Digital BW, The Print

Steve: I considered that exact point. Yes, it's possible I got your
reject and someone else will get it after I exchanged it. I suspect
Epson keeps sending them back out if they can't find any
non-intermittent major problems. Someone who won't use it to the
extent we would will probably end up keeping it and never know any
better. But since Espson pays the freight both ways and it's no
problem to put it back in the box, I really don't mind having to
return one for one that really works as it should. Fortunately you and
I have backup printers. I feel sorry for those otherwise. 

I guess in the end you still end up getting what you paid for. At
least I saved $100 and got a set of Epson dye ink carts plus a roll of
 that skinny paper for my hassles of buying a refub and later
exchanging it. 

Bob Michaels

 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
Karafyllakis" <steve@s...> wrote:
> 
> 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