HEWCE841A - LaserJet Pro M1212NF Multifunction Laser Printer with Copy/Fax/Print/Scan Review

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(More customer reviews)Purchased this printer and put it together this afternoon. (After I stopped at Office Depot and purchased a USB cable, (which was not in my box containing my all in one printer). After removing all of the orange plastic, and placing the cords in the correct orifices, this printer/fax/scanner seems pretty spectacular! Your computer will input and change the dates/times so you don't have to try to struggle with the printer for these changes.
This is a newly purchased machine which appears superior to its replacement.
I purchased this machine at a reasonable price [...] however the shipping was pretty extreme [...]...
...But for the machine...I would have to rate it excellent!

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Epson Stylus CX7000F All-in-One Printer (C11C676001) Review

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(More customer reviews)So frustrating.
I am on my 2nd replacement printer (my 3rd CX7000F in all) and it, too, DOES NOT work. This model will tell you a brand new ink cartridge needs to be replaced. I wasted a couple extra hundred dollars on more ink, because I thought the cartridge that came from the store was used. Then I learned that this is an Epson problem.
I will be calling tech support again on Monday. This saga has been ongoing since May. (It's July). I appreciate Epson sending me replacement printers, but since they don't work, it's of no use. I don't know who is doing the manufacturing, but they have screwed up a component. Too bad for Epson, because I will never buy another one of their printers again.
DO NOT BUY!!!!

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Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Inkjet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)The printer is advertised as $513.94, but then has a shipping charge of $342.63. Ridiculous.

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Epson Stylus CX6400 All-in-One Multifunction Review

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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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Epson Stylus Photo RX600 Inkjet All-in-One Review

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(More customer reviews)This unit can do it all (except fax). The software is a dream compared to the HP2150 I returned in order to get this. I got the HP because it had built in wireless/ethernet print server and a fax. But the software bundle is all or nothing, they didn't separate out the printer driver...so anyone who wants to just print on the thing must first install 1.5gb (thats GIGabytes) of crap the infects your registry like a cancer. This Epson RX600's software is a dream. They separated everything! Just want to print occasional black and white like me, driver is just 8mb. Want everything and do photo touchups and crazy things and photo albums and scan (like my wife) - just put in the cd and add what you want one app at a time. That's why we went with this printer and returned the HP. Also, one more plus is that the RX600 scans old negatives and can print them perfectly or digitize them for you forever - the HP can't. I LOVE this feature (and yes, it's a combo of mechanical and software differences that achieve this, I dare you to try on another machine). I do miss the HP's built in print server. I bought a Linksys Wireless-G for USB2.0, and it won't work with this printer. Epson wrote me back and confirmed this. This is why I docked this review by a star. You MUST be able to run your printers from a print server. My 4 year old HPLaserJet3150 hooked up no problem, but my new Epson fails? That sucks, and if my wife didn't love this so much, I would send it back strictly for that reason. I do like how it's USB 2.0, it is fast. Separate color tanks (...)are sweet, not like HP where if blue runs out, you're forced to buy all other colors again. This has 6 color tanks all independently replaceable. Nice.
PROS: USB2.0, individual color tanks, scan negatives,LCD screen, front loading usb input for cameras, built in card reader on the front,great b/w quality, killer photo print quality, minimal/incremental/customizable software/driver install (extremely flexible and lightweight)
CONS: doesn't work w/ LinkSys print servers

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EPSON Stylus RX600 -- Now you can have a powerful photo center right at your fingertips -- one so user friendly you'll create brilliant, borderless prints first time, every time. The RX600 all-in-one offers all this and more, delivering photo quality prints, copies and scans with or without a computer.Scans slides and negativesEasy Photo Fix technology restores faded color photosUnique scan-to-card technology writes to optional removable media via built-in card slots (CompactFlash I & II, SD, MMC, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick (all versions), SmartMedia)Up to 17 ppm black text printing (up to 12 ppm color)Prints a 4 x 6 color photo in under 37 secondsUSB 2.0 - 1.1 interfaceSize -11.9H x 23.3W x 17.7L; weighs 19.21 poundsActual print speed will vary according to use

