Manuel Arenaz Silva wrote: > > Justin Settle wrote: > > > For an ink jet, however, I own and Epson and, IMHO, they make a better > > product. They are a bit cheaper, but built just as well, have high res > > and are pretty fast. You mention higher cost to maintain (what are you > > referring to?) but I don't see that. I have a 440 and it works very > > well for color printing; If you have money, buy something with a faster > > pages per minute. I mention this because the 440 is about the same > > price as the bottom of the line HP but that model has only one cartridge > > - i.e. you can only do black and white or color. The 440 has a CMYK > > with a K cartridge and a CMY cartridge. > > I work with an Epson Stylus Color 850 at work. We have a lot of problems with > the ink > cartridges because the printer wastes a lot of ink (for example, it cleans > the injectors > on every startup by using quite much ink). > > Besides, epson inkjet printers have a problem with injectors. In HP the > injectors come > together with the cartridge, so every time you change the cartridges you are > changing the > injectors. In Epson, if the printer is not used quite often (THIS IS MY > CASE), the > injectors stall and they stop working. Therefore, the injectors have to be > changed. > > I have collected this information by asking to several friends and sellers. > The > characteristics explained above, finally, lead to "higher cost maintenance". > > What do you think about this? > > Manuel Arenaz
I thought you were referring to day to day upkeep, not long term possible problems. I've never had a problem of the jets clogging on me yet the printer is very new so . . . But after reading more of what you have read it seems that you are buying this for a different reason then me. I have access to a laserjet downstairs. The color printer is just to print out short messages or the occasional picture; the laserjet for everything else. And I also consider this inkjet a temporary solution. I find inkjets slow and messy and as the price on color laser printers drops I get more and more inclined to buy them. As you have a good knowledge of the HP advantages over Epson, you're better off to make the decision. Whatever you get, good luck with it. Justin
