Epson Stylus Photo 2100

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A couple of questions:

1. Anyone bought and used one of these?

2. Any opinions on the printer?

(Yes, is for business use and photographic print out using archival
inks and paper).

Thanks
 
Hecate said:
A couple of questions:

1. Anyone bought and used one of these?
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Yes. I've had one for more than a year. No problems, no blocked jets, works
great.
2. Any opinions on the printer?
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Photo print quility is very good - far better than my source material most
of the time.

It's too slow/expensive to use for printing letters and text so I kept my
old HP 895cxi for that stuff. Perhaps you also need a laser printer in an
office?

I've tried some non Epson paper in the 2100 and most seems to work ok. There
are a few exceptions. I wasn't able to get HP paper to work in the 2100.
Pigment inks (as used in the 2100) take longer to dry than dye based ink it
doesn't dry fast enough on the HP paper - the ink came off on the exit
rollers leaving bands on the print. This suggests to me that if you plan to
print a lot of plastic overhead transpararencies then perhaps a dye based
printer would be a better choice - or stick to Epson OHP paper?.

Some people don't like the Epson driver S/W but it does more than I want so
I'm happy. The USA version (model 2200) has different driver S/W and that
seems to have a few bugs - god knows why the drivers are different.

There is a good review site here..

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/Epson2200.shtml

I hear the Canon is also very good so it would be worth doing a side by side
test.
 
Yes. I've had one for more than a year. No problems, no blocked jets, works
great.


Photo print quility is very good - far better than my source material most
of the time.

It's too slow/expensive to use for printing letters and text so I kept my
old HP 895cxi for that stuff. Perhaps you also need a laser printer in an
office?
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Yes. We have a Kyocera laser for text documents and an HP 990 Cxi for
general work.
I've tried some non Epson paper in the 2100 and most seems to work ok. There
are a few exceptions. I wasn't able to get HP paper to work in the 2100.
Pigment inks (as used in the 2100) take longer to dry than dye based ink it
doesn't dry fast enough on the HP paper - the ink came off on the exit
rollers leaving bands on the print. This suggests to me that if you plan to
print a lot of plastic overhead transpararencies then perhaps a dye based
printer would be a better choice - or stick to Epson OHP paper?.
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Thanks. There won't be much OHP printing anyway. It's mainly
photographic and design printing. And prints are likely to be
one-offs. We don't mean to use it as a continuous printer. Just one
thing at a time :)
Some people don't like the Epson driver S/W but it does more than I want so
I'm happy. The USA version (model 2200) has different driver S/W and that
seems to have a few bugs - god knows why the drivers are different.
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LOL! I wouldn't mind the US driver if I could have US prices! ;_)
There is a good review site here..

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/Epson2200.shtml

I hear the Canon is also very good so it would be worth doing a side by side
test.
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Canon printers are pretty good, from what I've heard, but because of
the usage we're looking at installing the printer and then purchasing
Permajet's Permaflow ink system. Not cheap, but their inks are
excellent archival inks, they do good papers, and they Permaflow
system pays for itself over time with much lower ink costs.

Thanks. I appreciate your taking the time to help.
 
LOL! I wouldn't mind the US driver if I could have US prices! ;_)
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For info: I believe the USA model is supplied without automatic roll paper
cutter, CD printing tray, and Grey scale balancer chart and S/W, not that I
have used mine yet. I hear some experts complain about that missing
greyscale balancer because the 2200 is quite good at B/W when it's tuned.
Canon printers are pretty good, from what I've heard, but because of
the usage we're looking at installing the printer and then purchasing
Permajet's Permaflow ink system. Not cheap, but their inks are
excellent archival inks, they do good papers, and they Permaflow
system pays for itself over time with much lower ink costs.
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Thats interesting. I'm begining to think about getting a CIS system as the
Epson carts are expensive. Do let us know how you get on if you go this
route.

Regards

Colin
 
For info: I believe the USA model is supplied without automatic roll paper
cutter, CD printing tray, and Grey scale balancer chart and S/W, not that I
have used mine yet. I hear some experts complain about that missing
greyscale balancer because the 2200 is quite good at B/W when it's tuned.


Thats interesting. I'm begining to think about getting a CIS system as the
Epson carts are expensive. Do let us know how you get on if you go this
route.
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I'll do that. The only problem at the moment is the initial outlay is
almost as much as the printer ;-)
 
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