Epson printer help

doublehelix2 · 30 Aug 2008 at 19:00

Hi

I need to find an epson multifunction printer (has to have a scanner) that takes generic cartridges. Can anyone help me? Thanks.

doublehelix2 · 30 Aug 2008 at 19:57

DireEmblem said:
I've an rx425, and its probably a little dated modelwise now, but still runs great...

Most epson printers you can buy can use generic cheaper cartridges anyway...

I looked at getting a new dx4*** like my old one, but after I bought mine all future models wouldn't accept generics.

doublehelix2 · 30 Aug 2008 at 19:58

rodders said:
I got the RX620.
Can get cheap alternative make cartridges if you shop around on the net.

Where did you get it from?

doublehelix2 · 30 Aug 2008 at 20:43

pastymuncher said:
Wrong. They just need a cartridge with a chip in them. As i said, they are widely available. I have one of the newer batch of DX4000 and mine does take third party cartridges. You need to know the manufacturing date of the printer (it's on a sticker on it) to know which set of cartridges to buy.

Ahh ok. It was the guy at my local shop who said that the new ones wouldn't take them. Won't be shopping there again. :rolleyes:

Do you have to mess with them replacing the chip from an original to the generic each time?

doublehelix2 · 30 Aug 2008 at 21:19

pastymuncher said:
He was probably trying to get you to buy a new printer from him.

No it's all built into the cartridge. It's just the same as fitting a new Epson cartridge. In fact, apart from the label it looks like an Epson cartridge.

Yeah, I think he may have been.

Do you have an email add I can contact you on? (Don't want to break forum rules.)