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What is the cheapest, but decent epson printer I can get?
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john411
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15. February 2009 @ 14:25 |
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Please recommend something $250 and under.
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15. February 2009 @ 15:27 |
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Why that much?
I bought a refurbished Epson RX595 from Epson.
Added the 2 yr extended warranty (3 yrs. total) for less than $100.00 shipped. (This thing is in heavy use and the price was so low it was cheaper than new.)
I installed a CISS (Continuous Ink Supply System) for less than $50.00.
"I print with impunity"
Scans, prints nice photos and CD/DVDs.
Here's what others are using:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/631467
JMHO, you didn't state what you are using it for.
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john411
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15. February 2009 @ 16:38 |
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Can you stick the DVD in and print the cover?
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john411
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15. February 2009 @ 16:59 |
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Have you had good results with that printer? Epson is selling a refurbished one for $85.
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john411
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15. February 2009 @ 18:58 |
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Well thanks. I just bought that same printer for $55 and threw in the 2 year warranty plan for $30.
It was refurbished of course.
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15. February 2009 @ 19:01 |
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I have purchased an RX280 and an RX595, both refurbished from Epson.
I sold the T078 (half-filled) carts on eBay and it paid for 1/2 of my CISS.
CISS are not for everyone but I have them installed in both my printers and I'm very happy.
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john411
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15. February 2009 @ 19:06 |
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I'm assuming the refurbs come with ink lol but can you tell me where they sell the CISS online?
Also how easy is it to install?
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15. February 2009 @ 20:07 |
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The refurbs come with T078 carts. They are "half full of ink and don't last long.
I got my CISS from the big Online auction site (I don't mention names).
Do a search on CISS Epson <your model number> and you'll find a variety. There are also refillable carts for the Epsons that can be reset if a CISS intimidates you.
I had minor problems with one of my CISS but I think it was an isolated issue. Some of the sellers have videos detailing the Install.
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john411
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15. February 2009 @ 20:57 |
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Thanks. Definitely gonna get the CISS.
One last question. Do you know if it comes with the tray to print DVD covers?
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15. February 2009 @ 22:49 |
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Yes, it's standard with any CD/DVD capable printer.
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bratcher
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18. February 2009 @ 14:40 |
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Originally posted by dailun:
Why that much?
I bought a refurbished Epson RX595 from Epson.
Added the 2 yr extended warranty (3 yrs. total) for less than $100.00 shipped. (This thing is in heavy use and the price was so low it was cheaper than new.)
I installed a CISS (Continuous Ink Supply System) for less than $50.00.
"I print with impunity"
Scans, prints nice photos and CD/DVDs.
Here's what others are using:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/631467
JMHO, you didn't state what you are using it for.
So what does you ink cost & how long does it last before your tanks need refilling? I've been buying carts for my RX680 from 4inkjets & they cost $4.99 each. Lots cheaper than buying Epson brand ink!!
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john411
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25. February 2009 @ 21:33 |
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I have a real problem. The CISS cratridges aren't being recognized by the printer.
I turned it on and off and reset it and nothing.
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john411
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25. February 2009 @ 23:01 |
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dailun can you tell me which CISS you bought for it. Maybe I need a different one.
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25. February 2009 @ 23:06 |
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I had a similar problem. I even sent the CISS back to the vendor and they sent another one. The replacement didn't work. I was embarrassed adn red-faced when I found out that I hadn't seated the in cartridges in the print head tray properly.
You have to push them down until you hear a click as it snaps into place. There is only one CISS that will fit into that printer.
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john411
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25. February 2009 @ 23:18 |
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Hmmmm that sucks. I made sure that it was pushed down all the way several times.
Is there a chip inside the printer that I could replace maybe?
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john411
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25. February 2009 @ 23:28 |
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Originally posted by dailun:
I had a similar problem. I even sent the CISS back to the vendor and they sent another one. The replacement didn't work. I was embarrassed adn red-faced when I found out that I hadn't seated the in cartridges in the print head tray properly.
You have to push them down until you hear a click as it snaps into place. There is only one CISS that will fit into that printer.
WOW! Thanks a lot. Yo can't believe how hard I had been pushing down and making sure it was clicking but tried it again but I used a folded paper to cushion the carts. After that they clicked and it looks like the printer recognized it. Thanks.
