Replacement ink

"bernardlyall" wrote in message
| Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink | cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if | the quality difference is always that great.
|

Every magazine test I’ve ever seen has concluded that the bargain inks are worth what you pay for them. Premium inks are a different matter and are at least as good as OEM stuff.

Norm

"bernardlyall" wrote in message

Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if the quality difference is always that great.

Cheers,

Bernard

I have an Epson Photo printer, and I was a little wary about replacements – but the OEM are so expensive I tried various replacements – I now use Datasafe (can’t easily find the website!!)
and Imjet http://www.imjet.com/main/index.php
Both of these inks are comparable to Epson quality but far, far, cheaper!!

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:30:32 GMT, "Norm Dresner" wrote:

"bernardlyall" wrote in message
| Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink | cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if | the quality difference is always that great.
|

Every magazine test I’ve ever seen has concluded that the bargain inks are worth what you pay for them. Premium inks are a different matter and are at least as good as OEM stuff.

Norm

You don’t say what country you are posting from.

Here in the UK I have had very acceptable results in both Epson and Cannon printers with replacement cartridges from Cartridge World and have settled on them as my preferred supplier.

However, I wrote off an expensive Epson printer by using ‘Ink Well’ brand carts in it.

The damned ink dried out in the heads and no amount of cleaning, even eventually removing the heads and steam cleaning could sort the machine out.

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"Harry Limey" wrote in message

"bernardlyall" wrote in message

Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if
the quality difference is always that great.

Cheers,

Bernard

I have an Epson Photo printer, and I was a little wary about replacements – but the OEM are so expensive I tried various replacements – I now use Datasafe (can’t easily find the website!!)
and Imjet http://www.imjet.com/main/index.php
Both of these inks are comparable to Epson quality but far, far, cheaper!!

I am afraid to try the OFF brands, in terms off customers bringing back faded prints, printer heads getting clogged, nullifies the warranty, it’s just not worth it to me. And I am a cheapskate but on this I don’t compromise, I just charge more for the prints.

genuine Epson at decent prices:
http://www.atlex.com/

bernardlyall wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if the quality difference is always that great.

Cheers,

Bernard

I have purchased multiple times from http:\\www.inkquik.com and the stuff is perfect! I have purchased for my Epson Stylus 785EDPX and a HP at the office and have recommended the to everyone I know. The stuff I am printing is not "professional" but the results are quite acceptable to me. I used to not let the kids print in color due to the cost, but now the can print all day long for $5.00.

Generic ink will fade and will also clog your printer. The relabelers who sell generic inks will not disclose (for various reasons I do not believe) who the mfg/relabeler is so it is virtually impossible to track performance. That said I do think that OEM ink is price more than twice as high as it should be.

I wish there were some generic mfg/formulators who would sell prefilled carts under their own name and properly label them so users can track performance for under $5.00 a carts.

KatWoman wrote:

"Harry Limey" wrote in message

"bernardlyall" wrote in message

Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if
the quality difference is always that great.

Cheers,

Bernard

I have an Epson Photo printer, and I was a little wary about replacements – but the OEM are so expensive I tried various replacements – I now use Datasafe (can’t easily find the website!!)
and Imjet http://www.imjet.com/main/index.php
Both of these inks are comparable to Epson quality but far, far, cheaper!!

I am afraid to try the OFF brands, in terms off customers bringing back faded prints, printer heads getting clogged, nullifies the warranty, it’s just not worth it to me. And I am a cheapskate but on this I don’t compromise, I just charge more for the prints.

genuine Epson at decent prices:
http://www.atlex.com/

Norm Dresner wrote:

"bernardlyall" wrote in message
| Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink | cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if | the quality difference is always that great.
|

Every magazine test I’ve ever seen has concluded that the bargain inks are worth what you pay for them. Premium inks are a different matter and are at least as good as OEM stuff.

There really is no premium generic inks. The relabelers will not disclose what they are selling you so you cannot track the performance in the market. They are not consistent and they change their suppliers as well so you cannot even tell if the batch you purchased a few months ago is the same ink.

I do agree that OEM is overpriced and I wish that ink mfg like Sensinent, :Lyson, and Pantone would make carts for all printers sold in all venues under their own brand name so you could track performance and sell them for about $5.00 a cart. If the ink is good this would bring down the price of OEM ink but the printer prices may go up a little. That would be OK.

Norm

bernardlyall wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if the quality difference is always that great.

Cheers,

Bernard

Hi Bernard
The problem is of course that the inks cost of much as the printer. In the Uk Jet Tec inks are highly regarded and are in fact the recommended by the magazine Digital Photo Art, the best digital photography mag available in the UK. CIS systems are now available for a very good price. With an Epson you need to keep up your maintenance. Google for Arthur Entclich who is the only real expert out there, also look at Steve’s Digicam for a simple mod that will help you. It shows how to discharge the waste ink into a bottle rather than your ink pad. Good luck

bernardlyall wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if the quality difference is always that great.

Cheers,

Bernard

Hi Bernard
The problem is of course that the inks cost of much as the printer. In the Uk Jet Tec inks are highly regarded and are in fact the recommended by the magazine Digital Photo Art, the best digital photography mag available in the UK. CIS systems are now available for a very good price. With an Epson you need to keep up your maintenance. Google for Arthur Entclich who is the only real expert out there, also look at Steve’s Digicam for a simple mod that will help you. It shows how to discharge the waste ink into a bottle rather than your ink pad. Good luck

bernardlyall wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible replacement ink cartridges, esp.for Epson? The cost difference is so huge that I wonder if the quality difference is always that great.

Cheers,

Bernard

Hi
I should have said in my previous post that newsgroups exist solely dedicated to printers. Also I did not spell Arthur Entlich’s name correctly, sorry about that

Cheers