Ink2image Bulk Ink Feed Systems for the Epson Photo 1270/1280/2000p

The Ink2image bulk ink feed system for the Epson Photo 1270, 1280 and 2000p features top fill and bottom feed pressure regulating reservoirs, laboratory quality feed tubing, spongeless print head adaptors, and auto reset ink level monitoring chips. Systems are supplies empty, or with set of 4oz ink bottles. Ink options include the i2i Absolute Match E1 dye inks that are cosely color macthed to the original Epson dye inks, Lyson Fotonic V1 or Lysonic archival dye inks for more fade resistance, or Lyson Quad Black archival inks for black and white printing. A Fotonic bulk ink feed system for the Epson Photo 1270/1280 ships with 6 x 4 oz bottles of ink and costs $ 315.00. This is the same amount of ink as contained in over 8 original cartridge sets. The manufacturers stated retail price for an original black cartridge is $ 23.70 and $ 28.45 for the color cartridge. This means that the system ships with the equivalent amount of ink as $ 417.20 worth of original cartridges, an immediate saving of $ 102.20. Ongoing savings are even higher. A 4 oz refill bottle of Fotonic black ink costs $ 19.00 and contains the equivalent ink as over 8 original black cartridges, or $ 189.60 worth. This makes the equivalent cost per black cartridge to be $ 2.38 by using Lyson black bulk ink, a saving of nearly 90%. The cost per color cartridge is a little different as this contains all five color inks on this printer model. The equivalent cost per color cartridge is $ 11.87 by using Lyson Fotonic bulk ink, and still represents a saving of nearly 60%. When the black and color ink savings are calculated together, the average savings from using Lyson bulk inks are over 70% on this printer model. The savings from using Lyson bulk ink can be quite considerable. A user who, for instance, consumed a set of normal cartridges per week on these printer models would spend around $ 2,711 per year on original cartridges. By using a bulk ink feed system the cost for the equivalent Fotonic bulk ink would be $ 741, a saving of $ 1,970 per year.