gonna throw this cheap Epson printer out the window

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Paid a fortune and replaced all ink cartridges

Reloaded the correct print driver from epson.com

The page comes through like it's printing...but there is no ink on the page...just blank

Any printer experts out there? Would appreciate any ideas

[HappyMe]

1. Yell 'INCOMING'

before you fling it out the window.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

2. HaHa. Cheap printers cost $400 a year in ink. That just ain't right :>)

[Bladian]

3. Try taking a look at this.

See if any of these help.

http://askville.amazon.com/printer-print-blank-pages/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=9199499

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. thanks Bladian !! nt

[Bladian]

10. Did it help?

I'm no expert, I just grabbed it off the ol' Google.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. kind of, did a printer ops check for a test and it didn't work so that

isolates the problem to the printer and not my pc setup.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. thanks. geez, I've had this printer for a year and haven't printed

more than 6 pages...can't imagine the print head being gooked up. But
I'll look. thanks

[HopeHoops]

5. Check with your local authorities to see if Epson defenestration is legal in your area.

[KurtNYC]

9. not sure about the clogging but for ink

I use Ink Jet Superstore -- compatibles for $3 each and they have more ink in them than the manufacturers cartridges.

Also set your print driver one notch below regular. Sometimes this is called "fast" or "draft" ; it uses less ink by 30% to 50%.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. thanks ...great tip on the ink.

[Kali]

13. Epson: really good (waterproof!) ink

the suckingest print heads on the fucking planet

with epson you MUST print something every few days or the heads dry up and NOTHING will fix them

I really like my old cannon pixma - works whenever I need it and even when it tells me it is out of ink I can hit cancel and then try again and it always works then - and it never needs cleaning cycles like the fucking epson - using half the ink ans STILL no printing right

I bet if you really need the waterproof ink on occasion, it would be worth to just buy a new printer every time - letting an epson sit will not work.

[quakerboy]

25. I agree with you on all points

Plus, Ive discovered you can get super cheap and very effective ink for the cheap canon's on ebay.

[TreasonousBastard]

28. Not suckier than Kodak Got a really good deal on one a few years ago, but...

that printhead crapped out within weeks. Some cheap plastic part just kinda fell off the back, too.

However, my Epson Workforce 1100 wide carriage printer has worked very well for over a year, even though I might go for weeks without printing anything and I have dropped keys and small change into its huge maw. It does use vast amounts of ink when I print out a mural, though.

I do know a guy who has discovered that you can often buy a new printer for less than the cost of replacement cartridges (laser or inkjet) and does just that every time the printer goes dry. In fact, I just bought a Brother laser printer for 60 bucks. It replaces the one I broke a while back, and I remember replacement cartridges for it were 65 bucks.

[dimbear]

14. All printers suck, black and white ones that print from a roll suck slightly less. n/t

[csziggy]

15. Did you take the tape off the cartridges?

Seriously, that is one of the most common problems!

Try checking repair kits for your model here: http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/

They sell a special Epson cleaning solution for cleaning the printerheads.

Or check in their forums - lots of great suggestions there.

[grasswire]

16. Gah!

My 10 month old HP refuses to print -- keeps telling me there's no paper in the tray.

NUTS!

[dimbear]

18. Clean the rubber doodad that advances the paper with solvent.

They slip a few times and give up.

Use a longhandled brush.

[Tikki]

17. Worst printer ever was an Epson...

...best a reconditioned HP all-in-one. Still doing its thing 8 years later.


Tikki

[Phentex]

19. Same here. Gave up on Epson

and never looked back.

[progressoid]

20. Yep - I have a $300+ Epson dust collector next to me.

Epson used to be a good product.

Never again.

[kentauros]

21. You put the paper in backwards/upside down.

Make sure it didn't print on the other side before tossing it out the window.

Either that or it's a thermal printer and you didn't use thermal paper.

[LynneSin]

22. When buying a new printer check the prices of the replacement cartridges

That's how the printer companies would get folks.

They'd offer these cheapass printers for like $50 and then make the replacement cartridges like $60 each.

When I found it was cheaper to buy a new printer than to replace the cartridges that's what I did. And I got one where the replacement cartridges are less than $20.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. why did you buy?with $20 cartridges?

[Manifestor_of_Light]

23. PC LOAD LETTER: WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN?

Quote from the fabulous movie Office Space. Where they go out in a field and kick the printer.

I had one of those big heavy HP printers for years that cost me $1600. It was a real workhorse.

Now I have one of those HP all in one scan and print and copy things.

[Yavin4]

24. The Scene You Are Referring to

[Enrique]

26. better than Lexmark shite