New Epson printer

[10sacer]

Guess whats in the boxes?

 

[CheapVehicleWrap]

Looks like something the wife was dead-set against but you managed to pull off.

Don't let Sar see that. She'll rip your heart out before the first cartridge is empty.

 

[Dice]

ohhh. How goes this compare to the GS6000?

 

[Freese]

Was expecting GS6000.....

Definately the first person I've seen with it. What vendor had it?

 

[Rydaddy]

Keep us posted!

 

[10sacer]

Looks like something the wife was dead-set against but you managed to pull off.

I don't even know what that means...

Color Management Group is doing built-in profiles for it and I get to play with it and try to break it in the meantime.

Will post relevant updates as I am allowed.

 

[RichBoysInk]

Where did you get it? Do US resellers even have this yet? I'm strongly considering getting one of these.

 

[Jr Douglas Imaging]

what is it?

nevermind i see it

 

[CS-SignSupply]

Specs Here

 

[Robert M]

Rich Boys

Epson is coming in to see us next week about selling this printer in Colorado, I'll let you know when it will be available

 

[10sacer]

No dealer has them yet.

 

[Rooster]

What is this TFP head they're using? Is it the same as a standard DX5/DX6 or something different?

 

[sar bossier]

Looks like something the wife was dead-set against but you managed to pull off.

Don't let Sar see that. She'll rip your heart out before the first cartridge is empty.

Aaawww, Chico luv - How did I miss this post??! Only for you bebe!! All other hearts are safe ...

 

[Molenbeek]

They will be available to ship mid April is what we are being told. We have one and are bringing it to the ISA show in Orlando next week. Great printer!

We are taking orders- let us know!

Thanks

matt

www.advantagesignsupply.com

 

[OldPaint]

for a smaller EPSON, i got this one $300, 13 X 44 capable, 6 color photo borderless on sale for $219.00 if you buy it at STAPLES, and you have a old dead printer, they will give you another $50 OFF THE NEW PRINTER..... for the old dead one. which i did, final cost for this epson 1430 artisan printer was $169.00!!!!!!!
http://www.staples.com/Epson-Artisan-1430-Wide-Format-Printer/product_420269

 

[jhanson]

I notice they say it's an 8 channel head with 720 nozzles per color. That's double the width of a "DX5" or "DX6" generation head, which had 8 channels, 360 nozzles per color. It's not a "DX7" since AFAIK that's what everyone is calling the SP 7900 ten channel head.

This sounds like a totally different beast.

10sacer, any chance you could get a photo beneath the head carriage (from the maintenance area) once the printer's installed?

 

[Robert M]

That print head

I just got my product info on the SureColor
It is a 10 channel x 360 nozzles by one inch width, looks to be the same head they have been running in the 11880. Interesting they went away from the 8 color set up they were so proud of. This printer is not made by Mutoh, Epson is having them made in China. I wonder what the street price will be?

 

[HulkSmash]

i just got my product info on the surecolor
it is a 10 channel x 360 nozzles by one inch width, looks to be the same head they have been running in the 11880. Interesting they went away from the 8 color set up they were so proud of. This printer is not made by mutoh, epson is having them made in china. I wonder what the street price will be?

~16000

 

[Donny7833]

Any feedback on this yet?

 

[10sacer]

Still plugging away at the profiles, but initial opinion is that it is a good moderately priced entry level solvent machine. I am picky, so i am not a huge fan of 4-color only machines, but the print quality is sufficient for standard sign shop output.

I can't give a full review until we are done with this unit. There's good and not so good and some things that make you wonder how a decision was made to do something a particular way, but all in all, it will serve a place in the franchise sign world where cost is a factor. We did a 2-pass bi-directional print to crappy banner material and it looked pretty good.