The printer you buy, and the ink you use depends on how often you need to use the printer. There are 2 distinct types of printer - one (1) has the heads/jets integral with the ink tanks, while the other (2) has non-removable heads/jets as a fixed part of the printer plus use simple ink-tank(s). With a type 1 printer you can use after-market ink, since the heads/jets are changed with the cartridge, so if an ink jet gets unclearably blocked all you need to do is replace the ink cartridge. However with a type 2 printer an unclearable printing jet (nozzle or whatever it is called) means an expensive service charge to dissemble the printer and clean the captive heads; sometimes it spells death to that printer. I left a type 2 Epson unused for a few months and it never was able to work again, no amount of head cleaning freed the gummed-up jets, and the service cost was higher than the cost of a new one. So now I always buy a type 1 printer as I seldom do much color printing these days, partly due to the excessive ink costs. And thus one answer to the O.P. is if you have a type 2 printer it is perhaps best to use only the maker’s inks as hopefully they are less likely to clog the printing heads. > On 17 Mar 2015, at 11:00, photoforum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. printer ink (Bob) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:06:29 -0400 > From: Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx> > To: PhotoForum educational network <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: printer ink > Message-ID: <55078C25.10208@xxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > My Canon Pro 9000 died and I bought Pro 9000 MkII. When I had my first > Canon photo printer the print head died and the guy at the service shop > told me to use Canon ink. He was very serious to the point that he > replaced my aftermarket in with Canon ink at no charge. Havin been in > computer service for forty years and being used to using "our" ink I > only used Canon ink in the Pro 9000. > > Has anyone had experiences, good or bad, with aftermarket ink? >
