|-----Original Message----- |From: Sevatio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:40 AM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: RE: [newbie] Epson Printer | | |I'm going to have to write a nasty email to Epson for this chip B.S. | |Jose, since you're knowledgeable in this area, I've got two |questions for |your wise self. I just learned about this Epson scam two days |ago after |my 777 ran out of ink. Prior to that, I had no idea such anti-refill |'technology' existed. >:-( | |1: When you use a good cartridge to reset the printer, doesn't |that cause |the cartridge seals to be punctured? | --- Yes, so normally I wait until I have collected a couple of empty cartridges, then when I go to insert a new cartridge, I "reset" the old ones, and restore the new cartridge into the printer when I am done. BTW: I talked to someone at the web page you posted. Their software attempts to reset the chips directly through a cleaver technique... --- |2: Is this enough to warrant starting a new thread to would |warn everyone |on the list to not buy printers with the anti-refill chips? | The printer manufacturers claim that refills utilize sub standard equipment, etc. I've worked with many pro printing houses who would take great issue with the claims of the big companies. Photographic reviews bear out the complaints that it's the big companies (such as Epson) who are resorting to sub standard inks to lower costs, etc. As such I personally abhor printers without either VERY deep wells, or the ability to be refilled, as it's the end user who is getting taken. I'll stay away from any ink based printer which cannot be refilled, UNLESS the refills are so cheap that there is no point. I'd doubt that I'd even bother if Epson were selling the cartridges for 11.00/each (which they can afford to do given their actual 2-3.00 manufacturing cost!!!!) -JMS
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