Digital BW, The Print

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> Message: 23
> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 05:37:26 -0000
> From: "sanfo2003" <SandyCornelius@...>
> Subject: Consumer Reports article
> 
> May issue of Consumer Reports hammers third party inks -- MIS and
> Piezotone inks not reviewed although their description
> of "maintenance headaches" using third party inks sounds familiar.
> 
> Also reported in that issue is a good news / bad news article
> concerning the use of the drugs sildenafil and vardenafil (Viagra and
> Levitra). The good news is they work for three-fourths of the users
> for why they take it, the bad news is 2 to 3 percent of those who
> take the drug(s) experience the side effect of "blue vision" -- a
> temporary shift in color perception.
> 
> So, maybe those prints really are neutral after all!

Hi,

I have found that Consumers Reports is great for mainline consumer goods,
but not so good for specialized ones.  I doubt that they are aware of MIS;
such a small company with a limited clientele.  Also, I want to note that
the MIS Epson replacement ink made in China ($5.00 a cartridge) seems to be
just as good as the Epson original.  I'm printing color with the 1280 and
the Chinese ink when I am not necessarily looking for archival results and
it looks great (add a couple points of contrast and saturation in the print
driver) and doesn't clog at all.  I haven't noticed any early fade either.
As for Viagra and the others of it's ilk - its the 6 hour erections, with
the necessary visit to a physician and what I imagine the treatment might be
that worrys me!


Roger Smith
E. Lansing, MI 48823--