Charles Parsons wrote: >I have and Epson Stylus Photo 820 printer and the "Remaining Ink Level" >monitor shows that all colors, including black, are being used at the same >rate -- makes me think the printer doesn't know how much ink is in each >partition of the cartridge and is just estimating by the amount of total >use, not that of each color. > >Just my observation. > > > I think you hit the nail on the head. Any system as complex as what I've been told would drive the price of the printer up, not down. I'm not familiar with Epsons but I heard they were using four separate cartridges. Was that something that was short-lived, or is it just on certain models? It sounded like a nice concept, but I never took the time to see it in action.
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