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"Wish I Had Never Bought It!" on by catalina22
Pros: Prints double sided
Cons: Eats ink (9 sheets on a new cyan cart), ink is NOT water resistant, will not print transparencies!
Summary: I bought the RX680 and LOVED it... for about 2 weeks. I ran out of cyan ink, replaced it, printed 9 sheets, and it said I was out of black (as expected since it was low too). I replaced the black and it popped right back and said I was out of CYAN again! Also, it won't print transparencies as advertised. It stops and proclaims that the paper jammed. Don't buy it for the water resistant (as Epson says) ink. I let a sheet dry for 2 weeks, misted it with water, and watched it bleed and run! So much for archiving those beloved photos for 200 years! So far I've contacted Epson through their tech support web page 3 times over the last 2 weeks. I have had zero response except for the automated "thank you for contacting us" spam. In short, DO NOT BUY THIS PRINTER OR ANY EPSON WITH "CLARIA" INK. I think they skipped testing these turkeys before they started shipping! (I would've given it a 0, but you have to give at least 1)
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i've had my RX680 for a year now, and it's finally telling me that 2 cartridges need to be replaced. If you stick with the Epson Paper and Claria Ink, you should have no problems. I even pulled off a demo, as shown to me, by a Epson Rep. at the store. I printed a picture, then stuck it in a jar of water for two weeks. I pulled it out and shook off the water and it still looked at though it was a new print.
Perhaps you should have asked for a replacement unit. Justr because one is bad doesn't mean every unit on the market is bad. -
Just curious. Were you using Epson ink and paper? I also have an Epson printer that uses Claria ink and have had none of the issues you speak of. The first set of cartridges went faster than I would like but the next set lasted quite a while. I have also had no issues with running or smudging as Epson specifies.
