Re: Real-world ink longevity test
- From: Michael Johnson <cds@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:53:33 -0400
DK wrote:
Michael Johnson <cds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:DK wrote:TJ <TJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Every single print I have produced using after market ink has not faded at all. Now I don't store them on the dash board of my truck but I also don't hermetically seal them either. The problem with the tests I have reviewed is they usually don't test the better after market inks. Also, many of these tests are done to have a predetermined outcome which is why they use the more inferior after market inks to test against the OEM inks.I printed a copy of a one-page magazine article about my father for his funeral 13 months ago. The article included both text and a color photo. I used an HP PSC 2110 printer, Kodak Premium Picture Paper, and HP ink cartridges that I had refilled numerous times with aftermarket ink. Since the funeral, the print has been hanging on our living room wall, framed in a dollar store frame and behind glass. While it is a bright room, the spot where the print hangs does not receive direct sunlight at any time.Of course it is OK after a year - it is under glass! Not that there is anyhting wrong with refilling but thus far every single test I am aware of has been pretty unequivocal: aftermarket inks fade faster, sometimes a lot faster, than OEM from reputable vendors (Epson, Canon).
So far, there has been no discernible fading whatsoever. The print looks as good to me today as it did the day I printed it. I fully expect it to look good for years to come.
Accelerated tests of the type done by many labs and/or magazines would have you believe that aftermarket ink starts fading practically before it finishes drying. Nothing could be further from the truth. With just a moderate amount of care, aftermarket ink can last a good, long, time. With poor care, even OEM ink will fade quickly.
Not true when it comes to nifty-stuff.com user tests. http://www.nifty-stuff.com/docs/inkjet-fading.php
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/docs/inkjet-fading1.php
I didn't say all tests were bad just most of them. Any test of anything printed in a magazine is subject to scrutiny, IMO.
Besides, if I ever do have a print that fades then all I need to do is print another one. I am willing to get 95%+ of durability of OEM ink to save 85% of its cost. A good trade, IMO.
Totally agree. That's why I refill, too. But the fact remains - for some reason imitators thus far can never get it right.
I can only go on what my own personal experience is with after market ink that I actually use. I have never had a print that faded. Maybe I would if I kept them in a different environment. Also, any prints I make have a digital copy on hard drive and DVD backups which never degrade. Fading just isn't an issue for me and I am probably no different than 95% of the population. The touting of longevity is more for marketing bragging rights than real world usefulness for the at home inkjet printer user, IMO.
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