Too bad then... Not all inkjet is bad. Cartridge is good for low usage and maintenance since printhead is on the cartridge (which replaced itself whenever you change ink). Ink tank is bad because of the exposed ink which tends to harden if you dont print every week. However you can easily solve this by running a schedule task in windows to print 1 color test page every week (good for office since you gonna turn on pc everyday).

Coloured Laser printer is still too expensive for mass adoption IMO.

epson.

because the epson has a removable ink e waste compartment. though it's cartridge module design with a chip that bricks it unless you reinsert a brand new ink e waste module.

however thankfully there is a way around that. so you can simply clean the sponge from the ink e waste module under the sink, then reinsert the sponge back into the cartridge then back into the module of the printer after using the hack (software counter reset)

another thing, is how you go about cleaning any potential ink blocking in the epson pipes at the front. If you go youtube, you can see demonstrations how it's done using a syringe filled with cleaning solution.



follow this guy's channel he has a lot of good youtube videos on this topic.


So after doing my research

1. easy method to remove ink e waste
2. the method to flush out blockage in the pipes is easier than other ink printers
3. price. depends what model you get
4. cost per print
5. android mobile app functionality. epson was fine in this regard especially wifi onboarding which is very smart. also easy to select document from mobile via wifi to select and print


*this does not take into account the printing speed. it would be great if it scored perfect for everything, but that usually is hard to do. so as long as it prints fine, and it's decently fast, then it doesn't have to be best in some areas for me. but from my use case of epson, the print speed for ink printer was ok for me. quality was alright i didn't have any complaints.

you can either stick to the original ink or get the cheaper non official inks when refilling. the ink refill mechanism is safe and easy as well.

to prevent clogging it's recommended to print 1 page at least once every 1 or 2 weeks if possible. or you risk the ink eventually clogging up the pipes due to infrequent usage. this is the main downside of ink printers, the potential to clog when you don't print often enough.

in older ink printers especially canon, the design was awful to the point they simply let the ink e waste spill at the bottom of the printer simply to soak in some sponge that was fitted in a bad design.

but these days the designs have improved and they have dedicated ink e waste compartments. the DIY solutions for ink e waste, where they add a bottle or some sort of container, to easily dump and reinstall it, is very effective. Refer to youtube guides for how to do that.

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Dec 31 2024, 08:57 PM

I think the eco tank epson's have permanent printheads unlike the normal cartridge printheads. The ecotank design also tries to reduce the problem of clogging from long periods of low usage. But its not 100% and if you don't print alot, I'd recommend a laser printer.