Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 Printers - New $3000 Instant Rebate

Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 Printers - New $3000 Instant Rebate - September 1st through October 31st, 2009. This replaced the Epson GS6000's Mail In Rebate.

Can't go to Print 09 but don't want to miss anything?

Gordon Pritchard of the Quality in Print blog ( http://qualityinprint.blogspot.com/ ) has generously offered to check out any booths or vendors at September's Print 09 in Chicago. Luckily I live in Chicago and will be attending, but I liked the idea.

More info at:
http://qualityinprint.blogspot.com/2009/08/want-to-go-to-print-09-but-cant.html

MYPrint // Print09 September 11–16, 2009 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

Bluecubit releases Imagenest 1.2.1

http://www.bluecubit.com/downloads.html 

Its an awesome program that I now use almost daily. I found that the newest version didn't save my settings from V1.1 (page size settings, printer dialogue box things, etc.) I have contacted them regarding that and will post when I figure out what caused it. Other than that, ImageNest has been a very solid program.

They are also looking for features requests if you are a current or potential user.

The main thing I would like to see is an option to save the layouts for later, so you can prep when you are not in front of your printer. A little greater control of the cut marks wouldn't hurt either.

Definitely check out their demo if you haven't yet.

Digital Graphics Resources (DGR) Goes out of Business

Digital Graphics Resource, www.digitalgraphicsresources.com, a large supplier of Canon, Epson, Wacom, Eizo Monitors, and many other products has gone out of business.

Their website now simply displays the plain text on a white background:

DigitalGraphicsResources.com has closed and is no longer conducting business.

Based upon some recent reviews at Reseller Ratings and Complaints Board, it looked like people saw this coming. Read the discussion at:

• http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Digital_Graphics_Resources
  
• http://www.complaintsboard.com/byurl/digitalgraphicsresources.com.html
  

Huge Sale - IPF6100 and IPF5100 ends soon

There has been a huge sale going on the Canon IPF6100 and the Canon IPF5100. If you haven't noticed, the ipf 5100 is selling for as low as ~$800 (with serial number of existing printer) with a bunch of free paper and the ipf 6100 has been selling for ~$1500. Check out IT for free freight. I doubt this will last much longer, this seems to be way below cost considering MSRP of $2800 (IPF 6100) and $2000 (IPF 5100).

As was the case with the last IPF 5000 sale, you might want to consider picking up another printer if you already own one. When you factor in the cost of ink, printheads, and spare parts, buying one might make economic sense. For example, printheads can run up to $500. Buying two would be around $1000. If you bought another unit at $800, you get two printheads and the rest of the unit is essentially free (all the ink, etc).

Check the deals out at:

• IPF 5100 -- http://www.itsupplies.com/cgi-bin/itsupplies.storefront/en/Product/2157B002AA

• IPF 6100 -- http://www.itsupplies.com/cgi-bin/itsupplies.storefront/en/Product/1016B002AA

Remember to add the product to the basket to see the real price.

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HP Designjet Z3200 - New HP Z series printer

Hewlett Packard (HP) recently announced the release of its new HP Z3200 photo printer. Available in 24" and 44", it is set to replace the current HP Designjet Z3100 series. The Z3200's notable improvements over the Z3100 include:

HP Z3200 Improvements:

• Newly formulated Red ink (called Chromatic Red) --hopefully eliminating the Orange color problem on some Z3100's
• Improved Pantone Matching
  
• Updated internal software by ErgoSoft and Betterlight.com
  
• StudioPrint RIP software is included from ErgoSoft
• Eliminated pizza wheel issues of the initial Designjet Z3100

HP Z3200 Similarities to HP Z3100:

• Speed: not any faster
• ICC Profiles: same internal spectrophotometer
• Inks: 11 colors still the same
• Same outer look

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HP Designjet Z3100 - 44" Model

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HP Designjet Z3200 - 44" Model

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There was a collaboration between HP and Nikon to create an end to end color management solution. The printer includes ErgoSoft's RIP - StudioPrint. There are additional features that work with Nikon D3 series cameras to manage your colors from the initial photographing to the printing process.