"Individual colours cost 9.10 a pop - a set of six will set you back 47." This also rings a bell at how expensive it was. Then there was the Error messages the chipped cartridges made.
Guess what? The printer failed to recognise genuine Epson cartridges, I became so frustrated that I dumped it in the local council dump - despite it still being under guarentee.
I had a CX5200 all-in-one which was pretty good. I got it because it was totally compatible with Linux, the drivers worked fine. It printed well until I had to change the cartridge when the print head clogged. I dismantled the whole unit & cleaned it and it still didn't print properly.
Someone designed a printer where the print head clogs up when you change the ink cartridge....
That was replaced by a HP all-in-one where you can puncture the ribbon cable connecting the print head when you change the ink cartridge..
Why is it so hard to produce something which a) prints b) prints on envelopes c) doesn't shag the printer when you change the cartridge?
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Officejet Pro 8500 All-In-One Printer (35 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, 128MB, PC/Mac)
Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One Inkjet Printer (38 PPM, 5760x1440 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Officejet 6500 All-In-One Printer (32 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, 32MB, PC/Mac)
Brother TN360 Toner Cartridge (1 Cartridge, Black, 2,600 Pages)
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Officejet J4580 All-In-One Printer (28 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)
Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW all-in-one wireless printer
Anonymous Coward
If this Epson is anything.... #
Posted Tuesday 16th December 2008 15:37 GMT
...like my old DX6000 then it's crap!
"Individual colours cost 9.10 a pop - a set of six will set you back 47." This also rings a bell at how expensive it was. Then there was the Error messages the chipped cartridges made.
Guess what? The printer failed to recognise genuine Epson cartridges, I became so frustrated that I dumped it in the local council dump - despite it still being under guarentee.
Don't believe me, try googling dx6000, E2 errors, epson chipped cartridges...etc.
Stu
"Cheap to Run" #
Posted Tuesday 16th December 2008 15:37 GMT
Where do Epson get their figures from? The two inkjets I've owned from them both went through a set of cartridges a month, with pretty light usage...
I'll never buy Epson again.
Darren Bell
Don't buy this if you run Linux #
Posted Tuesday 16th December 2008 19:28 GMT
What an absolute pain in the arse and it still does not work. I know i should have checked first .... doh. Next printer will be HP.
gizmo23
Epson? Never again #
Posted Tuesday 16th December 2008 21:21 GMT
I had a CX5200 all-in-one which was pretty good. I got it because it was totally compatible with Linux, the drivers worked fine. It printed well until I had to change the cartridge when the print head clogged. I dismantled the whole unit & cleaned it and it still didn't print properly.
Someone designed a printer where the print head clogs up when you change the ink cartridge....
That was replaced by a HP all-in-one where you can puncture the ribbon cable connecting the print head when you change the ink cartridge..
Why is it so hard to produce something which a) prints b) prints on envelopes c) doesn't shag the printer when you change the cartridge?