Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, aromanocpa@... wrote:
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> Does anyone know how many prints one probably can get from say the R220 or R1800 
before the printer needs realignment or other adjustments?
> 
> Art

No such animals. These things are so "mass produced", it's amazing the quality they 
deliver out of the box.

I had a 4-color Stylus color 900 that lasted for 6 years and thousands of prints. The one 
just before that lasted one and a half years, again, many thousands of prints.

I have 3-Epson 9000's, that I overhaul myself, putting in new print heads on average every 
year to 1.5 years. These beast are made like a tank, and probably will print forever, with 
proper care! Pigmented inks seem to wear the print heads faster than the dye inks.

John Nollendorfs