Canon vs Epson vs HP printers on Black/White printing

[kiwi2]

Has anyone done a comparison among the 3 printers on black and white printing? Read a review once posted by a kind person on CS b4... Seems like Epson and HP are better than Canon on this. Can someone verify this?

I think HP uses 3 different types of black ink for more shades of grey and black?? I've only seen once the black and white quality of an HP b/w print and I was impressed. Very nice overall tonality. Haven't seen the ones from Epson and Canon though.

Hope someone will be kind enuff to share some thots and experience here. Thanks!

[knoxknocks]

I found this link at Steve's digicam. Look at his conclusions for B&Ws.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_...p8750_pg3.html

Think HP and Epson are comparable with Epson about double (?) the price. YMMV.

[kiwi2]

Originally Posted by knoxknocks I found this link at Steve's digicam. Look at his conclusions for B&Ws. http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_...p8750_pg3.html Think HP and Epson are comparable with Epson about double (?) the price. YMMV.

Thanks!

I finally found the link that was posted much earlier in this forum by Watcher:

http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer...229/index.html

Ok... I'm convinced the HP one beats all the Canon PIXMA models in terms of black n white.

HP colors should be as good as the Canon's also. Maybe the only downside is the HP one costs more per printing n is slower? But for those who can take that, go for the HP one.

[Watcher]

Originally Posted by kiwi2 Thanks! I finally found the link that was posted much earlier in this forum by Watcher: http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer...229/index.html Ok... I'm convinced the HP one beats all the Canon PIXMA models in terms of black n white. HP colors should be as good as the Canon's also. Maybe the only downside is the HP one costs more per printing n is slower? But for those who can take that, go for the HP one.

The one thing is that HP is still using dye and have limited paper to achieve longevity to match Epson. What is the price of the printers in SG? The prices shown here WRT HP is a bit strange...