My wife is a printer technician. She comments:
1) The more popular a type of printer is, the more of that model which
need repair, so "lots of epsons need repair" only implies that there are
a huge number of epson printers out there.
2) Cheap nasty printers are cheap because they're nasty
3) Some printer ink cartridges cost more than the printer
(the HP Deskjet 656c USB only printer is $99,
new large ink tanks are $139 for colour and
$70 for black.)
4) Inkjets don't seem to speak postscript for less than $1000 - make
sure your printer is supported by gv
5) Repairs can often cost more than replacing the printer
(I bought a deskjet 850 for $1000 ages ago, the repair last year was
$300, and a nice new deskjet 930 was $330)
6) Do you need colour? A second-hand laser might do you better over
time. (and a used laserjet with postscript and a network card is no
more expensive than a new inkjet, and faster and cheaper to run!)
7) How much printing do you do a week? less than one page a week means
you don't really need a printer - its just a convenience so buy a
cheaper one.
8) Shop around - if buying new please let NZ Toner quote you a price.
Phone number is 3666515
On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 08:25, Mark Tomlinson wrote:
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> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Colour ink printer experience with Linux?
>
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> > DONT BUY AN EPSON
> >
> > PROBLEM PRONE!!!
> >
> > Clogged Nozzles,unresponsivness,motor failure!!
>
> Is this an observation of yours, or just something you're repeating that
> you've seen elsewhere? I have owned two Epson printers over the last six
> years, and they both still work perfectly (even after one was sitting doing
> nothing for two years). Many professional photographers use Epson printers.
> The gimp-print package works well with Epson printers since Epson do release
> some programming info, and they have donated printers to the team.
> Occasionally you hear of people with bad problems, but it's the exception
> rather than the rule.
>
> - Mark
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