New Epson Photo Printers..

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Edwin said:
Yeah, but do they work with aftermarket inks? ;)
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I hope not. People need to preserve their printers and ues OEM ink. If
you want to use junk ink you can buy a lexmark.
 
Jon said:
A well cast lure, snapped up with alacrity by the monomaniac, just as you intended. Well played!

Jon.
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Translation: the ****in idiot took the bait!
Frank
 
Translation: the ****in idiot took the bait!
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That too. :-)

I remember seeing a programme on TV several years ago in which someone explained that the actions of primitive creatures like crocodiles could be predicted with certainty because they are incapable of reasoning, so are governed by autonomic reflexes. He demonstrated this by entering a crocodile enclosure and swimming (very carefully!) across a pool of water which had a very large crocodile sitting on the bank. He managed this because he had not triggered the crocodile's autonomic reflex relating to splashing in the water.

Edwin just splashed in the pool!

Jon.
 
Epson is abusing their engineers with overwork, again. (The printer known as
the R800 outside Japan was released as the PX-G900. There are already two
follow-on models, the PX-G920 and the PX-G930.)

Note all the NEW stickers!
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Nothing new here. It is fairly common with consumer electronics these
days to find two identical products with different model numbers in
different shops in the same town. They do it to make price comparison
more difficult, though for different markets there may be other
reasons, like the interface language, different regulations the product
has to pass etc.
 
Nothing new here. It is fairly common with consumer electronics these
days to find two identical products with different model numbers in
different shops in the same town. They do it to make price comparison
more difficult, though for different markets there may be other
reasons, like the interface language, different regulations the product
has to pass etc.
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HP has done it often. I remember trying to find the difference between the
850 and 855 models. The printers were identical, but the "free" software
packages included differed. The 850 was sold though the regular computer
stores, while the 855 was the mass marketers, (Staples, etc) model.
 
Nothing new here. It is fairly common with consumer electronics these
days to find two identical products with different model numbers in
different shops in the same town.
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But the Epsons aren't identical products. The (now discontinued in Japan)
PX-G900 (aka R800), it's (not released in the US) follow-on product, the
also now discontinued in Japan PXG-920, and the (also not released in the
US) current PX-G930 are (slightly) different models with minor technical,
performance, and/or feature improvements.

Epson has 15 current printers on the market, all with different features.
(OK, I'm cheating here slightly; four of these have a document scanner built
in.))

Top row:
1. A4, PM-G 6-color inkset, 3.5" LCD, scanner/memory card reader
2. A4, PM-G 6-color inkset, LCD, memory card reader
3. A4, PM-G 6-color inkset, no features/low price
4. A3, PX-G 8-color pigment inks (R1800 follow-on model)

Second row
1. A4, PM-G 6-color inkset, 2.5" LCD, scanner/memory card reader
2. A4, PM-G 4-color inkset, LCD, memory card reader
3. A4, PM-G 4-color (pigment!) inkset, no features/low price
4. A4, PX-G 8-color pigment inks (R800 follow-on follow-on model)

Third row
1. A4, PM-G 4-color dye inkset, 1.5" LCD, scanner/memory card reader
2. Postcard printer
3. A3 dye-ink printer
4. A3, 7-color pigment ink printer (2200, I think)

Fourth row
1. A4, PM-G 4-color pigment inkset, no LCD, scanner
2. Postcard printer
3. (and on the 365th day, the engineers got one day off)
4. A3, 8-color pigment ink printer (2400)

The current line includes FIVE different ink sets, two dye-based, three
pigment, making finding the right cartriges a serious bear in the stores.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan
 
There's choice, and then there's just ridiculous overkill with models
and features. Maybe this works in Japan, where people seem much more on
top of models and features, but it just seems to confuse the consumer
when it is done in North America, expecially when you consider still
available discontinued models, refurbs, and multiplying this by 3-5
other brands, each also have their full line-up.

Art
 
There's choice, and then there's just ridiculous overkill with models
and features. Maybe this works in Japan, where people seem much more on
top of models and features, but it just seems to confuse the consumer
when it is done in North America...
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And who brought up the subject of North America?
 
Too bad you get confused.

Arthur said:
There's choice, and then there's just ridiculous overkill with models
and features. Maybe this works in Japan, where people seem much more
on top of models and features, but it just seems to confuse the
consumer when it is done in North America, expecially when you
consider still available discontinued models, refurbs, and multiplying
this by 3-5 other brands, each also have their full line-up.

Art
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I did, because much of the sales strategy used elsewhere is also used in
North America, and although I won't assume to know the psyche of the
buying public outside of N.A., I do have a fair concept how N.A. clients
respond to too many choices in the marketplace.

Art
 
I remember seeing a programme on TV several years ago in which
someone...demonstrated this by entering a crocodile enclosure and
swimming (very carefully!) across a pool of water which had a very
large crocodile sitting on the bank.
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Yesterday's events have reminded me that his name was Steve Irwin. That's not the way I would have wished to be reminded. :-(

Jon.
 
Nothing new here. It is fairly common with consumer electronics these
days to find two identical products with different model numbers in
different shops in the same town. They do it to make price comparison
more difficult, though for different markets there may be other
reasons, like the interface language, different regulations the product
has to pass etc.
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Same thing with mattresses. Every shop has it's own 'brand' and models so
you can't compare by those.
 
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