Will Canon printers clog if not used?

Chris Lukowski said:

I just want to verify something I heard a day ago. If all I do is
print 4x6's and I only send it a job once every month or two, will
it clog? I don't plan to use it all that much apart from one or two
vacation uberbatches a year.

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Kris Kadela said:

Chris Lukowski said:

I just want to verify something I heard a day ago. If all I do is
print 4x6's and I only send it a job once every month or two, will
it clog? I don't plan to use it all that much apart from one or two
vacation uberbatches a year.

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If you print that infrequently then I would worry about the ink
getting old and then clogging the head. I was away for 6 weeks so
my S900 was just sitting there in dry winter air. No clogs.

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Chris Lukowski said:

How long does it take for ink to get "old" in your opinion? Also,
if it does clog, what recourse is there? Do I have to get it
serviced or does it have a built in cleaning utility? I'm thinking
of an i850 or i950. Thanks!

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Kris Kadela said:

Chris Lukowski said:

How long does it take for ink to get "old" in your opinion? Also,
if it does clog, what recourse is there? Do I have to get it
serviced or does it have a built in cleaning utility? I'm thinking
of an i850 or i950. Thanks!

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I would consider 12 months as old. I have seen some weird particles
beginning to settle in a 9 month old yellow cartrige I found under
my desk (I should clean more often - grin . The printers do the
standard inkjet cleaning stuff but the head is easily removed and
can be flushed with windex, distilled water or alcohol (according
to a Canon rep I spoke with). For anything more serios Canon has
been very good with replacing the heads. Someone even got a new
head even after the printer was out of warranty.

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Chris Lukowski said:

Kris Kadela said:

Chris Lukowski said:

How long does it take for ink to get "old" in your opinion? Also,
if it does clog, what recourse is there? Do I have to get it
serviced or does it have a built in cleaning utility? I'm thinking
of an i850 or i950. Thanks!

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I would consider 12 months as old. I have seen some weird particles
beginning to settle in a 9 month old yellow cartrige I found under
my desk (I should clean more often - grin . The printers do the
standard inkjet cleaning stuff but the head is easily removed and
can be flushed with windex, distilled water or alcohol (according
to a Canon rep I spoke with). For anything more serios Canon has
been very good with replacing the heads. Someone even got a new
head even after the printer was out of warranty.

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Richard Homeyer said:

We have discussed this before and compared a few notes. For the
canon i850/i950 using canon ink and paying full retail for the
carts your cost will be about 80-90 cents for a 8x10 or 8.5x11 size
print. If you get the best internet deals it will be more like 60
cents. If you use inkjet goodies ink it will be more like 4-6
cents per print. This can vary quite a bit based on the photos you
are printing but these are fairly accurate ballpark figures. The
i850 will go through carts faster but has less carts to replace so
they both have similar printing costs. If anything the i850 might
be a little cheaper but not enough to make a diffrence. Some carts
will run out long before others so this is averaged.

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Chris Lukowski said:

Since it seems you've been at this a while, how many pictures do
you get out of your ink cartridges before they run dry? I'm trying
to figure out a final "ink cost" to home printing. Also what
printer are you using currently? Thanks.

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