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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Lexmark X1240 Color All-in-One Inkjet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)My X1240 arrived in a week from Amazon. It included a USB cable and both the economy black and color ink cartridges. Using the included Software disc - it didn't work with my Windows Vista Laptop. So off to the Lexmark web site for the Vista Drivers. The upgrade drivers work fine. Full operation on printing, copying, and scanning. Even has a voice prompt announcing start and stop printing actions. The all in one center icon is a joy to use. Very easy to command the printer from the laptop. Print quality is adequate but not on par with the multi-tank printers. But perfectly adequate for quick printouts. I got tired of transferring documents to a memory stick or E-Mailing to my upstairs printer, the X1240 is a nice inexpensive add on to my laptop. Ink is expensive $60 for the twin pack (bought printer for $48 with free shipping)

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An ideal solution for business travelers or those setting up a home office, the Lexmark X1240 boasts economical and robust print, scan, and copy capabilities. Users printing out black and white documents will enjoy speeds up to 17 pages per minute (via the printer's speedy USB 2.0 connection), while full color 4,800 x 1,200 dpi resolution documents will print at a rate of nine pages per minute. When it's time to scan important documents, PDFs, and photographs, users will enjoy rich, full color capture at 4,800 x 4,800 dpi resolution (48-bit). Scanned documents can be reduced by up to 25-percent and enlarged up to 400-percent larger than original size. Compatible with Windows 98SE and later operating systems, the printer supports the following paper sizes: 8.5 x 11, 8.5 x 14, 4 x 8, 4 x 6, 3.5 x 5, and 5 x 7 inches. Measuring 17.5 x 12.1 x 6.6 inches, this printer weighs only 11.9 pounds.
What's in the Box All-in-one device, ink cartridge, and operating instructions.

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Canon BJC-50 Color Bubble Jet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this printer after a very bad experience when I traveled away from home and needed to print out a simple document. So I had my laptop and I saw those ads about a business that offers to be your office away from home. Well, I could not get the document printed out. So I did my research and purchased the BJC-50 since it was the smallest portable printer available at the time (the two Canons and a HP version). My BJC-50 is about seven years old and still works. It worked well with my laptop and Windows 98 and now with my laptops using Windows XP.
PROS:
The BJC-50 is the smallest available travel printer for printing documents and prints at a relatively acceptable speed.
The BJC-50 printer includes a LiON battery which makes for truly portable printing. I'm amazed how long a charge lasts and the battery pack is inside a battery compartment in the printer (not externally like the HP Deskjet 460 series). Well, the LiON battery is piggy back attached to the HP 460. I'm guessing that HP recommends removing the battery before traveling. You don't need to do that with the BJC-50. Just remember to slide the power lock switch on the right side of the BJC-50 to prevent the printer from accidentally turning on when traveling.
CONS:
The REALLY BAD part of this printer is that the ink cartridges, once opened, do not last very long. The color cartridges dry out faster than the black cartridges. And the ink cartridges do not provide feedback to indicate the amount of ink remaining in each cartridge.
The printer is relatively loud when it is printing.
You need to be careful when feeding the paper otherwise the printer ejects the paper.
I cannot get the IS-12 Scanner Cartridge in the BJC-50 printer to communicate with the IS application under Windows XP even though Canon's web site and the Readme file says it is supported (there is a configuration issue somewhere). This is more effort than its worth for now.
SUMMARY: This is one temperamental printer. While it provides convenient printing on the go, I think it takes more effort than it should just to get something printed.
I'm purchasing a HP Deskjet 460WF. I'll let you know how I like it soon.

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The Canon BJC-50 is a lightweight, portable printer with print quality equal to their inkjet printers. The BJC-50 offers two convenient features, especially for portable printing. For taking your computing on the road, the BJC-50 comes with a battery. It also has a wireless IrDA interface for cable-free printing. The Canon BJC-50 comes with TrueType fonts, and resident bitmap fonts. It's capable of printing envelopes and transparencies, and with the optional auto sheet feeder, it has desktop printing capacity. As with other Canon products, the BJC-50 has an optional Color Image Scanner Cartridge that quickly converts the printer into a desktop scanner. Simply insert the cartridge into its slot and the BJC-50 becomes a sheetfeed scanner in just minutes.

