Epson R200 printer any good?

[h linamen]

I can get a new Epson R200 from a local owner. Epsons had been notable for clogging a while back. Is this model any better on this issue?

[lafinfil]

I've had one coming up on two years and have had no clogging problems like I did with my PhotoStylus 820.

Mine sits for months at a time and then I will print a handful of CD and then it will sit.

Occasionally I will have to run the print head cleaning software but after a cycle or two
it will clean right up and print fine.

When you say "new" is that with new ink carts too ?

The cost of the carts is almost as much as the printer with a set of fresh ones : -)

[jeffNOTjon]

Been using the R200 for just over two years with nary a problem.
Crisp black and white and excellent color images.
Printed several hundred DVDs and CDs.
Clogging? Never happened.
No complaints from me.

[Racer X]

Their newer inks are dye based I think, and the older clogging ones were pigment based.

I may be completely wrong, but the newer R series are supposed to be relatively trouble-free.

[mjgkramer]

I'm on my third Epson R Series printers, an R320 following two R300s that failed, each in a year or less. I use them fairly heavily, and both that failed developed a problem where the CD/DVD carrier would not go back and forth, which is necessary when printing a CD/DVD. The first failed under warranty, the second out of warranty. Since Epson has the only act in town for printing inkjet printable disks, I was forced to buy the third printer. Recently when Radio Shack was almost giving them away, I bought a back up R320 and keep it on the shelf, which is why I think the operational one has not failed.

I have had no problem with clogging even though I use non-Epson cartridges. I recently caught a deal on them and got 4 sets of cartridges for $24 if I recall correctly.

[Racer X]

Mike, the unoficial word is that the disk printer functionality life expectancy (does that make sense) of those lower numbered R pinters is between 50 and a hundred disks. Thats why they keep failing in the same manner. You are "burning" them out.

Mavic was able to find that out unnoficially somehow. he wanted to blow through that many in one session.

[Rain]

Just did 500 on one of my R200 printers this week.
no issues at all.

I have two as well (R200)
but have replaced them with the R 320 closeouts on Epsons web site.

Should be here in a week

[mjgkramer]

Racer - Surely you jest. You must mean 50 per week, not per service life!

[Rain]

Ive done well over 1000 CD/DVD covers on each printer and both have FINALLY worn out the tray.

Ive used both Epson and Generic ink with no issues

[Rain]

heck - serveral thousad CDs....