Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As suggested by others, buy an older model without the chip. I use MIS quadtone inks in my Epson 700 and the results are excellent. Epson's new chip is of course designed to prevent use of aftermarket cartridges, but I doubt that it would be considered anti-competitive in the legal sense, given that there is vigorous competition in the printer market between Epson, Canon, HP etc. Nathan "Cochran, Adam" wrote: > Has anyone had experience trying to use the piezography inks on Epson models > 870 and above? Apparently there is a chip in these later models (mine is a > 875DSC) that will not permit the software to recognize the piezo cartridges. > This seems relatively anticompetitive in my view. Does anyone know of a way > around this (other than a class action suit)? > > Adam - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/