I spent two days cleaning and wasting ink trying to revive my not so old it seems 13" Epson Stylus1800:
But nothing could unclog the dried up nozzles, and I finally gave up. The damn thing had always been a hassle, and prone to clogging, though it made beautiful prints.
After doing my research, and looking at the 13" Epson P400 and P600, I decides to replace it with a 17" Epson Sure Color P800
The reviews are really good, and I felt I might need the larger format for some of my new Photo Encaustics. In any case, because of the large ink cartridges, intends up a lot cheaper in the long run. Also I got a better deal at Amazon, and have a $300 rebate coming from Epson, so it's ending up costing about $800, with a set of "not quite full" 60ml ink cartridges... Come on Epson, that's really cheap, you could put in full 85ml cartridges.
It's really a big and heavy machine, that doesn't fit in my computer cabinet, so it will live on a low shelf under my studio table.
I had a hard time setting it up, and finally called Epson to help. I couldn't get the WiFi to work, so I ordered a long USB cable.
But nothing could unclog the dried up nozzles, and I finally gave up. The damn thing had always been a hassle, and prone to clogging, though it made beautiful prints.
After doing my research, and looking at the 13" Epson P400 and P600, I decides to replace it with a 17" Epson Sure Color P800
The reviews are really good, and I felt I might need the larger format for some of my new Photo Encaustics. In any case, because of the large ink cartridges, intends up a lot cheaper in the long run. Also I got a better deal at Amazon, and have a $300 rebate coming from Epson, so it's ending up costing about $800, with a set of "not quite full" 60ml ink cartridges... Come on Epson, that's really cheap, you could put in full 85ml cartridges.
It's really a big and heavy machine, that doesn't fit in my computer cabinet, so it will live on a low shelf under my studio table.
I had a hard time setting it up, and finally called Epson to help. I couldn't get the WiFi to work, so I ordered a long USB cable.
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