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    730WD Turning itself Off following print head cleaning

    While removing and replacing print head in Epson printers is not too complicated procedure (if you know how to do it), I would agree with mikling that it is the last thing an ordinary user should do. But the issue with the printer turning itself off is, imho, usually connected to a moisture (a...
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    UV "resistant" dye ink

    +1 to that. UV dye is a better version than a "regular" dye (you can find a super-cheap chinese ink that is non-UV), but no affordable compatible ink will come too close to an OEM ink in terms of fade resistance. If you need a long-lasting picture - use a good quality 260g RC (resin coated)...
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    730WD Turning itself Off following print head cleaning

    I'm sorry, but you killed your print head. And, probably, your dead printhead also killed your printer' motherboard due to short circuit.
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    Continuous Ink Supply System (ciss) or Refillable carts Epson PX730WD?

    Basically, CISS is refillable cartridges with tubes and external ink bottles, so there is no difference in printing quality. The quality will depend on ink. Avoid noname or local brands (the type that only put someone's ink to a smaller bottles and put their sticker on it, so you don't really...
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    Epson P50 or Epson 1500W

    I believe they share a similar (if not the exactly same) print head, so there is no much difference aside a max output width. It also might be not too different from 4 color models in terms of print quality with sublimation, but I believe that P50 is a little bit faster in photo mode than most...
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    Page yield for 2 Epson printers

    It's a pretty well-known fact that it takes around 1ML of ink to print 100% A4 page. Depending on quantity of head cleaning cycles you run, it can be slightly more or slightly less.
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