Digital BW, The Print

nedbuntline2002 wrote:

> A company who used to be my client manufactures printer ink for
> inkjets. I was told by one of them how much an ounce of ink is sold
> for (when parsed into cartridges) and was floored. I can't remember
> how much it was, but it rivals the most expensive substances on the
> planet. That said, I marveled at the huge tanks of the stuff in front
> of me. You would not believe the profit margin on this crap - and yet
> we pay it, usually without complaint.
Luckily, at least with Epson, we have some choices. I'm using MIS K4 
bulk inks in my r2400, and they've been working well.  I realize that 
I'll probably have to do a new profile whenever I get new bottles of 
ink, but that's a fairly small price to pay compared to buying Epson inks.