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Bob Headrick wrote:
> "Müller Thomas" <spam@elfstone.de> wrote in message
> news:cm7tu1$34c$1@svr7.m-online.net...
>
>> But im specially interested if the 5000 needs less .. ehm..
>> fuel/color/dye to print fotos, due to the smaller dropplet-size.
>> This of course could only be proved/disproved by a real test, thats
>> why im looking for a review.
>
> Usually ink limits are set by the media characteristics and the dye
> loads of the ink. Making the drops twice as small (all else being
> equal) would typically mean the need for twice as many drops to
> provide to proper amount of saturation on the media.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP
MY thinking exactly...since 5000 has 1pl drops, it also has 9600x2400 dpi
instead of 4800x1200, which means, (just assuming) that if 4000 at normal
quality prints at 2400x600, then 5000 would print at same setting with
4800x1200...which again means that same amount of ink is used while it can
happen that it will be slower, due to more dots needed to print. Again, i
think it's worthed to think twice before you pay so much more for just a
little better (if any). Official site states same amount of pages for both
models, but i doubt if that comes true in practice...