Piezo vs thermal long term cleanliness.

[qwertydude]

You know one thing I've noticed since switching from Canon to Epson is that the piezo print head seems to run cleaner. By cleaner I mean it doesn't seem to deposit ink around the inside of the printer. I think the "boiling" that the thermal print heads produces an ink vapor. This most noticeably deposits on the sensor strip and on my Canon required a cleaning every few seasons not to mention a general inky deposit seemed to form all over the inside of the printer including working its way onto the rollers. This was after going through about a quart of ink total in the Canon. I've since gone through about half a quart of total ink on my Epson and no such deposits have formed.

 

[printfan1138]

Yep! And that is why I like Epson's. Besides I can make mistakes and the heads usually survive! I like Refurbs too, not only because I can save the big bucks but because the slightly older tecknowledgy seems more compatible with the CIS systems out there!