If you were going to buy a wide format printer what would it be? I'm talking A1 (24") not 60 inches. There is a massive price differential between prices in NZ and the USA. I've heard all the economies of scale and backup stories ... blah, blah, blah. When a printer costs $2500 in the states and the equivalent price here is double, then my finely tuned BS meter starts hitting the red.
The 3 brands seem to be Epson, HP and Canon. I had a good look at the HP3200Z, but I'm leaning towards the Epson 7890. I wonder whether taking a punt and importing one from the USA might be worthwhile. I have imported a very high end cd player which I use with a stepdown transformer and it works just fine. I'm assuming a 110V printer will work ok here (220V) with a suitable transformer.
Ok, Colin - that's you cue!