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My old Epson stylus 900 and, as I recall, the OP's Epson 950 are dye based
ink printers. They both clogged with OEM ink. As I mentioned in my
previous post, all inkjet printers can clog when either left unused for a
long period of time or after a lot of use that eventually causes a buildup
of dried ink under the printhead. My Canon prints are either framed behind
glass or are in albums and haven't visably faded in a year, but longevity of
prints is generally measured in terms considerably more than a year and all
the research I've seen reported rates Canon prints as having less longevity
than others. Nonetheless, the prints are great and I'm very happy with
them. If you need the greatest longevity you will have to go with one of
the higher priced Pigment based ink Epsons and deal with occasional clogs.
That is why most graphics and photo professionals use the higher end Epsons.
"ThomasH" <henrymot@coco.net> wrote in message
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> On 09-Sep-05 09:57, Burt wrote:
>> Canon reputation is that it clogs less than Epson. I have a Canon i960
>> in which I use MIS bulk ink to refill carts. One year without any clogs
>> or the
>
> Because they use only dye inks.
> However, Canon seems to be behind the competition in terms
> of longevity of their prints. I observed after only one year
> drastic fading of images on the glossy Photo Paper Plus,
> all genuine Canon, all very expensive.
>
> Thus, give it some consideration before you will give up
> Epson, because... non Epson made inks clog your printer!!
> There is no logic in "saving" on ink and trash the printer.
>
> Thomas
>
>> need to run a cleaning cycle other than the ones the printer does on its
>> own. All inkjet printers will eventually clog, either with a period of
>> sitting idle or simply after time when some dried ink builds up under the
>> print head. With HP printers you get a new print head when you change
>> the carts as they are built into the cart. An expensive solution, but a
>> good one if you don't print often. My printer has been idle for a few
>> weeks at a time with no problems so far.
>>
>> I had an Epson Stylus Color 900 that started clogging after a few years.
>> (I used only Epson inks.) The first several months after I bought it, it
>> was hardly used but presented no problems. It started banding during a
>> period of heavy use two years later and I fixed it by using Arthur
>> Entlich's instructions. All clogs are not fatal.
>>
>> My perspective now is that with the Canon and aftermarket inks I save
>> enough money refilling the canon carts so that I can buy two printers or
>> more with the savings by the time my present unit fails. With the Canon
>> ip4000 selling presently for about $100 US that makes a lot of sense to
>> me.
>> "Dave Stolting" <davestolting@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>>
>>>Hi Davy,
>>>
>>>Thanks for the info - I had considered going over to Canon but I was
>>>under the impression that they like Epson have their problems with
>>>clogging. I really need a printer that works when I want it to with none
>>>of the fiddling around cleaning print heads etc. Not to mention the
>>>wastage of ink with every clean. The laser mono sounds cheap enough but
>>>I'm still left needing something for my photographs that's going to be
>>>reliable.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>"Davy" <davecoe@blueyonder.co-dot-uk.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>news:nreUe.278188$Jd.81446@fe11.news.easynews.com...
>>>
>>>>I was looking for a new inkjet peinter to replace the dreaded C62 and
>>>>came across a Samsung ML1510 mono laser for £54 (UK) inc delivery -
>>>>brand new and 12 months warrenty from Dabs Computers in Bolton UK.
>>>>
>>>>I could'nt resist, it turned out a sheer workhorse....! I use it for
>>>>making printed circuit bord designs using 'toner transfer film', the
>>>>stuff you kinda iron on after printing to melt the toner it does a
>>>>super job.
>>>>
>>>>It's also the main document printer, and get this...l.o.l, the printer
>>>>I got was £54 including about £5 delivery charge - the toner and drum
>>>>assembley is about £60 to replace.
>>>>
>>>>To date I have refilled this two or three times for about £12 using
>>>>toner refill bottles, it's still going strong and will be refillable
>>>>as long as the drum holds out which is part of the toner unit.
>>>>
>>>>The refill is simply an end cap that comes off, with the kit I got
>>>>they even send you a replacement push on cap.
>>>>
>>>>If you want an idea of refillable printers, have a look at this site
>>>>it may give you some ideas-:
http://www.refill-toner.co.uk/index.htm
>>>>
>>>>Colour lasers are OK for graphics and leaflets but for photography I
>>>>think the inkjet is far better.
>>>>
>>>>You can't use normal 'glossy' photo paper on laser's the heat from the
>>>>rollor will cause it to jam, but you can get glossy paper suitable for
>>>>laser's.
>>>>
>>>>I use the Canon ip5000 it's a super all round printer, the text being
>>>>as good as the laser.
>>>>
>>>>Davy
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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