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I went to print recently with my epson xp-7100 inkjet and the cyan (blue) went empty so I changed it with a new cartridge. The new cartridge was creating streaks.

I did a head cleaning then a nozzle check and had to do this 3 times and the rest of the ink was now running down.... $$
I cannot print using standard without getting streaks but now use High quality so I do not get streaks.

I print every week as recommended to keep the ink from drying out and I only bought the printer 11 months ago for $225.

Epson XP-7100 Nozzle checks with Clean cycles in between done a few days ago.....
Maybe a ecotank ink printer is best as at least the ink bottles are cheaper.
Below are my nozzle checks and clean cycles
https://tinyurl.com/24ztk4z4

I can spend $550 for a epson ecotank printer with 6 colors or $330 that has 4 colors. Both will have eventually have streaks from the reviews. They have many models to choose from. I am thinking of getting the Epson EcoTank ET-3830 with 4 colors

Or buy a HP ink tank and have the same issue or a bricked printer due to firmware issues... : )

At least you have big bottles of ink to do the nozzle checks and head cleaning. The ink is also much cheaper to buy in the big bottles so you can use the Epson ink and not the 3rd party ones as you may do with the expensive cartridges which are 1/3rd more to double then 3rd party.

I swear the cleaning cycles are designed to use up ink. They could easily add another cartridge with solvent to clean without using the ink itself.

Epson EcoTank ET-3830 with 4 colors
https://tinyurl.com/bdh8aj9x

Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 with 6 colors
https://www.amazon.com/Epson-Wireless-Wide-Format-Supertank-Touchscreen/dp/B08R57JK88?th=1