Just priced a R200 and R220 . . .and found out that Epson use a water repellent/resistant/non-smudging ink? Anybody used this? - PLUS a 10% off a replace set of inks when bought at same time.

Grazie

My guru buddy found out about the ink cost a long time ago so he buys the new printer with the ink when the old one runs out but I don't know what he does with all of the old printers.

JJK

I buy the cheapest ink replacements I can find. (Last batch cost $27. and included two black cartridges) I just let them dry for 24Hrs and then seal them with Clear Acrylic Enamel ($5. at auto parts store) The clear acrylic enamel is not perfect, as far as holding the disc up to the light and expecting it to look like it was Hollywood produced. But sometimes it does look just as good. It's just hard to be consistant with spray paint.
By the way, JJ, maybe your buddy's old printers are being sold at Frys, right now.

One thing to watch. As far as I can tell all of these are using dye based ink, same with my Photo 800. Epson's R800 uses pigment ink and would seem to give a better finish and also resist fading.
Of course the R800 is a way more expensive printer and I suspect the running costs are higher as well.
Other thing I've noticed is a quite a variation in the results using different brands of DVDs, not all the white printable layers are created equal. Recently for CDs I've been using some quite cheap TDKs witha silver inkjet printable surface, looks pretty spiffy with the right artwork, almost like a hologram.
Bob.

True...I switched from Ritek Ridata White inkjet printable G04s to Verbatim 4x White inkjet printable and while the Verbatims seem to work great, the printing on their 'White' surface doesn't have the contrast the old Riteks did. So now I've reset the print settings and it's fine.
It may be a few years before I know if the cheap ink fades. They still look okay after only a few months. Of course, most of my discs sit in envelopes in drawers and hardly ever see light.