Posted on 08/04/2015 7:25:55 PM PDT by Swordmaker
The new EcoTank printers cost more up front but can churn for years without running dry
Epson's new printers change the ink-onomics of your home office. WSJ's Wilson Rothman explains why paying more will make your ink-cartridge hassles disappear.
It was after midnight, and I was facing a ticking-clock real estate transaction. All I had to do was print 15 pages of black-and-white contract, sign it and fax it back. Only halfway through, my printer ran out of inkmagenta ink! Thus began a chain reaction culminating in my nearly throwing the printer out the window. I ended up at Kinkos.
We all have a printer story. They run out of ink at the worst possible time, or worse, nag us about running low on ink when theres plenty left. So how much would you pay for a printer that doesnt run out?
Epson, the maker of my nightmare printer, has finally put an end to the horror of ink cartridges, at least for people willing to throw cash at the problem up front. The five new EcoTank series printers look like normal models, only they have containers on their sides that hold gobs and gobs of ink. How much? Years worth. Enough that your childrenor at least minecould go on a two-hour coloring-page-printing bender and you wouldnt even notice.
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It is called a laser printer. I have the same one from 15 years ago still works great. But good to see one of the bog boys dumping the $20 printer $150 ink cartridge.
We got so fed up with multiple inkjet printers crapping out, smearing, clogging, poor image quality, and outright failures that we bought a color HP Laserjet. When the kids went to college, we switched back to a B&W HP Laserjet. Fast, quiet, great image quality, runs forever. Thank God no more ink jets in this house.
I have a Epson XP-620 which I bought for about $100 last year. I have had zero problems with it.
http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Expression-Premium-XP-620-Wireless/dp/B00KHW1AOQ
I use refill from http://www.4inkjets.com
Much cheaper then the OEM ink and it does not fade.
Yeah, that’s the thing. the quality is absolutely fantastic. I LOVE what this thing produces. Also, the printer itself is still cheap enough that if it really breaks after a couple of years you can just replace it. Frankly, that’s one of the advantages of the printers being relatively cheap (I paid $200).
If mine died yesterday,I would feel I got my money’s worth out of it. The one complaint I have is that other than black it’s hard to get individual cartridges. And the high capacity are almost non-existent.
I have an Epson RX5959 that I bought new many years ago. It’s an ink drinker but it still goes on strong. When it goes I will go color laser.
I have a Brother B/W laser that works well.
I also make it a point to print as little as possible. Printers are things I absolutely despise.
May have to take a closer look when my HP All in one dies. Meantime for $27 delivered I can get three sets of my full complement of five XL564 remanufactured cartridges with new ink level chips from eBay = 15 cartridges in total.
Thanks to Swordmaker for the heads-up!!
“Ink is such a ripoff.”
A lady I know is a big lib, constantly bitching about the evil oil companies and their profits. Finally, I’d had enough.
“Deann. You complain about gas companies charging $3.00 for a gallon of gas and turning a profit of less than 5 percent. But you have no problem running to Staples twice a month and paying $35 for a teaspoon of ink when HP’s profits are about 30%.” We don’t discuss these things any more.
NICE!
I hate printers!
Black and white laser printers are a great value these days.
SAMSUNG WIRELESS $52.29 at Amazon w free shipping
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Wireless-Monochrome-SL-M2020W-XAA/dp/B00JCA4GQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438779110&sr=8-1&keywords=Black+and+white+laser+samsung
replacement cartridge $20.95 on ebay w free shipping
Still not worth it.
My local grocery can produce excellent photo prints for pennies, and my home laser printer can deal with simple color jobs and the toner for me lasts years.
The programmers responsible for shutting down black-ink printing when one of your color cartridges runs dry should all be fired, blackballed and tar-and-feathered.
Ask her how much she pays for bottled water or perfume.
I bought a Brother B/W laser jet and it works like a charm.
“Id not touch Epson but they are the only printers I can find at a reasonable price that will print directly on to printable CDs and DVDs”
Same here. Only problem is if you go a while between printing the jets get gummed up and useless.
For myself, I print really infrequently, and don't need color at all, so I use a Brother (which is Linux Friendly) laserjet. I'll print for a couple of years or more off one cartridge.
I bought knock off cartridges on e-Bay for $10 for a complete pack.
I have a Canon printer which has individual ink cartridges. There is also an additional extra large black cartridge.
I buy my ink from Amazon and save big bucks.
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