Recent content by bobhof

Hi Mikling. You were right. I ordered some OEM cartridges off ebay in the US and they work just fine. They are cartridges taken from a new printer and they are indistinguishable from the ones that came with my new South African printer. They don't have an SKU on them. I'm not 100% sure about...

Hi mikling, thanks for your response. While the ink code (Txxx) numbers are the same, the SKUs differ. Eg T159120 versus C13T15914010. As do the product numbers of the otherwise identical printers. I'm unsure whether this is so Epson can identify grey imports, or if the chips actually differ...

I called Epson South Africa and they say that only carts bought in sub-saharan Africa will work in a printer purchased in South Africa. The mfr # of the South African printer is C11CB35311. But it seems that the identical printer (C11CB35311) is sold in Europe alongside the C11CB35301. If 2...

Hi All, I'm hoping I can get some advice from the experts here. I'm thinking of buying an Epson R2000 in South Africa. Originally, my plan was either to get some refillable carts and Image Specialists ink locally, or order some from inkjetmall in the US, but then I saw some very affordable OEM...