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Hi Guys,
I've been using an Epson R2880 which is an A3 printer for quite a bit now and yesterday it came up with an error which seems to mean that the waste ink thingy is full... I downloaded a key to reset the counter to 90% and that did the trick so I'm pretty sure that a full waste tank is the problem.
Epson say that they will fix it for £150 or so and they'll collect it too which seems like a good deal but I'm wondering if this is the time to change to something new. I've been happy with the print quality of the Epson but...
- The Dark Print Issue for which these seem to be notorious. This has bugged me since day one and I never ever trust it, I always do a thumbnail print first to check what mood it's in today. I have work arounds and I can cope but it's irritating.
- Owning this printer is like being married to a high maintenance super model. It's sloooooooow and demands constant attention.
- The ink seems to run out every 5 minutes and it's just short of £100 for the set. In fact annoyingly I've just bought a new set.
I was thinking of changing to something else, maybe a Canon as they seem to get good reports and when I checked Currys on line I spotted that Canon A3's start between £100-£200 which shocked me as the Epson was a lot more than that. Anyway, I'm wondering if these cheap Canon's are a match for the output of the R2880 and if they are maybe getting a new printer would be an idea especially if they demand less attention and are maybe a little cheaper to run?
Any input would be appreciated as printers aint my thing
PS.
I've just had a thought, I have quite a bit of Epson paper and it's expensive, could I use it and get good results with a Canon?
I've been using an Epson R2880 which is an A3 printer for quite a bit now and yesterday it came up with an error which seems to mean that the waste ink thingy is full... I downloaded a key to reset the counter to 90% and that did the trick so I'm pretty sure that a full waste tank is the problem.
Epson say that they will fix it for £150 or so and they'll collect it too which seems like a good deal but I'm wondering if this is the time to change to something new. I've been happy with the print quality of the Epson but...
- The Dark Print Issue for which these seem to be notorious. This has bugged me since day one and I never ever trust it, I always do a thumbnail print first to check what mood it's in today. I have work arounds and I can cope but it's irritating.
- Owning this printer is like being married to a high maintenance super model. It's sloooooooow and demands constant attention.
- The ink seems to run out every 5 minutes and it's just short of £100 for the set. In fact annoyingly I've just bought a new set.
I was thinking of changing to something else, maybe a Canon as they seem to get good reports and when I checked Currys on line I spotted that Canon A3's start between £100-£200 which shocked me as the Epson was a lot more than that. Anyway, I'm wondering if these cheap Canon's are a match for the output of the R2880 and if they are maybe getting a new printer would be an idea especially if they demand less attention and are maybe a little cheaper to run?
Any input would be appreciated as printers aint my thing
PS.
I've just had a thought, I have quite a bit of Epson paper and it's expensive, could I use it and get good results with a Canon?
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