Epson reliability?

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It is always parked on the right, when you go to shut off the printer it
runs for a bit while it parks the heads further to the right. So when it is
sitting there waiting to print the heads are NOT capped.

If that is true then the print quality will be very poor for the next
print out. This is due to the fact that the ink at the nozzle exit has
dried because the print heads are NOT capped. But this is not the case
is it.

Again I urged you to observe the operation of the Stylus Color
800/850. I suggest this model because it is very obvious that the
print heads are indeed capped while the printer is in idle mode.
 
The printhead is capped every time after each printing. When the printehead
is in the right, it is capped.
There is another factor some people mention not to let the printer on
without printing. The heating inside the printer couse faster ink drying.
The most faults to a Epson printer caused from two reasons.
1.. bad refilled or compatible cartridges. This is not permanent if someone
corrects the problem in one day or so.
2.. when the "low ink" message appears, the printer don't do any cleaning
cycle. This is a dangerous situation. Some people seeing their ink is low,
do ink saving, till to buy the next ink cartridges. But, whille in this
situation (some times months) no cleaning at all.
 
Safetymom123 said:
I have had my Epson printers last a very long time. I have given them away
to others that are still using them. Are you following the directions such
as turning the printer off using the power button, leaving it off until you
need to print?

This would seem to be a huge downside purchasing such a printer for a
household with children using the printer frequently. Do they have an
auto-off feature?
 
How would that be a downside? It is easy enough to turn the printer on. No
auto off feature.
 
something
.......and in reply I say!:

I am not having a go at you, but the printers.

(1) So unless we are really careful, use manufacturer's ink, at full
price?

(2) When the ink gets "low" (when is that?? How low?) throw the
cartridge out, because it's not being cleaned?

These are genuine but not happy questions. I have an Epson here that I
am going to try to resurrect with window cleaner, because basically
it's RS. I didn't use colour for a while, because I thought that by
using Print BW only I could stop wasting colour ink, and I think I
have an aftermarket colour cart in there. The head is clogged.

Is there a printer that I can just have sitting on my desk that I want
to print the odd page? There seem to be very few, and they appear not
to be Epson..

So far as I can see, I have to run a print once a week at least, make
sure it's turned off, pay Aud$65 for a piddly little cartridge, watch
the thing chew ink at a rate that has nothing to do with my printing,
only print multi-page documents, because otherwise I use more ink
cleaing than the print takes. For all that, at present I reckon that,
even if I do NOT have to throw out the printer, what with wasted
cartridges and amazing usage per page, I am running at about $1.50 per
(b/w printed matter) page at least.

I know that we have to maintain a car as well, but this is a _printer_
not a car, and I do _not_ have to baby my ruddy car every day, just to
get it to run.
The printhead is capped every time after each printing. When the printehead
is in the right, it is capped.
There is another factor some people mention not to let the printer on
without printing. The heating inside the printer couse faster ink drying.
The most faults to a Epson printer caused from two reasons.
1.. bad refilled or compatible cartridges. This is not permanent if someone
corrects the problem in one day or so.
2.. when the "low ink" message appears, the printer don't do any cleaning
cycle. This is a dangerous situation. Some people seeing their ink is low,
do ink saving, till to buy the next ink cartridges. But, whille in this
situation (some times months) no cleaning at all.

**************************************************** sorry
remove ns from my header address to reply via email

I was frightened by the idea of a conspiracy that was
causing it all.
But then I was terrified that maybe there was no plan,
really. Is this unpleasant mess all a mistake?
 
(1) So unless we are really careful, use manufacturer's ink, at full
price?

I'm afraid so.

(2) When the ink gets "low" (when is that?? How low?) throw the
cartridge out, because it's not being cleaned?

You could thow out the cartridge or you can print some additional jobs to
run out totaly.

These are genuine but not happy questions. I have an Epson here that I
am going to try to resurrect with window cleaner, because basically
it's RS. I didn't use colour for a while, because I thought that by
using Print BW only I could stop wasting colour ink, and I think I
have an aftermarket colour cart in there. The head is clogged.

