Re: How does the printer choose which black ink to use when it has pigment and dye based black ??

Synapse Syndrome wrote:
"DanG" <nospam@xxxxx> wrote in message news:uO-dnTko9LYtyQPanZ2dnUVZ_sGvnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Good. Now if only it did that with duplex printing too. I'd be happy to wait longer for the prints, of only it would print both sides with little fuss. As it stands, it is unlikely that I will ever use duplex printing, and I was looking forward to that ability. as I have never had a printer that could do this before (and I have had a laser printer in my family since the 80's - Canon LPB-8 MkIII).

Why not use duplex? It's just using different ink. If speed is an issue, use draft mode.


Well, it's just not as suitable as the pigment ink, and more expensive to use like that, but yes, it's not a big deal really. I actually think duplex printing is slower than normal printing.

Duplex printing is a lot slower than normal printing. The only reason to duplex print, IMO, is to save paper but then you have to figure in the added ink costs if you use OEM cartridges. The BCI-3 black is about twice the capacity of BCI-6 black for about the same cost per cartridge.
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