Digital BW, The Print

Does anyone know if the CIS/CFS sets from IJM and Mediastreet different 
from that sold by MIS??


Stephen Petegorsky
petegorsky@...
www.spphoto.com

I am considering purchasing a CIS inking system to cut ink costs but I 
am concerned about the reliability of these systems.

Would anyone who has had success or failures with particular models 
please tell me about it.

Thanks in advance.

I used (AAubreyBodine.com) a CIS on my 1280 and my four 890s from 
NoMoreCarts, MediaStreet, and InkJetArt for several years -- wore out 
the printers but the CIS worked flawlessly.  I was printing A7 size 
note cards (6.75" x 4.75" image on 7" x 10" card stock).  Dropped the 
ink cost from $0.35 per card to $0.005 per card (Black Only - couldn't 
tolerate the metamerism of color printing on the 890s).  If you're 
doing volume printing, it is the only way to fly (IMHO).

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ronfmarshall" 
<ronfmarshall@...> wrote:
>
> I am considering purchasing a CIS inking system to cut ink costs but 
I 

> am concerned about the reliability of these systems.
> 
> Would anyone who has had success or failures with particular models 
> please tell me about it.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
>

I've had a CIS in my Epson C84 for 2 years.  It is from MIS, uses MIS EZ 
inks, and was installed when the printer was new - the C84 is my 
dedicated black and white printer.  Per the instructions, I replace the 
ink bottles when it's time to refill them (I pour the remains of the old 
bottle into the new one, top up the new one with fresh ink, and wash out 
the old bottle so it becomes the "new" one at the next refill.)  About 
every 2 or 3 months I have to run a cleaning cycle or two on the printer.

And that it IT.  Never had a clog from hell, never had a failure to 
print that wasn't fixed with a regular cleaning cycle.  The printer is 
giving me the "internal parts are about worn out" message from time to 
time, so I'm about to transfer the whole CIS to a new printer (a C88).  
I think it's pretty hard to criticize an ink system that outlasts the 
printer on which it's installed.

Cheers,
Kip

ronfmarshall wrote:

> I am considering purchasing a CIS inking system to cut ink costs but I
> am concerned about the reliability of these systems.
>
> Would anyone who has had success or failures with particular models
> please tell me about it.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Orban" 
<ro@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the help.

Did you find that any one of those CIS worked better than the others?

I used (AAubreyBodine.com) a CIS on my 1280 and my four 890s from 
> NoMoreCarts, MediaStreet, and InkJetArt for several years -- wore 
out 
> the printers but the CIS worked flawlessly.  I was printing A7 
size 
> note cards (6.75" x 4.75" image on 7" x 10" card stock).  Dropped 
the 
> ink cost from $0.35 per card to $0.005 per card (Black Only - 
couldn't 
> tolerate the metamerism of color printing on the 890s).  If you're 
> doing volume printing, it is the only way to fly (IMHO).
> 
> --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ronfmarshall" 
> <ronfmarshall@> wrote:
> >
> > I am considering purchasing a CIS inking system to cut ink costs 
but 
> I 
> > am concerned about the reliability of these systems.
> > 
> > Would anyone who has had success or failures with particular 
models 

> > please tell me about it.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
>

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1003&message=14855795

That's the latest one that I have been using.