A3 Colour Printer???

[SpaceGirl]

We use Epson Stylus Photo 1290 A3 colour inkjets and they are suberb, even
on bog standard paper - but feed them photo paper or coated paper and
you'll get production quality.


"Rob" <rob@mitchell-02-11-1982.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bf30us$rmd$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk... Does anyone have any ideas where I can get an A3 Colour Printer from in
the UK? (Laser Jet - if possible) I have been looking for a while and asking local computer retailers and
all I get is blank looks and 'oh' im not too sure about that?!?!? I was wondering if anyone could suggest : 1. A good A3 Colour Printer (to be used for University Portfolio and printing proofs/roughs for website layouts) 2. Any retailers in the U.K that I might be able to order one from, preferably Mail Order or retailers in and around Manchester? Thanks in advance -- Rob Mitchell Graphic Designer / Dreamsite Web Media www.dreamsite.co.uk

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in article bf41l3$b1h71$1@ID-129131.news.uni-berlin.de, SpaceGirl at
spaceNOgirlSPAM@subhuman.net wrote on 16/07/2003 19:22:
We use Epson Stylus Photo 1290 A3 colour inkjets and they are suberb, even on bog standard paper - but feed them photo paper or coated paper and you'll get production quality.

Me too (1270 model - but that's almost the same) and I must confess that the
print quality with this 6-color printer is SUPERB!!! It's driven thru RIP
software (PowerRIP 2000, that's something similar to BestCOLOR and it can be
easily calibrated and it, alltogether works as a real PostScript printer, no
bull!) and if anyone wants to have ALMOST-PROOF printer that's the right
combo! And, of course, it's ment to be used with Special Coated Papers or
Glossy Papers manufactured by Epson too!!! I do PROOFS with it all the time
and it's reliable color gives me immediate look into the work I do and it's
final look and feel... And it's right under your nose. Nice indeed!

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Kreso

[SpaceGirl]

"Kre¼o" <kresimir.bikic@zg.htnet.hr> wrote in message
news:BB3C52F3.A7E6%kresimir.bikic@zg.htnet.hr... in article bf41l3$b1h71$1@ID-129131.news.uni-berlin.de, SpaceGirl at spaceNOgirlSPAM@subhuman.net wrote on 16/07/2003 19:22: We use Epson Stylus Photo 1290 A3 colour inkjets and they are suberb,
even on bog standard paper - but feed them photo paper or coated paper and you'll get production quality. Me too (1270 model - but that's almost the same) and I must confess that
the print quality with this 6-color printer is SUPERB!!! It's driven thru RIP software (PowerRIP 2000, that's something similar to BestCOLOR and it can
be easily calibrated and it, alltogether works as a real PostScript printer,
no bull!) and if anyone wants to have ALMOST-PROOF printer that's the right combo! And, of course, it's ment to be used with Special Coated Papers or Glossy Papers manufactured by Epson too!!! I do PROOFS with it all the
time and it's reliable color gives me immediate look into the work I do and
it's final look and feel... And it's right under your nose. Nice indeed! -- Kreso

No to mention the £300 price tag...! Really good lil printers. I have its'
baby brother, the 750 photo A4 version here at home too. Just as good
output, for £120 if you dont mind the smaller format :)

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in article bf6m9h$be842$1@ID-129131.news.uni-berlin.de, SpaceGirl at
spaceNOgirlSPAM@subhuman.net wrote on 17/07/2003 19:27:


--- S N I P --- "Kre¼o" <kresimir.bikic@zg.htnet.hr> wrote in message news:BB3C52F3.A7E6%kresimir.bikic@zg.htnet.hr... in article bf41l3$b1h71$1@ID-129131.news.uni-berlin.de, SpaceGirl at spaceNOgirlSPAM@subhuman.net wrote on 16/07/2003 19:22: We use Epson Stylus Photo 1290 A3 colour inkjets and they are suberb, even on bog standard paper - but feed them photo paper or coated paper and you'll get production quality.
--- S N I P --- No to mention the £300 price tag...! Really good lil printers. I have its' baby brother, the 750 photo A4 version here at home too. Just as good output, for £120 if you dont mind the smaller format :)
--- S N I P ---

Yep! Agreed! Don't know about the prices in UK but, here in Croatia, the
price for the big brother, 1270 is (was) more/less --> 400 EUR... You feed
it with some RIP as I did (PowerRIP 2000) and you get PROOF for a small
price and with outstanding performance and quality. Now, the only thing you
need is to buy Epson papers and, of course, Epson ink! And the quality won't
be missing, right!? Anyhow, HP is getting in the game these days and they're
also good, fast and reliable. I have small HP ink-jet, 980cxi Pro and I must
say it's FANTASTIC! It's much faster than Epson but I don't have any RIP for
it but even withou it it's brilliant!

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Kreso