On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Valeri Galtsev <galtsev at kicp.uchicago.edu> wrote: > > On Fri, September 12, 2014 12:00 am, Chris wrote: >> On 09/09/2014 01:06 AM, ken wrote: >>> I've also read horror stories about the how often new ink cartridges are >>> required, that basically you pay for the printer a second and third time >>> buying cartridges (not to mention how often a print job is interrupted >>> by a trip to buy new cartridges). Any first-hand reports on that? >> >> I'm using a Canon Pixma. I think Canon's advantage over HP is that you >> can change ink and print head separately. So I'm using no-name ink that >> clogs the print head once a year, but that's still cheaper than buying >> the genuine ink. >> > > I don't know details about Canon inkjets, but this sounds similar for the > case of Epson. Epson inkjets have nice (technology wise) piezo-electric > nozzles, so you don't replace them (printing head). HP inkjet printers > have filament that boils ink to spit a droplet. With HP you replace ink > cartridge and heads (which - the heads - are trivial thing). With Epson, > you don't replace sophisticated head. However, you need to print a few > pages a Month ad minimum if you have Epson. Otherwise quite likely you > will have head clogged, and the head will be permanently dead. You have to > replace the head which is about the same $$ wise as to replace the whole > printer. If it is HP, when you notice some color doesn't print, you just > replace that ink cartridge, and is solves it no matter whether the > cartridge was empty or the head was clogged. > > I do not own or use much ink jet printers, but knowing that there are HP > wide format inkjet professional printers, I would speculate that HP > technology isn't in to any extent inferior compared to Epson, no matter > what I feel knowing the difference in physical principles used. > > Just my 2c. > > Valeri > If it makes you feel any better, I found out a new cartridge for my home laser printer is $45 while the new version of my printer is $10 more. Does make you think. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Valeri Galtsev > Sr System Administrator > Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics > Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics > University of Chicago > Phone: 773-702-4247 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos