I read this thread backwards and cannot believe my eyes. My first printer was a HP 550C I bought for $600.00 new (Canadian). It worked but was horrible for pictures. Was glad to let it go. I have had NOTHING but Epson ever since. I started with a 740 and it's still going strong over at my sister's (brother-in-law uses it). I have a 900 now and have a 980 and a C80 in the basement (new in boxes), just waiting for the call to duty.
If your problem reoccurs after changing ink cartridges then I would tend to believe that you have a situation that might require service from an "authorized" Epson service depot. I won't begin to tell you that which I don't know, but I have used generic ink in my 740 and 900, and touch wood, have never had a problem to warrant taking it to their authorized repair shop (100 miles away is the nearest). The ink I used to use in my Epson's was Ko-rec-type, but I found a supplier through ebay and they are less than half the cost of the retail brand I used to buy. Here is their web address: http://www.tecwrks.com You can save a little more if you wait for the intended ink to come up for auction. :-} Kevin P.S. check to make sure that your height adjustment is set correctly. Big oval "0" for paper that is regular thickness, and the big "+" for thicker paper. Ray Fryer wrote: > > I have an Epson 900 printer and wonder if others have had problems > with using generic cartridges. I don't even know if it is the > cartridges but the printer has been leaving various marks and lines > on the left edge. It looks pretty bad. I took out one cartridge and > replaced it with another brand of generic cartridges and seems to > still be doing the same thing. It makes we wonder if something else > is going on. Any other comments regarding their Epson, or even other > brand of printer that is or has done something similar. thanks -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
