| I feel obligated to chime in here to say that, while I respect opinions to the contrary, I love the Epson chipped cartridges. They were one of the reasons I chose the 1270. They provide a valuable two-way communications link between the printer and computer that goes way beyond anything offered by any other system.
As for refilling and alternate vendors, there are lots of good reasons to use both, but saving money isn't one of them. If you're looking to shave a dime (or even a dollar) off your per-print cost you have something in mind other than providing the highest-quality work for your client.
Lyson has an excellent reputation, and offer some inks that have attributes unavailable from the original manufacturers. But the Epson 1270 system is just that...a system...and for straight-ahead printing it can't be beat (imho). There are other types of printing where other systems are more appropriate, but things like that should be taken into consideration before purchase, not shoehorned in afterwards. |