Feedback on bubblejet prints' life.

[Zerstorer]

Hi Steven,
You can try switching to Ilford Gallerie papers to make prints on your S9000 last longer. From what my second link that I had quoted seem to sugguest, 2 years vs 12+ years

Frankly, unless it is a CIS with certified inks or special inks, I won't bother with 3rd party inks...

Ruby only brings in the Ilford Gallerie Smooth series. These are instant dry nanoporous papers that are not any better in gas fading compared to Epson PGPP.

The really resilient ones are the Classic series of RC papers and they only brought in 1 batch.

 

[Watcher]

the 2100 does produce great prints that last longer than any current consumer inkjet (due to the pigment not dye based ink)

initially the cost put me off as well but when you facter in the length they last and the fact that to me it seems very that the ink cartridge's last for a long time
then the cost come bearable ,just hehe

you cant use a full gloss paper but i never liked full gloss anyway,i tend to use ilford smooth pearl or epson matt in A3+ sizes or the epson roll paper in semigloss for my pannorama prints (up to 1.5 meters long so far)

i have had prints sitting on my desk that are in full sun light for months with no noticable fade yet (matt paper)

I believe the 1290 with a certain ink/paper last longer (rated 120 years) so the 2100 is not the winner.

The inks for the 2100 is very expensive. If you intend to print a lot, CIS like Niagara allows you to earn back the investment cost after the first tank! :sweat:

The bronzing issue seems to be resolved in the next gen of printers using the Ultrachrome range of inks.

I have rarely heard about Epson fading, especially those using the Ultrachrome range. For fairness, is it possible for you to obtain a Canon printout of the same picture printed on a recent model of Canon printer and hang it around the same place? This would give a better comparison.

OT: Congrats for the Wallabies.

 

[KamWeng]

Hmm 3 year printer new? I think you mean that it is not heavily used...

Yes. But for certain people, even not heavily used also would be covered by dust inside out. Like that at least not so :bheart:. Mine the inside parts are still sparkling new.

However, have you try this free software. It allows you to probe the printer for the level of ink for each individual colors, allow you to flush one tank or all, low or full flush, etc.

I just tried it, thanks to you. But I think it's not too 'printer friendly' to my 860. I tried to move the cartridges to the change position, and the printer 'hang' with all the LED on and one blinking. Also other functions like freeze the counter are not too practically useful. You'd be lost track of the real inks and have to monitor manually. I still prefer a physical real sensor.

 

[tomcat]

Thanks.

And also can the Canon let you change cartridges at your will but not being control by the software driver (like the Epson)? I mean will it let you access the ink tanks anytime (for changing, inspection etc.)?

I haven't tried or needed to change cartridges yet since all of them are still appear to be 'Full' on the Status Monitor. But as long as the ink detection is not software-based, I think there should not be any problem changing ink at any time. Perhaps other users with i-series can comment on this.

 

[Flare]

I haven't tried or needed to change cartridges yet since all of them are still appear to be 'Full' on the Status Monitor. But as long as the ink detection is not software-based, I think there should not be any problem changing ink at any time. Perhaps other users with i-series can comment on this.

Yes, you can access the ink tanks anytime, even just for inspection, and I remember they use a light sensor to check ink levels. I use one of the most advanced light sensor, i.e. my eyes to check... hee hee
;p