>>2905992>cis>inb4 gender memesI have never seen a good CIS implementation, also I once dealt with a company that used one when I needed to print bigger than 44" (they had an 11800), and results were terrible. They also used some off-brand canvas that sucked donkey balls and looked matte even after I coated the motherfucker with varnish... never again. They also had shit computers that must have had like 2-4GB of RAM because they struggled to open my files.
Next week I went to another company that used genuine carts, but massive 700ml ones that stuck out of the printer. They also used off-brand canvas, but because it was a more expensive German brand... the results were very satisfactory and the prints cost me about the same amount. They used Macs with nice NEC displays.
Some lessons I've learned:
Don't own a shit computer.
Use genuine inks unless you don't really care about quality.
Try to stick to paper made by the same company of the printer, unless it's actually better, like expensive art papers.
If you want cheaper inks, just get a larger printer that can accept bigger carts. A 220ml cart is significantly less expensive per-ml than an 80ml one, and in turn a 20ml one.
>>2906389The Epson 3880 is a rock-solid classic, although discontinued. Can print big, but is not oversized. Never clogs. Not very expensive. Accepts any size of paper from 4x6" to 17" wide.
The P800 is its modern replacement, but if you can find a used 3880 it's still worth getting.
