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(More customer reviews)I purchased an Epson 725 to print labels on DVDs, which is does nicely.
However, inkjet printers are notorious for having pricey ink and it gets expensive if one wants to do much printing.
The FantasyBuy Bulk CIS was an alternative that I decided to try. I ran the cartridges that came with the printer out before installing this system. The printer printed fine. One thing needs to be mentioned: the 725 has a fixed ink system, which means that the ink cartridges don't travel with the print head. This feature makes installing a CIS a good investment, because you don't have to worry about the tubing flexing all the time. Once the CIS cartridges are installed, you don't have to worry about the tubing rubbing and dragging causing additional wear on the mechanism.
I had a couple of concerns:
1 The clip to hold the tubing in place has a peel-off sticky backing. The plastic cover should come off to backing, to expose the sticky surface, but it doesn't. I used some double-sided material that worked fine.
2 That the "air breathers" are a bit on the big side, and won't seat easily into the vent holes. This was remedied by twisting the breather while gently pressing it into the hole.
3 When I first installed the CIS cartridges, they don't seat easily and didn't register when I applied power. After reopening the case, I was able to fully seat the cartridges, but it is a tight fit.
The instructions that came with the kit are complete and as long as you do not skip any steps, installation is fast and relatively painless. If the sticky backing to the clip had worked properly, I would have rated this kit five stars. The minor concerns were easily resolved quickly, but were enough to pull down my rating.
Performance has been excellent with no problems experienced from the ink. The system has plenty of ink that should more than pay for itself several times over while using the printer. One word of caution, though: all Epson inkjet printers are designed for moderate use, which means that if you go several weeks or longer without printing, you run the risk of having the ink dry in the head, and cleaning those things is time-consuming. At least with a CIS system, you don't have to go through cartridges to get you printer printing without banding again.
Click Here to see more reviews about: FantasyBuy Bulk Continuous Ink System (CIS) for: Epson Artisan 700 , 710 , 725 & 800 , 810 and 835 All-in-One Printer (Related Cartridge #: T098120, T098220, T098320, T098420, T098520, T098620)
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