Ink consumption compared to the Artisan 800: As last years Artisan 800 was a notorious ink hog, I was wondering if anyone who has had the opportunity to use the 810 and its predecessor the 800 can comment if Epson has addressed that problem?
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Try this, read it in another persons review on a different site. It seems to be working great with the Refillable Ink Carts. I am using now. I think this will help ALL that are having HIGH INK USAGE on your Artisan 800 or 810! Here is Epson's ANSWER to the HIGH INK USAGE PROBLEM I Was Having! A N D I T W O R K S! TURN OFF the "AUTOMATIC HEAD MAINTENANCE" which is Described Below By EPSON! Epson E-mail Response By (James D) 02/25/09 10:30 AM Thank you for taking the time to contact Epson. It is my pleasure to respond to your inquiry. The "Automatic Head Maintenance" option on the printer, by default is enabled to prevent you from having nozzles clog prior to printing. You can disable head maintenance by following these steps using the touch screen on the front of the printer. 1. Make sure printer is in ready mode 2. Press the Home 3. Press the Setup 4. Press the Maintenance 5. Press the right arrow 6. Press the Automatic Head maintenance 7. Press Off 8. Press Home You're ready to test print.
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It is about the same to a little less. I think it is more efficient than the 2610xi which is similar all in one machine and my wife copies a lot of articles and recipes on the new printer so it is very effective in producing images from a wide variety of sources. I am not sure what printer you are comparing to but the two others we have used were using more ink than the Envy 120.
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It's not compatible for a 610, so I would suspect it isn't for an 810, either.....as to the other answer about the Epson asking you if you want to use them anyway, my printer never asked me that
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I have an Artisan 810, and the cartridge description OMITS the Artisan 725. These cartridges DO replace Epson 98 which the Epson 725 uses; so the description might be incomplete; but you never know if there is some peculiarity with the 725.There are some other cartridges similar in price that DO list the Artisan 725; so I would either contact the vendor of this product or try one of those other listings.
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I have used various inks through multiple epson machines - Including this InkOwl system and OEM inks. The Epsons are really nice for bulk ink systems and refilling. They do have a tendency to clog with any kind of pigmented ink. This is true of original cartridges as well. It is more a function of the machine than that of the pigmented inks. That is why they have the cleaning cycle. You can reduce clogging frequency by turning the printer off when you don't need to print for a few days. The ink heads park themselves on power down and stay moist. On power up the jets are exposed to air and the pigments cake. I have seen some strictly dye based inks, but they do not make as pretty of print as the pigmented varieties. Once in a while, I have to deep clean the ink heads. That involves pulling cartridges, using up some paper towels, and spraying alcohol through the inkjet system with a syringe. Getting folded paper towels under the print head is the hardest part in doing a deep clean. Turning the printer off dramatically reduces the frequency of deep cleaning. This was especially true for my sublimation ink system which clogged very frequently due to the heavy pigments and quick dry ink carrier. Of course, using anything but Epson ink or Epson Service technicians void the warranty. I don't care much about that when I can cut printing costs to 1/20th; replace the machine every so often; and still be far ahead in cost savings.
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I went with the 8800 v th Epson v500. It has the LED lightbar - same. That's the major upgrade from the 8600 as far as I can tell. The deciding factor was poor software reviews for the Epson bundle. My profession is end-user software development. There's no way I want to deal with someone's poor UI or feature set or compatibility issues. I just want to scan my family photos. I own the full Photoshop CS so I can basically clean up anything. My guess is for the average user there should be no marked difference between the scratch and dust removal capabilities or the scan densities or lightbar output. Ease of use pays off every time you start the thing up. Hope this helps. I went with the 8800 v th Epson v500. It has the LED lightbar - same. That's the major upgrade from the 8600 as far as I can tell. The deciding factor was poor software reviews for the Epson bundle. My profession is end-user software development. There's no way I want to deal with someone's poor UI or feature set or compatibility issues. I just want to scan my family photos. I own the full Photoshop CS so I can basically clean up anything. My guess is for the average user there should be no marked difference between the scratch and dust removal capabilities or the scan densities or lightbar... » Read More I went with the 8800 v th Epson v500. It has the LED lightbar - same. That's the major upgrade from the 8600 as far as I can tell. The deciding factor was poor software reviews for the Epson bundle. My profession is end-user software development. There's no way I want to deal with someone's poor UI or feature set or compatibility issues. I just want to scan my family photos. I own the full Photoshop CS so I can basically clean up anything. My guess is for the average user there should be no marked difference between the scratch and dust removal capabilities or the scan densities or lightbar output. Ease of use pays off every time you start the thing up. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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No experience on the Artisan 725. I have two systems installed in the Artisan 800 and they work flawlessly. I had to cut opening on the right side of the printer to prevent the ribbon hose from pinching. Color on photo prints are excellent. I've just ordered my first refill kit after 1.5 years of use.
