Digital BW, The Print

Hello  Richard,

>You swapped it? You must tell me where one can swap an old printer 
>for a new one -

I bought it at Comp USA, and at the time they offered their own 2-year
full replacement warranty for an additional $69 (if it breaks they
replace it with a new one, or if not available, the full purchase
value toward it's successor).  It broke with 30 days left on the
warranty, so I hauled it over there and told my story.  I'd paid about
$700 for it, including sales tax, and they credited that entire amount
toward a new 2400, which was $849 at the time.  So the 2400 cost me
about $150.00.  I bought the warranty for the 2400 as well, but it has
outlived it.


>It's amazing that you've never had a banding problem. 

It's been a truly wonderful printer.  Actually though, there have been
remarkably few problem reports for the 2400 here in this forum over
the years.  I recall that banding, head alignment and cleaning tips
were common discussion threads for the 2200 (it's probably because
most 2200s were used with MIS inks, while most 2400s are used with K3
inks [that's my perception from forum comments]).


>Were you using OEM ink on your 2200?

No, only Eboni for BO and a variety of MIS combinations I experimented
with during those two years (UT7, UTx3, 2K, etc).  Clogs, cleaning,
refilling, leaky carts, bad chips and a relatively constant level of
aggravation and annoyance were a normal part of printing and consumed
significant amounts of time and energy (not to mention ink and paper).
 All of that came to an abrupt halt when the 2400 arrived and I'm
still living happily ever after <g>.  I'm actually able to concentrate
on photography.


>It it true to say that ink flow problems tend to get worse as 
>printers get older?

Hmmm, I can't say that I've ever had that perception.


Regards,
Clayton


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