The plotter we have at work is just a big ol' HP inkjet printer. Dave
On 8/27/05, John Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Keith's experience is close to my own with an Epson Stylus 800. Very poor > ink consumption, and when it got so clogged that I couldn't easily clean it > I went out and bought an HP 1310 triple-function job for A$129 which beats > the pants off it for colour and detail. When I first started in computing > all my gear was HP, including an A4 pen plotter I could program, and I > sometimes wish I could still get one of those (I know, they're probably > still used in drafting offices and the like). HP then had the reputation of > producing some of the best quality computers and peripherals you could buy: > my own experience with them was first class. > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > Wrom: XFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRN > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:59 AM > Subject: Re: Why full frame? > > > > Graywolf wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > >> Currently my photo printer is a 3 year old Epson Stylus Photo 820. Slow, > >> expensive to run with Epson ink and paper, cheap with off brand stuff > >> from ebay. Prints better at 360 than at 720 which makes me believe that > >> the 2880x720 spec is just advertising crap. It too has clogging problems > >> for which is is justly infamous. However I have developed techniques > >> which minimizes that: Print a nozzle check every week if I am not using > >> it regularly. If it absolutely needs a head cleaning do one and let it > >> set overnight before doing another nozzle check. That seems to work as > >> well as doing 10-12 head cleanings which is what it seems to need if you > >> follow Epson's instructions. Done their way you use more ink cleaning the > >> nozzles than you do printing. Makes them lots of money, I guess. BTW, I > >> have fewer clogs with the cheap ink than with the Epson, although the > >> Epson ink give better color control. > > > > I had an Epson 820 and it was infamous for clogging it's jets! > > I finally couldn't clean a couple of orifices no matter what I did, so I > > gave it up to the trash man! Literally! Threw it in the trash barrel, con > > mucho gusto! > > > > I promptly got a Canon bubble jet iP 3000 PIXMA photo printer. > > I've never been so happy! > > It's what my Epson 820 Photo Printer SHOULD have been! > > > > keith whaley > > > > [...] > > > >> graywolf > > > >
