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Post by aleks on Apr 5, 2022 22:31:42 GMT -9
Hi everybody.
My HP printer quit printing with a lot of awful sounds and rumors. I think some gears gone grinded :-(
I'm thinking about buying an Epson EcoTank, but I'm open to any suggestion.
Since I'm Italy-based, I've no acces to Staples or other third-party printing service ( and I usually print at night).
In addition ... pigment vs dye inks?
Thank you all.
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Post by alloydog on Apr 6, 2022 8:08:51 GMT -9
When I had to replace our printer last year, we got an Epson ET-2720.
The main thing was that it uses ink tanks instead of cartridges. Although the base price was higher, about EUR 170, compared to an Epson cartridge printer on the same shelf (which was about EUR 70), the ink is so much cheaper.
A set of bottles costs a little bit more than a set of cartridges, but the where the cartridges can have about 10 ml (even less if you get the ones with three colours in one cartridge), the ink bottles for the tanks can have over 100 ml.
The overall cost of ownership is much, much lower.
I no longer feel guilty about printing up test pieces!
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 6, 2022 10:04:37 GMT -9
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Post by oldschooldm on Apr 6, 2022 14:03:38 GMT -9
I love my EcoTank (I don't miss the ink-cartridge-scam one bit). The print is a little less "crisp" than some printers, but at the scale I'm working, it doesn't really matter.
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Post by Christopher Roe on Apr 6, 2022 15:27:00 GMT -9
Definitely not the Canon MG5721 or the HP Envy 5055. 😂
I really miss my old Canon Pixma iP6600D, that was my workhorse through the Ebbles/Genet days. Beautiful prints, rear feeder, no dimensional issues, handled card stock like a boss, and didn’t have useless extra appendages like scanners, faxes, or coffeepots.
I’d love to find something that good again…we moved back down to Texas a few months ago to be closer to family, and I’d like to introduce my grandson to papercraft. Still haven’t settled on a good successor to the iP6600D, so I’m improvising by using inkjet vinyl/sticker paper in the crappy Envy 5500 and backing it with thicker card stock.
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Post by ignatious on Apr 6, 2022 16:14:54 GMT -9
I echo the sentiments on the the hp eco tank. I bought one back before they were selling them in the states, so I have an older model. For me it's been fantastic. I have printed easily 2000 color pages (probably more). The savings on ink have easily paid for the printer. I agree with alloydog about not having to be so miserly with ink, and I also don't have to worry about printing a bunch of tiles for a board that use a significant amount of a particular color. |
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Post by alloydog on Apr 7, 2022 5:36:33 GMT -9
And remember, if the Mrs is like "Are you printing stuff again?" You can point out that you need to print something every few days, or the heads dry out...
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Post by Christopher Roe on Apr 7, 2022 7:52:04 GMT -9
And remember, if the Mrs is like "Are you printing stuff again?" You can point out that you need to print something every few days, or the heads dry out... This. For years, we rarely had to print anything, and I forgot about that quirk. Several times, I’d have to do what felt like 18 cleaning pages to print out a 2 page document, and twice I had to replace the cartridges early because they were too far gone for the usual tricks. Talk about a waste of money. The nice thing about having a hobby like papercraft is being able to keep printers happy. |
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 9, 2022 9:08:53 GMT -9
I went with the Epson Ecotank 2760. Still in setup, so I'm having my usual anxiety about new beginnings (with technology as an exponent). We will see (I hope).
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 9, 2022 11:15:55 GMT -9
Wishing you the best!
Actually, my Brother MFC-J4335DW is turning into the workhorse that I expected. My guess is that I am probably a year away from needing to replace any ink, and I have been using it heavily for work.
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Post by aleks on Nov 2, 2022 5:17:55 GMT -9
I love my EcoTank (I don't miss the ink-cartridge-scam one bit). The print is a little less "crisp" than some printers, but at the scale I'm working, it doesn't really matter. Hi. I've printed a few models (3/4) and I'm facing the same problem of of "not so crisp" print. My feeling is that the HP black is more black than the Epson black  I feel a little lost with the larger number of settings and I was annoyed by the fact that when I change the paper type on my PC, the printer refuse to print without a lot of confirmations ( a "not the same type of paper" thing). Anyone has a good advice on the best printer setting to print on 200 gr/m2 paper? |
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 4, 2022 5:14:52 GMT -9
I am not the one to ask these days. Sorry
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Post by oldschooldm on Nov 20, 2022 10:51:56 GMT -9
Anyone has a good advice on the best printer setting to print on 200 gr/m2 paper? Depending on the type of paper (glossy vs. matte) I print on heavy paper using the "Plain paper" setting - regular quality. Might not be as "bright" but it doesn't smudge as much. |
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Post by alloydog on Nov 21, 2022 1:51:35 GMT -9
With regards to the "not so crisp" issue. When I was printing a few sheets every couple of weeks or so, the prints seemed a bit faded, when compared to my old printer. However, once I started banging out more, more often, the print ups are now darker. Another feeble excuse solid reason for lots of printing.
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Post by aleks on Nov 22, 2022 0:01:49 GMT -9
Thank you for the advice.
I played with the settings a little. Epson has many combination of paper/quality settings combination, and 5 quality settings for normal paper instead of "usual" 3 of my previous printers.
On my old HP, normal setting print on 200 grsm paper looks fine, Epson seems to be a little thrifty on inks, so I need to use higher quality setting.
Time for another "necessary" print test :-)
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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.