This is amazing; it took very little time for that thread to become quite long, and it'll no doubt grow. Eric and his friend Steve are very brave, and also very generous to share their experience. The photos Eric shares show an incredibly complex machine. Some of his comments (perhaps revelations) are disturbing; for example, he suggests some parts of the printer require annual service. I don't know how a prospective buyer would ever learn that, as Epson certainly hasn't disclosed any such thing in its product literature. Whether it's true or not, it certainly raises some questions.
As my backstory article explains, I chose the 7900 when replacing my Canon imageProGraf in large part because of the cost of replacing the Canon's printheads, and the lack of certainty about their life span. Only time will tell if I made a wise choice, or if my reasoning was valid. That's what this blog is about: one person's long-term experience with one example of the machine.
Best of luck to Eric and Steve. We'll all know in a few days if their hard work and expense paid off.
--Jay
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