Epson R1800 when will they be in stores?

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The R1800 over the R800 appears to be a good choice, however, the Canon
i9900 might be a better choice.

John A. Stovall wrote:

>I'm thinking about getting the R1800 rather than the R800 for photo
>printing. But I'm not seeing then in any of the online stores like
>Newegg. When can we expect to start seeing them for real?
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If that is the case good luck with the R1800. I hope you plan on using
OEM Epson inks.

John A. Stovall wrote:

>On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 17:40:52 GMT, measekite <measekite@yahoo.com>
>wrote:
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>>The R1800 over the R800 appears to be a good choice, however, the Canon
>>i9900 might be a better choice.
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>I need long term archive capability and that requires pigmented inks
>which I've not seen in Canon printers but I think one.
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"John A. Stovall" <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 18:39:39 GMT, measekite <measekite@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
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>>If that is the case good luck with the R1800. I hope you plan on using
>>OEM Epson inks.
>
> Of course, why would one us anything else?
>
> You can do it cheap or you can do it right.

Wise words. As a photo pro - I don't use anything other than Epson.

Si.

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On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 21:10:47 GMT, measekite <measekite@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>I have not heard of a lot of successes with 3rd party PIGMENTED ink in
>Epson printers.

Which has nothing to do with the issue of when can I buy an R1800.


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On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 18:57:57 -0600, "John Q" <nospam@notmail.com>
wrote:

>"John A. Stovall" <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote ...
>> On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 21:10:47 GMT, measekite <measekite@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
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>> >I have not heard of a lot of successes with 3rd party PIGMENTED ink in
>> >Epson printers.
>>
>> Which has nothing to do with the issue of when can I buy an R1800.
>
>There is a listing on eBay selling the Epson R1800 for $529.97 with a ship
>date of March 15.
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14303&item=6748131674
>He doesn't say if he's an authorized dealer.
>

I'm not in a rush and will wait for a know source rather than eBay.
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