Jon Cone , who for years has been develop thePiezography BWfine - art black - and - white ink sets for Epson printers , this week denote a set of replacement inks for Epson ’s Stylus Pro 4800 , 7800 and 9800 pressman , along with refillable magazine for the ink . harmonize to Jon , ConeColorinks have been formulated to touch the UltraChrome K3 ink exercise set used in those printer , letting you could use the inks with Epson ’s existing ICC profiles , while still saving importantly over Epson ’s ink pricing .
A 1 - cubic decimetre feeding bottle of ink is $ 184 , which means that ConeColor ’s 18.4 cents per cubic centimetre cost is well 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 small 110ml cartridge ) . Cone ’s new refillable 220ml cartridges , which are made of vindicated plastic , are available in a set of eight for $ 390 ( see below ) .
Given Jon ’s history , I have no doubt that these ink are high quality , although I would reckon that anyone printing at this level would want to produce their own ICC profile for the papers that they ’re using , disregarding of how close in fidelity the ink are to Epson ’s original . Note , too , that these inks will not work with the most late Epson Stylus Pro printers that habituate the Vivid Magenta inks , the Stylus Pro 4880 , 7880 , 9880 and 11880 .
It would also be good to see Wilhelm Research ( or standardised ) data point confirm that prints made from ConeColor have archival life comparable to the UltraChrome K3 inks ( clickherefor Wilhelm ’s report on the Stylus Pro 4800 ) . Jon pronounce that he is using nearly identical pigment applied science to that of Epson , and that the photographic print length of service should be comparable .
And , while his troupe , InkJet Mall , is n’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 uninterrupted ink systems ( CIS ) or refillable ink cartridge , which would be a blessing for common people who impress a quite a little , but are hamstring by the mellow price per milliliter of the R2400 ink . I do n’t have a lot of experience with many of the CIS products on the grocery today , but you’re able to begin withInkRepublic , LysonandMIS Associates . ( Remember that using third - party inks and system can potentially void your printer ’s warranty . )
