Digital BW, The Print

Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with this printer. I had my
first 1280 for nearly three years and used a CIS from day one. The
only problem was with the original Cone pitment color inks that I
tried to use in the CIS. They didn't work (yellow clogging) and I
switched to MIS hex inks and it was a great printer after that. It was
so reliable (I rarely turned it off and seldom bothered with nozzle
checks) that I got a second 1280 early this year rather than a newer
model. The only problem I've had with this second 1280 is a CIS black
cartridge that the printer won't recognize. This isn't a printer
problem, but a cartridge problem. (The Epson black cart works just fine.)

So, based on my experience with a CIS/1280 setup, I'd highly recommend
the printer with a CIS setup. And, now that the refillable carts are
available, it may be even more worthwhile to consider it.

Tom Keesling
Indianapolis

--- 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