Digital BW, The Print

Peter,

I have the CFS, and it's working fine.  It cost about $70 less than the CIS
for my 1280.  OTOH, that difference disappears in the 1160 models, except
that the CFS comes with ink (good if you're using an MIS ink).

Glenn


----- Original Message -----
From: "peter_in_seattle" <lists@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 1:06 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Which Continuous Ink System?


> Jerry,
>
> Can you please be a bit more specific about why the CIS is better than
either
> the CFS from MIS or the InkjetGoodies bulk feed system? Is this just a
matter
> of personal preference, or are there empirical differences?
>
> The bulk feed system does seem to have some nice improvements, for
> example it comes with the acrylic holder, which is sold separately from
the
> CIS. And the tubes don't stick out through the caps of the bottles, which
I'm
> assuming means you're less likely to get air in them?
>
> I don't have one of these systems yet, and I'm mainly interested in
finding
> something that a) isn't going to ruin my 1160 printer, b) is going to
print as well
> as pre-filled carts, and c) is cost-effective (ruining my printer or some
> expensive paper would not be cost-effective). Overall, I'm a bit hesitant,
> because these systems seem like they can be a major pain when something
> goes wrong. On the other hand, maybe it only seems like they malfunction a
> lot because we tend to hear about people's difficulties here on the list.
I'd be
> curious to know whether there's a happy silent majority out there, and
what
> they're using. (MARTIN W: How about a poll on this?)
>
> Also, from what I could gather in terms of cost, all the systems -- CFS,
CIS, are
> in the same ballpark: $125-150. I didn't see anything at MIS that costs
$100
> more than the $125 bulk feed system at InkjetGoodies, but maybe I was
> looking on the wrong page.
>
> Btw, I'm not a big fan of Cadillacs, personally... :-)
>
> Peter