Peter Lea Posted March 2, 2009 Share #1 Posted March 2, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm planning to replace my six year old Epson 2100, but am having trouble deciding among the Canon 9500, the Epson R2880, and the Epson 3800. I'm leaning slightly towards the last, because prinitng costs seem cheaper, but I'd be grateful for any advice from those who have or have had one or more of them. I print in both colour and B&W, mainly A3 and A4, and tend to print in bursts of enthusiasm, rather than every week. I've had bad experiences with customer support from HP, so the 9180 isn't on my list. Many thanks for your comments. Peter Lea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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R.Costello Posted March 2, 2009 Share #2 Posted March 2, 2009 I agonized over this same decision for several months waiting for the upgrade to the 3800. The other day I saw a $200.00 mail in rebate from Epson offered and with a good vendor price ($1189.00) delivered, I ordered the 3800. I don't think you can do better than that. My 2200 died a few months ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookeye Posted March 2, 2009 Share #3 Posted March 2, 2009 Funny, more or less the same thing happened to me. I had in fact ordered an Epson R2880. When I came in to the shop to pick it up I started discussing the various printers with some knowledgeable professionals who happened to visit the shop at the time. They pointed to the small size of the ink cartridges for the 2880 and how much less expensive (in terms of ink) it is to print with the 3800. At the time the shop had a campaign to offload remaining stock of 'old' 3800's. Hence I ended up buying a 3800 in stead and paying only a little more than I woud have for the 2880. I have used it for a little over two months and begin to really like it. Also, the size of the printer is complimentary to the M8 as I feel the biggest prints I would routinely make from the M8 is A2. I have made a dozen up to now and they come out very well. Admittedly, the 3800 has some quirks to it. One of them is the tendency for the printer head to crash into the margin of the paper (at the very end of the print) if you print A2 on heavy photo paper. It leaves some ugly ink stains at the bottom of the print. But increasing the platen gap for those special occasions solves the problem. Best of luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted March 2, 2009 Share #4 Posted March 2, 2009 I got an email from atlex.com on Fri about refurb 3800's at $750. Free shipping and 1-yr warranty. I buy all my printers refurb and wish this deal had been there for me a while ago. g'luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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