Epson printer preference R1800 or R2400

[kimbelloni]

Hi,
I'm sorry if this isn't the appropriate forum to post this on but I'm very tempted to purchase a wide format printer to print my scrapbook pages on and am waffling between Epson's R1800 and R2400. The biggest functional difference I can see between the two is that the 2400 has a flat feeder for thick paper. Does anyone have either of these two printers and if you have the 2400, is the flat feed the biggest difference?...and if so, have you found it useful?...thanks so much...Kim

[nkeevers]

Hi,
I'm sorry if this isn't the appropriate forum to post this on but I'm very tempted to purchase a wide format printer to print my scrapbook pages on and am waffling between Epson's R1800 and R2400. The biggest functional difference I can see between the two is that the 2400 has a flat feeder for thick paper. Does anyone have either of these two printers and if you have the 2400, is the flat feed the biggest difference?...and if so, have you found it useful?...thanks so much...Kim

I'm sure someone knows more about them than me but I've been looking into the R1800. I think they are similar but the R2400 has interchangeable photo and matte black cartridges. It's supposed to give superb black and white prints...I think it may be more for black and white. I keep hearing that the R1800 gives better color but I could be wrong. Also you can use various papers with the R2400...matte roll, fine art, canvas, board medias, etc. where I don't think you can use as much with the R1800.

I'm sure someone can come along and give you more information. Good luck. I'm going for the R1800 because I do more color than black and white prints.

[Codebreaker]

I have the R2400 and certainly the B&W images are fantastic - but then so are the Colour prints as well.

I can't comment on the R1800 as I've never had the chance to push a print through one.

Colin

[LeeOtsubo]

The R2400 is considered superior for B&W prints and the R1800 with GLOP (gloss optimizer) is superior for glossy color. This thread (http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00CSky) has some useful and detailed info re: differences.

The R2400 is supposedly better at handling thick art papers but I've had no problems as long as you know the tricks. Artists have commented that my fine art canvas prints look like paintings. As for paper choices, both have a wide range. There's no purpose to having many choices unless you're prepared to pay US$40-US$100 per paper for a custom profile.

For scrapbooking, I think the R1800 or new R1400 are better choices. Both are rated ~100 years by Wilhem. YMMV, HTH, TTFN!

[kimbelloni]

Thanks to all...especially that link Leo. That was very helpful. I think I can get by with the 1800 based on that. You just saved me $$s! Many thanks...Kim

[PattyD]

I have the R1800 & the 2200 which is a few years old. I love both printers but I think that the 2200 does a better job the only problem is that it doesn't print borderless.

[pixlbandit]

Lee,
I am interested in more of your experience in using the R1800 to print on canvas (what/whose canvas are you using--cut sheet, roll?), watercolor paper (do you?) and photrag--I don't print glossies on photopaper ever (not to my taste). Thus, I had deemed this printer to be out of the running. What 'tricks' do you use to get the canvas or heavier papers to load and run through? Is the surface of all the prints 'gloppy?' Anything else you have to say. I'm not asking for much, huh? :D

Vicki

[pixlbandit]

PattyD,
Hi, I'm not a scrapper but I am a neighbor.
Vicki