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PC Medic wrote:
> "SleeperMan" <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote in message
> news:S9Jed.4719$F6.1274219@news.siol.net...
>> Bill wrote:
>>> SleeperMan wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, the 3 & 6 series inks are essentially the same.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From i've learned recently (in this group), BCI3 is somewhat less
>>>>>> intensive color, so when putting it in, you'll see a small
>>>>>> difference in color intensity when printing photos.
>>>>>>
>>>>> The claim should have been "the 3e & 6 series inks are the same".
>>>>> There is a difference between 3 and 3e.
>>>>
>>>> I did mean 3e...
>>>> But, if they are the same, why did they changed the number??
>>>
>>> It's a "numbers thing" for the different models. Canon used the 6
>>> series for the six dye-based colour printers, and the 3 series for
>>> the three colour units. They have since dropped the scheme and I
>>> believe they just use the same series in all of their new printers.
>>
>> True...in new models, 3e series are no longer used...only 6 ones.
>> But still...why did they keep number 3e for text black? It could be
>> 6p for pigment, or 6p for photo...
> Because it is NOT just a numbering thing. There is actually a *slight*
> difference in the formula between the two (3 vs 6).
> In the case of the color tanks the 6 is slightly more dense, for the
> black 6 is dye and 3 is pigment.
So, i assumed right...