Digital BW, The Print

You can almost feel their hand in your pocket.
I just ran a 3800 manual nozzle check; my last print was 48 hours ago.  It
reported 7.2ml used by running a cleaning before proceeding with the nozzle
check.  Amazing, you can't even decide if a cleaning is needed first, it
just does it...  The check was good . very big grin.
Just to be clear, I'm not whining, I anticipated the ink cleanings would be
much more aggressive than a 2400; not happy about it, but not unexpected.

Best regards,
John Moody

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Paul Roark
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 4:45 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Re: Dmax of Claria inks


>Some would ask why use Claria at all?
>... not any better than K3.
>... high ink cost,

> tamper-resistant cartridge ...

It looks like Epson is building a fortress around this printer to stop 3rd
party inks. Until someone busts their system, like with an empty cart that
avoids the patents, I would totally avoid R260 and other Claria printers.

If these printers are tied to overpriced inks, their initial purchase price
is, in effect, just the down payment for a much more expensive system.
Tying agreements used to be illegal, but no more. Caveat Emptor.

This same view applies to all printers that effectively tie the printer to
aftermarket sales.

I hope the 3800 carts cab be refilled easily. If they can, we can do just
fine with bulk inks. I refill large format printer carts all the time.

I have not analyzed to the Epson patent protections suits to know if there
are any desktop machines they are leaving open to the B&W. I'll ask Epson.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com


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