Good point, Aaron. That's one of the reasons that the
Canon isn't my top choice. I don't want to be a guinea
pig. Still, I supppose it's possible that out of the
box Canon may hit a home run. Who knows? Years and
years ago I gave my Dad my old BJ series bubble jet
(circa 1992) and it still prints like a charm.
Still, the Epson is a little less expensive. And, with
fewer inks will be cheaper in the long run.
-Brendan
--- Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Aug 17, 2006, at 6:17 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> > The newer Epsons don't seem to clog. My 2200 has
> never clogged in the
> > five years I've been using it.
>
> Clogging is heavily dependent on usage. If you
> leave the printer for
> long stretches without printing, it's more likely to
> clog. If you
> leave the printer switched on when not using it for
> long periods of
> time, even with the power disconnected, it's a lot
> more likely to clog
> (turning it off runs a quick head cleaning cycle and
> parks the heads so
> they don't dry out). "Tricking" the printer into
> getting the last few
> drops of ink out of a cartridge is the best way to
> get air bubbles in
> your lines, which will give you a clog-like result
> that's hard as hell
> to get rid of.
>
> It took about five years for my Epson 7500 to build
> up enough dried
> waste ink on the heads to actually clog, and when I
> cleaned it a chunk
> the size of a dime fell out and then everything was
> fine.
>
> By the way, I do not at all recommend being on the
> bleeding edge with a
> new set of pigments and a new machine, unless
> spending a lot of time
> troubleshooting for the manufacturer is your idea of
> fun. The serial
> number on my 7500 is 000000000001.
>
> ("Sir, the serial number is on the back of the
> printer. I understand
> if it's in an awkward position and you don't want to
> look back there,
> but it's very important that we have the serial
> number." "I'm behind
> the @#!*!*@ printer right now, AND THAT'S THE SERIAL
> NUMBER!" "Please
> sir, be serious..." Real Epson service call, in
> which I was apparently
> the first person ever to require a replacement waste
> ink tank -- it
> wasn't user changeable because they figured no one
> would fill one in
> the lifetime of the printer. On all the new models
> it's
> user-replaceable.)
>
> -Aaron
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