Are there 3rd party inks for the Espon S60600?

[David Schulz]

I'm looking at buying an Epson S60600 and can't seem to find anyone who offers ink for it. Seems odd for such a popular machine. I'm upgrading from a JV3 that we've been running Bordeaux and 20/20 through for years. That alone makes me wonder more about getting a JV300 with the factory bulk ink system.

 

[Glavin_ID]

There are no third party inks available for this machine. Epson patents the plastic enclosure so it can't be duplicated. I was told by a third party ink supplier that once they have enough recycled enclosures, someone will start selling it but who knows how long that will take. I am pretty sure Epson just came out with a bulk ink version of this machine, might want to check that out. I can tell you that the S60600 is super efficient on ink use compared to the other machines we have had over the years.

 

[jpescobar]

I'm looking at buying an Epson S60600 and can't seem to find anyone who offers ink for it. Seems odd for such a popular machine. I'm upgrading from a JV3 that we've been running Bordeaux and 20/20 through for years. That alone makes me wonder more about getting a JV300 with the factory bulk ink system.

If your concern is about money I highly recommend you to avoid 3rd party inks unless you want to damage $2000 printhead without counting the technician fees. If your concern is about ink volume and print production then you should go with the Epson SC-S60600L bulk ink system.

https://www.grimco.com/Catalog/Products/EPSONSURECOLORS60600LPRINTER

 

[David Schulz]

Good Lord! That thing is twice the cost of the printer! Mimaki's is $1200.

 

[unclebun]

The bulk ink printer is $6000 more than the cartridge version of the printer. MSRP $26995 vs. $20995. So not really double the cost of the printer.

 

[Solventinkjet]

$6000 for a bulk system is ridiculous.

 

[David Schulz]

Ahh, I thought the bulk system itself was $20k. Still not going to happen.

 

[Alebaba]

I use third party inks on my Epson S40600. Pretty much the same as the S60600. I get excellent inks that are of the same quality as the branded ones. I also get a warranty from the supplier that the printhead wont clog due to their inks. From my experience the Epson printers will fail for a million reasons other than the nozzles getting clogged. The printhead will due, electricity issues, motherboard issues, the insane cost to repair them, etc.