Cool - what make/model printer are you speaking of there?
The printer that just quit on us was an Epson Workforce 610 which I just looked up and we purchased in 2011. Our Workforce 600 was used with a continuous ink flow system and got a lot more abuse and lasted only 2 years before I had some issues related to a bad batch of ink that I ran through it. The new printer is an Epson Workforce 2750.
All of these Epson Workforce printers have a lot of bad reviews from people who have had difficulties with them, which is one of the reasons I thought it would be interesting to have a discussion on printers here. And I think that it has been a good discussion in this thread. Your mileage can vary widely. We have been heavy users at times because of work that my wife does.