[Alt-photo] Re: Third party inks

[Diana Bloomfield]

Yeah . . . that comment stopped me short, too.  Given that nozzle-clogging seems to be the main problem that the 3800 has (in my experience)-- I wouldn't like to encourage that.  And the cleaning just eats up so much ink.  I just got rid of my last 3800.  I've had two and really loved them, but the constant cleaning and clogging and replacement of inks (mainly because of all that clogging and cleaning) was enough to just say-- enough.  I recently bought a refurbished 3880, and so far that seems to be working great.  My main problem with Epson (all brands of printers?) is what I call their Polaroid business plan.  While the printers (in Polaroid's case, the cameras) are wonderful and relatively inexpensive, the cost of the inks (film) can put you in the poor house.


On Sep 9, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Marek Matusz wrote:

> Sam
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> I am a little concerned about your nozzle cleaning comments. Do u use your printer on regular basis ?
> 
> Marek
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Sep 8, 2013, at 8:36 PM, "sam wang" <samwang864 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have just started using the Inkjet Mall cartridges in my 3800 - just PK and LK so far. They seem to be very much like the Epson inks except that the PK blocks more UV light so you'd need to redo your curves. The PK also needs more nozzle cleaning, it seems. But the cost is definitely a big draw. Their video instruction is excellent.
>> 
>> Sam