Dye-based or Pigment-based?

Do Canon and Hewlett-Packard inkjet printers use pigment-based or
dye-based inks? Or does it vary depending on model? Or is there a
difference between the standard cartridges and the photo cartridges?

As long as I'm on the subject, how about Epson and Lexmark?

We have a white paper about the use of pigment inks
in dye-based printers:

http://www.weink.com/ecom/support/technotes/tsn16.htm

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"O R" wrote in message
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Do Canon and Hewlett-Packard inkjet printers use pigment-based or
dye-based inks? Or does it vary depending on model? Or is there a
difference between the standard cartridges and the photo cartridges?

As long as I'm on the subject, how about Epson and Lexmark?

In article ,
says...
Do Canon and Hewlett-Packard inkjet printers use pigment-based or
dye-based inks? Or does it vary depending on model? Or is there a
difference between the standard cartridges and the photo cartridges?

As long as I'm on the subject, how about Epson and Lexmark?


I believe that Epson are the only company using pigment ink,
and then only on certain printers (R800, C80 series?,
2000/2100/2200 and some of the larger format printers).All of
them, except the R800, suffer from 'bronzing' problems on
glossy paper.

"O R" wrote in message
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Do Canon and Hewlett-Packard inkjet printers use pigment-based or
dye-based inks? Or does it vary depending on model? Or is there a
difference between the standard cartridges and the photo cartridges?

As long as I'm on the subject, how about Epson and Lexmark?

Epson: C80/82, C64/C84 then Stylus 2000 etc.
Now Lexmark is a printer ? Oh well: some pigment based blacks.
Canon have several that use pigmented black - jet i455, i560, i865, the i965
up use Dye.
Tony
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Epson C64/ C84 Lighfast (30% more free) pigmented inks.
Canon BCI-3 i560 i750 BCI-6 i865 S-820 / S-900 series.
Specialist ink refill kits... http://www.inkylink.co.uk
remove pants for personal mail

Which of course is not what the man asked....

You guys are pretty aggressive about promoting yourself here--just to
level the field a bit, I'll say that I think MIS is the preferable 3rd
party supplier.


On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:29:10 -0500, "WeInk" wrote:

We have a white paper about the use of pigment inks
in dye-based printers:

http://www.weink.com/ecom/support/technotes/tsn16.htm

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Mark Herring, Pasadena, Calif.
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On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 14:30:51 -0500 (EST), (O R)
wrote:

Do Canon and Hewlett-Packard inkjet printers use pigment-based or
dye-based inks? Or does it vary depending on model? Or is there a
difference between the standard cartridges and the photo cartridges?

As long as I'm on the subject, how about Epson and Lexmark?

As one responder already said, Epson is the only one selling pigment
printers.

For what it's worth, there is a wide selection of 3rd party pigment
inks for use in "dye-based" printers. biggest selection is for Epson,
But Canon will follow. My choice for 3rd party inks is MIS
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Mark Herring, Pasadena, Calif.
Private e-mail: Just say no to "No".

On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 16:15:00 -0800, Mark Herring
wrote:

Which of course is not what the man asked....

You guys are pretty aggressive about promoting yourself here--just to
level the field a bit, I'll say that I think MIS is the preferable 3rd
party supplier.

In the US. In the UK & Europe I'd go for Permajet every time.

There's that's evened it up even more

Don't you just hate spammers posing as helpful people?

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I have read that the black ink cartridge for HP printers is pigmented.
JackM

"O R" wrote in message
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Do Canon and Hewlett-Packard inkjet printers use pigment-based or
dye-based inks? Or does it vary depending on model? Or is there a
difference between the standard cartridges and the photo cartridges?

As long as I'm on the subject, how about Epson and Lexmark?

Not sure about Canon, and HP. I know Epson has both, depending on the
model. I think they claim pigment-based inks last longer.

Bill Crocker


"O R" wrote in message
...
Do Canon and Hewlett-Packard inkjet printers use pigment-based or
dye-based inks? Or does it vary depending on model? Or is there a
difference between the standard cartridges and the photo cartridges?

As long as I'm on the subject, how about Epson and Lexmark?

I don't have a problem with a guy/ company that post a possible answer or
something that will help me understand......

Sure, he mentioned "their site", ....big deal, you don't have to go there,
it would be different if he just mentioned the

www.weink.com

site........and by the way, has Excellent refill inks for the at least the
BCI-6 series printers....wink, wink.... ;-)



"Hecate" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 16:15:00 -0800, Mark Herring
wrote:

Which of course is not what the man asked....

You guys are pretty aggressive about promoting yourself here--just to
level the field a bit, I'll say that I think MIS is the preferable 3rd
party supplier.

In the US. In the UK & Europe I'd go for Permajet every time.

There's that's evened it up even more

Don't you just hate spammers posing as helpful people?

--

Hecate

veni, vidi, reliqui