We just ordered refills for our CIS here: SuperSmartElectonics. We have not yet refilled our CIS, but I have no reason to think that the ink will be any different from the original. We paid $24.99 for 6 bottles of ink (Epson needs 6 different colors). The refills should last at least a year or more for the amount of printing we do.
We don't print very much so our CIS has lasted us well over one year. We print CDs and DVDs labels as well as regular printing. It works ok and as others have said, it makes color printing cheap so you don't even think about it. The Epson does a good job of scanning. We have an Epson Rx580. The printer was cheap and the ink is cheap if you have a CIS. James mentioned having a document feeder. Our Epson does not have that but maybe a different model would have it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Russell" <[email protected]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 5:58 AM Subject: Re: [NF] inkjet multi-function printer On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > I have just done the same convert to inkjet over the last few months and it > is so frustrating with the Epson printers that are good, granted, but the > heads clog up for fun if you don't use them on a regular basis. I went > through a set of brand new cartridges on a DX5000 when I tried to clean the > heads....yes 5 times and the cartridges are empty...and no printing!!! I > subsequently discovered that the cartridges only hold 3.5ml of ink!!! > > However, I have overcome the problem of cost by buying a continuous ink > system for the DX which costs the price of a set of Epson cartridges but > holds 20-30 times the ink and is refillable at $4 per colour to refill the > containers to 100ml. > > So, use it or loose it, and if you use it then take a look at CIS. OK the > external containers may not look brilliant but they result in ultra cheap > printing. -------------------- Where did you get this Epson refill system? I just replaced an old HP home printer with an epson. I do not do much printing at home maybe 500 - 1000 pages a year. Having the gps or the phone I don't print maps anymore, rarely an email. Mostly Orders for web purchases. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer SQL Server DBA Web and Winform Development Independent Contractor Memphis TN 901.246-0159 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/032c01ca7ff8$86ec71e0$7a00a...@w2k3s02 ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
