Re: A3 printer recommends please

[graywolf]

If it is like my old BCJ-620 the head costs more than the printer is worth. 
However, when it had clogged up badly (hadn't been used in a year) I pulled it 
out and soaked it in a jar of rubbing alcohol for a week changing the alcohol 
daily. That put it back in service. With the epsons you can't do that (at least 
not easily). With the HP's the heads are in the cartridges so you replace them 
every time you change cartridges. I don't know about the Lexmarks.

I replaced the Canon with a cheap Epson last year simply because the old 620 was 
not up to current photo printing standards and the Epson 820 was the only thing 
I could afford. At that time the Canon still printed as well as it ever did and 
I certainly liked the individual cartridges better.

Cotty wrote:

On 24/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:


Cons for the Canon are that a colleague bought one and got bad banding (I
think it was the 9000 though), so took it back and swapped it for another
- same problem. Took it back again and got the Epson instead, which he
swears by. Cons for the Epson are that huge six-colour cartridge having to
be replaced.
Anyone want to try and sway me either way?


I have the S9000 and have not seen any banding at all.

I like the fact that the inks come in seperate tanks, but they are
(cheapest for me) �6.45 each.
Note that the printer head is user replaceable on the S9000 but not on
the Espon, IIRC, though I could be wrong on that....
Both are excellent printers. Try and see both in operation, even print
off your own file, compare?


Cheers,
  Cotty
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