Thats what i bought the R220 for., B&W. My Canon sems to be back on track. Gremlins i quess.
Dave > > > One thing to think about, Ann, is that if you are going to change back > and forth between the color and B&W ink sets is that it requires wasting > a lot of ink on cleaning cycles. It would probably be cheaper to just > buy a second printer for the B&W, especially since you can use the ink > comes with in the the color printer so the actual cost is only pocket > change. The ink cart that came with my R200 were not starter cartridges > but full ones, so it the printer with cartridges was actually cheaper > than buying just the cartridges off of ebay. > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > Kenneth Waller wrote: > >> Ann, I recently got the R220 mainly for use as a text printer but I also > >> wanted to be able to print color photos. If you're not going to do any > >> color > >> prints with it, what I'm about to relate might not interest you. > >> > >> I paid $99 USD for the printer @ Comp USA - it comes with 6 ink cartridges. > >> If you go out and but the cartridges separately you'll pay around 70 to 80 > >> USD - so it might make sense to buy a spare printer! > >> > >> BTW - I haven't done any B+W printing with it but it does great color > >> prints. > >> Mainly printing on glossy photo paper for 4"X6". > >> > >> Kenneth Waller > >> > > Ken, that is what I paid -- > > It came with a starter set of ink that allowed me to print > > quite a lot. I am planning on > > doing color printing- though mainly for transfer sheets to > > print on fabric now and then > > and for my business cards and to make my calendar prototype. > > > > I would like to make some serious bw prints on it if > > possible though. > > > > at least with the 6 separate cartridges the color ones one > > at a time works. If I buy the > > ink cartridges one at a time I can get $3.00 off on each at > > my local Staples with their > > recycling plan. > > > > My 820 totally crapped out on me and I was mid project when > > it died. > > > > ann > > > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: OT: new printer - Epson r220 -questions > >> > >>> now I have 6 ink cartridges - > >>> > >>> I'm not doing a lot of printing, but opinions about this > >>> beast and how it > >>> handles black and white would be appreciated before I go off > >>> and run out of > >>> ink experimenting. > >>> > >>> Someone was talking a while back about getting all gray > >>> scale cartridges - > >>> > >>> favorite papers for this printer as opposed to older ones? > >>> > >>> So far all I've used it for is a bit of text and making 20 > >>> transfer sheets for > >>> a t-shirt design job I had - those came out well. > >>> > >>> thanks > >>> > >>> ann > >>> > > > > >
