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To: Bruno Cipolla who wrote (8364)	12/12/1999 10:08:00 PM
From: Ausdauer	of 60323

Bruno Cipolla and Thread, 1) I tried out the HP C1000 ($399.99) and I find the prints to be of very good quality. The machine is very quiet. Also, it accepts CF cards right out of the camera and can print a contact sheet of all prints on the card (enumerated). On the display model I tried out (with the help of a HP representative) the printer actually chewed up three 4X6 photo cards at one time. I suspect somebody played around with the lever that adjusts for media thickness. After some tinkering the final result was very similar to photo quality. If you look very closely you can see some somewhat splotchy areas that appear to be very tiny puddles of ink that take on a somewhat brownish color on mixing. This must be related to the size of the ink drop that is layed down. This would be imperceptible to the average consumer. The CF card slot is nice, but I would not be satisfied with the raw results out of the camera and would be tempted to crop and tweak before printing. Thus, I find the CF/SM slots are a nice touch, although personally I might not use them so much. 2) I also looked at an Epson Stylus Photo 750 for $249.99. There were no rebates at all, so I was a bit disappointed. This printer is black (versus the typical putty color for all of the other Epson printers except the 740i which has a translucent housing). I actually allows the 6 picoliter dots to be layed down in a semi-continuous/contiguous fashion so that there is no white space between them. Despite this degree of precision it is difficult to see any running together of colors even in highly saturated areas. THE PHOTO QUALITY IS AWESOME. I was very impressed so bought the thing!!! I also purchased several packages of 4x6 photo cards which cost $5.99 each for 20 sheets. The ink costs $19.99 for a 5 color cartridge. I did not price the black cartridge. I plan to only print 4x6 photos and will not use the printer for daily needs. If the quality stands up over time I expect to pay about 45 cents per print (30 cents per sheet plus 15 cents for ink). It will take a while to chip away at the cost of the printer at this rate, but recall that the "film and developing" are free. I figure that I will be very selective in printing "keepers" and will leave the mediocre pictures on the Internet unless I get a special request for a print. Ausdauer

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