What's the Difference between US & Foreign version of Wide Format Printers & ink?

Last week while replacing an ink cartridge on the Epson 9880, I looked on the blue sealed bag and it said "For China Only" and "For Japan Only" on the same bag. I've heard of people complaining of receiving "Chinese" ink in their printer (which they were worried was not genuine Epson ink due to the bag and the new clear / white cartridges) but never of this. So after a little digging, I discovered that basically the allocations between the countries for certain printers is constantly changing based on estimated sales in that location. The main difference between different versions of printers are the power cords, manuals, and thats about it. Most printers now accept both 110V and 22oV, much the same way computers can accept both. The only difference being the cord that connects the printer to the outlet, which is obviously country specific.

Before you start thinking about driving across borders to pick up a great deal due to the exchange rate, remember that once outside of their home countries many printers no longer are covered under warranty and often times you can not claim rebates once they've left. Just a fair warning. In response to those getting printers with ink inside marked for other countries, this is no big deal. Most of this inks are in fact universal.

I know that the Canon IPF X000 and X100 series, the Epson Stylus Pro '880 Series, and the HP Designjet Z3100, Z2100, and Z6100 automatically will switch between 110 V and 220 V and work fine with either.