Bob,

Seriously, they do - look around, and be sure to make an offer - you see 
some people still trying to get crazy high prices, but the ones that move go
down in that range...

I almost bought one myself, but I just don't have the room for one at 
the moment..

Best,

rkg

> 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,
>>
>
>  


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