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Epson Stylus Photo 580 All In One Inkjet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)I've owned 4 or 5 other Epson printers (as well as several from HP) in the past, but the Stylus Photo RX580 all-in-one is the easiest to use printer I've ever had, with excellent picture quality and a very good built-in scanner as well. Combine that with the fact that it is the least expensive of the printers I have bought and you'll see why I consider this a bargain.
Let me start with the scanner -- it is quiet and fairly fast. The supplied TWAIN compatible software has three levels: fully automatic, "home" use, and professional. It works well. The resolution is fine for home use, although it is not a scanner for film or slides. The scanner integrates with the printer allowing use as a stand-alone copier. It can also copy photos directly to the face of an (inkjet printable) CD or DVD. And there are some interesting surprises -- you can print an index of a memory card -- then fill in a few choices (with a black pencil or pen -- like a test answer sheet) and scan the index sheet and the printer will print photos from the memory card, only the photos you choose on the index sheet, sized and borders as you selected. Very cool -- and easy to use. The scanner also allows you to directly prepare greeting cards without the computer.
The print quality is quite good. The Claria inks are dye-based inks (NOT pigment, as incorrectly stated in other reviews) giving them bright colors, and able to print on many surfaces. This is one of Epson's "Hi-Definition" printers -- which means tiny droplets and great pictures. The inks are separately replaceable, and available in two sizes (regular and high capacity -- from Epson direct -- 50% more ink for only $5 more). The printer works best with Epson papers, and can print on virtually any stock Epson sells. It also creates excellent prints directly on printable CDs and DVDs -- the results can look very good, and are much better than add -on labels.
The 2.5" built in color LCD is very useful -- it allows meaningful dialogues with the printer as well as previews of images from memory cards, etc.
The printer is fully Mac compatible (as well as PC) and includes some useful software, including a CD/DVD print layout program.
What does it lack? Well, an USB cable -- but, unfortunately, most prints ship without a cable. It doesn't do paper sizes bigger than 8.5" wide, and its not aimed at professional photographers (who want larger images, higher resolution scanners, and more permanent pigment inks), but for home/office use it works quite well.
All in all an excellent all-in-one at a reasonable price. I'm very happy with it.

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The Epson Stylus Photo RX580 photo all-in-one brings superior photo printing home with full-featured scanning and copying plus Ultra Hi-Definition printing. Get total performance for your photos, documents and CDs with or without a computer. Print beautiful photos without a PC. Use the 2.5color LCD to view, select, rotate and crop photos from memory cards, digital cameras and mobile phones. For larger memory cards with hundreds of images, use the exclusive Print-by-date mode to quickly sort through your photos. When it s time to print, the RX580 automatically analyzes and adjusts the color and lighting of each image, plus easily removes red-eye. You get phenomenal photos without extra effort - it s like having a lab technician right inside your all-in-one. Precision 6-color printing with Claria Hi-Definition Ink produces the ultimate combination of photo quality and longevity. You can feel confident about sharing and displaying stunning, borderless photos that are smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant, up to 200 years album storage. Best of all, the RX580 races through every project, printing black and color text up to 30 ppm and 4 x 6borderless photos in as fast as 13 seconds and better than lab quality in as fast as 32 seconds. With high-resolution scanning, this powerful performer makes it easy to restore the color to old, faded photos for brilliant reprints and enlargements - PC-free. You can even make photo greeting cards, using your own photos and text, without ever turning on your computer. Plus, print directly onto ink jet printable CDs/DVDs for professional-looking results with no messy labels. The Epson RX580 makes it easy to achieve amazing results whatever the task at hand, from crisp color copies and scans to Ultra Hi-Definition photos with remarkable richness, depth and clarity. It s all possible with Epson.

