InkJet Printer

[stevec46]

Hi,
I have read through the posts on inkjet printers and some of them are quite old, so I thought I would ask about inkjet printers.

I should start by saying that I do not use the printer a lot, its in my son's bed room, so it does get warm in there at times.
I want the printer for printing documents that may contain pictures of reasonable quality.

I used to have a Cannon inkjet printer, it was OK but kept on giving poor quality prints, I presume head blocking? We had tried replacement cartridges but they also clogged up.
I now have an Epson 830, a few years old now and the same thing happens, I use 'Cheap' cartridges, does this make a difference? Should I try an Epson original? If I use the head cleaning cycle it does make things better for a short while.
I think when you perform a head cleaning cycle the head get cleaned by a piece of rubber, just wipes across the head, is it worth me seeing if I can clean the cleaning mechanism with some Isopropanol, or something similar?

Or do I need to buy another printer? I don't really want to buy a new printer every couple of years..
I see there are now some cheap Laser printers on the market@ £50, but that won't be any good for pictures.

I suppose if I did need to buy a new printer, I might go for an all in one, printer scanner, copier, as my scanner is falling to pieces..

Does any one know of a forum dedicated to computer hardware, as that might give me more answers.

Any feedback appreciated,

Steve

[MarkE19]

Have you tried useing the cleaning cartridges that are available from Here (not sure if they do them for your model). At only 99p per cartridge its got to be worth a try as that is a lot cheaper than a new printer.
I also use their own ink in my Epson R200 and the prints I get are still excellent. I think some compatable inks can be more trouble than they are worth, so best to stick to a make that has been recommended to you IMO.

Mark.

[spuddler]

Hi,anyone with Epson Printer look here:-

http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml

Might clean printer head better etc.

http://www.ssclg.com/cgi-bin/netboar...&fct=gotoforum


Cheers BOB

ps Lots of help for Epson Printers on web,service manuals,mods etc etc.Also other Printers.

[stevec46]

Hi Mark,
Thanks for the reply.They don't do one for my printer, also I am fairly certain that the Print Head is part of the Cartridge, so I am not sure what a head cleaning kit will do, I did find this interesting:-

http://www.inkmagic.com/epson_clogged_printhead.htm

I Did see that PC World sell SAMSUNG CLP 510 - COLOUR LASER PRINTER
for just under £150:-

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...ory_oid=-24816

Comes with toner, but I am not sure if they are full yield, I think when you buy a laser you get half full toner cartridges, and replacements are fairly expensive, i.e Black 7,000 copies is @£70, but that would last me a while..

Steve

[stevec46]

Hi,
I have found a forum, but not much in it, but might be worth a look if anyone is interested:-

http://printer-repair.org.uk/index.php?act=idx

Steve