From: Dale Goodvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As I stated in an earlier post: Also, I recently read an online article saying that the main problem with the cheap ink is that it fades quickly (estimated from 1-2 years), whereas most major ink brands last 25-90 years.
Am I the only one worried about quit fading of photographs?
If you're actually worried about this that much, you wouldn't be printing these photos on an inkjet at all. You'd be using a colour laser -- or at the very least special "archival" inks and paper.
I've got plenty of material I printed out several years ago lying around, and none of it has faded as far as I can see -- but then it's not been left in the sun or exposed to moisture.
I think that the online article you read was bunkum. Major-brand ink and "generic" cartridges are exactly the same. Now, if they were talking about the difference between "archival" ink and regular ink, then they're on to something.
_Chas_
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