Permajet paper and ink to replace Epson paper and ink?

There is a UK company
www.permajet.com
which sells paper that can be used with an Epson 1280/1290 (no, I am
connected to them in any way). I have tried their papers, which are at
least as good as Epson paper, if not better (to me they seem better than
Epson, I am using an Epson 1290). But, the Permajet paper might not be
significantly cheaper than the Epson papers, although I have to wait
until Monday, when they are open, to find out more.

They also sell a so-called Permaflow cartridge device, which can be used
with an Epson 1280/90: it consists of a chipped cartridge, and plastic
tubes coming out of it and going into ink bottles. One then replaces the
ink as it runs out. Again, I have no idea what this costs, but the
company says that it is vastly cheaper than using Epson original
cartridges, with no loss in quality, but I have not tried this device
myself. If you are like me, and do mostly 19 x 13, you can imagine that
anything which can save on ink is more than welcome. Has anybody had
any direct experience of the Permajet papers and Permaflow ink device
and ink?

Nobody

 

There are several companies making CFS and CIS ink
systems for Epson (and Canon) printers, including some
of the "chipped" Epsons as well. Try mediastreet.com
and WeInk.com for starters.

No question about it, the cost of printing goes way down
when you use one of these.

I'm currently using a WeInk CFS on a Canon 9000, with
inks from Mediastreet.com.


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com