Epson Stylus Color 1520 A3 Inkjet (by 2 users)

I have an Epson Color Stylus II, which can print at 720 dpi. Frankly, I
rarely use the color cartridge, and when I do, the printer does the same
thing it does in b/w -- it sucks ink. In addition, although I had the
printer cleaned a month ago, I had to run the cleaning cycle at least 14
times tonight before getting a nearly-clean printout.

Since I've begun using the printer for my genealogy research business (and
my printing volume is not high, so don't think this problem is a high-usage
thing), I've become so frustrated with how quickly this machine sucks ink
that tonight I taped a 3x5 tally sheet to it so that I can record how few
sheets it prints per cartridge.

Oh, and one more thing. If you ever buy a printer from Sears, don't buy a
Sears service contract. When I had my machine cleaned this summer, my
printer sat in their shop for a month. When I called, they hadn't sent it
out yet. Then they sent it from Utah to Florida or something, and when I
recieved it two weeks later, it was in this flimsy, jury rigged packing
rather than the original packing, which I dropped it off in. In addition,
Sears had lost the clip that protects the printer during shipping.
Meanwhile, they've sent me four letters, trying to sign me up for an
incredibly-expensive service contract extension. Very unprofessional.

I've found a local, reliable company who will clean the printer for $50.
Same-day service. I think I'll buy a refurbished HP laser printer from them
and get rid of my problems altogether.

-Michael

Gerry,

The Epson Stylus 1520 is capable of handling paper up to A2 in size - at
a reasonable speed too. It uses the same print technology as the Stylus
600 series; which means that its maximum resolution is 1440dpi in full
colour (including photo-realistic quality). A good all-round printer -
recommended.

Allan MacBain
(I run a company called Capslock, and have been providing Computer
Consultancy, Repairs & Upgrades to companies and individuals since 1989
- including professional print companies.)
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Many of the better Ink Jets have little or no memory of their own. They
rely on your computer to compose the print. This has two results. The
printing is very slow. "Stolen" CPU cycles slow your computer noticeably.
When I discovered just how slow my DX2-66 became when printing color, I got
an A / B switch and now use my old dot matrix for most printing, & the
inkjet for only color, & BW photos.
Phil Van Camp