Epson 7890

[artygirl]

We bought an Epson 7890 new 14 months ago, using sawgrass inks. We noticed this week anything blue came out very liney, yet the print test looked complete. After running various tests with Xpres they have decided we need a new print head for £1450 including fitting! (gulp). I also have an Epson 9800 that is 9 years old and never had a new printhead, (although printing inkjet not dye sub), I cant believe this one has broken after 14 months!

Any thoughts or experience with this?

thanks

[Justin]

Yes, many including myself were stung with the 7890. Exactly what the problem was/is I can't tell you but the printers simply don't seem to work with SG inks. I haven't heard of one successfully running tbh.

I do know of 7890's running on other inks so make of this what you will.

Suppliers were offering incentives to upgrade to the VJ625 which acknowledges the known issues on the 7890.

7800 is a good printer but as the head doesn't have the Teflon coating found on the 7880 it's not quite as suitable for sublimation.

I'm currently looking to get another 7600/9600, excellent for sublimation.

was it 12 month warranty by any chance? Latest printers are 2 years.

[JMugs]

As Justin says, and my experience was the same as yours, except mine did 13 months. I sold mine for scrap. The chap that bought it had knocked his over while moving it and smashed the casing. He was a printer, so when he stripped it he had a look and poke around, the SG ink was congealed. He phoned to ask who my ink supplier was as he would be avoiding them.

I bought a 1500w threw in a CISS with Sublinova inks. This has done more daily work, over a longer period of time and has been faultless, not what I expected from a printer I paid less than £200!

I feel your pain.

I am currently (when I have time) reviving my old 7600. Print quality was excellent from it, but it would drift on colour. Sorted if I did an Init.Fil. so I guess it has an air leak or partial block, somewhere.

Janners

[artygirl]

We are still debating whether to get new printheads or go for the new sawgrass printer they are offering. Still very annoyed at the age of the printer, but they did warn us but said it was only a chance of the heads going.

As it stands it is working as long as we dont print light blue (I guess it the cyan head thats gone). Weve just removed any light blue listings we have, so it seems OK for the time being with everything else, but dont want to take risks coming up to christmas.

What is the 1500w printer you got?

[Justin]

Is this the VJ625 you're thinking about getting? I've had one for a while and will be posting a review but not just yet.

[artygirl]

I think, so, is it the 24" one? As long as its apple compatible, we might give it a go. Seems such a waste of a £3k 14 month old printer!!

[JMugs]

The 1500w is just an Epson 1500w six colour A3+ printer. I put a ciss on it use, Sublinova inks and do my own profiles. It has taken over a years use and had more prints through it then my 7890, I still have the tremors when I think of that 7890!!!!!

I have been waiting for Justin to comment on the VJ625...... we all knew he had one. It intrigues me that there are so many dye choices for it! Photo quality, really good photo quality, meh photo quality, wide gamut, low gamut, etc etc.

[Justin]

I think, so, is it the 24" one? As long as its apple compatible, we might give it a go. Seems such a waste of a £3k 14 month old printer!!

Have you been offered the reduced purchase price?

[artygirl]

Have you been offered the reduced purchase price?

They mentioned it, but didn't give us a price yet. Is it good??

[Justin]

The printer or the price? lol. I have a print issue right now so don't want to review until that's sorted, all depends what you're looking for, how much you're going to be printing etc. I guess if you had the 7890 you're printing a fair bit?