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Epson Stylus R320 Photo Inkjet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this printer based on reviews and some blind faith.
My wife wanted a printer to print occasional text and some photos. I was under the assumtion that you either want to print photos period or text period and if you want to print text then you're better off with a laser printer and if you want to print photos then get a good dedicated photo printer.
My wifes camera is a small digital. She's been printing pictures from her mothers printer which are painfully pixelated. I didn't want to get something that poor, I insisted on something somewhat better. I thought I'd have to spend $500+ which you can, but she insisted she didn't want something that expensive for scrapbooking. I saw this for $200 and bit my lip. The printers I use at work cost thousands. I thought this would be painfully slow, cheap, marginal quality.
This printer prints amazingly well. It's considered on the high end for a photo printing ink jet. The 8 colors would be better but I've found the quality is as good as a 1-hour lab. That's a lot or a little depending on your expectations. But for $200 I think it's a very good deal.
If you want to print simple text, for reference and not graphics it prints pretty well and faster than I thought.
It seems substantial and well constructed. It has features I didn't realize they put into $200 printers.
This model, the 320 has a little flip up screen for viewing your images if you want to print directly from a memor card. the 300 doesn't and this was $20 more. My wife likes that option. I prefer retouching and printing from the computer.
I knew that I wanted separate ink cartridges for each color. This printer uses 6 colors and 6 separate ink cartridges. Some printer using 6 colors use only 2 cartidges with 3 colors each. The trouble with that is if you run out of 1 color and the others are half full, you'd be wasting money having to replace 3 colors when there's still ink left in the others.
You can even print wireless if your printer supports Bluetooth technology. $69 will get you the adapter for the printer.
If you're planning to print postscript files from a postscript drawing program then you need a postscript compatible laser printer or perhaps you could use this type of printer with a postscript emulation software. I haven't looked into that yet. Don't even ask anyone at Circuit City or similar retail outlets since they don't know what "postscript" means.
Overall I am very very happy with this printer.

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Epson WorkForce 500 All-in-One Printer (Black) (C11CA40201) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've never been a fan of All-in-One's because I always felt too much was compromised; I just wouldn't settle for a poor printer, or scanner, or copier or fax machine just for the convenience of having everything in one box. Epson has changed the playing field, however. I'm not saying Epson has merged the absolute best of each of those pieces of equipment, but they have produced a remarkably well designed and engineered product with minimal compromise. The printer is excellent, the text approaches laser quality and the copier and fax work fine, the 30 page automatic document feeder works without a hick-up -- and what a joy that is!. The scanner is fast, operates with very easy to use intuitive software and it produces excellent text and photo scans. Epson also includes OCR software with the unit.
Yes, you can buy a better printer... there certainly are printers that print faster and print photos better (I have a $1,000 photo printer that I use for the "serious" stuff) but this one works fine for the everyday tasks. And there are better scanners, this one won't do negatives or slides, for example, but for most everyday scanning tasks it's absolutely fine. And as far as fax and copy machines go, the fax and copies are first rate and better than every other "home office" machine I've tried.
All in all, Epson has a winner with the Workforce 500. I really only needed a new fax machine, but the price on this unit was so low I thought I might as well try it and at least I'd have a backup printer if I needed one. Despite my preconceived notions, besides being a great fax machine, it turned out to be a very good printer, scanner and copier. I guess you learn something everyday. Setup was quick and the startup guide takes you step-by-step through the process with easy to follow pictures and text. I had the unit up and running within 15 minutes on a computer using Vista Home Premium.
I'm delighted with my purchase and I use it frequently for my everyday printer and scanner needs. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

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Match the speed you move at with the fast and efficient Epson WorkForce 500 all-in-one printer, your personal business and photo center. This amazing all-in-one quickly delivers prints and copies, plus laser quality text, allowing you to create stunning proposals and impressive brochures, in house and on demand. The WorkForce 500 is ready to handle whatever comes its way, whether you need to scan a proposal into editable text, fax a presentation, or enlarge that family photo. And, it uses up to three times less energy than a laser printer. The right features, the right price, and truly remarkable results — that is the WorkForce 500.

