Epsom Printers - new to this brand!

[moggie 939]

Hi
Having had HP printers for 'always' I have just bought an Epsom SX100. It was cheap and although noisy compared to HP the quality is v. good and I am happy with it. Just one thing I cannot understand and that is the inks!

It came with pack of 4 inks, one of which is black. Now, I have only had the printer for a week and have only used it for printing letters and the occasional web pages - hardly anything at all.

Yet.... my black cartridge is showing over half empty already! whilst the other 3 are nearly full. Have I made an error in buying Epsom, or have I set it up wrongly? A black HP used to last me three months.

Epsom quote about �6.50 for a black cartridge and I was only paying �14 for a 17ml HP.

Any advice please?

Moggie

[Bathsheba]

I get mine from Ebay....just received 3 packs of 4, for �18.95.
Not Epson brand, but they're fine....guy trades as moreinks xx

[Prescott]

Hi,
I have had Epsons for years and never had a problem.
I suggest that you go into Printing Preferences and see if your settings are checked for "Black only". Uncheck this box and i think you will find that your black cartridge will last much longer.

[moggie 939]

Thanks Prescott

but that does not work as is already 'unchecked'

Moggie

[VHG]

> have just bought an Epsom

Epsom is a race course.

You mean Epson.

[Bathsheba]

....VHG.......smarty gave a party but nobody came........;-) xxx

[ACtheTROLL]

couple of points - generally black is cheaper and bigger - there is no point in printing black with your colour (less and costs more)

printers are cheap - because ink is expensive
a new printer generally comes with a "starter" pack of inks ... not full size
it's not just epson that do it - they are all ro@@ing b@stards ... and they don't even wear masks or have ugly dogs

a webpage is a full cover full colour job - just a couple will drain ink.

it's the price you pay for colour

my laser is more than 10 years old - it does 10000+ prints per �65 cartridge ... it never dries up
it's black and white

[Mctavish]

I recently bought an HP printer and the black lasted hardly anytime at all. When I queried this with Staples they told me that the inks were only trial sizes which maybe what it is with your Epson.

[moggie 939]

Thanks Ac and Mctavish re the 'size of ink' points.

I will look further at this

Moggie

[Pigletion]

the inks that come with it are only ever half full.



I bought replacements from Amazon. They seem to work fine if they are not Epson brand as long as all cartridges are non-Epson.

[Mctavish]

I think you are better always buying the inks that belong to the printer but that is just my personal opinion.

[The Cowboy]

I have an Epson DX4400. Its a 3 in 1, takes 4 cartridges. My local shop sells all 4 compatibles for �15 the set. Normally I get a months usage per set, but I do print a lot of photo's and DVD covers. The printing quality is excellent. If I was just using it for normal use I reckon they would last two to three months.
I find Epson cheaper than my other printer a Canon.

[robin8495]

Buy Compatibles, I have had Epsoms for tears and the last four years used compatibles. I have an R340 with six cartridges that would normally cost +/-�60 But compatibles only cost me between �12 & �20 dependant on the supplier, a good saving.