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From: no one on 20 May 2005 17:53
I've lost one color and also lost segments for other colors. A new
print head costs $80 or so. I've read that these Canon print heads
don't last long. Is this printer worth this expense or is there a newer
printer that gives better results? If so, which one?

I've never used refill or off brand ink. The cartridge is no different
after cleaning cycles, cleaning with alcohol or cleaning with ammonia.
It seems to have circuitry in the head that is dead.

From: Ron Cohen on 20 May 2005 18:25
First thing to check is if there is any warranty remaining on the printer.
Did you get it with a credit card? If so you may have a built in extended
warranty from the credit card company. If neither of those two apply, forget
about repair or replacement parts to the existing printer. Go to
www.tigerdirect.com They have new i960's for $79.99 and refurbs (just as
good) for $69.99. Get a new one and you'll have a full warranty vs. three
months on the refurb. Both will come with a complete set of new Canon tanks
and that's worth over $60.00 making your net cost only about $20.00 +s&h.
That's a lot better than buying a replacement part.

Ron


"no one" <none(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> I've lost one color and also lost segments for other colors. A new
> print head costs $80 or so. I've read that these Canon print heads
> don't last long. Is this printer worth this expense or is there a newer
> printer that gives better results? If so, which one?
>
> I've never used refill or off brand ink. The cartridge is no different
> after cleaning cycles, cleaning with alcohol or cleaning with ammonia.
> It seems to have circuitry in the head that is dead.
>


From: measekite on 20 May 2005 18:29
The IP4000 has many more features. It is a great printer and can be had
on sale for around $100.00.

no one wrote:

>I've lost one color and also lost segments for other colors. A new
>print head costs $80 or so. I've read that these Canon print heads
>don't last long. Is this printer worth this expense or is there a newer
>printer that gives better results? If so, which one?
>
>I've never used refill or off brand ink. The cartridge is no different
>after cleaning cycles, cleaning with alcohol or cleaning with ammonia.
>It seems to have circuitry in the head that is dead.
>
>
>
From: no one on 20 May 2005 19:13
Thanks Ron and measkite for your replies. I've been paying $45 or so for ink
sets on eBay (genuine Canon carts), so replacing the printer is the way to
go. I had been looking at the IP4000. Are the photos equivalent with this
printer even though it uses three color and two black carts compared with the
i960 with it's 6 cartridges? The specs are the same or better in other
regards. I've looked around but not found side by side comparison of print
results.

The discount price on the I960 is after a manufacturers rebate. How is
Canon's reputation on sending the rebate check? That figures in heavily
since half of the invoice price is rebate.

The print head seems to have microelectronics inside it. The manual gives
pin out for digital signals and supply voltages that a purely passive print
head would not use. It also contains an eeprom. Some of the row and column
addressing is gone in this print head, as suggested by entire rows and
columns being absent. I've been reading a fair number of complaints
concerning dead Canon print heads on pretty new printers. My i950 is two
year old so out of warranty by a year. Is this a problem that is ongoing or
has it been resolved with improved design?

measekite wrote:

> The IP4000 has many more features. It is a great printer and can be had
> on sale for around $100.00.
>
> no one wrote:
>
> >I've lost one color and also lost segments for other colors. A new
> >print head costs $80 or so. I've read that these Canon print heads
> >don't last long. Is this printer worth this expense or is there a newer
> >printer that gives better results? If so, which one?
> >
> >I've never used refill or off brand ink. The cartridge is no different
> >after cleaning cycles, cleaning with alcohol or cleaning with ammonia.
> >It seems to have circuitry in the head that is dead.
> >
> >
> >

From: Taliesyn on 20 May 2005 19:24
no one wrote:
> I've lost one color and also lost segments for other colors. A new
> print head costs $80 or so. I've read that these Canon print heads
> don't last long. Is this printer worth this expense or is there a newer
> printer that gives better results? If so, which one?
>
> I've never used refill or off brand ink. The cartridge is no different
> after cleaning cycles, cleaning with alcohol or cleaning with ammonia.
> It seems to have circuitry in the head that is dead.
>

And yet another alternative - the one I chose for my i860 - I went to
eBay. A new printhead is about $55. I believe there is free shipping
(free for US only). It's a genuine Canon printhead. Worked beautifully.
If you can't find it on eBay, email me, I believe I have the link.

-Taliesyn
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