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Epson Stylus CX7400 All-in-One Printer (C11C689201) Review

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(More customer reviews)Here's the deal... EPSON tricks you. Does it print well? Yes, but you can't print a B&W page without having color working. And worse yet, it uses teeny bits of color each time you print B&W so that you can't just NOT use color. I am a PhD student. I discovered this in the middle of printing an assignment. I scrambled to the lab at the university. Later I found out the whole thing STOPS and cannot be forced if you don't have ALL your ink loaded. So Cost of ink: Black: $16, colors, $13 each, times 4= $68; New canon printer at Wal Mart--which ALLOWS you to force B&W printing and has all the same functions of my EPSON rip off: $54.88.
Peace of mind: Priceless

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The Epson Stylus CX7400 Color All-in-One printer prints up to 28 pages per minute of black and color text with its advanced DX3 print head technology, and just as easily transitions into a high-quality photo printer that can print vibrant color images straight from your memory card or camera. The Stylus CX7400 also includes Auto Photo Correction capabilities that reduce photo red eye, while vibrant color copies can be made with just one touch. Preserving family photos and electronic documents is made easier with the printer's high-resolution scanning techniques, while each printed document or photograph from the Stylus CX7400 will resist fading up to six times longer than those from other printers.
The streamlined design of the 17.7 by 18.7 by 10.6 inch Stylus CX7400 makes this 20 pound machine incredibly versatile and easy to use. One standard ink set is used for printing both documents and photos, eliminating the need for special ink cartridges, while documents and images print out smudge free and fade and water resistant. And when ink runs low, replace only the colors you need with individual DURABrite Ultra Ink cartridges. In addition, this useful printer comes with a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty.
What's in the Box Stylus CX7400 ink jet all-in-one, 69 black ink cartridge (T069120), 69 cyan ink cartridge (T069220), 69 magenta ink cartridge (T069320), 69 yellow ink cartridge (T069420), documentation, CD-ROM (drivers and software), and power cable.

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Umax Astra 3450 Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)If you are looking for great quality transparency scans using this sleek flatbed, you will be hugely disappointed. All the scans that I did for my slides were lacking in contrast, and lost significant amount of colour depth. More over, because of the lack of high optical resolution (I scanned at 1200 - the max optical resolution offerred by this scanner) the images even look slightly unfocussed !
The preview and scan times are also too long. An average preview takes 3 minutes per slide (forget the 7 secs preview promised on the brochure - I never realised seven second even while scanning a colour photo at 300 res), and an average scan between 6-9 minutes.
Scanned colour photo images came out slightly better - but the cost - equivalent images can also be had out of scanners about half the cost of this one !
The scanner is well packaged with all the software I needed, the hardware did not give me any trouble while installing, the scanning software (vistascan) works well without crashing my PC.
My reco - look for a better product. And if you really want good transparency scans - I guess it is better to go in for a dedicated transparency scanner

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The Umax Astra 3450 scanner offers 42-bit internal color density, 14 bitsper channel, andresolutions from 600 x 1,200 dpi to a maximuminterpolated 9,600 x 9,600 dpi. Single-button operation expedites scanning,copying, optical character recognition, and e-mailing of images. Engineered for Mac and PCs, the UmaxAstra 3450 is designed to appeal to Web designers and graphics artists.
The Astra 3450 has a built-in transparency cover, enabling you to scanslides and transparencies up to 4 by 5 inches in size. The 3450provides image scalability to scan and enlarge slides and other media, andit also has a batch scanning function. The Intelligent Image Process Engine(IIPE) evaluates the correct scanner settings for many types of images,providing fast, untroubled scanning at high speeds.Allit takes to produce an 8.50-by-11-inch color image at 300 dpi is 24 seconds, withscaling from 1 to 1,000 percent in 5 percent increments. IIPE also auto-crops image areasand can correct the orientation if the source image is off center.
With 3450's hot swappability, you can connect or disconnect the scannerwithout restarting the system. The compact and lightweight unit includesAdobe Photoshop LE, OmniPage LE OCR, and Presto! PageManager software forenhancing, modifying, and organizing your images. Umax backs the Astra 3450with a year of technical support and extended support hours.

