Found this morning on the PW Pro mail list in response to a question
about support for the Epson 2880 ink jet printer.
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The only drawback for the 2880 is the size of cartridges, 11 ml too
small for intensive use and if you do many A3. If you do a lot of
printing I would suggest to go the extra mile and buy the Pro 3800:
with 80 ml cartridges the cost of ink per print is much less and you
recover the extra cost of the printer very soon. Also you don't need
to keep many spares at hand. The purchase cost of the 3800 including
the inks that come with the printer is less than that of the 2880 plus
6 cartridges per color to make the same ink quantity.
The 3800 is bigger though.
Good printing !
Gaetano
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I verified this by checking cost at B&H. The 3800 is being sold for
$1105. The 2880 is priced at $800 but with two rebates available
totaling $150 if purchased by Dec. 31. Cost is either $800 or $650 if
you move quickly. Eight color, 11 ml cartridge sets for the 2880 cost
$102.50 each. To get the (very near) equivalent of the 3800 cartridges
80 ml of ink you'll have to buy 6 of the 2880 sets which, along with the
11ml already in the printer will five you 77ml. Close enough. Final
cost for the extra ink sets is $615.
So, final cost for the 3800 is $1105 vs. either $1415 or $1265 if you
get both rebates. Of course, you'll have to do a lot of printing for
that to pay off. But the best deal is not always readily apparent.
Chuck Norcutt
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