Betsy Lescosky wrote: > > I'd like to hear from anyone who has used third-party carts in their > ESC740. I'm interested in hearing good and bad reports relating to color, > fade, etc. I am mostly using the glossy photo paper from Epson (although > I'd also like to hear if anyone's used third party glossy papers as well) > for digitally enhanced photos and printing porfolio pieces. I have had bad luck with pre-filled cartridges from any 3rd party vendor for either the ESC740 or ESC800, including www.missupply.com, www.weink.com, dataproducts, and a forgotten brand at office depot. I believe that it is an "air-trapped-in-the-sponge-and-cartridge" problem, not an ink problem per se. The problem is that many cleaning cycles are required to prime the print head, both initially and later. I presume that pre-filled cartridges for the ESC3000/5000 from any of these vendors will be OK. Centrifuging these 3rd party pre-filled cartridges just before use may make them more reliable. -- Ben Haskell -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Please: Stay on topic. Trim quoted messages. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.