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(More customer reviews)I was looking for a color printer, as I only had a b/w laser printer. Since I have owned digital cameras since 1999, it was time to get a photo quality printer.
Performed exhaustive reseasrch. Conclusion 1 - device must have separate ink cartridges to conserve ink and expenses. That ruled out anything by HP.
I really wanted an awesome photo printer to go with my Canon S400 Elph (4 megapixel) camera. There are dozens of great photo printers with separate ink cartridges. I was able to narrow my finalists to Canon and Epson.
I loved the Epson R300M, because it had a 6-ink system, and it could print directly on white CD-R discs with it's special tray. It also had phenomenal quality. Canon had a couple that competed nicely in quality and price, but in the end, the Epson had a slight edge.
Knowing I could get a great photo printer a a reasonable cost, I started looking for other nice features to narrow the field. The Epson R300M delivered awesome quality photo prints at the showroom, and it could print on printable CD/DVD media. Way cool. The 6-ink system was primo. You could also save $50 by getting the R300, which just doesn't have the color LCD screen (which I really don't need). The 300M was completely out of stock everywhere, and the 300 was in short supply.
I liked the idea of a multifunction device (MFD), so I could get rid of my UMAX scanner and replace it with something that could print and scan. Having a copier was also a huge plus in an MFD. I have a fax machine, so I don't need the device to do this, and I don't need an automatic document feeder for multiple pages. I don't scan multi-page documents.
Conclusion 2 - The device must have a flatbed scanner, not a sheet-fed scanner. I wanted to be able to scan unusual documents, such as paper that was not square on the edges (kid's artwork, etc.). A sheet-fed scanner also has trouble with different thicknesses. Some jam when feeding a thin magazine sheet, and others jam when the paper is too thick, like a post card.
The pool of candidates was manageable now. I read reviews in PC Magazine and PC World, as well as reviews on websites, and the manufacturer specs for each model.
The Epson CX6400 looked to be at the head of the pack. It was a 4-ink system (not 6), but the DuraBright inks were getting good reviews. I bought it, and stayed up until 1am playing with my new toy. On premium glossy paper, the prints were very good. However, they had a matte, or maybe a semi-gloss cast to them, event on the best glossy paper. Other printers delivered a glossier photo-processing feel to them. I could live with that for the price and features it had. The 6-ink system was not in the cards for me if I wanted a MFD flatbed device.
The next morning, while reading the Sunday paper, I saw an ad for a brand new MFD by Epson. It was the RX500. Here's the bottom line. It has the same 6-ink system as the R300/M, and it is a flatbed MFD. Nirvana!
I exchanged the units the next morning. Wow! The printouts are just like a photo lab with my 4 megapixel shots. Even my older 2 megapixel shots looked great.
You can do almost everything on the device without a computer, as it has card slots for almost every media type. When you print from the computer, the software lets you tweak the quality even higher.
Liked the Epson CX6400. Love the RX500. The RX500 is the best of both worlds. For $50 more, get the RX500.
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The idea here is to integrate 3 essential products into one relatively compact machine: 1)a computer printer; 2)a computer scanner; 3)a personal copier. It can even print high-resolution digital photos! It offers the additional convenience of reading directly from CompactFlash, MemoryStick, SD, MMC, and XD-PictureCard memory storage used by your Digital-Camera or MP3 player. Copier offers adjustable reduction and enlargement from 25% to 400%, multiple copies, at up to 15 copies per minute (to 8.5x11.7)150-sheet Input Tray / 15 EnvelopesAccepts up to 8.5x14 sheets of paper10Hx17.8Lx17.1W; 19.8 poundsEpson 1-Year Limited Warranty in USA and Canada100-120V AC 50/60HzUSB-2 InterfaceActual print speed will vary according to use
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