Wow - I had no idea the 7600s were going for that little... I think I
may have to pick
one up to complement my 130 (which I love) for canvas/pigment printing.
Criagslist isn't showing a 7600 around here (Issaquah/Seattle) for sale,
but I'll be keeping my eyes
open. Good tip!
-Bob
Richard George wrote:
Hi,
Um, If you really wanted a unit to get archival prints on all sorts of
media, the HP 130 probably wasn't the best choice for you.
It can't eat very heavy media so you are restricted in what you can
print on, and the dye ink is pretty much only archival on
swellable polymer media without heroic measures (coating, etc.,). It is
not a "general purpose" machine...
That said, I love mine, but I pretty much always use it to print on
their swellable polymer media.
If you really are looking for something to print on vinyl, canvas, all
sorts of interesting paper, etc., you might consider "craigslisting" the
130 and picking up a used Epson 7600 instead - They're going around here
for ~$600 used in good condition, and while they
got issues, they'll print on all sorts of stuff, and you can get very
nice images with careful profiling...
Best,
