Printer, which printer...
 

I own an Epson C60. I'm not very happy with it. Heads keeps clogging, noisy,
cycle forever before using it, in short I'm looking at something different.

1-I do not want a printer with permanent head like the Epson.

2- I do no want a printer that use half of the ink cartridge just to keep
printing properly(read lots of cleaning cycle)

3- I want it affordable and not to sophisticated, 75.00 US to 125.00.

Any suggestion ?

Rick

Re: Printer, which printer...
 

HP ... always.

Rick wrote:
>
> I own an Epson C60. I'm not very happy with it. Heads keeps clogging, noisy,
> cycle forever before using it, in short I'm looking at something different.
>
> 1-I do not want a printer with permanent head like the Epson.
>
> 2- I do no want a printer that use half of the ink cartridge just to keep
> printing properly(read lots of cleaning cycle)
>
> 3- I want it affordable and not to sophisticated, 75.00 US to 125.00.
>
> Any suggestion ?
>
> Rick

Re: Printer, which printer...
 

"Rick" <richard@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:xgTBb.4542$aF2.636856@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> I own an Epson C60. I'm not very happy with it. Heads keeps clogging,
noisy,
> cycle forever before using it, in short I'm looking at something
different.
>
> 1-I do not want a printer with permanent head like the Epson.
>
> 2- I do no want a printer that use half of the ink cartridge just to keep
> printing properly(read lots of cleaning cycle)
>
> 3- I want it affordable and not to sophisticated, 75.00 US to 125.00.
>
> Any suggestion ?

HP 5550

Re: Printer, which printer...
 

Wizard wrote:
> HP ... always.
>
Except when you get an Epson.

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Re: Printer, which printer...
 

"Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
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> Wizard wrote:
> > HP ... always.
> >
> Except when you get an Epson.

I believe the OP was having trouble with his epson in the first place, so i
don't think he would be keen on that idea. Epson's biggest downfall
continues to be their fixed printhead system, which makes severe clogs a
real pain in the ass. Add that to the excessive ink waste because of the
automatic cleaning cycles that many epson models do. I took an Epson 820
apart one time, and there is a huge felt sponge running the entire length of
the bottom of the printer, and it is there to soak up all the wasted ink
that is shot out in the cleaning cycles. Incredibly wasteful. No other
printers I've seen waste so much ink. And while Epson ink is typically less
expensive, you go through it quicker because of the amount it wastes, I have
found.

Re: Printer, which printer...
 

"Thor" <man@arms.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> news:M-OdnYYBr6yCBEWi4p2dnA@speakeasy.net...
> > Wizard wrote:
> > > HP ... always.
> > >
> > Except when you get an Epson.
>
> I believe the OP was having trouble with his epson in the first place, so
i
> don't think he would be keen on that idea. Epson's biggest downfall
> continues to be their fixed printhead system, which makes severe clogs a
> real pain in the ass. Add that to the excessive ink waste because of the
> automatic cleaning cycles that many epson models do. I took an Epson 820
> apart one time, and there is a huge felt sponge running the entire length
of
> the bottom of the printer, and it is there to soak up all the wasted ink
> that is shot out in the cleaning cycles. Incredibly wasteful. No other
> printers I've seen waste so much ink. And while Epson ink is typically
less
> expensive, you go through it quicker because of the amount it wastes, I
have
> found.

Thor, you hit it right on the nose. Thats exactly what my experience is with
the Epson C60. On the other hand the printing result aren't bad, but what a
pain to maintain.

What are you suggesting in the same price range ? HP,Lexmark,Canon ?

Re: Printer, which printer...
 

Thanks for your suggestion, please disregard my request in the previous post
!! You are too quick for me ;-)
Rick


"Thor" <man@arms.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Rick" <richard@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:xgTBb.4542$aF2.636856@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> > I own an Epson C60. I'm not very happy with it. Heads keeps clogging,
> noisy,
> > cycle forever before using it, in short I'm looking at something
> different.
> >
> > 1-I do not want a printer with permanent head like the Epson.
> >
> > 2- I do no want a printer that use half of the ink cartridge just to
keep
> > printing properly(read lots of cleaning cycle)
> >
> > 3- I want it affordable and not to sophisticated, 75.00 US to 125.00.
> >
> > Any suggestion ?
>
> HP 5550
>
>
>

Re: Printer, which printer...
 

