Digital BW, The Print

It's an Edsel. What else is new? 

Think of the rotten Canons and HPs that have been peddled in the same
time-frame. Life's tough in the fast lane. 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Louis Dina"
<lou@...> wrote:
>
> Peter,
> 
> I bought a brand new 4000, and Epson sent me 2 rebuilt machines after 
> the first one proved to be a dog.  All three have been lemons.  
> Nothing but headaches.  Constant clogging, no matter what I do.  I 
> hang out on most of the forums, know all the tricks and have tried 
> them all, repeatedly.  Puddle clean, windex soaked paper towel under 
> the head, warm water inside the printer chamber, humidifiers, printer 
> covers, daily nozzle checks, daily printing, auto nozzle cleans, 
> power cleans (Epson loves that one since they get to sell a lot of 
> ink), tilting the printer back at an angle, OEM carts and inks, MIS 
> carts and inks, flushing with nozzle cleaning solution, keeping carts 
> 75% full, putting nozzle cleaning solution in the parking pad, etc.  
> I know some people have good success with their 4000's, but others 
> don't.  I'm officially in the 2nd camp now.  It's been years of pure 
> frustration and I finally ran out of patience.  Epson refuses to even 
> acknowledge that a significant number of owners have problems, so it 
> is time to look elsewhere.  
> 
> I know a LOT of people like me who have 4000's and have nothing but 
> problems.  It seems to be the worst of the pack.  It is the worst 
> purchase I have ever made.  
> 
> Lou
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pjb74nz" 
> <peter@> wrote:
> >
> > Strange your having major problems. Most issues can be related to 
> the 
> > user not knowing how to operate the printers. The Large format 
> > printer are quite different from normal desktop printers. 
> > You don't really explain what problems your having or is it just 
> you 
> > wanting things different than what Epson offers.
> > 
> > I sell all 3 brands and Epson is by far the best and support is 
> > excellent. Can say that about the others yet. Yes the PK/MK issue 
> is 
> > there and ink is expensive. The 4000 is quite old now so I'll 
> assume 
> > you are buying secondhand and maybe you are ending up with some 
> elses 
> > headache. 
> > 
> > peter
>