In the first link you showed a bigger machine that seems to be what people have been using for the last few years.
The FreeSub by sunmeta is much smaller and also uses much less power.
What is the difference in quality of these two machines?

Also what temperature range does low temp ink work in?

Ok so my next question is can you recommend a vendor who sells both film and low temp ink for this purpose of sublimating phone cases?
I have a vendor in China but I'm not sure I trust him.
I live in the United States.
By the way there are no good Sublimation forums in the US!

they say that the lower temperature ink yields better results when using film... is that true?

I have vendors telling me there is a difference between High Temperature Sublimation Ink and Low Temperature Sublimation Ink for making phone covers.
Is there such a difference?

Do all the black cartridges get used for sublimation... matte black, photo black, light black...etc

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Thanks for the info Mags1892
How does the ink system work?
When I purchase the 3880 are regular inks already installed?
Can I fill the cartridges that come with it or do I buy new cartridges for the sublimation ink?
Do I buy bulk ink or ink filled cartridges?

I think film is better for corners, and for the surface. I notice paper gives an 'orange peel' look to it.
Film is better but I had a problem printing black with film... Paper printed better black but I am upgrading my printer to see what happens.

When using paper on phone cases the corners do not come out as nice
Film melts around the phone case

The price of the infrared machine that I have posted is about $2850US plus $470 for shipping.
That is a lot more money than the small machine.