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Tamarack Technologies 2400 FS Film Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought mine from Amazon for about three weeks ago for justunder $200. Considering that ProLab here in Seattle charges $3 perpicture scanned, it seemed like a good deal in the long run.
Myexperience with it so far: the scanner does a great job with photostaken in bright, even sunlight but has a tougher time withhigh-contrast pics -- especially those with big patches of black. Trueblack on a color slide often comes out filled with rainbow splotcheson the scan. (I haven't scanned any color negatives yet.)
On theupside, the scanner comes with Adobe PhotoDeluxe, which is a choppedversion of Photoshop. It's pretty good for fixing defects like theabove. A guy I talked to at Prolab said even the high-end scanner theyuse doesn't render slides/negs perfectly, and that you still need somesort of photo software. So the Tamarack's shortcomings may be commonto all analog-to-digital transfers. PROS:
* Scanner pays for itselfonce you get beyond 60 photos
* Small footprint; about the size of abrick
* Good choice for pics that will end up on the Web
* UsefulAdobe software
CONS:
* Doesn't handle true blacks well
*Documentation is atrocious, very badly translated from Chinese END

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The ArtiScan 2400FS color film scanner is a compact, easy-to-use film and slide scanning solution. With 36-bit color depth and 2,400 x 4,800 dpi optical resolution, the scanner provides high-quality images and simple operation, making it perfect for business professionals. Plus, it's compact, measuring only 8 by 4.4 by 4.6 inches.
The 2400FS features parallel input and pass-through connections; however, it also comes with a USB adapter cable to make the unit operate as a USB device. Installation involves inserting the DocuMan CD-ROM, connecting the cable to the PC and scanner, and stepping through the Add New Hardware wizard. This process places a scanner icon on to your desktop, which you can use to start the driver software. It's important to note the USB interface will not work with Windows NT 4.0. The 2400FS is also TWAIN compliant, so it's an ideal companion for your TWAIN-compatible applications.
Cartridges are included to hold six-frame 35mm negative strips or four slides. These cartridges slide directly into the front of the scanner where a motor feeds them through to the rear. Simple LEDs for power, ready status, and busy status provide basic status information about scanner operation.
Tamarack Technologies' DocuMan 2.07 serves as the anchor of the software bundle. It provides a desktop-style interface--similar to Visioneer's PaperPort--that organizes scanned images and includes functions to scan directly to a printer, fax, or e-mail. Also included is the company's DocuPal 1.0 software for image handling and constructing complex, professional looking documents. Adobe PhotoDeluxe is also included for user-friendly image editing.

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Visioneer One Touch 5600 Purple USB/Parallel Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)I just ordered this scanner a few days ago and it arrived very quickly, it was so simple to install a 5 year old could do it, just put in the software, push install, and plug 1 cord into the back of your comp and the other into a wall socket and you are ready to go. The software that came with it is great, and it scans under 10 seconds on 200 dpi, It has the most beautiful quality scans i have ever seen in both grayscale, and color. It's just amazing! I love the preview feature! it has a real-time preview feature where you can change, contrast, lighting, etc and see it happen while you are doing it, so you know exactly what it looks like when you scan it. I encourage everyone who needs a scanner or just wants one to get this one! it's the best!

