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Please recommend a printer used only occasionally
I've been through more ink jet printers that I care to think about.
All have become useless after getting clogged with ink from lack of use. I use my inkjet maybe twice a month for the occasional photo printing. I use my b&w laserjet for everything else. Is there an ink jet printer someone can recommend that continues to work under these conditions. I've pretty much written off Epsons. I don't even mind paying megabucks for the ink cartridges. They should last years with the little use I would be giving them. I just want it to work well after a long non-use. Maybe there is no such species of printer. But I thought I'd ask. Thanks |
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I've no clogging problems with my epson even if i don't use it for 2 - 3
months, but anyway i've since replaced it, because i think i damaged the print head when i started using OEM ink. i was wondering if the clogging is due to the humidity of the area... My replacement is a canon. from previous threads, it seems that canon does not have problems with clogging. but if clogging does happen the print head is replaceable by the user. wrote in message ... I've been through more ink jet printers that I care to think about. All have become useless after getting clogged with ink from lack of use. I use my inkjet maybe twice a month for the occasional photo printing. I use my b&w laserjet for everything else. Is there an ink jet printer someone can recommend that continues to work under these conditions. I've pretty much written off Epsons. I don't even mind paying megabucks for the ink cartridges. They should last years with the little use I would be giving them. I just want it to work well after a long non-use. Maybe there is no such species of printer. But I thought I'd ask. Thanks |
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I've had an HP 895C color inkjet for four years. I only use it for color
printouts (about 2x a month). For the rest I use an HP 4L laser printer. This has worked great for me and I haven't had any problems with ink drying out. I turn off the inkjet and keep it covered with a dustcover when not in use. wrote in message ... I've been through more ink jet printers that I care to think about. All have become useless after getting clogged with ink from lack of use. I use my inkjet maybe twice a month for the occasional photo printing. I use my b&w laserjet for everything else. Is there an ink jet printer someone can recommend that continues to work under these conditions. I've pretty much written off Epsons. I don't even mind paying megabucks for the ink cartridges. They should last years with the little use I would be giving them. I just want it to work well after a long non-use. Maybe there is no such species of printer. But I thought I'd ask. Thanks |
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I have a laser printer that I use for practically everything. When I
want something in color, I send it to my Canon i850, which is in standby all the time. It's never failed to make a perfect print, even when inactive for a month. I'd not hesitate to recommend it for occasional use. -- Charlie Hoffpauir http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/ If you really want to reply via email, my valid address is available on my web site. |
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If you use it infrequently, stay away from Epsons!
I say that and I have several of them and love them, but I use them a lot. My son on the other hand is an infrequent user and had lots of ink clog problems. I got him an HP 970 and no more problems. Except - nearly all manufacturers state that you should use up the ink in a cartridge in 6 months. The ink evaporates and dries. So you will be replacing cartridges without using them up. |
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"Jdunn" wrote in message m...
If you use it infrequently, stay away from Epsons! I say that and I have several of them and love them, but I use them a lot. My son on the other hand is an infrequent user and had lots of ink clog problems. How does he un-clog it? I've got an Epson Stylus Colour which won't print in black despite putting it through multiple cleaning cycles. And a new cartridge. Andy |
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Yeah, epson stylus. After 3 weeks of non use mine showed lots of
stripes/lines on usage, So I put in a new epson brand cartridge and ran the head cleaning util -- hold on to your seat -- 25 times, and it still didn't clear up. This (of course) happened 1 year and 1 week after purchase. And while I'm on the phone... why is it that the reviews of printers in the computer mags never factor in the cost of cartridges, or as in my case, the ability to print well after weeks of inactivity. It seems to me that these are critical issues in guaging the quality of an ink jet. On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 10:06:22 +0100, "AndyW" wrotF: "Jdunn" wrote in message m... If you use it infrequently, stay away from Epsons! I say that and I have several of them and love them, but I use them a lot. My son on the other hand is an infrequent user and had lots of ink clog problems. How does he un-clog it? I've got an Epson Stylus Colour which won't print in black despite putting it through multiple cleaning cycles. And a new cartridge. Andy |
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I have owned many Epson's and never had a problem with clogging. Are you