Is there a printer that I can just have sitting on my desk that I want
to print the odd page? There seem to be very few, and they appear not
to be Epson..

So far as I can see, I have to run a print once a week at least, make
sure it's turned off, pay Aud$65 for a piddly little cartridge, watch
the thing chew ink at a rate that has nothing to do with my printing,
only print multi-page documents, because otherwise I use more ink
cleaing than the print takes. For all that, at present I reckon that,
even if I do NOT have to throw out the printer, what with wasted
cartridges and amazing usage per page, I am running at about $1.50 per
(b/w printed matter) page at least.

I know that we have to maintain a car as well, but this is a _printer_
not a car, and I do _not_ have to baby my ruddy car every day, just to
get it to run.

Each printer is a little "dedicated" to the uses. For your needs a HP 6122
printer is the solution. Try it. Quadruple black ink in same price, no
cloggs, it prints with a totaly empty color cartridge, etc.
 
Safetymom123 said:
How would that be a downside? It is easy enough to turn the printer on. No
auto off feature.

Sometimes kids use things and forget to turn them off.
 
You could thow out the cartridge or you can print some additional jobs to
run out totaly.

OK. So just don't it sit. A bit better :-<

Each printer is a little "dedicated" to the uses. For your needs a HP 6122
printer is the solution. Try it. Quadruple black ink in same price, no
cloggs, it prints with a totaly empty color cartridge, etc.

errk! Ttried HP and swore never again. Driver and feed issues. But I
have to admit this epson is a PITA. Cource the bloody shops just say
"Oh yes. This one's a beaut!" :-<
**************************************************** sorry
remove ns from my header address to reply via email

I was frightened by the idea of a conspiracy that was
causing it all.
But then I was terrified that maybe there was no plan,
really. Is this unpleasant mess all a mistake?
 
Epson 600--5+ years with no problems
Epson 1280--2 years with no problems
Just got a 900

I doubt if any printer out there is trouble-free. The HP 1220C in my office
is bullet-proof---except for the convoluted paper path and the attendant
feeding issues.

--
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Mark Herring
Pasadena, CA, USA
private e-mail: just say no to "No"

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I've had Epson, HP, and Lexmark.

Epson's are "clogmonsters" and once it happen's you're SOL. In
addition, Epson's new cartridge chip scheme is stupid. The only reason
I have an Epson is because the price was about $10 after rebates and
coupons. It's a C84 and I've printed less than 20 average pages and
the ink is already down to 3/4. It developed banding but the head
cleaning fixed it. If you print daily, Epson's might be OK but for
the occasional printer, they're a poor choice.

At least with HP and Lexmark you can replace a dried up cartridge and
odds are the printer will print like new. Everyone seems to hate
Lexmark's due to cartridge cost, but they're amazingly easy to refill.
So far (knock-knock) I've had few problems with clogs, it's other
things that have relegated my Epsons to the scrapheap. Just had a
"main board failure" on a 1270 that has only had very light use for 2
years. A few months before that, an Epson "Perfection" scanner
developed a bad CCD element and had to be thrown out.

In short, if you buy Epson, seriously consider an extended warranty.
 
Epson 600, 5+ years
Epson 740, 4+ years
Epson 1160, 4+ years (about 400 cartridges!)
Epson C80, 2 years, a problem in the cleaning station, normaly it should be
thrown away before 6 months.
All bought second hand, all (I don't know about the 600) are still working
now.
 
mark herring said:
Epson 600--5+ years with no problems
Epson 1280--2 years with no problems
Just got a 900

I doubt if any printer out there is trouble-free. The HP 1220C in my office
is bullet-proof---except for the convoluted paper path and the attendant
feeding issues.

Same here, I wouldn't get my 3rd Epson printer if the other 2 gave me
problem (they all dead in a short time right after I passed them to my kids,
along with the laser printer) and I too got the Epson Stylus Photo 900 just
to print label directly on DVD and CD.

I also have HP 7350 and another laser for my kids to abuse them. They
almost kill the second laser printer and I had heck of a time to clean the
toner spilled in the printer, and just ordered the 3rd 6000 Pages toner kits
ready to fill. And the printer is just about 1 year old.
 
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