Get ready for clogged print nozzles
Written: Jan 08 '04
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Pros: good photo print quality when nozzles are working, fast printer
Cons: clogged ink nozzles
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| mainebones's Full Review: Epson Stylus Photo 1280 |
The quality of the prints is good, but be prepared, as with other Epson printers for clogged heads and stripes in your photos.
In some printers the print heads are in the cartridge so a new cartridge means new heads, but in the Epson they are separate and inaccessible, so if the cleaning utility doesn't work (as it rarely does) you will continue to get stripes in your photos from the clogged ink nozzles.
In the Epson 740, I could solve the problem by taking out the cartridges and spraying water into the opening, letting it sit overnight, so by the next day it would usually dissolve the clots.
Why did I buy another Epson (1280)? Because it was a gift, otherwise I would have learned from my scrapped 740.
Unless Epson changes the means of cleaning the print heads, or unless you use the printer continually (don't let it sit for a couple of weeks without use), better to look at another brand of printer. Don't go on vacation, because when you get back your print heads will be clogged and you will have stripes in your photos along with the wasted glossy photo paper and wasted ink.
Recommended:
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