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Hey guys, I using and epson 3800 now and it is fine but slow. also, if it goes down im in a bind. I'm thinking of adding a second printer for both speed and as a back up. was thinking of another 3800 but just wanted to see if you guys had any ideas.thanks,tom
agreed, 1430 is a good backup, but for just a little bit more he can go with a 17" wide roll fed printer and use his 3800 as backup. It would speed things up, save money on film (rolls vs sheets) and would allow the use of AccuInk from Chromaline. This is a small upgrade in price for a rather large upgrade in performance. While 1430 and bulk ink work, I believe the 4880 and AccuInk to be second only to an Imagesetter. Used defective 48xx series are regularly sold for under $200. Our film printer only has one good channel (yellow), that's all it takes.pierre
Quote from: blue moon on July 06, 2017, 12:37:17 PMagreed, 1430 is a good backup, but for just a little bit more he can go with a 17" wide roll fed printer and use his 3800 as backup. It would speed things up, save money on film (rolls vs sheets) and would allow the use of AccuInk from Chromaline. This is a small upgrade in price for a rather large upgrade in performance. While 1430 and bulk ink work, I believe the 4880 and AccuInk to be second only to an Imagesetter. Used defective 48xx series are regularly sold for under $200. Our film printer only has one good channel (yellow), that's all it takes.pierreHi Pierre. What's the difference between a 4800/4880 and the 4900? I had the 4900 and that thing died. So pissed cause it costed a ton! Now I have the P800 which is nice but there's no bulk ink option for which sucks. Also, have the 1430 which is an awesome printer. I use Accurip with both.
Quote from: inkstain on July 06, 2017, 07:54:39 PMQuote from: blue moon on July 06, 2017, 12:37:17 PMagreed, 1430 is a good backup, but for just a little bit more he can go with a 17" wide roll fed printer and use his 3800 as backup. It would speed things up, save money on film (rolls vs sheets) and would allow the use of AccuInk from Chromaline. This is a small upgrade in price for a rather large upgrade in performance. While 1430 and bulk ink work, I believe the 4880 and AccuInk to be second only to an Imagesetter. Used defective 48xx series are regularly sold for under $200. Our film printer only has one good channel (yellow), that's all it takes.pierreHi Pierre. What's the difference between a 4800/4880 and the 4900? I had the 4900 and that thing died. So pissed cause it costed a ton! Now I have the P800 which is nice but there's no bulk ink option for which sucks. Also, have the 1430 which is an awesome printer. I use Accurip with both.4900 is almost disposable. Some of the ink lines in it are actually made of aluminum foil and many ppl are complaining about the ink and build quality issues. 48xx series is built like a tank and is having significantly less problems. The early 4800 series are becoming pretty old and we might start seeing some plastic fatigue which could cause them to start breaking down. That's why I suggest a 4880 over the earlier models. Even then though, at $200 for a printer that has some colors blocked, it will work for our purposes and is a much better solution than other printers (and I've tried the wax Xerox, Epson 3000, 1400 and 4800).pierre
Quote from: inkstain on July 06, 2017, 07:54:39 PMQuote from: blue moon on July 06, 2017, 12:37:17 PMagreed, 1430 is a good backup, but for just a little bit more he can go with a 17" wide roll fed printer and use his 3800 as backup. It would speed things up, save money on film (rolls vs sheets) and would allow the use of AccuInk from Chromaline. This is a small upgrade in price for a rather large upgrade in performance. While 1430 and bulk ink work, I believe the 4880 and AccuInk to be second only to an Imagesetter. Used defective 48xx series are regularly sold for under $200. Our film printer only has one good channel (yellow), that's all it takes.pierreHi Pierre. What's the difference between a 4800/4880 and the 4900? I had the 4900 and that thing died. So pissed cause it costed a ton! Now I have the P800 which is nice but there's no bulk ink option for which sucks. Also, have the 1430 which is an awesome printer. I use Accurip with both.I've been looking at the P800 but didn't like no bulk option. I did some searching around and it looks like a company called Marrutt makes a refillable system for them.