Customer Reviews

Epson T048120 Black Ink Cartridge (Stylus Photo R300, R300M, and RX500 Printers)

5 star:		(47)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I have the Epson R300 printer and it does a nice job printing photos. I am sure lots of printers do as well. My Problem??
The ink is expensive and...
1. The cartridges are not full when purchased from Epson and
2. The printer shuts down when there is at least 20% of the ink remaining. How do I know? I cut one open and ink poured out.
I called Epson to see if there was an override available - no sir. So you are faced with buying expensive ink and changing cartridges that have a lot of ink still in the cartridge.
How to make a customer mad at Epson!

The cartridge inserts easily and the ink doesn't run or smear.Epson makes a quality product but ink prices are just to high for how quickly it runs out. I bought my epson printer for $39.99 and have just spent over $70 on ink?!

No problems with the cartridge so far. Cheaper price compared to COMP USA, Office depot, etc..

This ink is exactly as the original supplied with my printer. The original lasted over six months with no clogging or drying out.

I have given this a 4 star rating because it prints very well, but sure doesn't last long. I am a light usage printer too. I have tried a number of ink cartridge substitutes with poor to bad results: ink leakage, inaccurate color reproduction, and constant cleaning to keep these cartridges working properly. So, I am forced reluctantly to return to this retail product. Other than short lasting, my real major complaint is cost. A combination of the color cartridges and black cartridge cost as much as the cost of the printer. I have no proof, but have long suspected price fixing among the printer cartridge manufacturers. I have long since slowed my printing to essentials only.

Pros:
1. It's black ink, and it prints black.
2. It's compatible with the Epson printers, being an Epson cartridge.
3. It's easy to change the cartridge.

Cons:
1. Epson can leave a lot of ink in the cartridge when it declares that the cartridge must be changed.
2. Epson designed this ink to favor it's "vividness" over longevity. The inks are water soluble. So if you spill your coffee on the page, the inks run everywhere. If you were to take a photo to a very humid environment, the same thing would happen. The pages don't last long.
3. The ink bleeds terribly on plain paper resulting in a very blurry print. It's obviously not a laserjet but still very blurry for an inkjet.
4. Printing a photo is expensive compared to online or local print shops. This is generally true of all inkjets compared to Snapfish, Walgreens, Flickr, CVS, etc.

I would not have bought the printer in the first place had I know Con #2, but, as long as I have it, this is the ink to buy.

This is not NEW EPSON INK (as it states and shows on the picture)...I received a re-manufactured cartridge from this company...SHAME ON THEM!...It was not stated anywhere that is was going to be re-manufactured ink...have not tried it yet, but I have a problem with company's that mis-lead their customers

The service was speedy, as usual. I wish Epson would offer an online deal that includes all the ink in one pack. Currently only one store offers this, and it still is not as cheap as buying the 5 color ink and black ink packages through Amazon.com. Maybe most people go through black ink faster than the colors, but most of my Epson R320 printing is photos, so my ink use is pretty even.

Received ink array very quickly - it's the genuine Epson ink (my copier won't accept anything but--). Happy to have found this seller.

I would have to give this 5 stars because, with this ink I was able to print over 40 pages of text. I know it sounds to good to be trus but yes folks over 40 pages. This wasn't regular text either, in was Font size 12 Script text ad here is the sinker, it was BOLD type not regular text