Digital BW, The Print

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DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "rockfordinvestigations" 
<rodmachen@...> wrote:
>
> The one year warranty is about to expire on my refurbished R1800. I'm 
fully invested in Paul's 
> 3MK system, and am using color for matte prints, too. Now that it's 
discontinued, I'm weary 
> of moving to another model. I was going to sell mine, and get a new 
refurbished one, but 
> maybe $60 for another 2 years of warranty would be worth it.
> 
> I don't know if my use of some 3rd party inks will be an issue, or if 
they will someday try to 
> give me another model (R1900?) if mine breaks.
> 
> Thoughts?

If you have a good printer and like it, why change?  Frankly, I never 
extend warranties on things like this.  I'd think a problem would show 
up soon if the machine was not put together well.  

I have returned at least one printer to Epson that had used third party 
inks most of the time, and they simply asked if OEM ink was in the 
printer (not if non-OEM ink was EVER in the printer).  Since the OEM 
ink was (then) in the printer, I told them that.  They asked what the 
numbers were on the ink carts.  I told them the Epson numbers, and they 
then authorized the return.  I think a legitimate position they could 
take is that the only problems they are responsible for is those that 
happen when OEM ink is in the printer; they do not warrant that their 
machines will work with all inks. 

Paul   
www.PaulRoark.com