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    epson L1800 experience ( soundtrack and more)

    I finally decided to buy a new Epson L1800 because it was selling for 500 Euro. After maybe 10 nozzle clean cycles it went from white printout for the nozzle check to perfect. What i wonder about now is the soundtrack the printer makes every time the print head passes. It makes some clicking...
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    Unexpected refurbished printer ?

    When i bought an Epson XP-900 about a month ago from Amazon Germany, i immediately noticed that there was ink on the easte pad and some drops in the vicinity. Before i ever opened any of the setup cartridges. WicRest was showing virgin counters. Everything else in packaging etc. looked new too...
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    spare parts for XP ?

    Any recommendations for spare parts vendors for Epson XP (Experience Premium) in the USA ? Google pops up with european or UK ( ;-) ) vendors and the few american ones i found didn't show XP series, but only older series parts.
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    borderless, sponge, pigment, questions...

    Some Epson printers do, some do not support borderless print. I was told that this is not purely a difference in the driver, but that printers supporting borderless print also have mechanical elements: some form of sponge? that would suck up the print that the head sprays outside of the paper...
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    Photo quality comparison: 3 vs 5 ink XP models

    I bought an XP-820 using it with EV6 ink and am quite happy with it. Now i wanted to get a second printer for another location where photos are more important, and also A3. So i wonder whether to get an XP-900 that uses 4 colors for photos (CMYK) or the XP-960 that uses six colors for photos...
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    bad color when copying - any fix ?

    Bought a new XP-820. When copying photo from scanner, the colors are way too much tinted magenta. Pretty consistent whether printing to plain paper or glossy. I was wondering if there are experiences about how good or bad color accuracy for copying with these inkjet printers is. I can not...
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    Color profiling beginner questions (colormunky etc)

    Ok, i am almost ready to buy a colorimeter or the like to profile my printers. But i did not want to take up a credit with my bank. So i am looking for some advise: a) Is there no "cheaper" option for profiling than buying a multiple hundred dollar device ? Why for example can i not profile a...
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    Epson 'T27' (XP-820) cartridge efficient refill

    Are there any refill cartridges for these class of epson printers (i think this type is called T27 ?) that can be explicitly reset to full at any time ? I am asking because i would like to maximize lifetime of the wastepad. The way i understand normal ARC chip cartridges, they will only reset...
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