Digital BW, The Print

A newbie question here.

With the new 2400, how long will Epson likely continue to produce UC
carts for the 2200?

And are there credible alternatives (quality) to Epson's 2200 UC carts?

Thanks!

Scott

dfaprinting wrote:

> > The one thing they can't stop us from doing is using their older
> > printers with other inksets and I for one will continue to do just
> that.
> >
> > John
>
>
> They keep trying. Ink chips, and special carts play a role in that
> defense. If they wanted to make their new printers third party
> friendly, they would have used pumps for the ink, instead of
> pressurized carts. Remember the way Encad used to supply inks, and a
> few other high end machines. Bottle feeds give too many options, and
> not enough profits.
>
> And BTW, MIS buys many of their inks from Image Specialists. They also
> claim to make some of their inks, but no one I have talked to really
> knows which ones. I suspect that they are mixing the UT inks in house,
> and maybe some of the dye inks, but it is purely speculation.
>
>
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