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The Visioneer OneTouch 5600 is a USB/parallel color flatbed scanner that is ideal for home or small-office use. First-time scanner users will be happy to know that the 5600 features preconfigured buttons for the most commonly used tasks such as scan, copy, and e-mail. More advanced users can easily customize settings by holding down any button for more than one second, which will bring up the scan setting interface.
The 5600 offers an optical resolution of 600 x 1,200 dpi and true 42-bit color. It comes with ScanSoft's PaperPort Deluxe 7.0, TextBridge Pro 8.0, and MGI PhotoSuite III SE, which combine to allow for easy editing and retouching. You can also store documents and photographs with the 5600. This scanner requires Windows 98, 98 SE, Me, or 2000 Professional.
The Visioneer OneTouch is available in a choice of three stylish colors: purple, smoke, and blue. It weighs 5.95 pounds and comes backed by a one-year standard warranty.

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Epson Artisan 700 Photo All-in-One Printer (Black) (C11CA30201) Review

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(More customer reviews)I like the printer, and I would recommend it. My only real complaint is the total cost of ownership is high. Order a set of ink at $60 when you order the printer, because within a couple weeks of starting it up, you'll need to replace them.
Pros:
1. Instructions were great for wireless install.
2. Prints quality is good.
3. Machine looks great.
4. The printer has never failed to print.
Cons:
1. 6 individual ink cartridges at $10 each, or $15 each for high capacity.
2. The printer's initial startup uses about 1/2 of the ink that ships with the printer. This is explained in the manual.
3. There is no information on the difference between the high capacity ink cartridges and the standard.
4. I don't think you'll find aftermarket Epson ink like you can with some brands.
5. Sometimes the printing takes a couple minutes to get started.
6. I get a lot of error messages, mostly "The printer has detected some print head nozzles are clogged. To help with the nozzle recovery please wait 6 hours. Then try printing again." Helpdesk's suggestion was that I go into the menu and turn off the print nozzle check. That is an odd solution, but the printer continues to print fine.
7. With the number of print errors I get, and the time it takes to start printing (sometimes), I've never felt totally comfortable with the printer. But helpdesk was responsive, and I've got the box if I need to send it back to Epson.


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Epson Stylus CX3810 All In One Review

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(More customer reviews)Excellent value. Prints, copies, flatbed scans as expected. Uniquely prints photos that are smug and water resistant. No other multi-function manufacturer offers that.
Well engineered. Smooth and easy setup. Photos are excellent for a multi-function, nearly as good as my Epson Picturemate.
I thought about buying the more expensive Epson CX5800F because it offers fax. I seldom use fax so instead I'll just scan in the document, then either email or use internet fax.
My only knock is that this is marketed under the overloaded term "All in one" so I guess that makes the CX5800F an "All-er in one". It would be so much clearer if the industry adopted acronyms like PSC or PSCF to clearly distinguish major functions at a glance.

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Epson Stylus CX4200 Inkjet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)Below is the message which my boyfriend sent to their customer support. I am certain you can figure out the problem.
I am incredibly offended by your ink policy regarding the Epson Stylus CX4200. In particular, I want to print a black and white text document, but am unable to do so without replacing my color cartridges. Not only that, but when I try to print, your Epson Status Monitor 3 pops up and reminds me that I don't have color ink, and wouldn't I like to buy some? When I visit your FAQ, and try to figure out how to explain to my printer that it doesn't need color ink in order to print my black and white document, the FAQ tells me that yes, I do. And wouldn't I like to buy some ink?
No. I do not want to buy more color ink. I want to print my document. You do _not_ need color ink for this purpose.
I find it overwhelmingly insulting to imagine a meeting where this policy was arrived at. Clearly someone must have suggested letting the printer print black and white documents without color cartridges, and the response must have been "instead, we could really rip our customers off!" Why any company would be willing to anger their customers so much is beyond me. I cannot imagine myself buying Epson products in the future. I am certainly _not_ going to buy color ink cartridges just so I can print my black and white documents. I'm simply going to sit here and reflect at how incredibly stupid and insulting your current policy is.

