probably only comes .53 percent full too.. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Tony B <[email protected]> wrote:
> That's right, these things are under some pressure, aren't they? This > Epson comes with full cartridges, but it tells you half of the first > is needed for 'charging'. > > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 2:08 PM, mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know this is anecdotal, but I do have one friend who refuses to buy > third > > party inks after one exploded in a printer bascially and ruined the > > printer. Third party ink experiences? Good or bad? Company names? I > > think barring an epson horror story we will probably get this printer... > > > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:54 AM, [email protected] > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 12:49 PM, David Turk <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Normally, I don't recommend using generic ink, but if you're not going > >> for excellent color reproduction or archival quality, generics can save > you > >> $. > >> > >> There are companies, but not a lot of them, that make "generic" inks > >> for many printers that provide for better color reproduction and a > >> higher degree of archival quality than the inks offered by the printer > >> makers themselves. These ink makers do not primarily cater to folks > >> who are simply looking for cheaper inks for their printers, but rather > >> to folks who seek very high quality inks for purposes usually related > >> to the production of artwork. Some of their basic are less expensive > >> then what is offered by the printer manufacturer, while many of their > >> higher-end inks are not, and some of their ink sets are not even > >> offered by the printer maker, probably most specifically the quadtone > >> inksets and carbon-based inks for black and white imaging. These > >> carbon-based inks can create b&w images that are virtually > >> indistinguishable from real photographic silver prints. Higher end > >> inks are usually paired up with certain papers using ICC color > >> profiles to be able to achieve the intended final result. > >> > >> My point is that third-party ink makers are not necessarily > >> providers of lesser quality inks. However, most generic ink makers do > >> not provide inks that are the equivalent of the original inks made by > >> the printer manufacturer. The best generic ink suppliers will give > >> you information about how their inks stack up against the originals. > >> They will do this by comparing the chemical analysis of their inks > >> against the inks made by the printer manufacturer, including two > >> important points, the viscosity and ph factors of the ink. > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> > >> > ************************************************************************* > >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy > ** > >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > >> > ************************************************************************* > >> > > > > > > ************************************************************************* > > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > > ************************************************************************* > > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
