Digital BW, The Print

> 
> What is the expected longevity of an Epson printer?  I've
> got an Epson 980 that I like ALOT and which is no longer
> available (I would buy a back-up 980 printer, if I could
> find one).  So I'm wondering what the life expectancy of
> the print head and other parts of the printer are.  What
> are the symptoms to watch for that indicate the print head
> is wearing out?  I figure I've made about 1,500 prints with
> this 980 so far.  TIA.
> 
> Gary Benson
> Eagle River, Alaska
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Benson [mailto:bensonga@...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 4:22 PM
> To: DigitalBWPrint (E-mail)
> Subject: [Digital BW] Epson printer longevity
> 
> 
> What is the expected longevity of an Epson printer?  I've 
> got an Epson 980 that I like ALOT and which is no longer 
> available (I would buy a back-up 980 printer, if I could 
> find one).  So I'm wondering what the life expectancy of 
> the print head and other parts of the printer are.  What 
> are the symptoms to watch for that indicate the print head 
> is wearing out?  I figure I've made about 1,500 prints with 
> this 980 so far.  TIA.
>  <snip> I'm probably going to jinx myself here, but I've got a 740 that just
> keeps going, and going, and going, and going and...........
>  
> I bought it new when it first came  out and I can't even remember how
> many years ago it was.  It still prints very nice color photos and ink
> cartridges from tonerbuys.com are amazingly cheap.
>  
> Thanks,
> Ed
> http://lightandsilver.com <http://lightandsilver.com/>  [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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From: Jerry Olson [mailto:jerryolson@...] 
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 11:20 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Epson printer longevity


If you are using third party cheap inks, your printer will last longer 
than your prints!
 <snip> 

Certainly others on this list are way more knowledgeable than me about
print lengevity, so I can't offer any real informed comment on this
other than to say that I've been using 3'rd party ink from tonerbuys.com
for about a year and the colors are good and the prints have not faded
thus far.  But I view all inkjet prints as a convenience anyway, and I
mainly consider it a good way to proof digital images and create a
decent enlargement for non-archival use.  When I want color enlargements
for myself or my customers to display I order chemical prints from a lab
that specializes in wedding work, made on a Fuji Frontier.  They're
cheap and always of excellent quality.  My personal jury is still out on
what to do about the B&W digital images - that's why I've subscribed and
have been reading this list for a while.  Right now, I'm still inclined
to consider B&W film and chemical printing might still be the easiest
way to go for me (since I'm very experienced in that).  But I'm still
reading and hoping to find something fairly easy and convenient that
many people agree on that will produce the quality I am used to from
traditional chemical fiber prints.

Thanks,
Ed
http://lightandsilver.com <http://lightandsilver.com/>  





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