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Epson Stylus Photo RX680 Photo All-in-One Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)Boy after reading the last few posts, I was worried when I bought one for my wife the "PhotoNut" However, the package arrived in perfect condition, I bought direct from Epson. All the pieces were in the box properly packed, we installed the software, simple, loaded the cartridges as indicated by the instructions, plugged into the USB port, printer was found right away. We tried the copy and enhance the color option first, WOW!!! I had a 15 year old collage group shot that hung on a wall and faded, the redo brought it back to life. Its not perfect, but WOW anyway
I love this printer. My wife spent hours last night playing with it and handed me a stack of really great looking prints this morning I was impressed! We currently have a HP Photosmart 1000 and a Epson Picture Mate Both still work fine, but the 680 takes the prize!!!
For those of you that have had problems, I don't know what to say, for anybody reading this, I really like it, so does my wife.
Good Luck to all
Pat S.

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Constructed with two adjustable paper trays and automatic dual-side printing capabilities, the Epson Stylus Photo RX680 All-in-One printer makes professional-grade photo printing easier than ever. Use the 2.5-inch tilt LCD to view, select, crop, enlarge, and rotate images before you print PC-free by using the printer's memory card slots. The Stylus Photo RX680 prints standard 4 by 6 inch photos in 11 seconds with a maximum resolution of 5760 by 1440 dpi, it prints documents at up to 40 pages per minute, and it includes double-sided print and copy capabilities. Two adjustable paper trays hold up to 270 sheets of paper, and the Auto Photo Correction feature, including advanced face detection, corrects overexposed shots and ensures that your images come out red-eye free and beautifully toned.
Each photo produced by the Stylus Photo RX680 will be smudge, scratch, fade, and water resistant. This sophisticated photo printer also restores old and faded color photos, and easily converts scanned documents to PDF files for emailing or archiving. Print images and text onto inkjet printable CDs and DVDs for a professional look with a personal touch, or create your own photo holiday greeting cards--the possibilities are limitless. This printer also comes backed by a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty.
What's in the Box RX680 photo all-in-one, CD/DVD tray and software, power cord, documentation, CD-ROM (printer drivers and software), 78 black ink cartridge (T078120), 78 cyan ink cartridge (T078220), 78 magenta ink cartridge (T078320), 78 yellow ink cartridge (T078420), 78 light cyan ink cartridge (T078520), and 78 light magenta ink cartridge (T078620).

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Epson Ultra High Definition R260 Photo Inkjet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)After using another Epson inkjet for five years with excellent results (Model 785EPX) I bought the R260 about 3 months ago so I could print CDs and take advantage of the five individual color cartridges instead of a single 5-color cartridge.
My idea was that now I could replace only the individual color cartridges as they were used up rather than replace the whole 5-color cartridge when only one color was used up. Since the combined size of the five individual color cartridges on the R260 is much larger than the single 5-color cartridge, I expected much longer cartridge life, less waste, and lower ink costs with the R260.
Was I wrong! I was completely blown away by how quickly the ink levels drop in the R260 color cartridges. While you're printing, you can see the levels drop significantly after each print. After 25 prints, some of the color cartridges needed replacement!
So, instead of getting 50-60 prints out of the single smaller 5-color cartridge, I am getting half as many prints out of the larger single color R260 cartridges.
Since the amount of ink used for each print is about the same as my old printer, the only answer is that Epson is putting a tiny amount of ink in each R260 cartridge.
What makes it worse is that Epson charges you $15 for each cartridge at their on-line store. The high-capacity cartridges with 50% more ink are $20 each (33% more), but that only helps a little.
I am considering throwing the R260 away and staying with my older Epson. When that dies, I will definitely switch brands unless Epson comes back down to planet Earth on ink capacity/cost issues.


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Epson stylus r260 8x10 photo printer.

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