Digital BW, The Print

Hi. I have had the 4000 since they first came out. $250 is a great
price, but keep in mind the following. Depending on how bad the
nozzles are clogged, you may need to do several cleanings. You may
even need to do a "power flush" which uses up about $60 worth of ink.
In order to do cleanings and/or a flush, you need a certain minumum
amount of ink still in the cartridge. So you will need to spend some
hundreds of dollars in order to see if you can get it going. It is a
great printer when it is running. It really does like to be used very
often, daily if possible. It is not a good printer if it only sees
occasional use. Hope this helps.

steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "emanmb"
<emanmb@...> wrote:
>
> This is my first post to the list as I've not acquired a digital
printer of professional standards, 
> but have an opportunity to get an Epson 4000 for $250.  The seller,
who is local, says he 
> hasn't used it in a month, some inks are very low and one is empty
so there's no chance to 
> test it really.
> Given the price it's quite tempting really, but I am wondering what
those experienced users 
> here think would be a nightmare scenario I could get myself into.
> Thanks and below is the seller's description.
> Eric
> "This printer was last used about 1 month ago and it worked fine. 
> There are 2 empty ink cartridges and the other are very very low. 
> So it will need new ink. Additionally you will probably need to run
the nozzle cleanings 
> because it has been sitting so long. 
> 
> There are no cover doors for the ink slots. 
> There is no paper roll feed in the back either. 
> Although you can use roll paper if you make your own paper stand. 
> 
> This printer does have the network card installed."
>