mpaspc said:
i have decided upon this printer -
Epson Stylus TX550W - All-in-One (Print Scan Copy Photo) Inkjet Printer with Wi-Fi . Buy Best Epson Stylus TX550W - All-in-One (Print Scan Copy Photo) Inkjet Printer with Wi-Fi at Lowest Price Online
1.also shall i buy a printer with Min ink droplet size 4pl or 2pl ?
2.Would this work good with CISs ?
Also i cannot find OCP ink in quantities of 100ml each only 1000ml so i am thinking on buying this one
CS03 CISS FOR EPSON INKJET PRINTER TX 550W, TX550W | eBay
with waterproof ink
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where can i get Epson Artisan 725 + Ciss at the cheapest ?
Epson Stylus TX550W is a good choice. It is a 4 color printer with good print speeds, but for photo printing it can't match a 6 color printer.
Contact Mr.Varun
LIPAP SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED , he will guide you through.
The ebay seller "ink-shop-india" is the one from whom i also got CISS. He does have CISS for almost all Epson printers and the chips are also of latest version.
6-color Epson printers use dye Inks and 4-color Epson printers use pigment inks. Pigment inks are non-fading and water resistant. Dye inks will fade out over time and have poor water resistance. Pigment inks are 50-90% costlier than dye inks. Most probably all refill ink that you get from ebay & others will be a dye ink. Easy way to check the type of ink you are using is, if the ink is transparent then it is a dye ink. Pigment inks are Opaque because they are in a dispersed state. I am using Epson printers (R230, Tx101, T13 & Artisan 725) with CISS & refillable cartridges, over the years i have tried various inks and all were of same inferior dye inks. Only recently, i came across OCP, who provide both dye and pigment inks. You can find the right ink for your printer from their website
OCP INKS ... inks of finest quality . After years of search, i find OCP inks to be the best beside Epson's. The 100gms black & color dye ink will cost Rs.170, 100gms black pigment ink Rs.250 and 100gms color pigment ink Rs.300/-. Epson Stylus TX550W uses 73N cartridges and the inks you need from OCP are, BKP 115, CP 115, MP 102 and YP 102. The minimum pack starts from 100gms.
Epson Artisan 725 (US) is nothing but Epson Stylus Photo TX720WD in India. In india you will get the Epson Stylus Photo TX720WD for around 13K, but i got the Artisan 725 from amazon via SYW for 9.2K + Rs.1K for 220v to 110v 250watts Voltage Convertor). Epson Artisan 725 / Stylus Photo TX720WD uses 81N/82N cartridges and the inks you need from OCP are, BK 140, C 140, Y 140, M 140, CL 141 and ML 141.