Epson 3880 on Sale for $850

[Ron Marshall]

In case anyone is considering a purchase:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...ge_Format.html

[Rider]

I wonder if this is a sign of something new to come?

[Curt]

free shipping.

[neil poulsen]

I wonder if this is a sign of something new to come?

And that's through October 31st.

[asnapper]

Its been reported Epson will have 3 new printers at Photokina but I doubt one will be a replacement for the 3880

[Larry Gebhardt]

$799 at Atlex.com with free shipping.

[R Mann]

At what point is it worth it to buy it just for the ink?

[SAShruby]

At what point is it worth it to buy it just for the ink?

Funny thing is, that the cost of ink is exactly what Epson is after. They gave you tool cheap and then rip you off on inks... How do you increase your revenue? Sacrifice one time revenue of the printer to offset added value embedded in inks. At the end, you make'em money because you have to use printer to avoid clogging your head which would cost you $$$, so you must use ink...

Easy

[Greg Miller]

I have had my 48900 for several years. It sometimes goes a while without printing. It rarely needs a cleaning, and when it does a single pass or two of cleaning generally clears it up. That's a significant improvement over the 4000 that I owned; and renders the loss of ink due to nozzle clogging pretty moot. I think with each successive generation of printers. Epson has been able to improve the clogging issue (which is inherent to all inkjets).

And while I would always like to see the price of ink go down (and I know that's where all the profit is for the manufacturers who count on a captive audience), the price of ink per print is not that bad. If I could cause a price reduction, I would focus on paper prices before ink prices.

The cost for ink at B&H prices is about $450. So at $799, the printer is only costing $350. That's a heck of a price for a heck of a printer.

Regarding ink prices, it is interesting to note that the 80 ml cartridges for the 3880 are almost exactly the same price as the 110ml cartridges for the 4880. Too bad the 4880 does not support hot swappable MK & PK.

[SAShruby]

And strategies like cancelling warranty if you use 3rd party inks... nice move, right? BTW, a reminder!, first fill up take 50% of your cartridge, so make sure you buy extra inks too ($450 to be added).