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    A3 Printer -low running costs - great print results ????

    ive just brought the Epson R1800, i havent set it up yet but will let u all know how it is once i do. Also a question; need some paper.. what paper should i go for? i need A4 /A3 paper for photos and plain normal prints.. im going into town tomorrow and gonna get some. any recommedations...
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    A3 Printer -low running costs - great print results ????

    hmmm thanks pharmacist. i appreciate your answer. i think i mite just go for the pigment ink Epson R1800 but just in a matter of curiousity what would be the difference between say R1800 and say Canon W6400 Pigment Ink Printer (...
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    A3 Printer -low running costs - great print results ????

    thank you Mikling for your detailed post. Are you going to get paid for your work or is it a hobby? i will be getting paid for alot of the prints i do as i am a photographer. mite also be worth mentioning i do alot of graphics work in photoshop and Illustrator. How important is the issue of...
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    A3 Printer -low running costs - great print results ????

    ok thanks guys, this a one of most helpful forums i think ive been on. i think ive narrowed it down to 4 printers. just need to choose one of them now. > Canon Pixma IX4000 > Canon Pixma IX5000 > Canon Pixma PRO 9000 > Epson Stylus R1800 the joy of choice. any opinions?
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    A3 Printer -low running costs - great print results ????

    Hi Manuchau thanks for your helpful post also. the printer will be used mainly to print graphic designs that i can show clients. but also want to do more photography and sell prints to people at up to A3 size. So resolution needs to be perfect. i have a Nikon D50 SLR so the camera will take to...
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    A3 Printer -low running costs - great print results ????

    thanks grandad. :D but just for curiousity what is Bulk ink? if that is what creates enormous saving then that is what i would obviously prefer.
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    A3 Printer -low running costs - great print results ????

    ohh i feel like a complete thicko. im just used to having a basic printer. i hadnt realised how technical printers had become. ive never heard of chipped, unchipped printers or CISS... i just thought it was a case of getting a printer and getting ink cartidges and when the cartrides run out...
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    A3 Printer -low running costs - great print results ????

    Hi everyone, ive just been reading this forum for almost an hour, an there is so much info on here. so i throught i would register on the board and start my own topic. well im a graphic designer /website and photographer. and im in desperate need for an good quality A3 printer. ive been...
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