On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 10:48:53PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 06:10 AM -0400 07/17/2003, Kurt Appling wrote: > >Hi all,I need to ask about an epson c82 printer I purchased several > >months ago,its sits idle and off most of the time, it has 4 separate > >ink tanks,when I first got it performance and clearity were > >outstanding, but not my pictures look muddy and out of focus... > > Our Epson C60 and C82 have to be used every three or four days or > they dry out. Then it takes three to five cleaning cycles to 'em > going again. PITA POS**2. > > Muddy printouts are fixed by: > 1. lots of cleaning cycles > 2. using harder paper > 3. buying a better printer. <== our solution.
I used to work @ Best Buy, and learned from having to continually replace the demo Epson inkjet printers what junk they were. In the dry climate here, ink tends to dry in the printhead. While there were one or two models where the heads were removable (like a Canon printer), they're a permanent part of most of their printers. If the heads clog up or get gunked up to the point that the printer can't clean itself, you get to send it off to service. (Maybe things are different now, but that used to mean you were without your printer for at least two weeks...maybe more. Stores weren't set up for the level of disassembly needed to fix Epson printing problems in-store.) I've used various HP, Lexmark, and Canon inkjet printers over the years and would recommend any of them over any Epson. (I'm currently using a Lexmark Optra Color 40 and a Canon S820 at home...the latter is supposed to be usable as a CD/DVD printer, but the cardboard CD tray that was sold with it for that purpose has some problems. I need a better tray to show up on eBay.) _/_ Scott Alfter / v \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (IIGS( http://alfter.us Top-posting! \_^_/ pkill -9 /bin/laden >What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
