Digital BW, The Print

Hi Mark;

I totally sympathize with you re the 1280. The original beige 1280 
did much better, the fancier looking 1280s sucked. But in fairness 
to Epson, it was never intended to be run with pigment inks. As for 
HP and Canon, you'll have the same problem unless you buy one of the 
new 24" Canons that run pigments. It seems that of the current crop, 
the 2400 is the only reliable 13" printer worth owning if you want 
to print with pigment inks.

Steve Karafyllakis

BTW-I've seen that problem before, I'm told it has to do with the 
circuit board malfunctioning. Probably repairable, but not cost 
effective.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mark_roth_505" 
<mark@m...> wrote:
>
> After only 2 years of owning this printer, 
> $300 printer
> $200 CIS system
> hundreds of dollars in ink
> $$$$$$ paper
> $$$$$$$$$$$$$ hassle
> all internet ideas/fixes...tried/failed
> all cleaning/clogs from hell fixes...tried/failed
> 
> let's just say, around $1000 ballpark spent within only the last 2 
> years, would you want this 1280 printer with these nice bands, 
> clogs, garbage?
> 
> http://members.acmenet.net/~roth/images/epson-1280.jpg
> 
> ANYONE THINKING OF BUYING A 1280 EPSON PRINTER? Please refer me to 
> the page where Epson has acknowledged the problems with this 
> printer, and the fixes they have gone forward with on their new 
> printers, to prevent all the clogging issues, and other garbage 
> issues such as the fact that after only a short time period, the 
> cleaning cycles suck out all your expensive ink, that it not only 
> rips off your ink and your wallet, but it renders the printer 
> dead... while at the same time doubling and tripling the prices of 
> their new 13x19" printers...?. 
> 
> Meanwhile, I feel ripped off, obviously. 
> 
> Anyone have any ideas on HP or Canon printers? I'll buy one and 
come 
> up with the frigging curves, if anyone has any positive luck with 
> one.
> 
> Best, 
> Mark
>