As the Hillbillies used to say "Gold,liquid gold that is" The fact is that we "Pros" are an insignificant number of users of Epson desktop products. That they are good is not in question but because we,collectively,have little impact on their market we are unlikely to see a change in their fees for ink. Production of the printers in the UK has , to the best of my knowledge,stopped. They are now all made in low cost/wage countries. I believe the UK factory now only makes consumables !
At �800 per litre who can blame them Regards Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Rd, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire. England .TF1 5DJ 44 (0) 1952 618986. www.infocus-photography.co.uk _______________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Blume" Subject: [PRODIG] Cost of Epson 2200 ink > After getting my Epson 2200 I determined the approximate cost of ink. > > Using a balance with a precision of 0.1 gram, I weighed each of six or so > new ink cartridges before installing them in the printer and again when they > were exhausted. I got values of about 10 to 13 grams of usable ink per > cartridge. A figure of 12 grams per cartridge (regardless of color) is > probably close. > > I then removed all seven cartridges and measured their total weight. After > reinstalling them, I printed a 12x12 image on Epson matte paper using the > highest quality settings. I removed and weighed the set of cartridges again > and found I had used a total of 3.7 grams of ink for 144 square inches. > > Therefore my rough estimate is 0.026 g ink per square inch. > > I pay approximately $ 9.95 (US) per cartridge plus a little more for > shipping. That comes to roughly $ 0.83 per gram of ink. > > A 12x12 in print therefore comes to about $ 3.10 for ink alone. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
