Thanks for posting this, I've been considering a 5000, good to see how the ink costs break down for relatively light printing.
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John, I also am considering the 5000, and have spent more time that I wish to admit looking at your wiki as well as the Epson 3800 wiki (also very good).
Bottom line for me, as an amateur, is that your data on ink usage, at least to my brain, tips the scales, as I write this, in favor of NOT buying a 17 inch pigment printer. I think you're right when you suggest that the reason the 5000 seldom clogs is because of the 2-3 mL per day cleaning cycles, even (or especially?) when not used regularly.
This sort of usage would be typical for me...and I don't think I can justify at least $400.00 per year in ink usage...without considering the actual ink used to print!
In this way, the ink costs for the 5000 strike me the same way that 'maintenance costs' first struck me when I considered a vacation timeshare purchase--the facility we liked most required maintenance fees of over 1K per year...above and beyond any other charges.
In the meantime, my 13 inch-wide Epson dye printer has shot craps...and I really do miss not being able, at my home office, to be able to print out a 12 by 16 inch glossy of the latest family pix...
Perhaps I'll settle for the Epson 1400.
Thanks for your contributions.