Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, Yes, I am short of knowledge there also. I always seem to recall that the advice "wash your hair twice" is printed on the shampoo bottles. Ken On 11/28/2010 7:48 PM, Howard Ritter wrote: > Thanks, Ken. That was a concern of mine too. The cost of an > across-the-board recharge of the 4900 would approach a kilobuck! What I'm > trying to find out is how many prints of whatever size could be made from > one set of cartridges, as well as whether the 6-month life expectancy is > real or conservatively estimated. It seems to me that, with the ability of > the printer to clean the print heads effectively, there shouldn't be a > limit on the life of a cartridge once it's been put into service. Seems > like there couldn't be much evaporation through those tiny nozzles. > > ?howard > > > On Nov 28, 2010, at 3:37 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > >> Howard, >> >> From time to time I have thought about upgrading also, until I get >> sidetracked. A concern for me has been the life of the inks. Epson says >> that is six months after the cartridges have been opened, though I do not >> know how accurate that is. With the 3880 it would probably be a stretch >> for me to use up the 80ml cartridges within the approximate six-month >> window. I see the 4900 comes with starter 80ml cartridges, but the >> regular cartridges are 200ml, even more of a stretch. Refilling the 3880 >> is $45 X 9 cartridges, and the 4900 is $87 X 10. >> >> Ken > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >