FYI- HP did not buy the Seiko Infotech corporation. HP purchased rights for Seiko to manufacture the Colorpainter 64s and 104s and re-brand them as the HP 9000s and 10000s.
Seiko Infotech, the manufacturer of these printers, is seperate from the Seiko-Epson portion of the Seiko Group. The CP64S/104S/9000S/10000S doesn't even use seiko/epson heads. They use Konica Minolta heads.
All the info you need about Seiko Infotech and the Colorpainter printers can be found at
www.seiko-i.com
As for the new Colorpainter, I haven't seen it in person yet, but I'm excited to check it out.
I asked our HP rep if he thought they'd purchase the new colorpainter from Seiko. His response was, 'I think we're done buying things for awhile'.