Refill ink for an ip4200

[colblip]

Have a friend whose i850 died and he would like to replace it. He has alotofthings bulk ink supply for the bci-6 and 3e cartridges but I see the ip4200 uses bci-8 cartridges. I assume the ink formulations are not the same, correct?

 

[JV]

The BCI-7/8 inks are different from the BCI-6 inks. The Bk, M, PM, PC and, R color inks were changed. The C, G and Y colors remained the same. See www.image-specialists.com/desktop.htm

JV

 

[colblip]

Thanks. I suspected as much. I'm steering him to a ip4000 if he can find one.

 

[KnightCrawler]

A user on steve's forum used bci-6e bulk ink in his 4200 and it was slighty different looking but nothing to dramatic. The cli-8 carts can also fit the IP4000.

The only bad thing about the 4200 is the evel chip which turns off the measuring tool.

 

[colblip]

Thanks. He bought an ip4000 last week.

 

[panos]

KnightCrawler, you mean that these new ink tanks don't come with prisms for optical ink level recognition? They only rely on smart-chips for remaining ink evaluation?