sure that you followed the instructions in the manual. Do you turn the printer off or leave it on all the time? I am sure you will write and tell me that you will never own an Epson again. Good luck with your future printer purchase but many of us have had many years of clog free printing with our Epson's. wrote in message ... Yeah, epson stylus. After 3 weeks of non use mine showed lots of stripes/lines on usage, So I put in a new epson brand cartridge and ran the head cleaning util -- hold on to your seat -- 25 times, and it still didn't clear up. This (of course) happened 1 year and 1 week after purchase. And while I'm on the phone... why is it that the reviews of printers in the computer mags never factor in the cost of cartridges, or as in my case, the ability to print well after weeks of inactivity. It seems to me that these are critical issues in guaging the quality of an ink jet. On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 10:06:22 +0100, "AndyW" wrotF: "Jdunn" wrote in message m... If you use it infrequently, stay away from Epsons! I say that and I have several of them and love them, but I use them a lot. My son on the other hand is an infrequent user and had lots of ink clog problems. How does he un-clog it? I've got an Epson Stylus Colour which won't print in black despite putting it through multiple cleaning cycles. And a new cartridge. Andy |
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You are correct; I have not kept the machine "on" continuously. I read
where this depletes toner rather quickly. Nonetheless, having to keep a printer turned on is poor engineering if you ask me. I've read where Epson's competitors have overcome the clog problem by designing their machines so the heads park in a way that simply will not allow clogging to happen. NOWHERE in the user manual (in my case the Stylus 820) does it say to keep the printer turned on all the time. If you have learned that this is one way of keeping it unclogged, fine, but you are going above and beyond what Epson tells you. Yes, of course I will tell you that I will never own an Epson again. What did you expect? Give them another chance at taking advantage of me? No way. But at least I'm fair. If the next printer I buy does the same thing, I will not get another one of that brand either. It's the only way consumers can get the companies to produce a quality product. I'm glad that your and "many" others' Epson(s) have not clogged. But I think you're the exception to the rule from my readings in this ng and elsewhere. Consider yourself lucky. On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 23:14:29 GMT, "Safetymom123" wrotF: I have owned many Epson's and never had a problem with clogging. Are you sure that you followed the instructions in the manual. Do you turn the printer off or leave it on all the time? I am sure you will write and tell me that you will never own an Epson again. Good luck with your future printer purchase but many of us have had many years of clog free printing with our Epson's. wrote in message .. . Yeah, epson stylus. After 3 weeks of non use mine showed lots of stripes/lines on usage, So I put in a new epson brand cartridge and ran the head cleaning util -- hold on to your seat -- 25 times, and it still didn't clear up. This (of course) happened 1 year and 1 week after purchase. And while I'm on the phone... why is it that the reviews of printers in the computer mags never factor in the cost of cartridges, or as in my case, the ability to print well after weeks of inactivity. It seems to me that these are critical issues in guaging the quality of an ink jet. On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 10:06:22 +0100, "AndyW" wrotF: "Jdunn" wrote in message om... If you use it infrequently, stay away from Epsons! I say that and I have several of them and love them, but I use them a lot. My son on the other hand is an infrequent user and had lots of ink clog problems. How does he un-clog it? I've got an Epson Stylus Colour which won't print in black despite putting it through multiple cleaning cycles. And a new cartridge. Andy |
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I have been through the same thing as you. I have added up all the money
I've wasted on P.O.S. inkjet printers. Forget the ridiculous ink costs!! I'm talking about $1K just for printers and nothing to really show for it. So I decided to get into a color laser instead. I lucked out & got a freebie Tektronix Phaser 550. I'm making a small investment to bring it up to top operating condition. For less money than my Epson Color 800 printer cost me. When I'm up & running, I should get at least a few or five THOUSAND pages out of it. And I can take as long as I want to print them. That's what I suggest you look at. A color laser. At least take a look. wrote in message ... I've been through more ink jet printers that I care to think about. All have become useless after getting clogged with ink from lack of use. I use my inkjet maybe twice a month for the occasional photo printing. I use my b&w laserjet for everything else. Is there an ink jet printer someone can recommend that continues to work under these conditions. I've pretty much written off Epsons. I don't even mind paying megabucks for the ink cartridges. They should last years with the little use I would be giving them. I just want it to work well after a long non-use. Maybe there is no such species of printer. But I thought I'd ask. Thanks |
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