Epson R1800 and generic ink and Paper

[Jeff]

Question for the experts.

Now that i'm moving up to a better printer i wonder, is it safe with a
printer like the Epson R1800 to use generic inks and generic glossy paper?

On my old Epson 880 I did and all seemed well.

Thnx for any input

jeff

 

[bmoag]

Why would you buy a $500 art quality printer that is finely tuned for a
specific ink set and then feed sewage through it?

 

[Jan Alter]

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Why would you buy a $500 art quality printer that is finely tuned for a
specific ink set and then feed sewage through it?

I'm interested to know what experience you have with the MIS ink that they
make for the R1800 that leads you to knock it's quality. It's really getting
tiring to read the way people seem to enjoy shooting from the hip without
specifics. I've been using the MIS ink for 6 months in three C-84 printers
as well as the specific ink they make for the R1800 and I have very good
results with it.


Jan Alter
(e-mail address removed)
or
(e-mail address removed)12.pa.us

 

[Fenrir Enterprises]

Question for the experts.

Now that i'm moving up to a better printer i wonder, is it safe with a
printer like the Epson R1800 to use generic inks and generic glossy paper?

On my old Epson 880 I did and all seemed well.

Thnx for any input

jeff

While I would hesitate to use aftermarket inks for a good printer like
this (I think refill kits have more of a place in high volume
non-archival business printing rather than for photographic
restoration or giclee printing), MIS does claim that the Ultrachrome
equivalent pigment inks eliminate the bronzing that Epson inks have. I
think, as a whole, any kind of pigment ink is going to have a high
permanence. I also suspect that even OEM ink will fade eventually,
especially those colors known to be ephermal (such as most yellows).
With the R1800, I wouldn't be worried so much about clogging as much
as the quality.

I've been considering switching my R340 to pigment rather than dye
ink, as I've seen several companies resell pigment kits for it.
However, I'm curious as to how long this will last (I've seen multiple
comments, ranging from 'It works perfectly with the right color
profiles' to 'The printer will only handle it for a month or so before
breaking down'), what kind of effect not having a gloss optimizer tank
has on it, and how compatible it is with the CD/DVD printing function.


I have ordered a pigment set for the C88 from the eBay seller
InkJetCarts, who has much, much better tech support than MIS (he had
several suggestions to get the HP 1100d refill kit working again that
MIS had never mentioned, none of which worked, unfortunately, due to
the printhead burning out), but I am using this printer for giant runs
of flyers and newsletters, not anything permanent. His prices are half
the cost of the same MIS kit, and comes with twice as much ink. I
believe that it is Image Specialists ink, but I'm not 100% sure. I
don't think the C88 would be a good test of the inks, as it's only
4-color, while the R1800 is 8-color, but I can post a review after a
month or so as far as clogging and initial print quality.

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[Arthur Entlich]

In fairness, not all 3rd party ink is "Sewage".

You neither have to use Kraft Marshmallows nor Kellogg's rice crispies
to make "rice crispy squares" that taste just fine.

Art

 

[measekite]

Question for the experts.

Now that i'm moving up to a better printer i wonder, is it safe with a
printer like the Epson R1800 to use generic inks and generic glossy paper?

The generic paper is OK but not the ink. You do not know who is
producing it and can easily clog your expensive printer. It is like
driveing without auto insurance