I posted similar remarks in an Epson Facebook group. But Im sure they weigh the costs and benefits of product decisions and expect some negativity. Paul
> On Dec 28, 2024, at 2:17 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > Paul > > Your contribution is so well written. You pull no punches. Perhaps you should > forward it to Epson? > > Alan C > > >> On 27-Dec-24 09:48 PM, paul stenquist wrote: >> I love my Epson 2880 I’ve made hundreds, perhaps thousands of 18 x 12 prints >> on it over the 15 years I’ve owned it. It prints beautifully in color and >> BW, but as others here have noted, Epson has stopped producing ink for it, >> and the third party inks that are available are subpar. Prior to the 2880, I >> printed on Epson 1200, Epson 2000 and Epson 2400. They were all quite good >> for their time but none were as good as the 2880 and they didn’t last as >> long. ON the other hand, my 2880 still prints like new. >> >> I guess I’m disapointed in Epson’s decision to stop supporting this printer, >> but I obviously got my money’s worth, so my negative feelings are subdued. >> But I’m not going to buy another Eppson. The company has left me high and >> dry with a printer that works but has no ink supply. Thus, I’m going to try >> a Canon. I always wanted to print bigger than the 12 x 18s I turn out on the >> Epson, and the Canon Prograf Pro-1100 prints up to 17 x 22 and has garnered >> rave reviews for print quality. Fortunately, I’ve had a good business year >> (busy—that's why I rarely post), so I ordered the Canon from Amazon where I >> get free shipping. Amazon is also great at accepting returns, so there’s >> little risk. Looking forward to printing some of my hundreds of thousands of >> photos on big paper! >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
