I'm in the market for a new printer. I currently have a Brother. I used non-Brother ink & now I'm paying the price. The printer won't recognize 2 of the ink cartridges even though they both have ink.
I've had Lexmark, Canon, Xerox & now Brother.
I've read online that thermal printheads are more likely to fail than piezo printheads. I didn't know that Brother printers have piezo printheads but they do. A Brother employee confirmed that to me in an e-mail.
I'd rather have a piezo printhead than a thermal printhead. That means either a Brother or an Epson printer.
I've read online that Epson printers have a reputation for clogged printheads. Consumer Reports recently removed recommendations for Epson printers due to a lot of complaints about reliability. Yet I've also read good reviews of Epson printers. That's confusing to the consumer - me!
I wonder if the complaints at Consumer Reports about clogged printheads refer to the non-Ecotank printers. The non-Ecotank printers don't have cartridges with sponges inside. The ink level in the cartridge gets low; the sponge dries out; air gets into the cartridge & the printhead clogs. The bottles have only ink; no sponges, no low-ink sensors. So, an Ecotank printhead should be less likely to clog since the cartridges have no sponges.
I read about the Precision Core printheads. Their nozzles are even smaller than the nozzles on "standard" Epson printers. I wonder if Precision Core printheads are more likely to clog than "standard" Epson printheads.
So, what is your personal experience of clogged printheads on Epson printers?
I've had Lexmark, Canon, Xerox & now Brother.
I've read online that thermal printheads are more likely to fail than piezo printheads. I didn't know that Brother printers have piezo printheads but they do. A Brother employee confirmed that to me in an e-mail.
I'd rather have a piezo printhead than a thermal printhead. That means either a Brother or an Epson printer.
I've read online that Epson printers have a reputation for clogged printheads. Consumer Reports recently removed recommendations for Epson printers due to a lot of complaints about reliability. Yet I've also read good reviews of Epson printers. That's confusing to the consumer - me!
I wonder if the complaints at Consumer Reports about clogged printheads refer to the non-Ecotank printers. The non-Ecotank printers don't have cartridges with sponges inside. The ink level in the cartridge gets low; the sponge dries out; air gets into the cartridge & the printhead clogs. The bottles have only ink; no sponges, no low-ink sensors. So, an Ecotank printhead should be less likely to clog since the cartridges have no sponges.
I read about the Precision Core printheads. Their nozzles are even smaller than the nozzles on "standard" Epson printers. I wonder if Precision Core printheads are more likely to clog than "standard" Epson printheads.
So, what is your personal experience of clogged printheads on Epson printers?