Epson's ink jets are VERY small -- smaller than HP et al... and will clog at the slightest provocation. In fact, they tend to HOPELESSLY clog.
I'm only going to use the genuine Epson ink in my new printer -- it's just not worth it to keep trying the shortcut, at least for me.
Eddie!
From: "Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Ink Cartridges Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 13:50:26 -0400 (EDT)
On 8/8/04 8:20 PM, "Carol Weber Mckee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Aug 8, 2004, at 7:07 PM, Gerald E. Uhlan wrote:
>>
>> Not so with Epson. I pay a whole $1.99 for black cartridges and $2.49
>> for
>> color cartridges (plus a flat $4.95 for shipping, any size order).
>> I've
>> noticed that if I use the printer every day or two, it works fine, but
>> if I
>> haven't used it for a week or two, then yes, they do tend to dry out a
>> bit.
>> I just run the cleaning utility if that happens. It may be a minor
>> annoyance, but it beats the heck out of spending $30 for just one HP or
>> Lexmark ink cartridge.
>>
>
>
> Where do you buy cartridges?
> Carol
> ----------------
>I buy them through <http://www.wesellinkjets.com/>; and >I've ordered from
>them several times over the past few years.
>Gerry
I have not had good printing performance using any non- genuine Epson ink cartridges in my Epson Stylus CX5200. They have always looked washed out. I spent a long time with the nozzel cleaning and other maintenance aspects and could never get the colors looking right or the blacks as dark. When I switch back to Epson cartridges its good again. My wife and I use the printer for business flyers and other business docs so we are very discerning of the quality. I have a feeling different Epson printer models may have different results.
Are you buying the refills of Epson cartridges or a third party manufactured cartridge? Were you able to compare the quality with genuine Epson ink?
We would love to find a better deal on ink cartridges as long as the quality remains high.
Mike
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