Epson Stylus CX7400 Multifunction Printer - Color Inkjet - 28 ppm Mono - 28 ppm Color - 5760 x 1440 dpi - Printer, Copier, Scanner - USB - Mac

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only print one page every now and then it will use MORE ink than if you printed multiple pages at once, because of this cleaning and aligning cycle that takes place when it starts up.
If you want to save ink; spool your print jobs, check your settings and use lower quality output. Print often, if your printer doesn't get used very often your heads will plug up with dried ink and a cleaning cycle may not clear it, rendering that cartridge useless.
The quality of the output of this printer is very good, and the copy and scanning features come in handy for sure. I have been very pleased with it. Also it has a feature that no-one has pointed out when you are very low on Black ink and still have color it asks you if you want to continue to print with a blend of color ink to make the black instead of not printing at all. Nice!
As to the guy who has the PhD and is complaining about this printer,I don't know why you brought that up. A PhD doesn't make you a expert in anything but what you have your PhD in. I guess it has gone to your head and you are trying to impress us with your knowledge. To prove my point, there are only THREE color cartridges, not four. Your math is wrong, must not be your major. As to the Canon printer, check their support section; same thing as Epson, small amounts of color ink is used during start up. Duh!! Personally, I have been in computer and PRINTER business for over thirty years. You get out of a printer, computer, or what ever what you put in. Treat it with a little care, check your supplies and you will get better service. Of course there are some true pieces of junk out there, but this is not one of them.

Epson Stylus CX7400 Multifunction Printer - Color Inkjet - 28 ppm Mono - 28 ppm Color - 5760 x 1440 dpi - Printer, Copier, Scanner - USB - Mac

...

only print one page every now and then it will use MORE ink than if you printed multiple pages at once, because of this cleaning and aligning cycle that takes place when it starts up.

If you want to save ink; spool your print jobs, check your settings and use lower quality output. Print often, if your printer doesn't get used very often your heads will plug up with dried ink and a cleaning cycle may not clear it, rendering that cartridge useless.

The quality of the output of this printer is very good, and the copy and scanning features come in handy for sure. I have been very pleased with it. Also it has a feature that no-one has pointed out when you are very low on Black ink and still have color it asks you if you want to continue to print with a blend of color ink to make the black instead of not printing at all. Nice!

As to the guy who has the PhD and is complaining about this printer,I don't know why you brought that up. A PhD doesn't make you a expert in anything but what you have your PhD in. I guess it has gone to your head and you are trying to impress us with your knowledge. To prove my point, there are only THREE color cartridges, not four. Your math is wrong, must not be your major. As to the Canon printer, check their support section; same thing as Epson, small amounts of color ink is used during start up. Duh!! Personally, I have been in computer and PRINTER business for over thirty years. You get out of a printer, computer, or what ever what you put in. Treat it with a little care, check your supplies and you will get better service. Of course there are some true pieces of junk out there, but this is not one of them.

Epson Stylus CX7400 Multifunction Printer - Color Inkjet - 28 ppm Mono - 28 ppm Color - 5760 x 1440 dpi - Printer, Copier, Scanner - USB - Mac

...

only print one page every now and then it will use MORE ink than if you printed multiple pages at once, because of this cleaning and aligning cycle that takes place when it starts up.


If you want to save ink; spool your print jobs, check your settings and use lower quality output. Print often, if your printer doesn't get used very often your heads will plug up with dried ink and a cleaning cycle may not clear it, rendering that cartridge useless.


The quality of the output of this printer is very good, and the copy and scanning features come in handy for sure. I have been very pleased with it. Also it has a feature that no-one has pointed out when you are very low on Black ink and still have color it asks you if you want to continue to print with a blend of color ink to make the black instead of not printing at all. Nice!


As to the guy who has the PhD and is complaining about this printer,I don't know why you brought that up. A PhD doesn't make you a expert in anything but what you have your PhD in. I guess it has gone to your head and you are trying to impress us with your knowledge. To prove my point, there are only THREE color cartridges, not four. Your math is wrong, must not be your major. As to the Canon printer, check their support section; same thing as Epson, small amounts of color ink is used during start up. Duh!! Personally, I have been in computer and PRINTER business for over thirty years. You get out of a printer, computer, or what ever what you put in. Treat it with a little care, check your supplies and you will get better service. Of course there are some true pieces of junk out there, but this is not one of them.