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[Russbucket <russbucket@xxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 12 July 2006 05:03, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 July 2006 2:46 am, steve wrote:
> > I did use third party ink so that's more than likely the problem. Over
> > here n Europe you may as well go out and buy a new printer than buy
> > genuine Epson ink refills. That's the problem.
>
> In the past, I have had the same problem with an Epson and  Canon. The use
> of 3rd party inks may cause problems. Each vendor, specifically Epson and
> HP formulate their inks to work properly with the hardware. I now have an
> HP all-in-one that works flawlessly, and we only buy HP branded inks,
> usually discounted somewhere.
>
> In any case, make sure the printer that you get is highly supported by
> Linux.
> --
> Jerry Feldman <gaf@xxxxxxx>
> Boston Linux and Unix user group
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Just a comment: I have an Epson CX6600 and have been using 3rd party ink 
cartridges. Brand name Premium Imaging Products, no manufacturers name. I 
have used them for 6 months with no problems. Costs are about 30% cheaper 
than Epson cartridge. My HP IIIP cartridge is also the same brand.  I always 
used Epson or HP cartridges until the warranty runs out. Hope my luck 
continues.


-- 
Russ