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[Digital BW] Re: Ink-jet better than wet prints (was Digital stuff)

2003-05-22 by Peter Nelson

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Stan McQueen 
<stan@s...> wrote:
> At 08:08 AM 5/21/2003, you wrote:
> >The impression I get from people here is that clogs and frequent
> >head cleanings, windexing, head removal for cleaning, etc, are par
> >for the course with 3rd-party inks.   I've never received a 
straight
> >answer here when I've asked why the 3rd-party ink makers can't get
> >their stuff as clog-free as the Epson inks.
> 
> Maybe because it is more in accordance with human nature to sound 
off when 
> there is a problem. Satisfied customers seldom contact customer 
service to 
> render praise. 

But plenty of people here and on the Photo.Net digital darkroom forum 
use stock Epson inks and I seldom hear THEM complaining about the 
clogs-from-hell.   Why wouldn't they complain just as much?

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