I bought my Epson R1800 in August 2005. Has been working beautifully producing mostly Epson Premium Glossy prints. Without warning prints began to come out poorly this morning followed by the following error message: "Requires Service Parts inside your printer are near the end of their service...

While I know that 'OEM' means ink as supplied by the printer manufacturer to most people in this newsgroup might I point out that it means something quite different in the 'computer spares' context in the UK at least. What OEM means to me is "as supplied *to* an Original Equipment Manufacturer". ...

If Epson wins all of the current litigation (as expected) then many of the suppliers to the relabelers will not be able to supply them. The remaining ones that either have not violated patents (or did not get sued yet) may be able to raise prices. That is good for the industry since there will...

Hey, all. Recently had a rather discouraging experience with my first attempt at using Hobbicolors ink. Background: I have a second-hand Canon Pixma iP5000, which _had_ a fresh set of OEM ink. I also have a *new* iP4000, which is still on its first set of OEM ink.

This post is a spin off from a earlier posting and hopefully when enough data has been gathered we'll try and produce a list of..... The Good the Bad and the Ugly ones. So please lets us know what ink you use and don't use and WHY... hopefully we'll try and make a list of inks for all too...

I'm a graphics artist and print a lot of 8x10's. I was wondering what photo printer would print 8x10's the cheapest per page but be high quality, especially in printing skin tones. I was looking at the hp 8250, but the cartridges are around 5 ml. I also like the canon 5200(are small dots better...

i'm looking at getting a new printer and have seen two that i like ,,, can anyone shed some light on these choices. Pros / Cons ,, experiences etc. Lexmark P4350 or P6250 Canon MP 150 or MP 170 Would appreciate any comments on the above printers.

I have an EPSON C84 inkjet printer that's acting exactly like the print heads are clogged, but I can't get them unclogged. I've run the "clean heads" program about five times and the test pattern is still messed up. The color portion of it is full of gaps and the black portion just won;t print. ...

Hi all.... My lexmark cartridge no 26 no longer prints after about the 6th refill. The ink is flowing freely yet the thing does not print at all. Do these cartridges eventually burn out?

Does anyone know how to get rid of this stupid stupd warning that comes up EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU PRINT SOMETHING?? (Sorry for shouting!) To Epson: I KNOW it's not a genuine cartridge, I bought it. I installed it. I am grown up enough to take responsibilities for my own actions. I bought it because...

The vendors' websites aren't very helpful - they all reprint Canon's bumf. My question comes down to this: Is the Pixma 8500 basically a smaller version of the i9900? They both have 8 tanks, both are 4800x2400 dpi, etc. Main difference sesm to be that i9900 can print 13'x19' images. Any...

I've lost one color and also lost segments for other colors. A new print head costs $80 or so. I've read that these Canon print heads don't last long. Is this printer worth this expense or is there a newer printer that gives better results? If so, which one? I've never used refill or off brand...

Just got a X-mas list. A photo printer was listed. I've been out of the loop as far as what brands and models are the best bang for the buck. Any suggestions on a $100 or less printer that: 1. Seems to be trouble free 2. Has decent photo quality 3. Has a decent price on ink cartridges 4. Is not...

We have been unable to decide between a Canon or an Epson photo printer. We feel that our needs would be well met by an iP8500 or an R1800, when it becomes available. We see advantages to each printer. However, we are most concerned about the reported lack of permanence in pigment-based...

Its been a year or so since I checked this news group. I don't see much posted on HP printers. I think I know why. I have a HP G85 all in one and just went over 28,000 copies and never had a problem with it. Pete

I have a Canon IP5000 and recently changed to generic ink. When I do a nozzle clean the printout does not show me the 3e Bk at all, as shown on the maintenance programme example, should it? I am having problems when printing pictures at the moment that the black does not seem to be...

Okay, so I've actually lined up the 2 side by side and compared a bunch of photos and graphic files generated by the 2 printers. Here's my take: contrary to what's been said here, the IP4000 is *not* a better photo printer. It's in fact the same quality as the IP5000. What's different is the color...

I bought some refill ink for Canon i4000. I poked the needle in the ink chamber and filled it. Easy. When I did the same to photo black the ink started oozing out the same time from the bottom nozzle pad. Is the a better technique?

Any recommendations of brands (inkrite, jettec ?) or places to buy TIA

With "everyone" talking about Jet Tec recently, for no reason the I could discern. . . I was just checking the manufacturer's website and saw of couple of things (maybe more) that got my interest... 1. They're Europe's largest manufacturer of cartridges and inks. 2. Jet Tec won the Queen's Award...