John_Nevill
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After the trials and tribulations of my Epson 2100 clogging problem, which is now looking very much like a print head fault (burnt out?) with an associated repair cost of ~£200, I decided to order a HP B9180.
I stated in an earlier post that i've stuck with Epson printers for many years, so this departure is real trek into the unknown. I've read a fair few reviews on the HP and a friend of mine got one a month back and the output looks superb.
Hopefully mine will be here early next week, so i'll pass on my impressions in due course!
Why did I go for the HP?
Well, the TCO is lower, it has user changeable printheads, it re-maps clogged nozzles, it supposedly has the best lightfastness on the market, its pretty fast at output and it was significantly cheaper than the R2400. (I paid £380 for it) Plus, I'm not ready for A2 printing yet.
The downside is, the ink and paper are currently difficult to get hold of, but I have a truck load of Lyson paper and a spectrocolorimeter.
I have heard that Lyson paper is sourced from the same suppler as HP, but i'll endeavour to spend sometime building some custom profiles for it.
I intended to move the Epson 2100 into B/W duty but decided to put it on the home network and let my lads use it for college work (documents etc). Now the 2100 is fitted with a CIS, it should prove economical for their use.
If anyone has any first hand info on the HP B9180, then feel free to let me know your thoughts!
I stated in an earlier post that i've stuck with Epson printers for many years, so this departure is real trek into the unknown. I've read a fair few reviews on the HP and a friend of mine got one a month back and the output looks superb.
Hopefully mine will be here early next week, so i'll pass on my impressions in due course!
Why did I go for the HP?
Well, the TCO is lower, it has user changeable printheads, it re-maps clogged nozzles, it supposedly has the best lightfastness on the market, its pretty fast at output and it was significantly cheaper than the R2400. (I paid £380 for it) Plus, I'm not ready for A2 printing yet.
The downside is, the ink and paper are currently difficult to get hold of, but I have a truck load of Lyson paper and a spectrocolorimeter.
I have heard that Lyson paper is sourced from the same suppler as HP, but i'll endeavour to spend sometime building some custom profiles for it.
I intended to move the Epson 2100 into B/W duty but decided to put it on the home network and let my lads use it for college work (documents etc). Now the 2100 is fitted with a CIS, it should prove economical for their use.
If anyone has any first hand info on the HP B9180, then feel free to let me know your thoughts!