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Hi Group
I am thinking of buying a new printer and am considering an Epson R200, R300
or a D68. I cannot find a review for the D68. Does anyone have an opinion on
my choice for a machine to do general work with some photographs that is
cheap to run

Thanks to you all
 
I am thinking of buying a new printer and am considering an Epson R200, R300
or a D68. I cannot find a review for the D68. Does anyone have an opinion on
my choice for a machine to do general work with some photographs that is
cheap to run cheap to run
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You might enjoy better luck looking for the c86 rather than d86. I'm
not positive as i've never met the d86, but I believe the D designation
is exclusive to Europe. You can always double check with epson.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/epson_r300m.html

The r200 is going to print the same as the r300, so only go r300 if you
need cardslots. As a photo printer it's superb. As a printer they
tend to have some issues. Mainly they waste so much ink the diapers
become full very quickly, and as they don't have a frame to speak of
one needs a jig to replace the diaper. This can be solved by going
with an external ink tank.
http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=51595&forum_id=40

The c86 tends to clog more easily as it employs pigment inks, but the
prints last an absolute age.

I don't consider these to be printers that will last very long, but the
price mark is low enough that replacement after a year isn't a big deal
when you consider they come with ink.

I stopped using my r200 sometime last year. Before the warranty
replacement I found I was mucking with the pritner more than I was
printing. My waste ink station overflowed with ink and splatted ink
everywhere, my diaper overflowed causing a mess, and it eventually
behavied like a lost puppy. I presume it was a simple issue of ink
splattering on an alignment reflector. Others didn't have the same
issue, but most do have issues with the cartridges not working with
over 10% of ink left in them.
 
As Zakezuke suggests the D68 would most likely be using the Dura-brite inks,
which I have found to clog five of six C-84 printers that I've put into
service at our school in the past two years, in addition to clogging two
C-84 printers that I bought for my kids at home and one C-86 that my
father-in-law purchased last May, that clogged in December, which he got
replaced from Epson (it still being under warranty), with another C-86, that
just finished clogging in the past month. Epson sent another replacement,
but this time a C-88, which uses a new formula ink; Dura-brite Ultra. These
cloggings all happened with OEM ink. Maybe Epson finally figured out the
formula to avoid clogging.
My suggestion is to at least stay away from any Epson using Dura-brite.
Can't really comment on the newer Dura-brite Ultra stuff.
 
Jan said:
As Zakezuke suggests the D68 would most likely be using the Dura-brite inks,
which I have found to clog five of six C-84 printers that I've put into
service at our school in the past two years, in addition to clogging two
C-84 printers that I bought for my kids at home and one C-86 that my
father-in-law purchased last May, that clogged in December, which he got
replaced from Epson (it still being under warranty), with another C-86, that
just finished clogging in the past month. Epson sent another replacement,
but this time a C-88, which uses a new formula ink; Dura-brite Ultra. These
cloggings all happened with OEM ink. Maybe Epson finally figured out the
formula to avoid clogging.
My suggestion is to at least stay away from any Epson using Dura-brite.
Can't really comment on the newer Dura-brite Ultra stuff.
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sonsdad said:
Hi Group
I am thinking of buying a new printer and am considering an Epson R200, R300
or a D68. I cannot find a review for the D68. Does anyone have an opinion on
my choice for a machine to do general work with some photographs that is
cheap to run

Thanks to you all
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the d68 is a clogging machine. the r series epsons are good printers
but use a lot of ink. canon printers are much better and produce better
results all around. the only reason you should buy epson is if you must
print on cd/dvds and you live in the USA
 
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