Remanufactured Epson T127120 (T1271) Extra High Yield Black Ink Cartridge

Ink cartridges fouled up two Epson printers

In an attempt to reduce my ink jet expenses on my Epson 630 and 645 Workforce printers (yes, I have both), I have been keeping my eye open for a possible substitute. ...Read complete review

In an attempt to reduce my ink jet expenses on my Epson 630 and 645 Workforce printers (yes, I have both), I have been keeping my eye open for a possible substitute. One search I did recently turned up LD Products offering of 123inkjets printer cartridges. The reviews I read were much better than other products. So I thought I would give them a try and ordered their bulk pack. The package came quickly and I decided to try the cartridges in the 645, my most recent printer purchase. Long story short, it was a disaster. After the 645 went through it's typical routine of checking the cartridges, etc., I started copying a document with lots of color and black and white text. By the third copy. the problems started. The colors were not correct and banding was evident. I stopped the print job and ran through the maintenance processes of nozzle check and head cleaning. No improvement was noted. Rather than give up, I decided to run more copies of my "test" original. The prints continued to have washed out colors and the banding continued, affected the whole page. The nozzle check and head cleaning was repeated twice, again with no improvement. I still have the copies: numbered, time stamped, and dated to back up these statements. Against my better judgement, I decided to take the cartridges out of the 645 and put them in the 630, and tried again. Sadly, the results were identical so it does not need repeating.
After reloading my 630 and 645 with Epson cartridges, print quality was restored after about 20 copies had been run through the machines with a nozzle check and head cleaning done before making copies.
When I called LD customer support to discuss the problem and return of the product, they suggested I try the other cartridges before returning everything but I told them I had enough so they kindly processed the return. It's good to know LD's customer support is easy to contact and responsive.