Re: filmscanners: RE: Photo quality printers: Hewlett-Packard vs. Epson

["Maris V. Lidaka, Sr." <mlidaka@ameritech.net>]

I have the HP Photosmart P1000.  I have never had an Epson so I cannot give
you a personal opinion comparing the two.

I did monitor the Epsons and HPs on mailing lists and newsgroups for a while
before purchasing, and there were some expressions of concern as to the
Epsons printheads clogging though no actual complaints that I recall.  The
responses were generally that no clogging would occur unless the printer sat
unused for several *months*, and even then several methods for unclogging
were provided.

As to quality of print, I am very well satisfied with the HP.  I cannot
compare it to the Epson's results, though.

Maris

----- Original Message -----
From: "patton paul" <ppatton@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 8:56 PM
Subject: filmscanners: RE: Photo quality printers: Hewlett-Packard vs. Epson


| I was wondering if anybody could comment on the relative quality of
| Hewlett-Packard vs. Epson photo quality printers.  I just heard from a
| salesperson at a store that deals in both HP and Epson products that HP
| printers are more trouble-free than Epson.  Does this correspond to the
| experience of people on the list?  The Epson website stresses the
| lightfastness of Epson inks for long lasting prints.  The HP site says
| nothing about this issue.  How do Epson and HP printers compare for the
| longevity of photo prints made with their inks?  HP printers are 4 color,
| Epson printers are 6 color.  Is this difference important?  I just had a
| sample photo print made with an HP printer, and the color quality seems
| excellent.  Are their any other photo quality printer brands that I should
| give serious consideration to besides HP and Epson?
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