Hello,
I have the chance to buy an Epson 7900 for relatively inexpensive price, only that no ink is left in the printer. The owner says they did a print-head cleaning about a month ago and that finished the ink in the printer. I assume the printer should hopefully last a month without being used.
I notice a set of medium sized (350mm) ink cartridges runs for about $1500. On the other hand, I see there are refillable cartridges and third party ink for this printer. A complete set (including cartridges, chip re-setter and 500ml ink bottles) costs about $600 which is much more affordable.
I am only a hobbyist and I don't care the 200 years of archival longevity claimed with OEM inks. I don't think I will end up selling any prints anyway, it's just for my own pleasure and obviously, the printer is no longer under warranty (not worrying about third party stuff voiding the warranty) My questions are: has anyone here used third party inks for Epson large format printers? If so, what are their experience in regards to longevity (a few years?) and, output quality? Do third party inks increase the risk of head clogging or other printer problems from their experience?
Thanks.