Photography Thailand Forum

[antonie]

I see on Photo-i in the UK  ( http://www.photo-i.co.uk/ ) that the European users are very excited about the new HP Photosmart Pro B9180 printer.  Neil Snape wrote a good review on it  http://www.neilsnape.com/HP9180_review.htm
I am struggling to get information from HP Thailand, has anybody seen it yet??

[thinley]

hi,

im also interested in this printer, and may need to purchase it in bangkok but im not there right now. The HP thailand website is not helpful but
I managed to find a PDF manual in thai so it seems it is available in thailand.

could anybody tell me what this printer costs in bangkok?

thanks

thinley

[antonie]

I tried HP a few months ago and they said March of this year, so I will check again and let you know.
Antonie

[mahonyWeb]

I have one - it's a monster :)

Prints are excellent, and ink usage doesn't appear to be too bad (though, I have nothing to compare it to...). I'm finding HP paper to be quite difficult to get hold of, and so use Canon paper.

:)

[thinley]

thanks Antonie, i would appreciate any info.

mahonyWeb , did you buy the printer in Thailand? How much did it cost?
i can imagine how large it is, the photo-i web reviewer said the box could not fit in the trunk of his car.

[mahonyWeb]

thinley - I didn't buy it in Thailand, I purchased it in Engand (where I live).

I think I paid £400 = circa 28,000 baht

[antonie]

I called HP Bangkok today, they do not sell it in Thailand ...............

[thinley]

thanks mahonyWeb.

Antonie,

Thanks for the help.

That is really strange. I wonder if they meant, it is not sold in thailand YET. I found the manual and quick start guide for the printer in thai on the HP website.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?man_lang=th&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=1142684&lang=en

HP thailand didn't reply to email inquiries. Oh, well. maybe i need to look at an epson.

[antonie]

I will check again, I actually got my secretary to call last week.....  I have been waiting since June last year to buy one.....

[Kees5]

I enquired by email a few weeks ago, and was told they didn't sell it in Thailand. I think i'd buy one straight away if they did. where I live (Vientiane) getting a good print made is nearly impossible.

[aaronkok]

Any other recommendations on other printers similar to the HP ?

[Kees5]

Canon IPF5000, over 100K bt, read about it on Luminous Landscape. Available Canon BKK.

HP 3100, saw one at HP in BKK, quite expensive

Epson 2400, now seen as older.