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    AAAARRRRGGHH! My Epson Printer!!!

    Okay, so about an hour and a half ago, I decide, right I'll print a nice picture off on my printer...

    printer > nope sorry, i don't want to print colour
    me > but you've got a new cartridge full of ink
    printer > so?
    me > okay, i'll clean you
    printer > ooh look i've printed blue and red
    me > yeah but i need yellow too!
    printer > so?
    me > aaargh!! clean, print nozzle check, clean, print nozzle check, clean, print nozzle check, ha take that!

    --- an hour later ---

    printer > your point being?
    me > I WANT ALL THE COLOURS TO WORK PROPERLY!!
    printer > no can do...
    me > WHY!!?!?! WHY NOT?!?!
    printer > you're low on black now, do you want to change the cartridge?
    me > NOOOOO!!!!

    *cries*

    wife comes in goes: what's wrong?
    me: chuffin printer won't print - now it says i have to change the chuffin cartridge!!!
    wife: what were you printing?
    me: a pic
    wife: why?
    me: for fun
    wife: it's not much fun is it?

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    Sorry to see your having probs m8.

    Use to work for a company that delt with epson warranty work so i know how substandard the printers are.

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    Epson inkjets=

    They always insist on having all their cartridges 100% correct before they will do anything right. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    I hate them

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    Not the only one m8.

    tbh they are not worth the money...rather get a cannon or a HP printer even if it cost more it's worth it.

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    I used to have an epson, then it defied me so i sold it on ebay and bought a canon, wouldn't have anything other than an canon now.
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    Epson printers are absolute tosh. Canon > *.*
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    I have an Epson, my last printer was an Epson. Strangely I like them. They seem to get along with me fine. Even if I'm not using it I fire it up at least once a week to keep the ink from drying up in the heads - that's a big cause of problems.
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    All my printers hvae been Epson, and I've never had a problem... maybe Im just lucky!

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    HP > * actually
    People with epson just always seem to have trouble.
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    do NOT get me started on Epson... the blleedin ink costs more than the printer... what does that say about the build quality?? gah.. I wouldn't touch em with a very long engine-less floating vehicle propulsion tool tbh..

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    I wouldn't buy another Epson either, I had no end of problems with mine, my sister had a load of problems with hers, and one of my other friends had a bunch of problems with hers as well.

    People that don't have problems are generally the exception to the rule.
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    I will never buy another Epson again.

    Im keeping my eye open for a decent one that can print on CD's, thats not Epson.
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    And by trying to force me to like small pants, they've alienated me.

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    Agent, the new Canon photo printers can apparently, plus they're damned quick even with a full A4 colour print..
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    Oh god. I'm still trying to get over how quick mine prints... And how SUPERB the prints are... What a machine
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    Quote Originally Posted by Howard
    Oh god. I'm still trying to get over how quick mine prints... And how SUPERB the prints are... What a machine
    They are good, untill they decide to break :\
    Quote Originally Posted by Saracen View Post
    And by trying to force me to like small pants, they've alienated me.

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    Another thumbs up for canon
    And in the unlikely event your canon does break, their support sort it straight away.

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