Digital BW, The Print

Hello All,

I understand the newest MIS cartridges for the C86 and 2200 families are 
very refill-friendly.  Is anything similar available for the 1270/1280/2000P 
family?  And exactly what makes a cartridge refill-friendly?  Looking at the 
C86 diagram at:

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/c82refill.html

it seems that one would want 1) a sponge-free reservoir area where ink is 
added (presumably without causing ink foaming problems), 2) easy top-filling 
port with rubber plug, and 3) self-sealing poppet valves.  Do I have that 
straight?  I guess clear cartridges would be nice, too, so you could see the 
ink going in.

I asked MIS if refill-friendly carts were available for the 1280 family, 
similar to those for the C86 model, but the link they sent back:

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/1270refillprocedure.html

shows the same old refill system (with foam buildup problems, etc.) that 
we've had for several years.

I use a CIS on both my 1270 and 2000P (pigment color and UT2, respectively) 
but it would be great to have an easy cartridge-based changeover available 
between the Eboni and photo K inks.

Thanks!

John