Digital BW, The Print

That's exactly the decision I looked at when my original 1280 seemed
to be just wearing out. I concluded the small increase to get a new
Epson refurb was worth it. It proved to be a good decision as the new
one was the printer that developed this problem and was replaced under
warranty. 

Basically these printers are disposable because of the low replacement
price. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
Karafyllakis" <steve@s...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Michael- one other option is having the head replaced, or doing a 
> complete refurb. Here's one place that will do the refurb for $239. 
> You'll have to judge if it's worth it, considering shipping and the 
> price of a new one with the $100 rebate;
> 
> http://www.arditos.com/
> 
> > 5, Other options?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Michael
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Michaels"
> > <bob@b...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Michael, when I had that problem I eventually concluded it was
> > > unrelated to the ink. I had the same problems with original Epson
> > > carts. i'm back to using MIS ink exclusively. 
> > > 
> > > I'm convinced the 1280 is a rock solid printer. It's just that 
> we are
> > > using them to a critical level that 99% of the users never 
> reach. I've
> > > had four of them. The first I broke by unknowingly inserting a 
> cart
> > > without a chip (thanks to a supplier other than MIS but still 
> replaced
> > > by Epson), the second lasted several years, the third developed 
> the
> > > referenced bad connection problem (replaced by Epson) and the 
> fourth
> > > I'm using now. 
> > > 
> > > Bob Michaels