My brother has Epson R3000
Coincidentally just a couple days after my question here about my R2880,
my brother, who has an Epson R3000, asked me for an opinion.
After not using his printer for a few months, he turned it on and tried to
print, but even after running the head cleaning procedure several times,
the printer has problems.
The symptoms are as follows:
1. In the nozzle pattern check, one line (or portion of) in the black
block is not printer, instead it shows over the yellow block.
2. After printing a portion of a photo, the printer leaves a blot of ink.
My guess (and I am judging without looking at it), is that most likely
the nozzles are blocked and that results in the ink finding its way out
when it doesn't get release through the proper nozzle.
But I have no idea why it would print black in a the yellow block.
In any case, he took the printer to a nearby repair shop (recommended by
Epson, whatever that means), and the shop suggested that the printer head,
ink supply mechanism, and something else need to be replaced. They also
required a new set of ink cartridges for the installation and testing
should be either purchased from them or brought to them.
The cost of that combined is about 60% of a new printer.
So, my brother is thinking about his options.
1. He is not sure if this type of repair is reasonable.
2. If he were to buy a new printer, are there any new printers on the
market (besides Epson 3880) that provide quality printing?
He realized that he's never printed anything large with his printer.
He is typically using A4 (similar to US Letter) size as his largest size.
He likes the quality and consistency of R3000, but would consider a
smaller printer of a comparable quality.
Any recommendations?
3. Any thoughts about pigment (UltraChome K3) ink vs. dye ink?
4. And, finally specifically, has anybody had experience with
Epson Stylus Photo P50?
Thank you!
Igor
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