Customer Reviews

Epson T007201 Black Inkjet Printer Cartridge

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Epson cartridges are my preference over the cheaper generic cartridges. Since I am partial to Epson Printer, I have owned only Epson, and experimented with generic cartridges which although they perform admirably, the difference is seen in high quality photos. While using the highest print settings generic cartridges produce some hues that strongly effect photos of people, facial tones are uneven. This makes you look like a bad photograher to the unknowledgable. With the Epson cartridges this problem does not exist, so if that happens while using OEM clean you printer nozzles, and make sure you have an ample ink supply by checking your printer properties... you may be low on one or more colors. And yes BLACK is a key component in photo printing.

Works great in Epson 1270 photo, approximately 1 black cartridge to 2 color ones. Photo and print quality is great! Prices are more reasonable than the ones for my HP.

OK, I agree with everyone that Epson makes pretty good ink. Photos come out looking good, and they are archival inks as well. So far so good.

What irks me is that even if I've been overwhelmingly using black ink, when it is used up the printer won't start up until I replace both the black & color cartridges. In fact, Epson settled a class-action suit because the printer would require you to replace both cartridges EVEN WHEN THERE WAS ENOUGH INK LEFT IN THEM. So I ended up having to replace both cartridges when there was no reason to replace either of them, so Epson could sell more high-priced ink. What do I get out of it if I send in my claim? $40 in Epson products, or enough for one set of ink cartridges.

Well, I've bought the last Epson ink I'll ever buy, and the last Epson printer, too. What's the point of having separate cartridges if you have to change them at the same time? Epson has nothing to gain by abusing its customers.

I've since replaced my Epson inkjet with a Brother B&W network laser printer that I'm very happy with, and if I want color photos I upload them to my neighborhood drug store, where my photos are ready in one hour for less cost than printing them on Epson photo paper. If I want a color printer in the future it will be a non-Epson laser printer. Inkjets are a pain in addition to being expensive in the long run anyway.

My Stylus Photo 1280 prints beautifully, the Epson inks are obviously perfect for it...The interesting point is, the [Amazon.com] price is cheaper than Office Depot. Order the ink from [Amazon.com] when you are ordering something else and there are no shipping charges, so it is a great savings.

If you have an Epson printer, you pretty much have no choice but to buy their ink. (In fact, this goes any with manufacturer.) I strongly recommend against using any third-party ink cartridges, as I have had nothing but bad experience with them in the past.

This ink cartridge gives you what you expect: never enough pages for what you pay! Fortunately Amazon gives us a very good price, so we can afford to buy just a few more per year.

Very good price over coputer store prices. Identical to the original you would buy anywhere. Will order here now

I purchased 3 Black Epson T007201 Inkjet Printer Cartridges through Amazon.com in January -- best price I've seen. The first worked perfectly. The second failed to work at all and my printer kept telling me that my ink cartridge was empty or not an epson ink cartridge. After powering off and on my printer, deleting it, reinstalling it, and restarting my system several times, I finally gave up and opened and installed the 3rd new cartridge. It worked perfectly. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get a replacement for the defective cartridge and I'm not having any success even finding a way to contact amazon about the problem. I'm hoping they respond to this review. If they stand behind the defective cartridge and send me a replacement, they get a 5 star review. Otherwise it goes to zero. Two out three means that my $18.94 cartridge (plus shipping) really cost me almost $30 each. For less than that, I can run down to Office Max and get it instantly - and return it instantly if it's defective.

This is a shout out to anyone buying cartridges for a printer that is worth something to them. If you want to prolong the life of your printer, I wouldn't risk getting the low-quality cartridges or refills that you can get on ebay. I only get the genuine cartridges for a reason- I know that when I'm printing photo quality prints on quality paper, I don't have to worry about anything going funky.

You get when you pay for, and in this case, it's peace of mind.

This cartridge works fine in my Epson Photo printer when using Epson photo paper, producing rich blacks. However, the cartridge is rapidly depleted with use. Also,if it's not used for a while, it requires a prolonged, ink-wasting head cleaning session. (just as with it's complimentary color cartridge).

This ink is perfectly fine; I just think the pricing is exploitative. I've already spent more on ink than I paid for the Epson printer. (And why is it that the black cartridge costs more than the one with 5 colors?)