RossJarvis
Established Member
The OP bought a photo printer, so a laser printer will not be able to deliver the quality he wants, assuming photo quality printing was his reason for purchasing. Epson are the best quality consumer printers for photos at the moment. However their build quality is not as good as Canon and there can be issues with software and they are notorious for using lots of ink during the cleaning cycles. Generally they work well with a high-ish through-put and get worse with infrequent use, but they're not particularly good at a high through-put.
Unfortunately all the consumer printers available have various issues and are much of a compromise. If you want a printer without too many issues, you need to buy a professional one and pay the price, although the ink is cheaper per unit. Under-use can be an issue here too.
There are a number of products that help clear the print heads, generally using a heated cleaning solution, often with a syringe to flush back and forth. Another issue can be that the "sponges" used to accept the ink when cleaning cycles are run can get saturated. Generally these can't be replaced "officially" but they can be un-officially (you may also need to find a software re-set with these).
Epson started out as a printer manufacturer, now they are the most profitable ink manufacturer in the World.
Unfortunately all the consumer printers available have various issues and are much of a compromise. If you want a printer without too many issues, you need to buy a professional one and pay the price, although the ink is cheaper per unit. Under-use can be an issue here too.
There are a number of products that help clear the print heads, generally using a heated cleaning solution, often with a syringe to flush back and forth. Another issue can be that the "sponges" used to accept the ink when cleaning cycles are run can get saturated. Generally these can't be replaced "officially" but they can be un-officially (you may also need to find a software re-set with these).
Epson started out as a printer manufacturer, now they are the most profitable ink manufacturer in the World.