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.

 

[elevationINKS]

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.

What ink?

 

[hybriddesign]

We have Mimaki's on Bordeaux and a 60600 on factory ink. The factory ink costs more but the Epson is so much easier to use it's worth it. Our Mimaki is great as well but ink cost on the Epson definitely hasn't been the issue we thought it would be.

Btw, pricing seems to really vary on the Epson ink. We get it for $199 locally whereas when we were ordering online we were paying $299 for one of the big distributors.