I was planning to buy an Epson 750 when I heard about the new photo printers from epson. My main concern is photo quality. Should I wait to get this or stick with the 750? Does anyone know about US availability of this printer?

-- Joel (jhb01@comp.uark.edu), February 03, 2000

Answers

i think they just announced availability in the US. I haven't heard that quality is much improved, but I'd get the newer model if I could anyway. :)

-- benoit (foo@bar.com), February 05, 2000.

I would wait for the new Epsons as their new inks are much better than the existing inks at fading. The new printers are on the US website and at CompUSA where I work, the inventory computers said that the Epson were incoming so hang tight if you can.

-- Cris Daniels (danfla@gte.net), February 05, 2000.

The difference seems to be that the new model incorporates "variable droplet size", as well as lighter toned inks. This has got to be the way to go; after all, that's the way that magazine reproduction works, with different dot sizes, and that quality is still ahead of inkjets (just).

-- Pete Andrews (p.l.andrews@bham.ac.uk), February 07, 2000.

The best option for photo work will be the new 870 or 1270 if you want A3 size prints. The comment about the drop size being variable is prtetty much a "daft" one since the 750/1200 also have varaible dot size. The new models go down to 4pl as opposed to 6pl.

More impotant is the significant speed increas (40%), the reduction in noise, and the quite significant improvemnt in print quailty. The new mosels are actually optimised for a new paer/ink combination.

I have put together a short preview of the new printers at my web site http://welcome.to/computerdarkroom

costs will be broadly similar/if not identical to the curent pricing on the 750/1200 models. Actual shipping in USA is 3 March 2000, UK already has them in the stores.

Hopefully, the above helps alleviate any concerns you may have about choice

Ian

-- Ian Lyons (ilyons@msn.com), February 13, 2000.