<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 10:26 PM, NoOp <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:glgxg@sbcglobal.net">glgxg@sbcglobal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I recommend staying far away from Epson; they have several issues: 1)<br>
when a single ink cartridge is out the printers won't work, even if the<br>
others are full of ink (at least on the cheaper models), 2) their ink is<br>
expensive, and 3) they actually have an EOL (End Of Life) 'expiration'<br>
policy on their printers:</blockquote><div><br>granted, epson ink is expensive, but i found a place called <a href="http://think4inc.com">think4inc.com</a> that sells ink for this printer at a fraction of the cost of an epson cartridge. now i wouldn't buy discount ink on a printer under warranty, but my warranty ran out in 2000. and yes, when the black or color cartridge runs out an indicator light comes on, the printer won't print and i have to change the cartridge. no nag screen like on an hp that tells you the ink is low. i own a hp printer and i do like the fact that if the black cartridge runs out it will still print (black), but that uses a lot of color ink.<br>
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Was given a nearly new epson inkjet (one of those that were included in<br>
a 'buy this PC & printer is included bundle), and finally figured out<br>
that the thing won't work if one of the ink carts is empty - even if the<br>
black ink is full. They seem to work on the 'sell the razor blade'<br>
marketing/manufacturing premise... I'll *never* buy an Epson product<br>
again (my opinion).</blockquote><div><br>my cousin works for hp and told me they were the ones who invented the inkjet printer. they do make a good product and it seems to be supported very well for linux. too bad other printer manufacturers, as well as other hardware manufacturers, don't support linux to a greater degree.<br>
<br>cheers,<br>dwain<br></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>"Fear of the devil is one way of doubting God. " - Kahlil Gibran<br>