sm1mex Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 I am looking into buying an Epson printer with the fallible ink wells. However, some places sell a printer that uses a 500 series ink and others use a 600 series ink. WalMart today had a 500 series printer but only 600 series ink bottles. My question: Can you use 500 series ink in a 600 printer and vice versa, 600 ink in a 500 printer. The ink all comes in the same color bottles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapalence Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Try Epson Support- https://epson.com.mx/Soporte/sl/s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Need something with a little more English in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 You will need to contact Epson technical support. There is nothing I can find on the Web to answer your question. I can say that, as far as I know, ink is ink. It is the cartridges that are the issue, not the ink. I mean, just look at the wide number of printers this ink on Amazon will work with (although one of them match the 500 or 600 series as listed). https://www.amazon.com/EPSON-Original-Refill-T6641-T6642/dp/B00NUXE7H6/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=epson+ecotank+refill+ink&qid=1558544028&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matagorda Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 the box containing the ink bottles shows the printer types that can be used. Also, the Epson site for Mex. can be translated. A small box should appear ,upper right corner of your screen. buen suerte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapalence Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 3 hours ago, sm1mex said: Need something with a little more English in it. Install Google Translate and it will translate for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 I started an online chat with Epson and in order to get an answer they wanted to charge me $10 on my credit card for them to give me an answer. Then I got a guy on the phone that said he didn’t know if you could use different series of ink bottle numbers are not just try a different number bottle and see what happens so that didn’t seem too good. I called back and got a different person and he understood my question and indicated that the appropriate number ink should be used with the appropriate printer because if a different numbered series bottle ink would be used it would affect the Quality of the print on the paper. I want to get one of the eco tank printers as the ink last much longer and my old printer I have now I can no longer get the cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 I have a 575 Epson printer with fillable wells. It's great, had a very similar 500 series in the US, very much the same but no fillable wells.. I prefer the new one with fillable wells, "Ecotank". In answer to your question, I just ordered the 575 refill bottles for the 500 series. I bought them on Amazon.com.mx, same price as mercadolibre.mx and WalMart. I am looking at the bottles (in boxes) now. They all say this (in Spanish, but I will translate to English in bold. Para (FOR): L110, 120, 200, 210, 220, 300, 310, 350, 355, 365, 375, 380, 395, 455, 475,, 495, 555, 565, 575, 606, 655, 656, 1300, 1455. ALL numbers are proceeded by letter L. Per Computerguy, L is the model number. The boxes in which the ink is stored are labeled "T664" or "664". Here's the thing: if it is an Epson printer with a refillable Ecotank, the inks are all the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Laserjets, though, use toner powder, not ink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted May 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Glad to know Amazon Mx has the ink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/22/2019 at 8:30 PM, ComputerGuy said: Laserjets, though, use toner powder, not ink. Computerguy, my printer is an Epson L575. All of the Epson numerical printers, above, that I listed have the letter "L" preceding the number. i just omitted it, took too long to type. But you are right, laser printers use powder. And the only brand who offers true Laserjets is HP, they have a copyright on the name Laserjet. But the bottle of ink for my L series Epson printer are all liquid that goes in the Ecotank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Let's be clear here; you said: " ALL numbers are proceeded by letter L for Laserjet." That's quite different than having "L" in the model number of the printer. Laserjet is just a copyrighted name; all other manufacturers offer "real" laser printers. As for liquid ink, I look at it this way: any employee telling you to use the proper ink is just marketing to you. Ink is ink: if you go and get a refill for your cartridge, the refill guy doesn't rummage through hundreds of "types" of ink: he just grabs the right colour from a generic, universal squirt bottle. Now, maybe one brand is better than another; maybe not; maybe some brands work better in some machines, too. Who knows. It doesn't affect your machine except in one way: original inks from some manufacturers include metallic chips that tell the printer if it is original or not. Some go so far as to refuse to print if they discern a generic refill. Again, that's just a money-maker for them, and has nothing to do with the quality of the ink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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