13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best printer, best ink cartridges, April 1 2004
By Big Bear "bigbearbear" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Epson T034320 Magenta Ink Cartridge (Office Product)
I own a Epson Stylus Photo 2200 and finished the original ink cartridges that came with the printer. I was shopping online for replacement and initially thought I could save some money by using compatible ink cartridges. I tried so with cartridges from www.123inkjets.com. Though I order all 7 cartridges, I tried replacing only the Lt. Magenta one first since I still had a little ink in the originals to play with.
Initial print outs were ok, however, when I was trying to put the printed photo into a particular tight photo frame, the photo was smeared and magenta related colour came off.
I tried with various photos and long drying time but still encountered the same problem. Had to return the cartridges, but I must say www.123inkjets.com had great return service. Perhaps I'll switch my company inkjets to them since we don't print photos.
The bottom line is this: If you have a Stylus Photo 2200, go with the original Epson ink cartridges if you value the print outs. Save those "compatible" type cartridges for non-photo printing (which you shouldn't be using the 2200 to do in the first place) or for photos that aren't very important and you don't mind smearing if touched.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Original beats compatible hand down, Dec 18 2009
By R. Wilson "Mr. Retired" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Epson T034620 Light Magenta Ink Cartridge (Office Product)
It cost more than compatible inks but works much better. Colors print better and no clogging of heads.Spend the extra money and avoid nightmares.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
good product but..., April 4 2012
By Count Smackula - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Epson T034620 Light Magenta Ink Cartridge (Office Product)
When I replaced the existing cartridge, I notice ink still oozing out the cartridge. Which leads me to believe the chip on these cartridges are set to expire at a set amount prints. Don't get me wrong, it's a great product and prints beautiful pictures but it sucks that Epson won't create a printer that uses a universal cartridge that works for all their printers.