> From: Bryce Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Generic Ink Jet Cartridges > Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 17:25:55 -0400 > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 22:15:11 -0400 > >Subject: Re: cheap generic ink cartridges (was Epson Tools) > >From: Shannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >on 5/7/02 1:48 AM, David Wood at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> You also confirmed that the generic cartridges will work in the E740. I've > >> heard the stories that many? printers are supposed to work only with > >> cartridges made by their own company but have yet to hear from anyone who > >> ACTUALLY ran into that. > > > >I put generics in both the 600 and the 740 awhile ago and they worked just > >fine. > > > I use cartridges for my Epson Stylus from www.inktonerinc.com > and even order from the USA, paying the exchange, plus taxes, I am far > further ahead > in terms of cost versus using the name barand cartridges > here in Canada. > > A black Epson Cartirdge is available locally for C$45.99, > a generic cartridge maufactured in China, works out to around C7.50. > > And I can detect no difference between the two save for the horrendous markup. > > Bryce Lee, > Burlington, Ontario > Canada. Dear Bryce - I ordered generic ink caridges (Chinese-made, by the way) from dotplus.com in Nashua, NH and used them steadily in my Epson 740 for about a year. Suddenly, the printer no longer printed after going through its usual command motions & upon my removing the black ink tank I noticed that there'd been significant leakage near the printer rollers. Four or five tries with all the printer utilities would not allow a clear pattern to be printed. In other words, the nozzles where gummed up & I would have had to spend nearly the cost of a new printer to get the thing repaired. I informed dotsplus & never got a response, just more emails advertising their specials. So it really is a case of caveat emptor. It would be nice to get a heads-up as to which non-brand-name cartidges are reliable & wont gum up the works. Frank Ettenberg -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
