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Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:44:39 -0700
From:	Colin Campbell <cmcampb@roadrunner.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Epson Stylus Printers...?

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madodel wrote:
> Colin Campbell wrote:
>> Martin,
>> I'm using a Canon i860 (and the "OMNI.Canon i850" printer driver) with
>> satisfactory results. I've had it long enough that I'm certain it's out
>> of production, but they may be available on eBay or elsewhere. This
>> printer uses five ink cartridges. I just bought a replacement kit in a
>> single box that had four of the cartridges (it was missing the smaller
>> black cartridge) for about $43 at Fry's.
>>
>> I replaced an Epson; I don't remember the model number for sure. The
>> print head seemed to go out on that printer. I read somewhere that the
>> Canon was cheaper on ink costs, and it may be true, but I don't print
>> very much. What I can say is that even though I sometimes go more than
>> a month without printing or turning the printer on, the ink supplies
>> have so far worked just fine until they were actually exhausted. The
>> Epson's ink sometimes would fail to print - maybe it dried up.
>> Colin
>
> Epson's are very prone to print head clogging. I frequently have to
> run a head cleaning and even with that I usually end up blowing canned
> air through the nozzle to clear it. the head cleaning wastes a lot of
> ink. But I keep my Photo 820 because it does a pretty good job of
> printing photos under eCS with the EPOMNI3 driver.
>
> Mark
>
>
I agree that my Epson printed nice photo images, using that same
driver. Maybe I should have worked a little more on getting the printer
back into working order. I ended up giving it to another SCOUG member
who couldn't make it work, either. I suppose by now it is in a landfill
in Southern California....

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