[thelist] printer recommendations

[Bob Meetin]

On 08/20/2013 11:49 AM, Simon MacDonald wrote:
> I've had a  Canon Mx700 for 4-5 years now. Print, Copy, Fax - all good. Not
> sure if it is still made but there will be similar. Do NOT touch Epson - you
> can empty an ink canister on head clean.
> cheers
>
> Simon
When you call for warranty service they give you the lecture about using certified OEM ink.  That's rhetoric to pay for the execs and outsourced support team. My first Epson printer (220?) was a dinosaur but a superb working dinosaur that had a symbiotic relationship with Linux.  The house got struck by electricity taking out the printer and 4490 Scanner and various network cards.  Sad to see it go, I bought a second Epson MFC which got ditched for paper jam within a year, no paper found. Lots of unused ink I couldn't sell on craigslist.  So here I am preparing a burial ceremony on my final printer with ink and the memory of Epson.  It seems to be trending.   Oops...