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 07/27/2004 08:39:05 PM · #1
How much ink is in the starter tank for Epson R800?
 07/27/2004 08:43:00 PM · #2
And should I buy the full tanks straight away?
 07/27/2004 09:58:22 PM · #3
I bought the R300 which is the little sister to the R800 and the original cartridges have lasted quite awhile. Depending on how many prints you plan to do right away, you most liekly won't need to buy the ink right away.
 07/27/2004 10:18:49 PM · #4
Chris, just so people aren't confused, I'll point out that the ink cartridges in the R300 and R800 are not interchangeable. The R200, R300, RX500 and RX600 all share the same 6 print cartridges. The R800 uses its own set of 8 cartridges.

Not sure by "how much ink is in the starter tank for Epson R800", but it comes with a standard set of 8 cartridges, which you replace one at a time as they empty (little "ink gauges" are displayed on screen so you know).

As an aside, does anybody know of a place to get genuine Epson R800 cartridges for less than $11.49 each?

Message edited by author 2004-07-27 22:28:52.
 07/27/2004 10:22:22 PM · #5
I've used probably half of the ink in certain colours in the last month or so since I bought the printer. Certainly the red/ blue inks don't seem to get used up as fast as the cyan/ magenta inks. Obviously this will depend a lot on what you shoot. Expect to lose about 1/3rd or so of all of the inks due to the inital charge process, but after that just watch the usage and buy replacements for any colours running down more quickly than others.


07/27/2004 11:05:10 PM · #6
Originally posted by Gordon:
...inital charge process...


Er, what's an initial charge process?? Printing alignment sheets, etc?
 07/27/2004 11:37:46 PM · #7
Originally posted by wimbello:
Originally posted by Gordon:
...inital charge process...


Er, what's an initial charge process?? Printing alignment sheets, etc?


The printer sucks out ink when it starts up (the _very_ first time) to keep the print heads fully loaded.
 07/27/2004 11:47:53 PM · #8
So you don't actually 'lose' that ink, it's just the ink in between the cartridge and the head.

wow, 1/3 of the ink? er, how much is that? (mL)
 07/28/2004 12:36:28 AM · #9
I thought the print head was now a part of the cartridge in most of the new printers, rather than a separate print head.

Are people sure that this is an actual thing, not just a throwback to old printers?

I've done, at a guess, 3 Letter sized prints on mine, and 30 or more 6x4's and the ink status is still looking very healthy indeed.

The bright red and blue ones for instance are still showing as full.

The lose 1/3 of you ink most definitely does not apply, with the R800 at least, as even with the printing I have done I am not even remotely close to 1/3 gone on ANY of the inks, including the gloss optimiser which I believe tends to get used faster than an individual ink.

Message edited by author 2004-07-28 00:37:43.
 07/28/2004 12:51:27 AM · #10
Are you talking about your starter inks, or did you buy a full set?
 07/28/2004 04:34:22 AM · #11
Originally posted by Natator:
I thought the print head was now a part of the cartridge in most of the new printers, rather than a separate print head.

That's only true of some HP printers as far as I know. All HP printers used to be that way (nozzles part of the cartidge), but recently they've also been moving to permanent print heads in some of their designs. (Print-heads-in-the-cartridge is also the reason why HP print cartridges are typically more expensive.) The plus side of that approach is that you replace the most important part of the printer every time you change ink. If you get a clogged nozzle in a Canon or Epson printer, it can be cheaper to buy a new printer than it is to pay for printhead replacement.

Alan, in terms of ink cartridges in the R800, there aren't any special "starter inks"; the printer comes with a full set of print cartridges of the same capacity that you get when you buy replacments.

Message edited by author 2004-07-28 06:05:31.
 07/28/2004 05:51:35 AM · #12
I don't want to take over the thread but I have been considering buying this printer.
How have you found it to be?
Is it also suitable for printing text often as in a universal use printer?

Thanks.. Bob
 07/28/2004 07:15:50 AM · #13
Originally posted by Gurilla:
I don't want to take over the thread but I have been considering buying this printer.
How have you found it to be?
Is it also suitable for printing text often as in a universal use printer?


I am absolutely in love with mine. Had an Epson Photo 915 (or was it 935, I forget) and loved that, thought it was the bee's knees ... then got this one and realised things could get even better.

I've only really used it for photos, and a couple of CD (did a good job there as long as you up the ink saturation a couple of notches, which someone else here put me on to). The small amount of text printing I have done has been good, but if I wanted to do a lot of text I don;t think I'd want to use this one, I'd go for a more general purpose one.

Photos though .... it is quite amazing, and I've had photo printers, rather than general use ones that can do photos, for about 5 years now.

Message edited by author 2004-07-28 07:16:33.
 07/28/2004 09:04:18 AM · #14
Originally posted by Natator:

The lose 1/3 of you ink most definitely does not apply, with the R800 at least, as even with the printing I have done I am not even remotely close to 1/3 gone on ANY of the inks, including the gloss optimiser which I believe tends to get used faster than an individual ink.


The start up documentation from Epson even warns you about it. After you put the inks for the first time the printer spends about 2 and a half minutes charging and will use a significant portion of the inks. I've seen claims of up to about 1/3rd. In my case, it seemed to use about 1/5th or so of each cartridge.

Message edited by author 2004-07-28 09:05:07.
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