[riscos-printing] which ink? which printer? (Re: Gutenprint 5.0.0)
- From: Tim Hill <smartgroups@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: riscos-printing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:50:48 +0100
In article <d3f0a9554e.nebailey@xxxxxxxxxx>, Nick Bailey
<nebailey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Are you using Canon inks? (I've had trouble with Tesco inks in my
> Epson after only a few weeks of use :-/
I used to have trouble with Canon inks in Canon and Epson inks in Epson
and decided years ago never to buy either brand of printer again. At
least with HP I get new and better-than-canon nozzles with each
cartridge, and colour lasers don't dry out.
I am sure Canon and Epson have made improvements but it's good to see my
age-old decision still seems well founded but unfortunate that some
printer manufacturers still appear to believe in accelerating
obsolescence and to my astonishment people still buy Epson and Canon.
I was told by an engineer who claimed to be an expert in such things that
frequent (at least daily) print jobs are necessary to keep ink- and
bubble-jets alive and un-clogged, particularly in hot weather. I imagine
that the recent heat-wave will have blocked a few printer nozzles for
good.
YMMV
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Tim Hill,
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... "What wound did ever heal but by degrees ?" Othello, Act ii, Sc.3
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