I have't seen that with the R200, it gives a warning light when a cartridge gets low, but I can keep printing even after it goes entirely dry. It's not a four cartridge printer though, so the others might be different.
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Gudanov - May 09, 2006 8:47:16 am PDT #8056 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
Jessica - May 09, 2006 8:52:22 am PDT #8057 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The Epson CX line has a known issue where after about 3-4 ink changes, the discharge tube becomes clogged and the printer will only "print" blank pages. There are many many forums with instructions on how to fix this -- basically you have to dismantle the printer and manually clean or replace the discharge tube. Some people report being able to get Epson to replace printers where this has happened, but it's not 100% guarantee, since they don't like to actually admit that it's a problem.
DXMachina - May 09, 2006 8:53:56 am PDT #8058 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I have a Canon, also, and it's great. Each color gets its own cartridge, so you don't have to throw out everything when you're only out of cyan.
Gudanov - May 09, 2006 9:21:09 am PDT #8059 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
The Epson is like that too, it has six individual cartridges. I've been getting my ink from TechBudget.com and it seems to work just fine.
[link] (The price is like $28 with shipping, but still quite good for seven cartridges)
Actually, I should order some. My yellow is almost out.
Tom Scola - May 09, 2006 2:37:04 pm PDT #8060 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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aurelia - May 09, 2006 7:43:24 pm PDT #8061 of 10003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I've gone thru 3 Epson printers that drove me crazy with the clogged jets. I'm happier with the cheapo Canon I have now.
Gudanov - May 10, 2006 3:51:31 am PDT #8062 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
Huh, I've had three Epsons and one Canon and have never had a problem that has caused me to retire them. Two of the Epsons are still in use and one of them does print jobs of hundreds of pages all the time. Maybe I've just got less problematic models. I've had an Epson laser printer I wasn't fond of however.
Jon B. - May 10, 2006 4:49:08 am PDT #8063 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I've heard that the Epsons have fewer problems if you use them regularly. Ther last one I had, I wouldn't use sometimes for months at a time, and it developed chronic clogging and paper path problems. I just bought a new one, and I'm making a point of printing something every few days. No idea if it will help -- ask me in a couple of years -- but I figure it's worth a try.
Sean K - May 10, 2006 8:42:05 am PDT #8064 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So, a while back, a friend sold me a nice new PC, and I want to transfer as much stuff from the old machine on to the new one as I can. The old machine was a handbuilt box, so I'm not sure how to figure out what kind of memory it's got on the MB.
What are the possibilities of totally screwing up my new box by popping memory sticks from the old box into the new and just turning it on to see what happens?
DCJensen - May 10, 2006 8:57:43 am PDT #8065 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
You could fry the memory, or the sockets.
Best thing? identify the motherboard, look up the specs.
Hmmm.... this [link] may help.