What Is The Life Span Of An Epson 9800 Wide Format Inkjet Printer
By:Nicholas Friend
It?s becoming almost mind boggling these days. The marketplace for wide format inkjet printers in the fine art segment is so increasingly competitive that traditional OEM?s such as Epson, HP, and Canon, are now announcing new printers nearly every single year. When one OEM announces a new feature that might provide a competitive advantage, all it does is fuel the innovative fire within the others to do the same. The end result is a marketplace and a consumer audience in mayhem. This brings us to the Epson 9800, which was released nearly two years ago but has been sold for the past two years as if no new inkjet printer was going to replace it and render it obsolete. Consumers ? don?t hold your breath. In January of 2007 rumors began to surface regarding descriptions and details of Epson?s newest innovation. Once that information began to swirl, the value of an Epson 9800 printer began diminishing. Now that the 11880 has been announced, this printer may become obsolete sooner than we ever had imagined. All in all, who knows what the true life span of an Epson 9800 is. Two years, three years, four years ? it really depends on what a user is using it for. In the fine art world, where top quality must always be used and if new technology to produce it is released then it must be purchased, two years, however appalling, is probably an accurate estimate. On the other hand, if the printer is going to be used to service less professional markets, the printer can last for many years through continual service from technicians to print just about anything. It really depends on which market the end user is competing for and what position within it is desired. Nick Friend, President of Breathing Color, Inc., is a principle-centered entrepreneur who has many years of experience in developing and executing innovative sales and marketing strategies as well as building, training, and leading national and international sales forces. His ability to recognize market opportunities, build successful business models, and lead organizations has been demonstrated with multiple business ventures including Schematics Productions, Inc., a niche focused men?s apparel company that was acquired by a large manufacturing company and is still in operation today. His diverse experience also extends to bringing related digital imaging products to market, including digital art papers for the professional art and photography markets. Here, Mr. Friend regularly contributes articles and expertise to key industry publications. Mr. Friend has analyzed Epson 9800