Is this true about Canon printhead?
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From: Patrick on 28 Apr 2005 08:08 I have the Pixma IP5000 and have just read the following in a review; "Canon now considers its print heads lifetime components, so you should only need to change them if there's some form of damage." The whole review can be found here; http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=875 Basically it says what I've thought since owning it. - This is a fantastic printer. The photo printing is way better than my old i850, and a fair bit better than my friends IP4000. Has anyone know if Canon do indeed class the printhead as a 'Lifetime component'? -- Patrick
From: Arthur Entlich on 28 Apr 2005 08:46 I suppose it all depends on what Canon considers their printer's lifetime? It might be a bold step under those circumstances, since they are the first to make such a claim on a thermal print head, to extend the warranty to 2 or 3 years, to accept some liability behind it, until it is at least shown to be an accurate claim. Art Patrick wrote: > I have the Pixma IP5000 and have just read the following in a review; > > "Canon now considers its print heads lifetime components, so you should only > need to change them if there's some form of damage." > > The whole review can be found here; > > http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=875 > > Basically it says what I've thought since owning it. - This is a fantastic > printer. The photo printing is way better than my old i850, and a fair bit > better than my friends IP4000. > > Has anyone know if Canon do indeed class the printhead as a 'Lifetime > component'? > > -- > Patrick > >
From: measekite on 28 Apr 2005 12:33 I have a Canon IP4000. I scanned the review and my interpretation about "Canon considers the Print Head a lifetime component" has to do with it not burning or wearing out under what they consider normal conditions. I do not think they mean that when it comes to clogging from non use over a long time or clogging from many of the poor after market inks. In any event, it did seem reassuring. Patrick wrote: >I have the Pixma IP5000 and have just read the following in a review; > >"Canon now considers its print heads lifetime components, so you should only >need to change them if there's some form of damage." > >The whole review can be found here; > >http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=875 > >Basically it says what I've thought since owning it. - This is a fantastic >printer. The photo printing is way better than my old i850, and a fair bit >better than my friends IP4000. > >Has anyone know if Canon do indeed class the printhead as a 'Lifetime >component'? > >-- >Patrick > > > >
From: measekite on 28 Apr 2005 12:43 Arthur Entlich wrote: > I suppose it all depends on what Canon considers their printer's > lifetime? > > It might be a bold step under those circumstances, since they are the > first to make such a claim on a thermal print head, to extend the > warranty to 2 or 3 years, to accept some liability behind it, until it > is at least shown to be an accurate claim. But they know that there are so many who use a log of junkie after market inks that they cannon afford to do that. I also do not think they are referring to print head clogging when they estimate "lifetime". > > > Art > > Patrick wrote: > >> I have the Pixma IP5000 and have just read the following in a review; >> >> "Canon now considers its print heads lifetime components, so you >> should only >> need to change them if there's some form of damage." >> >> The whole review can be found here; >> >> http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=875 >> >> Basically it says what I've thought since owning it. - This is a >> fantastic >> printer. The photo printing is way better than my old i850, and a >> fair bit >> better than my friends IP4000. >> >> Has anyone know if Canon do indeed class the printhead as a 'Lifetime >> component'? >> >> -- >> Patrick >> >>
From: Ivor Floppy on 28 Apr 2005 13:19
"Patrick" <patrick(a)scotcomms.co.uk> wrote in message news:d4qjne$mbl$1$8300dec7(a)news.demon.co.uk... >I have the Pixma IP5000 and have just read the following in a review; > > "Canon now considers its print heads lifetime components, so you should > only > need to change them if there's some form of damage." Why would you want to change the printhead if its working correctly? > The whole review can be found here; > > http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=875 > > Basically it says what I've thought since owning it. - This is a fantastic > printer. The photo printing is way better than my old i850, and a fair bit > better than my friends IP4000. > > Has anyone know if Canon do indeed class the printhead as a 'Lifetime > component'? The prices I've seen for new Canon printheads means a lot of people will be buying a new printer rather than spend 90% of that price just on a new printhead - so, in that sense it becomes a 'Lifetime component' |