Digital BW, The Print

But I still have to wonder about the "refurb" process... perhaps the 
one you got that went bad was the same one I semi-trashed a few 
months before? (g) Do we know if Epson replaces heads even if they 
don't neccessarily malfunction? -just playing 'devil's advocate', 
not really serious...

Steve K

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Michaels" 
<bob@b...> wrote:
> 
> 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