by The Good Doctor <docnews2011@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jan 24, 2008 at 12:05 PM
"Duncan" <writeonline@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Thank you for all your replies.
>
>I realise that using the printer daily will help save the clogging and
the
>cleaning of the heads with inks costs associated with it.
>
>Also I realise that inks will be consumed at varying rates dependant on
the
>image printed. But from what I can glean from all of the comments an A3
>print will costs around £1 per print plus the same for paper using
original
>manufacture inks and quality papers.
>
>Given a unit purchase price of around £400 and I budget £1 per print to
run
>the printer for the first 400 prints, £3 per print reducing to £2 per
print
>seems pretty reasonable.
You're welcome. You don't need to print daily - I made a mistake when
posting that. Once a week should be enough.
By concentrating on cost of ink and problems with blocked print heads
we missed an im****tant point: I haven't yet found a printer that
produces better results than the Epson R2400 on Epson paper.