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26. February 2009 @ 10:43 |
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Great! I'm glad you didn't have to go through the embarassment of sending back a perfectly good CISS (as I did).
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john411
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26. February 2009 @ 17:56 |
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Did your CISS print colors correctly?
I just printed for the first time using it and the colors are off. The picture was blue and black and it looks cyan and red. I was afraid this would happen.
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26. February 2009 @ 18:17 |
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john411- If your using an epson you might want to use the head cleaning and nozzle check utility that comes with the printer ! Epson makes a Good printer but are prone to Clogging every so often especially if you use them sporadically !!!! The utility may solve your problem ? It may not but I would try that first !!! Also when you start running out of ink your pictures colors may come out predominantly one color or the other FYI !!!
FeetZ Up ! Head Down !
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john411
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26. February 2009 @ 18:57 |
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I dunno what's going on I've printed a bunch of test patterns. Sometimes they all show and most of the times there is missing ink. I've already done nozzle checks around 5 times and no improvement.
Well after cleaning the nozzles over 20 times and printing tons of test patterns, things seem to be ok for now.
I hope this is not something that will happen suddenly.
These DVDs are too expensive to be tossing them away because of printing errors.
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26. February 2009 @ 19:56 |
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1. Check all of the tubes and make sure that there are no air bubbles in the tubes.
I had to slightly elevate the CISS above the printhead and run several cleaning/printing cycles in order to get the ink flowing smoothly.
On one of my CISS I had a clogged line and I don't want to tell you what a mess I made clearing it. OOOhhh. Yellow ink all over my hands. Good thing I'm Chinese, it didn't show too badly. <G>
There should be "all ink" between the reservoirs and the carts.
Sometimes it can take a little tweaking to get the thing running correctly.
Don't be afraid to get your CISS vendor involved. I will provide what help I can from my experiences, but your vendor may need to get involved as well.
Other lessons that I have learned.
1. Turn the printer off when you are not going to use it for more than a day.
2. Print a nozzle check before printing your first disc in a batch and do any print head cleaning before the first print.
I have printed over 1000 discs on 3 different printers and have not had to throw any away because of misprints other than the ones I created myself by mixing up the order of the discs.
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bratcher
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26. February 2009 @ 21:46 |
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27. February 2009 @ 02:40 |
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Info is in the service manual which is available online (sometimes for free, sometimes for pay).
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bratcher
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27. February 2009 @ 03:15 |
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Originally posted by dailun:
Info is in the service manual which is available online (sometimes for free, sometimes for pay).
Yes it tells the user to contact a service center.....
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27. February 2009 @ 11:40 |
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I don't know if your are looking at these but Samsclub Has epson NX-300 AIO ( ALL IN ONE ) printer /fax /scanner /copier For$47.34 +tax- takes the same cartridges as the Stylus Cx-5000/6000 ect. which ironically will set you back more than the cost of the whole printer if you buy the replacements@ Samsclub in genuine epson cartridges !!! Supwrmediastore .com & Meritline.com sell generics and right now SMS has the set of 4 Black, Cyan,Magenta,yellow for $19.99 with free shipping!!! I just uncrated mine NX-300 and hooked it up for a shakedown cruise ! still working the learning curve but seems to print well enough & fairly quiet !Compared to my old worn out Epson Stylus Cx-7800 which it replaced . That Beast used to play songs of the HumpBack whales everytme I printed something !!!! I'm gonna miss the old girl !!!! The feed system wore out after hard use of a few years and would'nt feed Photo paaper ( For DVD Covers ) unless I nearly Force fed it to her !!!! - and that was the end of that !!! I was still using the 7800 but I ran out of red ink and I could'nt print anymore so I figured why buy mor ink for a broken printer ? I also bought a Dell Laser prinetr that I'm gonna hook up and try Laser Photo pare & Regular laser paper !!! I know I may not get the same Photo quality as inkjet but it will be much cheaper in the long run & having two printers will take some load off the New epson !!! & Hey @ $47.34 if it last a yaer or two I can buy another one ! I think it will last pretty good I've always gotten good service from my Epsons so far !!! anyway hope this info helps you or someone else out if even in a small way !!!! Cheers
FeetZ Up ! Head Down !
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