Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jim

Obviously when I used the term "reliable" I needed some reference frame.
I have used or am using the 1200, 1280, C84 and 2200 with MIS B&W
inks. The 1200 and 1280 were run with a CFS. I did my purgings and
nozzle checks religiously. None of the printers had problems ever with
the original OEM dye inks. With pigment, both the 1200 and 1280 were
creatures from hell (again no offense meant to those of you who are using
these without headaches, let's just say, in order to be politically 
correct that
I had bad luck with those units). I realized that I had started spending 
more
time cleaning than printing, I did not want to specialize in plumbing.
The 2200 is the most reliable (as in non prone to clogging) B&W unit
that I have used personally. The C84 comes second, it has not been
exposed to Windex yet, usually a cleaning cycle or two takes care of
any missing nozzle problem, worst case scenario I use OEM carts
to flush it. The C84 squeaks like it's going to come apart and is limited
in terms of paper thickness but I have absolutely no complaints, a set
of inks for the 2200 and the shipping for this unit are twice the amount
I paid for the C84. I do miss the quality of the prints on the 1280 compared
to the C84, I definitely do not long for the reek of Windex, ink soaked 
paper
towels and whatnot. So from my own personal experience I would heartily
recommend the C84 to anyone, with the EZ inks, it will not produce 
masterpieces
of fine art but will function reliably and the cost can't be beat.

Regards

Andrei

JimD wrote:

> Andrei,
>
> Can you give some more details on what you mean by reliable?
>
> For instance, my 1270, which i use for color prints using the Epson OEM
> inks, has never had a clog that I couldn't correct by running a few nozzle
> cleaning cycles and then leaving the head parked overnight. I've had
> this condition occur fewer than 10 times during the ~5 years I've been
> using it.
>
> On the other hand, my 1160 using MIS inks has been a clog monster.
> Such a monster that I've given up BW printing until a more 
> straight-forward
> solution becomes available. The C8n printers with the MIS EZ inks sound
> promising.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
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