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Summary: Parts is NOT parts: Buy the real thing
Review: Can I give this 0 stars (or, as in the old Macworld, a bomb icon!)?I can't believe it. In fact, I didn't believe the other reviewer who said this cartridge was bad. I bought it anyway. Parts is parts, right? Wrong. The print quality was *in no way similar* to the Epson cartridges. Even after numerous nozzle purges, ink splattered all over the page, there were veritcal discolored lines in the photos. Worst of all, it didn't quite fit properly. When I tried to remove it (following the instructions in the Epson manual meticulously) the Dataproducts cartridge got jammed in the cartridge housing (actually stuck onto the "spikes" the open the ink wells... my guess is the covering is not quite the same thickness as the original model) and so the cartridge cover (the purple plastic lid over the cartridge) wouldn't pop up. It took two printer techs almost an hour to extract it, and we were contantly in fear of ruining the printer.
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Summary: Couldn't be worse
Review: For a long time I had a dilemma - go with expensive Epson cartridges, or try non-brand substitutes. Then I decided to give a shot. I couldn't even imagine that the substitute could be that bad. Here are the problems I faced.
1. The yellow color disappeared al of a sudden. You can imagine the pictures lacking yellow color - everything is in black and purple tones. After applying the cleaning utility (supplied with the printer driver), the yellow reappeared, but it disappeared again after the printer was idle for several days.
2. The pictures have black vertical uneven markings. This probably pertains to the black ink cartridge.
3. The black color is not quite black, but rather dark gray.
4. I compared the colors of photo picture I did with genuine Epson cartridges and the one done by these cartridges - two different photos. The one made with Epson cartridges is practically identical with the picture on the monitor screen. The one made with these cartridges has wrong colors and looks kind of smeared. It can't be more appropriate to remember the truth that you get what you pay.
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Summary: I always have a bad experience with these.
Review: I purchased three of these, and none of the three seemed to work as well as the cartridges by Epson. The ink stops up, and it's quite frustrating to print something out and discover halfway through that there is no red (or blue). I clean the heads, but after a few uses, it happens again. I thought it might have been the printer, but when I used the Epson cartridge, I had no problems. When I switched back to the Dataproducts, the same thing happened again.
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Summary: I always have a bad experience with these.
Review: I purchased three of these, and none of the three seemed to work as well as the cartridges by Epson. The ink stops up, and it's quite frustrating to print something out and discover halfway through that there is no red (or blue). I clean the heads, but after a few uses, it happens again. I thought it might have been the printer, but when I used the Epson cartridge, I had no problems. When I switched back to the Dataproducts, the same thing happened again.
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Summary: Wedding Pictures and Wedding Invitations
Review: I used several colored ink cartridges for my daughters wedding, invitations and printed pictures on the invitations, and they turned out beautiful, and the cost was just right so that I did not go into a big expense. Thank you
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Summary: Expiration date
Review: I've used, most of the time,the compatible products for everything when available. You paid for what you've got. If the price is 1/2 of the branded one, and your satisfaction is 2/3: you've saved; otherwise, do not bother to use it again. With the ink cartridges, remember to look at the expiration date, and do not buy them if it's too close, and after opening, use them within 3-4 months. The ink will dry out.
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Summary: Expiration date
Review: I've used, most of the time,the compatible products for everything when available. You paid for what you've got. If the price is 1/2 of the branded one, and your satisfaction is 2/3: you've saved; otherwise, do not bother to use it again. With the ink cartridges, remember to look at the expiration date, and do not buy them if it's too close, and after opening, use them within 3-4 months. The ink will dry out.
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Summary: Good Compatable Epson Cartridge
Review: Product works quite well. One of the better compatable inkjet cartridges.
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Summary: Color Quality
Review: We see no difference between Epson and Dataproducts. Other than a big saving's.
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