And I've had an Epson Stylus Color 777 that's lasted for many years (I'm thinking about 5 years but could be off a little.) The problem with the message board is that people only go there when they have a problem :( Tony Mayer >I don't know if all the Epson Stylus models are plagued by the same problem >but I have a Stylus CX5200 that died shortly after the one year warranty >expired. I discovered at fixyourownprinter.com that there were quite a few >others with the same problem. You might want to check the message board >there for the particular model you're interested in. > >Barry PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>