We have been using the Epson 7800 printer for about a year and have found it exceptional in terms of quality. The photo printouts on photo paper are just amazing. The printer has a maximum width of 24 inches. It can print full bleed 24 inches. The color reproduction is quite good. The only draw back is the cost of ink cartridges which may come to about Rs. 3400/- for one. There are a total of eight cartridges – Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow, Light Light black, Light Black and Photo or Matte Black. The printer can print on canvas too and numerous other media including back lit film. Back lit film from Technova is however not available at present in 24 inches width.
The printer can also be used for color proof copies. It is used in Technova’s Polyjet System also though the maximum dpi of 2880 x 1440 may not be high enough for 150 lpi. The cost of ink at 100 percent coverage comes to about Rs. 40 at 1440 dpi. The cost of the printer is around Rs. 200,000/-
The printer does not have a maximum printing length which depends only on the supply of ink and paper but we have experienced that some complications arise when printing at more than eight feet length. It may be because of the software. I have not been able to find out for sure.
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This post was written by admin on August 28, 2008
