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    Can DURABrite printers be used for photo printing?

    @Ink stained Fingers all of this is obvious, most of the points you mentioned are beside the point of this thread. Here I just wanted to outline the simplest scenario for those who want to improve photo output on glossy papers from DURABrite printers. In fact I replaced all colors in my test...
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    Can DURABrite printers be used for photo printing?

    Here I will try to answer this question, but first of all - why in hell would one even consider doing this? Well.. DURABrite family of printers has evolved over the years tremendously. Years ago they were slow and primitive but now they have some very interesting printers among them which can...
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    L1800 mainboard in Epson 1430

    @Nigel My man right here! Great idea, nothing crazy about it, just shows you are a creative person. I get ideas like that every other day! ;) You could try that, if you can pull it out. I think it would be a totally workable solution. That's why we have forums like this one - retailers are...
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    L1800 mainboard in Epson 1430

    @Nigel Your best bet would be a few sets of original cartridges modified for refilling and a resetter. I found a resetter here, but this company only does wholesale, but if they have it, the Chinese should have it to -...
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    Suitable printer for large volume pigment printing on gloss

    Ok, this is how it all unfolded. I replaced matte black with photo black on my Epson WF 7610 and after profiling it produced amazing photo quality prints. Surprised me that color transitions were smoother and dot patterns became much finer on glossy paper comparing to printing with matte black...
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    Suitable printer for large volume pigment printing on gloss

    @The Hat Of course, quality has to be good or at least good enough. Lots of nozzles means you can produce that good quality in less time.
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    Suitable printer for large volume pigment printing on gloss

    @The Hat Ok, I will report back in a different thread. I have already done some preliminary speed tests with my WF 7610 (same printer, just A3 size.) 4x6 in Standard quality with borders 36 sec. Not bad. You would think it would be quicker considering what a crazy amount of nozzles this printer...
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    Suitable printer for large volume pigment printing on gloss

    The conundrum is that pigment is cheap but RC paper for it is expensive (2-2.5 times more expensive, to be exact), of course it is a much better paper. On the other hand dyes are more expensive (about 5-10 times more expensive) than pigment, but paper is much cheaper. After careful consideration...
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    Suitable printer for large volume pigment printing on gloss

    Thank you for your input, Ink stained Fingers, I really appreciate it.
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    Suitable printer for large volume pigment printing on gloss

    That's what I tend to think as well. Ok, that's very useful info, thank you. You can't bit statistics. Yep, that's exactly what I'm talking about .. Once shipped to Oz, they become ~ $150AU/700ml, fine for photos but way too expensive for leaflet printing. Have you noticed that even laser...
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    Suitable printer for large volume pigment printing on gloss

    Hi Ink stained Fingers. Thank you for your ideas. Yes, I covered this in my original message in 1. I called these inks 'stable'. I would go with these if there was a steady supply of them on eBay or Amazon at low prices, but there isn't. Retail price for them in large cartridges is still high...
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    Suitable printer for large volume pigment printing on gloss

    Ok, it goes something like this - right now I have a couple of Canon printers with CISSs and dye ink that I use for printing leaflets and other promotional type material for people. I use double sided media that produces photographic quality prints on both sides and I'm very happy with it. The...
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    Storing Ink

    This is how pro printers or big printing houses store their ink - in dedicated fridges. around 10 degrees Celsius should keep your ink in good condition for a long time. Another tip for those who buy OEM ink in large cartridges and extract it for use. Common practice is to extract ink from...
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    Photo quality on iX7000 and MX7600 printers

    @The Hat I have looked into the HP Officejet Pro X range of printers and there are two reasons why I don't consider them now: 1. they don't print borderless and 2. all the reviews I've read say they print with faint lines across pages, not sure if the new HP PageWide Pro range is better in this...
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    Photo quality on iX7000 and MX7600 printers

    @The Hat Thanks for the info. Yes, I know about gloss differential - have been printing with it for many years. I've eventually decided not to go with IX7000 because it's a beast and space in my mans cave is extremely valuable - I have 5 large formats (4 of which are 44') 3 Epson 3880 and a...
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