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The 10 Epson Pro 5000 printer and the new 11 Epson Pro 9000 wide-format printer are a different "breed" than the above four Epson Stylus printer types. These two printers have Epson's Micro Piezo Dual Density Droplet (DX3) Print Technology which offers precise 11-nanogram dot size for remarkably small, clean, sharp dot placement, and achieving remarkable photographic clarity. To see how the Epson Pro 5000 compares with the 4 above printer types, click 12 HERE. EPSON Stylus Color printers 4 ink colors Constant MicroDot 6 ink colors Variable Ultra MicroDot Type 1 - ESC 600, 800, 850, 1520, 3000 YES YES no no Type 2 - ESC 740, 900 YES no no YES Type 3 - ES Photo 700, Photo EX no YES YES no Type 4 - ES Photo 750, 1200 no no YES YES A Visual Comparsion Now we come to the fun part of this discussion -- visually comparing actual printed samples (you know what they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words"). Dan Smith supplied us with a hi-res digital photo he took. Here is a cropped version of his photo shown actual size (@72 dpi): (Dan's original photo) Dan also supplied us with a print made from the Epson Photo 750. David Burkwall supplied us with a print made from the ESC 900. Our staff made additional prints from Dan's hi-res digital file using other Epson Stylus Color printers. All prints were made at 1440 x 720 dpi, using the "MicroWeave" setting, and printed on Epson's "Photo Paper". The resulting prints were then scanned using the Umax Powerlook 3000 (with an optical resolution of 3048 dpi). The ESC 900 has an incredibly small and crisp dot pattern that was almost as smooth as the older 6-color printers (type "3"). Both types of 6-color printers had a little edge in smoothness in background areas, ie. NOTE: In this test we did not have a comparison with the ESC 740 -- another "type 2" printer. Photo credit: Dan Smith To see how the Epson 1160, 1270 and 2000P compare with the 4 above printer types, click 15 HERE. You'll receive about 12 e-mail messages a year with valuable information. We also offer 19 free consulting about inkjet printing questions, media and inks (whether or not you buy our products) . The specially treated surface of Concorde Rag is formulated to maximize color space and minimize dot gain. This results in an art paper with outstanding photographic printability. No other paper produced to date accepts such a complete range of radically different inksets. Current test results using new pigmented inks are giving projected image stability numbers in excess of 150 years. Concorde Rag is one of the easiest fine art papers to print. If our online tests still haven't answered your questions, then maybe an actual print made from the printer of your choice will be the solution to your performance questions! Return to 26 Inkjet Art Solutions home (solutions for photo-realistic, archival and fine art inkjet printing) 27 Bair Art Editions (Custom inkjet printing & Gicle reproductions) Go to 28 Photo Products home (mounts, sleeves, and pages for photographers) 29 About Us -- who are these guys? Products distributed and sold by Inkjet Art Solutions are warranted only to the extent of the original manufacturer's warranty, by the manufacturer, not Inkjet Art Solutions. Inkjet Art Solutions provides limited support for products distributed by Inkjet Art Solutions only. Any product found to be defective will be replaced upon prepaid return of unused defective product. In no event will Inkjet Art Solutions be liable for indirect or consequential damages arising from the use or misuse of any of the products we sell or distribute. In general the manufacturer's warranties do not apply to defects caused by accidents, misuse, abuse, tampering, improper storage or out of date product. For more information regarding manufacturer's warranty, if there is any, please consult the manufacturer. Inkjet Art Solutions does not guarantee estimates of longevity for archival products, nor is Inkjet Art Solutions liable for any premature fading or deterioration of any sort. You as the buyer are liable to verify any estimates or other information given on Inkjet Art Solutions' web site or any pages directly or indirectly linked from it. Some information on our pages is quoted directly from manufacturer's web sites or other literature, Inkjet Art Solutions assumes no liability for the veracity of these claims. All longevity estimates should be treated as such, Inkjet Art Solutions is not liable for pre-mature fading of prints or damage to printers through use of our products. Be sure to properly research your purchase and follow the directions given.
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