed at how well the K3 inks (3800) does with B&W. I showed some of my prints to a friend who is a traditional wet printer for B&W and no lie, he ran out and bought a 3800 and a bunch of Harman Glossy FB Ai.i seem to be leaning towards the Epsons because of the K3 ink capabilities, for richness and depth in B&W.... is this true? or just marketing hype...
I must either be incredibly lucky or the clogging that some get with Epson's are not representative. I have had three 2200's (one of the world's worst printers) one 7600, one 7800 and now also a 3800 and all have been flawless with little clogging and very high reliability. Although I have the 7800 I still use the 7600 with K7 inks for B&W! Wonderful use of the printer.And I should have clarified my current Epson is the 3800. FWIW, I never liked the 4xxx series as they seemed prone to clogs, but always liked my 7/9xxx printers a lot too.
Cheers,