[Leica] Epson R2400 printer issue

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

HP also has the print head in the cartridge.  Although I was under the 
impression that Epson did not have the print head in the cartridges.

Gene


-------------- Original message from Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com>: 
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> I guess it is just the luck of the draw? I've had my 1270 since 1998 
> or 99 and every time I think of replacing it I realize it still works 
> quite well. Compared one of my display prints with the same image from 
> a 2200 and couldn't tell the difference. I've been told a big advantage 
> Epson has over Canon and Hp machines is that the print heads are in 
> the cartridges.This makes changing print heads quite easy. If they go 
> bad (which happens) on a Canon or HP start humming Taps. 
> 
> There is another consideration, although it smacks of the PC/Mac 
> nonsense we hear so much about. Epson has the pro market nailed down. 
> Just about anyone doing high quality work relies on an Epson. 
> 
> FRANK DERNIE wrote: 
> 
> >My Epson 1270 was unreliable. I had such poor experience of Epson service 
> >that 
> I bought a Canon, which has been reliable and good. 
> >Frank 
> > 
> > 
> >----- Original Message ---- 
> >From: Brian Reid 
> >To: Leica Users Group 
> >Sent: Saturday, 5 August, 2006 9:09:29 PM 
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Epson R2400 printer issue 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>a paper jam (of which there are many) 
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
> >It usually takes me 2 or 3 attempts to print a single page; the machine 
> >jams 
> more often than not. Most of the time front-feeding is the best way to 
> avoid a 
> jam, but not all paper seems to front-feed properly, so I put it in the 
> roll-paper feed slot, manually, one sheet at a time. 
> > 
> >I'm sure this machine is a lemon. It makes great prints when it isn't 
> >jamming 
> or failing to turn on. I had never succeeded in convincing Epson Customer 
> Support that the constant jamming was a warranty issue, so in a sense I'm 
> glad 
> that this power-switch thing happened, because now they'll replace the 
> machine, 
> and the new one just /has/ to work better. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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