Looking to buy Epson 9880 or 9880 Color Burst ?

Dave Clee

I am looking to invest in a large format printer, looking at the Epson 9880, but I am a bit confused on the 2 models.

One is a color burst edition which is a tad more expensive. Does anyone know if this option is worth buying ??

Cheers

Dave

David_S85

thread bump

Dave Clee

I guess no one is using either one of these models for their printing

billg71

If you're not doing CMYK proofing for offset printed publication, the Colorburst RIP won't do anything for you. It has no page layout capabilities and the Epson version can only use Epson paper profiles. It's a very good tool for specific applications but it doesn't do a lot for general photo printing.

If you want a RIP, check out the Imageprint. Or just use Lightroom for printing.

Also, if you're in the market for a pro printer, you might want to wait a month or so for the 9900.

HTH,
Bill

Dave Clee

Thanks for the info Bill. I will read up on the 9900..

Cheers

Dave

billg71 wrote:

If you're not doing CMYK proofing for offset printed publication, the Colorburst RIP won't do anything for you. It has no page layout capabilities and the Epson version can only use Epson paper profiles. It's a very good tool for specific applications but it doesn't do a lot for general photo printing.

If you want a RIP, check out the Imageprint. Or just use Lightroom for printing.

Also, if you're in the market for a pro printer, you might want to wait a month or so for the 9900.

HTH,
Bill