Thank you Ronni & Carlo it's good to have a clear knowledge on this issue.
Cheers, Alex On 13/04/2012, at 10:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Alex, > > I agree completely with everything Carlo has written. I have always > used and recommended Epson Printers for use on Macs. > Use them as Epson recommends and ALWAYS use Epson Ink cartridges and > you will have the best printing experience. Use other brand inks and > you most likely will experience problems. > > The Epson Wireless Multi Function Printers just work brilliantly. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 13/04/2012, at 10:29 AM, cm <cm200...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Alex, >> >> Epson is a good choice for a printer. When it comes to colour >> photographic reproduction, I rank their top-of-the-line printers as >> the best there is. To answer your queries. Firstly no worries about >> when to stop printing on a cartridge. The printer will get to a >> certain point and then refuse to continue printing using the spent >> cartridge. There is at that point sufficient ink in the cartridge >> to ensure there is no damage to the print head. >> >> For the second query my opinion is a decisive no. What makes Epson >> superior is the research they have put into their colour ink. As a >> market leader there is really a vast difference between what Epson >> supplies and the coloured water of the knock-offs. There is a vast >> amount of literature on the progression of ink technology and it is >> really impressive stuff. The colourfast nature and resistance to >> fading of high quality inkjet printers has no surpassed most other >> technologies. The other factor to consider is that the official ink >> has just the right consistency and correct proportions of particles >> so as not to block the printhead. If because of using compatible >> inks you have to replace the printhead just once in the life of the >> printer, you have probably lost all the savings that would have >> accrued from the ink. Also, every photo you have printed to that >> point is printed in inferior ink that has lesser colour definition >> and that will fade more quickly. >> >> Enough ranting, but that is my two bits worth. :-) >> >> Cheers, >> Carlo >> >> On 12/04/2012, at 23:02 , Alex wrote: >> >>> Hi All >>> >>> I recently purchased an Epson Workforce Pro 4530 printer to >>> replace a >>> Canon which was giving me the pips. >>> >>> I have 2 queries: >>> >>> 1. once you get the message that ink is low, how long can one still >>> keep using it without replacing the cartridge? To me, it seems to >>> go >>> for quite a while which implies a gross waste of unused ink. One >>> would have to be careful not to run it dry I would guess? I realise >>> that the question is a bit like "how long is a piece of string?" - >>> depends how much & what type of printing is being done ..... >>> >>> 2. Trying to look up prices on the net this evening, I stumbled upon >>> InkStation, which had incredibly good prices for Epson Compatible >>> ink >>> for the printer. Would this ink be reasonably comparable to the >>> Epson >>> product or vastly inferior - best not to use? >>> >>> Many thanks in advance for your expertise, >>> >>> Alex >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>> > >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
