Its been interesting reading the various comments on the 130 printer. We run a 1 hour digital photo lab in Adelaide South Australia, and have had a 130NR for 4 years now. In that time, we had HP out once in the first few months to fix some some feed problem or other. Since then I have called HP once with some other minor issue which was fixed on the phone. We have replaced the cutter blade once in that time and have NEVER yet replaced the print heads. We average 2 rolls a week of 24in canvas for our customer canvas orders. We use Torino 17M canvas and other than a couple of issues with bad cutting from the manufacturers, it has not been a problem. We also do publicity banners on polypropelyne backed material. All in all, it has been a great printer, and has more than earned its keep. We looked at replacing it a little while back, but decided that if there ain't nothing wrong, then why fix it. Sure it has its foibles, but we are used to them, and we work with them. Its quality is excellent, and the color balance is great. We have not used ANY profiles to set it up, we just experimented with the various HP setups and lucked in on one that is perfect. Alan in Adelaide
----- Original Message ----- From: michaelhine To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:32 AM Subject: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: Epson 7600 vs HP Designjet 130 --- In [email protected], "pb19149" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've owned a Epson 7600 for many years. The print head needs to be > replaced ($600). I'm thinking of replacing the Epson with the > Designjet 130. From what I read, the blacks are much better on the > 130, it prints faster than the 760, and possibly lower maintinence. > Not much more. > > I would like to get some opinions and experiences from people who > owned or own a Epson 7600, or similar, and are using a Designjet > 130. Things such as color accuracy and gamut, maintainence, clogging > frequency, matt printing, gloss printing, ink usage, best papers and > any other advantages or disadvantages in comparison to the Epson's. > > Thanks. > I've had my DJ 130 for over a year now and it was the best purchase I've made in a printer, I never used the Epson 7600 but a friend of mine has the Epson 4000 and the one complaint he has about the printer is that if you don't use it regularly it will clog. I use matte paper but not from HP I use Red River Paper Aurora Art Paper it is a 100% cotton rag, acid free and has no Optical Brighteners, I found the output to be very good. As far as longevity I coat mine using a product from Breathing Color called Glamour II Veneer. I hope this helps. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.6/1282 - Release Date: 2/15/2008 7:08 PM
