Ciss Cis Ink Supply System for Epson Artisan 50 Non-oem Customer reviews

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Ciss Cis Ink Supply System for Epson Artisan 50 Non-oem Reviews

Ciss Cis Ink Supply System for Epson Artisan 50 Non-oem Review by D. Kerr "unplugged" (Irvine, CA)

Once I had the system installed, things worked great. However, the installation was not simple. I followed the video link provided, but the video seemed to refer to an older style ink cartridge. My system game with empty ink hose and the video's seemed to insist that you "prime" the ink cartridges to get rid of the air in the tubing. I tried this with one ink cartridge and soon found out that the way the ink cartridge was designed meant that there was no air to remove from the cartridge. The ink came right up to the vent hole. No matter what I did, I couldn't get the air out of the ink tubing, so I gave up. I get the feeling that the new design of the ink cartridge keeps the air away from vent tube and as a result, maybe the need for priming is eliminated. In any case, I didn't prime the system and it has so far worked. (I'll update this review if I have problems so that others will know about the necessity to prime.)

The second issue I had was that the Epson print box wouldn't recognize the print cartridges. It simply said, "Unknown". Finally, rather than email support, I pushed the button that stuck up from the print cartridges. That was the magic fix evidently. The dumb thing is that the video is done on a brand spanking new printer, so they don't tell you how to do it on a used printer, of which I would suggest is 90% of the people using the system.

After installing and getting the cartridges to be recognized, the printing is great. Someone mentioned that printing photos and photos on CD's is not good quality. I would have to object to this point. I print DVD's of games for my daughter's basketball team. I place a photo on each DVD and print 15 copies of two or three games a week. That is a lot of DVD's and the CISS does just as good a job as the original cartridges.

Overall, I would say that I am completely satisfied with this CISS product and would highly recommend it to others.

UPDATE: After several hundred printed DVD's, I must say that my satisfaction continues. The ink system works, and after 200+ printed DVD's, the ink from the reservoir is not down even 1/10. The DVD's continue to look exactly like the original Epson inks on my Artisan 50. (See my supplied image on the product page.)

The ink supply line didn't need the ink primed from the line, and everything continues to work perfectly.

Ciss Cis Ink Supply System for Epson Artisan 50 Non-oem Review by Gregory D. Blakey (MD, USA)

This product is quite awesome! I don't know why I hadn't considered it before but I highly recommend it to those who are willing to take the time to install it. Overall it's not that difficult. I just watched the tutorial on YouTube and was finished within minutes. The print quality is just as good as the genuine Epson Inks. I highly recommend it!

Ciss Cis Ink Supply System for Epson Artisan 50 Non-oem Review by Tom H. Lee "Tombia" (Long Island, NY USA)

PRO:
Ink: I am not a professional, but I say the inks are excellent. I compared the photo prints from original Epson cartridges and from this CISS, I see almost identical result. I tried to wash the print, it did not smear although it faded a little (which is expected).

SELLER: I emailed the hotzone360 with a question, they promptly replied. I am pleased.

CON:
Installation: I had a little problem on installation. I spent about a few hours of power on/off/press ink button to register the cartridges. Eventually it registered. But I made a mistake, I powered off the printer. So the next time when I power on the printer, I went through a few hours to register the cartridges again.

OTHER THOUGHTS:
1. This is definatly worth the money. The ink tank is huge! I read reviews on Epson printers they are ink hungry. So this is big $$$ saving.
2. Before you install the cartridge, make sure you watch the video from URL provided by the seller. And I also highly recommending using Krazy glue on the little piece of plastic. I had mine loose when I just used the 2 doubled sticky thing and almost kill the printer.
3. When you print on inkjet printable DVD surface, if you set to print on best photo quality, you need to allow it to completely dry for 48 hours. I use Taiyo Yuden glossy watershield blank DVD, the outcome is just breath taking.

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