R
Robotech_Master
Up until recently, I had an Epson C84 printer. I hadn't ever used it
very much; what with one thing and another, the last time the ink ran
out I hadn't bothered to get refills for several months.
Finally, I managed to get around to it. I found quite a good deal (due
to mislabelling) at Best Buy.such a good deal, in fact, that I bought
two complete sets of black, cyan, yellow, and magenta ink
cartridges.about $130 worth of ink if I'd paid full price. I took them
home, ripped one open, put them in the machine...and it promptly
failed to print anything. I tried multiple times using the
troubleshooting instructions on Epson's website, and nothing. Finally,
I called Epson's support line, and went through troubleshooting steps
with them, but to no avail. The fellow gave me a special access code
to get into an area of Epson's website where I could order a new Epson
printer at a good-customer discount, but when I asked if there were
any that would use the same ink cartridges I had now, he said no. When
I explained that wouldn't do as I had just made a substantial
investment in ink.including opened cartridges which I couldn't return
to the store.he was kind enough to offer me a one-time-only
out-of-warranty replacement. He sent me a label, I boxed up and
returned the printer, and they would repair it and send it back. In
the mean time, I could put the opened cartridges in a ziplock bag in a
dark cabinet or drawer, and they should keep until I got the printer
back.
Well, today I received via FedEx overnight, a brand new (or maybe
refurb in new box)...Epson C88+, which naturally uses an entirely
different set of ink cartridges.
Or does it?
I compared the T0601 through T0604 cartridges with the T0441 through
T0444 cartridges I already have, and they look identical, same form
factor, everything.
Are the T0441 carts compatible with the C88+, just a renaming so they
can sell the same thing at a whole new price? Or should I go ahead
and get whatever I can out of them on eBay?
very much; what with one thing and another, the last time the ink ran
out I hadn't bothered to get refills for several months.
Finally, I managed to get around to it. I found quite a good deal (due
to mislabelling) at Best Buy.such a good deal, in fact, that I bought
two complete sets of black, cyan, yellow, and magenta ink
cartridges.about $130 worth of ink if I'd paid full price. I took them
home, ripped one open, put them in the machine...and it promptly
failed to print anything. I tried multiple times using the
troubleshooting instructions on Epson's website, and nothing. Finally,
I called Epson's support line, and went through troubleshooting steps
with them, but to no avail. The fellow gave me a special access code
to get into an area of Epson's website where I could order a new Epson
printer at a good-customer discount, but when I asked if there were
any that would use the same ink cartridges I had now, he said no. When
I explained that wouldn't do as I had just made a substantial
investment in ink.including opened cartridges which I couldn't return
to the store.he was kind enough to offer me a one-time-only
out-of-warranty replacement. He sent me a label, I boxed up and
returned the printer, and they would repair it and send it back. In
the mean time, I could put the opened cartridges in a ziplock bag in a
dark cabinet or drawer, and they should keep until I got the printer
back.
Well, today I received via FedEx overnight, a brand new (or maybe
refurb in new box)...Epson C88+, which naturally uses an entirely
different set of ink cartridges.
Or does it?
I compared the T0601 through T0604 cartridges with the T0441 through
T0444 cartridges I already have, and they look identical, same form
factor, everything.
Are the T0441 carts compatible with the C88+, just a renaming so they
can sell the same thing at a whole new price? Or should I go ahead
and get whatever I can out of them on eBay?