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From: hburford@enint.Wichita.NCR.COM (Harry Burford)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Any use Kodak Diconix printer?
Keywords: inkjet Kodak Diconix
Message-ID: <653@enint.Wichita.NCR.COM>
Date: 23 Aug 90 03:09:25 GMT
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Organization: NCR Corporation, Wichita, KS
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coe@lzsc.ATT.COM (Chris Eastlund) writes:

|>This printer is currently being sold
|>by DAK and others apparently on
|>a closeout basis.  I have heard that
|>this printer can use the HP ink cartridges,
|>which allows use if/when Kodak brand 
|>replacements disappear.
|>Does anyone know why this might not
|>be a good deal at $250?
|>Chris Eastlund
|>(201) 576 6344

I have one of the first Diconix printers that was available.  In the 
beginning, all I can say is YUK!   Even on special ink jet paper, the
print quality was very bad and the cartridges tended to dry out and 
clog quickly and easily.   I think somewhere along the line there 
was an exchange of technology where Diconix shared the ink forumulation
with HP and HP shared the head design with Diconix.  Remember the 
'STINKjet' as they were called?

Replacement ink cartridges you get now are a tremondous improvement.
Print quality is VERY nice.  Quick dry ink means minimal smear.  And
I no longer have jet clog problems.  There is even a cartridge available
that will print on plane paper (have not tried this).   There are even
color cartridges available (have not tried them).   The cartridges will
work in both the Diconix and ThinkJet printers, in fact I'm not able 
to locate Diconix cartridges anywhere.  No problem, HP ink cartridges
are plentiful and work fine.

I would buy another Diconix printer.

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Harry Burford - NCR Peripheral Products Division, Printer Products 
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