Epson Workforce Pro WF-3720
Jan 24, 2021 18:32:27 GMT -9
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 24, 2021 18:32:27 GMT -9
I was having my doubts as to whether I made a good purchase. I have a history of bad luck with Epson and Canon products, and HP products have always rubbed me the wrong way.
I have had outstanding performance from Brother printers, but if you can't get them, you finally say 'What can I settle for while I wait to be able to get the Brother I want?'
In the city, no one had any printers less than $400 except Walmart that had an HP that looked like it played bumper cars with a forklift and lost.
So, Sedalia, Missouri has a Staples. One of the old style units that has rows of stuff, not just a print shop where you can pick up what you order online. As I went through my logic for wanting the printer I want, but explaining that I need something that I can settle on while I wait on the Brother Inkvestment printer to be available, the sales associate was genuinely helpful and understanding.
They had an old demo unit of the Epson, without manuals, box, or ink. The only ink they had in stock was XL. Played Let's Make a Deal. For $175, got the printer, the XL ink pack and a two-year service warranty.
It was a pain in the neck getting through set-up, even with a pdf of the manual I downloaded, and then I had an issue with paper feed (the rollers hadn't been used ever). Probably not the best solution, but I figured they were dry so I rubbed my fingers over the surfaces to remove dust and hopefully moisturize them. It worked.
At first glance, I am satisfied with print quality, and it will feed cardstock from the paper tray with no issues, at least for now. My old reliable Brother would frequently have issues doing multiple pages of cardstock, so I am thinking this may actually be a decent purchase.
I certainly think it will be good enough for a few months.
Fingers crossed
I have had outstanding performance from Brother printers, but if you can't get them, you finally say 'What can I settle for while I wait to be able to get the Brother I want?'
In the city, no one had any printers less than $400 except Walmart that had an HP that looked like it played bumper cars with a forklift and lost.
So, Sedalia, Missouri has a Staples. One of the old style units that has rows of stuff, not just a print shop where you can pick up what you order online. As I went through my logic for wanting the printer I want, but explaining that I need something that I can settle on while I wait on the Brother Inkvestment printer to be available, the sales associate was genuinely helpful and understanding.
They had an old demo unit of the Epson, without manuals, box, or ink. The only ink they had in stock was XL. Played Let's Make a Deal. For $175, got the printer, the XL ink pack and a two-year service warranty.
It was a pain in the neck getting through set-up, even with a pdf of the manual I downloaded, and then I had an issue with paper feed (the rollers hadn't been used ever). Probably not the best solution, but I figured they were dry so I rubbed my fingers over the surfaces to remove dust and hopefully moisturize them. It worked.
At first glance, I am satisfied with print quality, and it will feed cardstock from the paper tray with no issues, at least for now. My old reliable Brother would frequently have issues doing multiple pages of cardstock, so I am thinking this may actually be a decent purchase.
I certainly think it will be good enough for a few months.
Fingers crossed
Spent two 'fun' hours last night unclogging a heat break tube (the nozzle was a lost cause and replaced). Stupid bowden tube slipped and molten plastic spilled up into the heat break tube and congealed.