I have to say, I have the HM1 and love it. I have had virtually no problems with my machine and have had it for over a year. I seen the blazer a couple of times at shows and the printspeed is pretty slow. I believe this is a firmware problem with the machine, and I think they were trying to get it fixed. I dont know if they have as of yet. When I seen the blazer at one of the shows my daughter and I waited to see how long it would take to print 3 shirts that were loaded already, and I literally sat there for 30 minutes waiting. It was a crazy long print time
Hey turbothreads, for future reference, you can get the r2400 printhead from compass micro for $275 which is much cheaper then Mesa

Here is a link to their site
CompassMicro.com , they are an authorized epson part dealer.