I've had the R2400 for 18 months and I'm not in any rush to replace it. While Jim was making a joke, it's really not true that digital technology obsoletes things so rapidly; the availability of new stuff doesn't eliminate the functionality of the old stuff. As long as Epson keeps making K3 cartridges, I'll be happy, at least until I want to print wider than 13" - which I very rarely did in the darkroom anyway before. --Dana ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Dana, I've been using an HP 722 inkjet printer that's almost 10 years old. The fact is that HP is still using the same printing assembly in many of their latest models. And I have no problem buying cartridges from HP or my local refiller. Both work like a charm. As for Epson, I avoid them like the plague. When I want true permanence and photographic quality, it's Dektol, even with RC papers. Bob R ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.