I haven't had any problems with my Epson R2880 cartridges or, previously with R2400 cartridges. I do buy the cartriges from suppliers that have a large turnover -- generally Atlex.com. I think freshness matters. Paul On Feb 28, 2011, at 8:43 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
> > > It's a fun story, Cotty! > > As for the thought below, - I've been using only the "genuine Epson > cartridges" on my Epson R2880. > Already 3 times within the last year, I've had a situation when > a brand new cartridge would show that is soon need to be replaced > after it is just inserted (and maybe one 5"x7" or 8.5"x11" is printed), > and then the next time I power cycle the printer, it is indicated > as being empty. > > Epson was good about sending a replacement, but it was a bummer > when it happened with the last cartridge just before Christmas, > when I was printing calendars, and just hadn't ordered the > replacement cartrdiges yet. > > Igor > > > Mon Feb 28 16:51:52 CST 2011 > Cotty wrote: > >> We use 3rd party >> inks and to be honest I was wondering when the first ever clog would >> happen. I put it down to penny pinching. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

