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ConeColor inks for Epson pro printers(EPSON’S LATEST SCAM)
Jon
Cone, who for years has been producing the Piezography BW fine-art
black-and-white ink sets for Epson printers, this week announced a set
of replacement inks for Epson’s Stylus Pro 4800, 7800 and 9800
printers, along with refillable cartridges for the ink. According to
Jon, ConeColor inks have been formulated to match the UltraChrome K3
ink set used in those printers, letting you can use the inks with
Epson’s existing ICC profiles, while still saving significantly over
Epson’s ink pricing.A 1-liter bottle of ink is $184, which
means that ConeColor’s 18.4 cents per milliliter cost is considerably
less than Epson’s 50.9 cents per milliliter pricing for its 220ml
non-replaceable cartridges (Epson’s ink cost is 63.6 cents per
milliliter for the smaller 110ml cartridges). Cone’s new refillable
220ml cartridges, which are made of clear plastic, are available in a
set of eight for $390 .replacement cartridges
Given Jon’s
history, I have no doubt that these inks are high quality, although I
would imagine that anyone printing at this level would want to create
their own ICC profiles for the papers that they’re using, regardless of
how close in fidelity the inks are to Epson’s originals. Note, too,
that these inks will not work with the most recent Epson Stylus Pro
printers that use the Vivid Magenta inks, the Stylus Pro 4880, 7880,
9880 and 11880.It would also be good to see Wilhelm Research
(or similar) data confirming that prints made from ConeColor have
archival life comparable to the UltraChrome K3 inks. Jon says that he
is using nearly identical pigment technology to that of Epson, and that
the print longevity should be comparable.And, while his
company, InkJet Mall, isn’t making cartridges for Epson’s desktop
archival printer, the Stylus Photo R2400, Jon says that the ConeColor
inks should be compatible with third-party continuous ink systems (CIS)
or refillable ink cartridges, which would be a boon for folks who print
a lot, but are hamstrung by the high cost per milliliter of the R2400
ink. I don’t have a lot of experience with many of the CIS products on
the market today, but you can start with InkRepublic, Lyson and MIS
Associates. (Remember that using third-party inks and systems can
potentially void your printer’s warranty….THIS IS OVIOUSLY NOT TRUE
& ILLEGAL)
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