Re: Aftermarket Ink longevity

I neglected to mention that Canon also has a pigment inkset printer that was recently released. Yet to hear much about it.

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TJ wrote:

Bob Headrick wrote:


"TJ" <tjatari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:12f4mq7720f9mff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My point? It's simple. Depending on the application, even the cheapest aftermarket ink can give satisfactory results.


Pigmented ink for text has extremely long fade life, I have heard rumors of 200+ years. I do not know of any manufacturers that even specify text fade for a couple of reasons: 1) even with accelerated testing it would take an enormous time to conduct the test and 2) ~nobody cares :-).

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging


Makes one wonder then, why someone doesn't work out a satisfactory way to use pigmented ink for photos, too.

TJ
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