I agree 100% with George on this. The P800 is very reliable and equiv. for most people’s needs related to color gamut, etc, and so far has not dropped nozzles like the 4900 (I have three that I test.) Who’d have thought that creating a pressurized 17” printer would make it more reliable than a non-pressurized one! /s (but seriously, even the epson 5000 is not pressurized. It’s the same as the 4900 with a dust gasket added.) Best, Walker
On Mar 5, 2018, at 8:49 AM, Pappas George <george@pappasonline.net> wrote:
I walked the walk of Pain along with you. My 4900 delivered excellent prints but was ridiculous with its lack of reliability. I suffered through a variety of measures and pure waste of time simply getting the thing to print well when going unused for periods of time. Epson never came clean with the market regarding their faux pas with this model because they didn’t have to….limited competition and a shrinking market will do that.
I held my nose after consigning my 4900 to the trash bin and purchased a P800 over 18 months ago. Very pleased with the usability and print quality. I had considered a newer Canon after having a great run with a Canon IPF5100 a generation ago but decided against it primarily due third party software support. I started using Imageprint several years ago and came to appreciate it for better print quality and color management predictability given Apple/Epson/Adobe constantly messing with subtle changes that disrupt color management.
Today, I am very pleased with the P800/Imageprint combination. The prints are equal to my 4900 prints (which as a concern given the ink channel differences between the two models) and the reliability and ease is much higher.
I hope this helps someone coping with Epson 4900 “issues”…
Regards, George Pappas
On Mar 4, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Rich Wagner <Rich@WildNaturePhotos.com <mailto:Rich@WildNaturePhotos.com>> wrote:
On Sun, 04 Mar 2018 at 10:47:48 -0500, Roger Breton <graxx@videotron.ca> wrote:
I'm longer able to unclog my Epson 4900, I see very faint nozzles lines in LLK/Y/VLM/LC but I'm not sure how to go about further unclogging the heads.
Roger,
I’m in the same boat, and will likely throw this 4900 anchor overboard. Incredibly frustrating. It was nice having the same ink set as my 9900, but far too much time, ink and media needed to keep it operational. I have also given up on clearing the nozzles. I will think long and hard before buying another Epson. Also interested in alternatives.
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