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Interesting timing as I was searching everywhere on Epson today to find this, since I was writing a review for a laser printer and comparing that to this one. And I was unable to find anything with any numbers in any of the Epson documentation unfortunately and my web searches didn't turn up anything other than their claim that they use 50% less ink than competitors. Easy to throw numbers like that around when you don't have any actual metrics available to the public to use for a real comparison...
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The cartridges communicate effortlessly with my Epson Artisan 800. At first, I kept the old Epson cartridges in case I needed to "switch out" the little metal chips, which was a solution of someone whose replacement cartridges were being rejected by the printer. But I have gone through all 6 colors with no problems! The colors are really surprisingly good, especially for the awesome price here! I sort of expected the cheapest quality around, because of...again...the price. I have not printed many pictures yet, but the one 8 x 10 black and white turned out beautiful! But I refuse to pay $12+ per cartridge. I am going to continue buying these as long as I have this printer. The cartridges communicate effortlessly with my Epson Artisan 800. At first, I kept the old Epson cartridges in case I needed to "switch out" the little metal chips, which was a solution of someone whose replacement cartridges were being rejected by the printer. But I have gone through all 6 colors with no problems! The colors are really surprisingly good, especially for the awesome price here! I sort of expected the cheapest quality around, because of...again...the price. I have not printed many pictures yet, but the one 8 x 10 black and white turned out beautiful! But I refuse... » Read More The cartridges communicate effortlessly with my Epson Artisan 800. At first, I kept the old Epson cartridges in case I needed to "switch out" the little metal chips, which was a solution of someone whose replacement cartridges were being rejected by the printer. But I have gone through all 6 colors with no problems! The colors are really surprisingly good, especially for the awesome price here! I sort of expected the cheapest quality around, because of...again...the price. I have not printed many pictures yet, but the one 8 x 10 black and white turned out beautiful! But I refuse to pay $12+ per cartridge. I am going to continue buying these as long as I have this printer. « Show Less
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I have an Epson WF-2540, so it's close. I'm OK with them so far. I've noticed a slight difference in color intensity, but very slight. I got this bunch for less than half of what it would cost to get the Epson make, and pictures come out fine. What's annoying is the error messages the printer sends out after the cartridges are installed telling you they're not authentic Epson, but but then things go quiet. The printer was reasonably priced, but it would cost about two sets of Epson refills and you paid for it again. That's not worth it to me. I will shop around again if I need to, but I will buy these again if the price is right. Hope that helps. I have an Epson WF-2540, so it's close. I'm OK with them so far. I've noticed a slight difference in color intensity, but very slight. I got this bunch for less than half of what it would cost to get the Epson make, and pictures come out fine. What's annoying is the error messages the printer sends out after the cartridges are installed telling you they're not authentic Epson, but but then things go quiet. The printer was reasonably priced, but it would cost about two sets of Epson refills and you paid for it again. That's not worth it to me. I will shop around again if I need to, but I... » Read More I have an Epson WF-2540, so it's close. I'm OK with them so far. I've noticed a slight difference in color intensity, but very slight. I got this bunch for less than half of what it would cost to get the Epson make, and pictures come out fine. What's annoying is the error messages the printer sends out after the cartridges are installed telling you they're not authentic Epson, but but then things go quiet. The printer was reasonably priced, but it would cost about two sets of Epson refills and you paid for it again. That's not worth it to me. I will shop around again if I need to, but I will buy these again if the price is right. Hope that helps. « Show Less
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I own an artisan 810. It works great for us, we have had for over two years (we think).
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Lia I too am looking for a new printer. I have searching the web for reviews and have found only a few which is not much of a help. It apprears the MP 620 looks, please let me know what you think. Thanks:)
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mine is artisan 810, and haven't had the chance to use it cause my computer broke and my Ipad is not compatible with printer, sorry, I wish I could be some help!
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I have a Epson WF 3520 and they work just fine. I get a notice from Epson saying they are not an Epson product. I just click on I understand and go on. After reading of problems some had with this or other refills I made the decision not to mix Epson cartridges with the refills. Not sure if this had any help in getting around chip problems or not. All I can say is my experience has been very good. I am getting ready to do a large printing and I may know more about the number of pages it will print on one set of cartridges.
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I'm a bit confused by this post. I just compared the costs of the MX850 ink to the MX860 ink (here on Amazon and on Canon's website) and I found the MX860 ink to actually be less expensive. The Pigment Black, Standard Black, and Color cartridges for the MX860 were $2-3 less expensive than the MX850 equivalents. Could this have been a recent change?Also, could you tell us where you found the volume measurements for the cartridges. I wasn't able to find those anywhere.
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I will never, ever buy another Epson printer. The Artisan 800 is the worst ink hog I have ever seen. I am going back to my good old HP Deskjet 932, which can print a zillion pages on one $35 cartridge.
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I owned a 3800 until it died, and then I bought a 3880. Difference is the 3880 uses different inks claiming to be better. I can tell no difference in the prints, however. If you use paper/printer profiles in Photoshop, though, note they are different.