Thor wrote:
> "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> news:M-OdnYYBr6yCBEWi4p2dnA@speakeasy.net...
>> Wizard wrote:
>>> HP ... always.
>>>
>> Except when you get an Epson.
>
> I believe the OP was having trouble with his epson in the first
> place, so i don't think he would be keen on that idea. Epson's
> biggest downfall continues to be their fixed printhead system, which
> makes severe clogs a real pain in the ass. Add that to the excessive
> ink waste because of the automatic cleaning cycles that many epson
> models do. I took an Epson 820 apart one time, and there is a huge
> felt sponge running the entire length of the bottom of the printer,
> and it is there to soak up all the wasted ink that is shot out in the
> cleaning cycles. Incredibly wasteful. No other printers I've seen
> waste so much ink. And while Epson ink is typically less expensive,
> you go through it quicker because of the amount it wastes, I have
> found.

Ah I did not know that. I hope mine doesn't have that problem, its
a newer photo model. I totally blanked on the fact that he owned an
epson before, but I have to ask...this is to the OP...have you ever used
inkjet refill kits or cartridges?

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Night_Seer

Re: Printer, which printer...
 

"Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
news:6smdnd4B0cZWMUWiRVn-hA@speakeasy.net...
> Thor wrote:
> > "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> > news:M-OdnYYBr6yCBEWi4p2dnA@speakeasy.net...
> >> Wizard wrote:
> >>> HP ... always.
> >>>
> >> Except when you get an Epson.
> >
> > I believe the OP was having trouble with his epson in the first
> > place, so i don't think he would be keen on that idea. Epson's
> > biggest downfall continues to be their fixed printhead system, which
> > makes severe clogs a real pain in the ass. Add that to the excessive
> > ink waste because of the automatic cleaning cycles that many epson
> > models do. I took an Epson 820 apart one time, and there is a huge
> > felt sponge running the entire length of the bottom of the printer,
> > and it is there to soak up all the wasted ink that is shot out in the
> > cleaning cycles. Incredibly wasteful. No other printers I've seen
> > waste so much ink. And while Epson ink is typically less expensive,
> > you go through it quicker because of the amount it wastes, I have
> > found.
>
> Ah I did not know that. I hope mine doesn't have that problem, its
> a newer photo model. I totally blanked on the fact that he owned an
> epson before, but I have to ask...this is to the OP...have you ever used
> inkjet refill kits or cartridges?
>
> --
> Night_Seer
>
>

IMHO Epson has the best photo print quality, I have tried HP and Cannon and
loved them both for general printing, but not photo printing, which makes up
the bulk of my printer use.

Re: Printer, which printer...
 

The Ancient One wrote:
> "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> news:6smdnd4B0cZWMUWiRVn-hA@speakeasy.net...
>> Thor wrote:
>>> "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
>>> news:M-OdnYYBr6yCBEWi4p2dnA@speakeasy.net...
>>>> Wizard wrote:
>>>>> HP ... always.
>>>>>
>>>> Except when you get an Epson.
>>>
>>> I believe the OP was having trouble with his epson in the first
>>> place, so i don't think he would be keen on that idea. Epson's
>>> biggest downfall continues to be their fixed printhead system, which
>>> makes severe clogs a real pain in the ass. Add that to the excessive
>>> ink waste because of the automatic cleaning cycles that many epson
>>> models do. I took an Epson 820 apart one time, and there is a huge
>>> felt sponge running the entire length of the bottom of the printer,
>>> and it is there to soak up all the wasted ink that is shot out in
>>> the cleaning cycles. Incredibly wasteful. No other printers I've
>>> seen waste so much ink. And while Epson ink is typically less
>>> expensive, you go through it quicker because of the amount it
>>> wastes, I have found.
>>
>> Ah I did not know that. I hope mine doesn't have that problem,
>> its a newer photo model. I totally blanked on the fact that he
>> owned an epson before, but I have to ask...this is to the OP...have
>> you ever used inkjet refill kits or cartridges?
>>
>> --
>> Night_Seer
>>
>>
>
> IMHO Epson has the best photo print quality, I have tried HP and
> Cannon and loved them both for general printing, but not photo
> printing, which makes up the bulk of my printer use.

Same here...I'd rather print out PDFs of documents and save paper, but I
do a lot of photo printing.
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Night_Seer