HP B8330 vs B9180

[Luke]

Hi bros/sis

saw a lot of recommendations for B9180 in this forum. in HP Sing website there's a smaller brother B8330 (aka B8350 in US website).

Any body used & have comments abt the B8330? thanks. thanks!

[1Ds]

Originally Posted by Luke Hi bros/sis saw a lot of recommendations for B9180 in this forum. in HP Sing website there's a smaller brother B8330 (aka B8350 in US website). Any body used & have comments abt the B8330? thanks. thanks!

The main different is the ink , the B9180 produce better B/W print

[Luke]

if i only cared abt color prints, are they both the same? reason asking is bec B9180 is 2x B8330 price.

[Umeiko]

Originally Posted by Luke if i only cared abt color prints, are they both the same? reason asking is bec B9180 is 2x B8330 price.

For colours, I guess the quality looks about the same as my old HP Photosmart.

But the pigment ink combined with Advance Photo Paper will produce water proof picture. In the case of HP dye-based photo printers (including B8330), the picture is only water resistant.

I used B9180 to print a b&w on matt canvas. It is stunning. Inspired me to start to do b&w photos. :P

[Hawaiisg]

i have only tried the satin matte paper and agree, both color and moreso black and whites are stunning just as you said. i'm currently looking for double-sided photo paper for this printer (b9180) any thoughts, ideas on where to find them or what brands?

[amvrobin]

Yes, HP's adv satin matte is quite good. i heard from dpreview that HP Professional satin will be even better. Pro Satin is thicker than Adv satin but i am not sure where to get a3+ size of pro satin. hp website has only much wider pro satin papers.

http://www.photo-i.co.uk/BB/viewtopic.php?t=2481
http://maxradi.us/photos/B9180_Paper/
http://www.shadowbrush.org/wiki/inde...le=B9180Papers

i tried Hahnemuhle smooth fine art papers. they r good. but i like to try their bright white papers.

[Umeiko]

Originally Posted by amvrobin Yes, HP's adv satin matte is quite good. i heard from dpreview that HP Professional satin will be even better. Pro Satin is thicker than Adv satin but i am not sure where to get a3+ size of pro satin. hp website has only much wider pro satin papers. http://www.photo-i.co.uk/BB/viewtopic.php?t=2481 http://maxradi.us/photos/B9180_Paper/ http://www.shadowbrush.org/wiki/inde...le=B9180Papers i tried Hahnemuhle smooth fine art papers. they r good. but i like to try their bright white papers.

I know CP sells Hahnemuhle paper, while Pic & Pixel sells HP Hahnemuhle paper. Do you know of other sources of Hahnemuhle paper?

[1Ds]

Originally Posted by Umeiko I know CP sells Hahnemuhle paper, while Pic & Pixel sells HP Hahnemuhle paper. Do you know of other sources of Hahnemuhle paper?

So far they are the only 2 in the market.

[tim]

What about the Canon Hahnemuhle paper? They are OEM by Hahnemuhle Co.

http://www.canon.com.sg/index.cfm?fu...&filetitle=264