26-02-2014, 03:23 PM
Thanks for reading my post and for your advice guys.
At least it's not my printer up the spout!
Current Epson printers do not support transparencies, and Epson 'customer helpline' confirmed that to me. The appeal of this HP 6520 - apart from the fact that it supports transparencies - is that set of four genuine Epson cartridges for my printer are £49.99, whereas a set of genuine HP 364 cartridges for an HP 6520 are exactly half the price (but not half the capacity), at £24.99.
In the 28 months I've had this Epson, it has consumed 31 cartridges. (12 black, 7 cyan, 6 magenta, 6 yellow), and another black and magenta are all but empty. So if Epson had there way, by now I'd have spent a ludicrous £400 on cartridges rather than the £112 I have spent on compatible ones, or had I bought an HP 6520 and used genuine HP carts, the £200 that I'd have spent.
If - as seems likely - I don't get this donated HP 6520 working, I think I'll have to buy a new one of those and pension off this Epson SX535 and put it down to experience.
Just relating the facts - not trying to start/re-start a pointless debate about the price of ink. I think we all know that printers are just loss-leader cash-cows.
When I get an hour to spare, I'll upend this HP jobby and get to work with whatever security bit I need to get the bottom off it.
Who know - it might just be a plug/socket that has worked loose? (daydreaming again!)
At least it's not my printer up the spout!
Current Epson printers do not support transparencies, and Epson 'customer helpline' confirmed that to me. The appeal of this HP 6520 - apart from the fact that it supports transparencies - is that set of four genuine Epson cartridges for my printer are £49.99, whereas a set of genuine HP 364 cartridges for an HP 6520 are exactly half the price (but not half the capacity), at £24.99.
In the 28 months I've had this Epson, it has consumed 31 cartridges. (12 black, 7 cyan, 6 magenta, 6 yellow), and another black and magenta are all but empty. So if Epson had there way, by now I'd have spent a ludicrous £400 on cartridges rather than the £112 I have spent on compatible ones, or had I bought an HP 6520 and used genuine HP carts, the £200 that I'd have spent.
If - as seems likely - I don't get this donated HP 6520 working, I think I'll have to buy a new one of those and pension off this Epson SX535 and put it down to experience.
Just relating the facts - not trying to start/re-start a pointless debate about the price of ink. I think we all know that printers are just loss-leader cash-cows.
When I get an hour to spare, I'll upend this HP jobby and get to work with whatever security bit I need to get the bottom off it.
Who know - it might just be a plug/socket that has worked loose? (daydreaming again!)
Regards, David.
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'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
