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Re: Shelf life of ink cart or should I bother?

2010-01-10 by jespes

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Lew Schwartz <lew1716@...> wrote:
>
> I have a set of unopened Epson ink carts for my 2200, they've been
> sitting on my shelf for about a year or more. Vacuum packs look
> intact. Can I go ahead and use them .... or another question ...
> should I bother with them at all? I intend to do b & w exclusively.
> 

one person's experience: for several years i used a 2200 with stock Epson inks mainly for b/w. routinely used carts up to a year past the 'use by' date on the box and never had issues.

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