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>
> Given the non-user-replaceable fixed heads on an Epson, I would be
> EXTREMELY cautious about using non-Epson ink. Mess up your heads, and
> you will need to buy a new printer (or pay $$$ to have it repaired).
>
> At least with HP's and some others, the heads are part of the cart, so
> if the ink is bad, you just change the cart.
>
You are right that caution is advisable when selecting aftermarket inks
for
refilling. That is true for Epsons because of the fixed printhead, but it
is also true of the majority of Canon printers. Who wants to replace a
printhead, even though it is removeable! There are, however, excellent
ink
sets available for Epson printers that are no more prone to clogging
printheads than Epson OEM inks. I don't know a thing about Walgreen's
refilling station or the inks they use. Caution is to also be exercised
when using prefilled aftermarket carts. Unfortunately, Epson's suit has
pretty well dried up that marketplace in the US from what I understand.
(our resident troll will now weigh in to tell us that Epson is to be
applauded for guaranteeing that consumers now have to pay for their overly
expensive inks in the US)
A person I know, who has no technical skills at all, has refilled a
dye-based older Epson printer's black cart several times. She doesn't
print
colored images often, but she uses the printer for lots of text do***ents.
Although I wouldn't recommend what she did, she bought some "generic" ink
at
one of the local big box office supply stores and just followed the
instructions. Not a problem in over two years of printing. Better to be
cautious, as Andrew suggests, see what people on this NG or the
Nifty-stuff
forum use successfully in their Epson printers, and buy what they
recommend.
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