From: Wayne Stallwood Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:00 PM
On Thursday 10 July 2003 15:49, Adam Bower wrote:
On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 11:48:33PM +0200, Ben Francis wrote:
Are you talking about the Epson Stylus C42UX? I don't have experience of running it under Linux but I do under windows and that printer is horrid compared to the quality I get from my old HP Deskjet 710C.
Hmmm, it is apparently only 35 quid from online retailers, that probably explains the quality.... (the C42UX)
Well it's very likely that it is sold by Epson at cost or even small loss.
This is the thing that bugs me about InkJet Printers (especially the lower end ones) The Gillette business model.
That's why every time I see those Epson printers doing their cleaning cycle, shooting that ever so expensive ink into little pads below the head, I have to wonder.
I have a Canon S400, which works beautifully with CUPS + Gimp Print, but I must admit to sharing Wayne's irritation about the "cleaning cycle" it goes through at the beginning and end of just about anything it does. Having said that the cartridges seem to last pretty well.
Oh and a colleague here at work recommended http://www.choicestationery.com as a good source of alternative non-manufacturer cartridges. I haven't used them myself but he seems to think quite highly of them.
Regards,
Keith ____________ EXPERT, n. see EX - a has been, and SPURT - a drip.