New Printer

As anyone reading the Moans thread will no doubt have found my Epson C44 has ceased to function.The useful advice is that summat internal needs servicing.

Frankly I think that would be too time consuming and expensive considering that a straight replacement would cost me about £30-£40.


So should I get another Epson or go with a new make bearing in mind that (as happened last time) I've hardly any spare cash?

Anyone got any suggestions?

Originally Posted by Incognitas

As anyone reading the Moans thread will no doubt have found my Epson C44 has ceased to function.The useful advice is that summat internal needs servicing.

Frankly I think that would be too time consuming and expensive considering that a straight replacement would cost me about £30-£40.


So should I get another Epson or go with a new make bearing in mind that (as happened last time) I've hardly any spare cash?

Anyone got any suggestions?

Does it say anything about ink?? I have a utility that will clear that warning

It may be something to do with waste ink after head cleaning,epson put a timebomb as it were this utility can clear it and do other things

[orangebird]

Epson C46 has some good reviews...

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

Does it say anything about ink?? I have a utility that will clear that warning

It may be something to do with waste ink after head cleaning,epson put a timebomb as it were this utility can clear it and do other things

Nope.There is plenty of ink left.It say's quite clearly that part(s) of the internals needs servicing.

I sounds like summat wants to work but just can't.

I basically don't want to mess about trying to get it fixed when I can probably get a new one for very little cash and is a more updated model especially as it is out of warranty.

Originally Posted by Incognitas

Nope.There is plenty of ink left.It say's quite clearly that part(s) of the internals needs servicing.

I sounds like summat wants to work but just can't.

I basically don't want to mess about trying to get it fixed when I can probably get a new one for very little cash and is a more updated model especially as it is out of warranty.

I didnt say it was anything to do with being out of ink. Epson fit all there printers with a timebomb that when it thinks a drip trough is full(this is an internal part) after a certain number of head cleans. Ive had printers with warning such as yours clear and work again with the utility. It could however be another fault ive seen when the printer freezes mid print and is turned off before the print is purged. You have nothing to lose in trying the utility,It may be the ink trough or it may be fubared its up to you

please read this http://forum.micromart.co.uk/shwmess...essageID=45870 or this http://www.4p8.com/eric.brasseur/epson480.html

Even the software is refusing to come up now.It just won't print at all.I've no idea which part is at fault because it very clevely didn't or wouldn't tell me when it was working.

Frankly I'm thinking of going for a different brand of Printer so I was hoping for some recommendations.I do however have little cash and I don't want to be paying the earth for consumables.

And if there is a timebomb then I most certainly don't want another Epson.

[Dave Stones]

depends whether you want colour or not of course. I have a HP DeskJet 3650 here for colour, can't fault it, is a cracking printer. Bought it a couple of years new for £55. Goes through ink like nobody's business though. As a result, I bought a laser printer yesterday to print off my work etc. HP LaserJet 1020, cost me £80...

HP cartridges are always a lot more expensive than epson ones, harder to refill etc i guess. You could watch ebay like a hawk, there are some good printer offers on there sometimes

Originally Posted by Incognitas

And if there is a timebomb then I most certainly don't want another Epson.

There is no "if" coggy there is a timebomb,I wouldnt have said else would I?

Next cheapest to run instead of Epson is Canon but I may just be typing for the sake of it

[Aragorn]

how about http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-HP-Deskjet...QQcmdZViewItem

Only just over budget!

[greencreeper]

HP always - good, reliable, cheap printers.

Get duplexing if you can. My aging HP 970CxI has duplexing - can fit 8 pages on a sheet of A4. Saves ink and paper. Also look for separate colour cartridges.

Avoid Brother, Epson, Lexmark, and Kyocera.

Oh and HP Deskjets all seem to want to use colour to print black - so disable this to save coloured ink.

[nffc]

Buy a new one and get a HP instead, it's better.

[marky]

Incog, how much printing do you do, if you are paying about £35 for an epson and then carts are only a couple of quid, two years is a long time.

If you buy lexmark or hp the carts are about £15 each and if you print a lot it could work out very expensive, its down to maths i think

[Matth]

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

The "time bomb" is the protection counter / waste ink counter - strictly speaking, the waste ink pad should be replaced or cleaned when resetting.

There have been some online guides to pad removal and replacement, but they seem to have disappeared after wandering through hopeless free hosts and *******'s like Web1000 (get a popular site, then toss it and use the name for any old garbage!)

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

There is no "if" coggy there is a timebomb,I wouldnt have said else would I?

Next cheapest to run instead of Epson is Canon but I may just be typing for the sake of it

Have to agree with the Canon comment, they are slightly more expensive to buy but MUCH cheaper to use.

I pay £1.50 for black carts from www.refreshcartridges.co.uk

Canon S200/S300/S330/MPC190/200/MP360/370/390 Printers
Black Compatible Cartridges available (BCI-24B)
£1.69 each - 1-2 Units (includes VAT @ 17.5% and FREE P&P)
£1.59 each - 3-5 Units (includes VAT @ 17.5% and FREE P&P)
£1.49 each - 6+ Units (includes VAT @ 17.5% and FREE P&P)




Colour Compatible Cartridges available (BCI-24C)
£2.49 each - 1-2 Units (includes VAT @ 17.5% and FREE P&P)
£2.39 each - 3-5 Units (includes VAT @ 17.5% and FREE P&P)
£2.29 each - 6+ Units (includes VAT @ 17.5% and FREE P&P)

[Matthew]

Get a HP. Best printer and worth paying that little extra.