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Lexmark Wireless X6570 All-In-One Dual Cartridge Inkjet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)This printer is NOT ideal for the person who wants a cheap and "economical" solution with all the features mentioned.I must admit, at the price range, I fell victim and tried this product, since I liked the built in wireless feature. What they do not tell you is that you MUST first hardwire your system to the printer FIRST to "import wireless" settings and then you can use it wirelessly. Well, to me, no biggie, right? Now, I had to tell my router to give it a permanent IP address because the printer kept changing up, and when you have 3 wireless notebooks, its aggravating since your computers dont know what is the current address to print to.
I've only printed a total of 21 pages, and wow! I AM AT 80% black ink left [all pages were incoming faxes]. This the not very impressive page yield, and the box mentions an average of 220 pgs avg yield of black pages. Wow. . . not so!
Not only that, this printer stays in my bedroom next to my desktop, and the printer makes random noises in the middle of the night, freaking me out. This printer had to go. Not to mention, the fax machine has to scan ALL the pages FIRST in the feeder and THEN when done scanning, then it begins transmission!
Did I also mention that the printer will randomly disconnect your phone calls because it wants to "detect a potential fax" even if "auto answer" is NOT enabled?
Also, the printer programs it's ink cartridges to STOP spraying after so many "drops" which means that even when it stops spraying, you may have residual ink that could have been used but the box even says this on the labeling!
This printer was most definitely a huge disappointment. The only GREAT feature was the automatic 2 sided printing feature. That was IT. Other than that, Lexmark. I am sorry. . . I am going back to HP. The REAL friend in my house!

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Epson Stylus NX415 All-in-One Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)I had abandoned Epson years ago and switched to Lexmark printers because of the great "deals" that could be had. I decided to give up on Lexmark because of all the problems I've encountered with their printers. You get what you pay for I suppose. I figured I'd give Epson a chance before going elsewhere and I'm glad I did!
Initially I was looking at the NX515 because of the Wifi capabilities, but decided the price bump wasn't worth it. I paid somewhere around $60.00 for this machine, and I feel it was worth every penny.
The first thing I noticed, which I couldn't find in other AIO printers in the same price range, is separate ink cartridges for each color. The printer takes 4 cartridges, one each for CMKY. Each replacement cartridge costs about $13. While not the cheapest, you still save money in the long run because you don't have to replace all 3 colors at once as you do with a single multi-color cartridge.
The scanner is AMAZING to say the least. You can scan up to 4800 DPI which is more than enough for most people. At the highest scan resolution you can see each individual fiber on a sheet of paper! Excellent for making high resolution photos out of regular 4x6 film photos. Print quality is very nice. Faster than most AIO's out there. Photo printing is nice with no graininess or streaks. Edges are crisp and well defined, saturation and color matching is good.
Navigational buttons are simple and easy to use. Menus are user friendly. The small LCD screen is a big help ( it adjusts to give a better viewing angle) and turns off after a few minutes of disuse to save energy. Memory card reader is simple to use once you figure out which way they're supposed to go in. You can crop, rotate, and print photos right from the printer and it's surprisingly easy.
My only complaint is that it only comes in black! In all it's a cheap printer with some wonderful features that's a perfect companion to any computer.

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Get fast speeds and perfect photos, PC-free, with the Epson Stylus NX415 - the easy-to-use all-in-one. The NX415 features a large LCD screen (2.5-inch), plus built-in memory card slots and PictBridgeTM compatibility for printing stacks of borderless photos up to 8.5" x 11" without even turning on your computer. This full-featured all-in-one does more than produce great photos. It's ideal for all your everyday projects, and offers print speeds faster than competitively priced models. Get black and color text documents at maximum print speeds of 34 ppm black/color†. Quickly scan and archive important documents and photos and save them as JPEGs or PDFs with the easy-to-use software included. Or, reduce and enlarge vivid, color copies 25 to 400 percent. Even make quick copies in color or black-and-white with one touch. With instant-dry DURABrite Ultra Ink, prints are ready to handle immediately after printing. In fact, they're smudge, fade and water resistant - and even highlighter friendly!

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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 Stylus NX400 All-in-One Printer (C11CA20201) Review

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(More customer reviews)I am SO SO SO unhappy for buying this printer. If I continued to use it, it would cost me over $1 per page in ink supplies - why? Because I print very few pages, and this printer consumes ink without printing.
Apparently, every time it is turned on, or every time the computer is turned on or every time it is connected to a computer, it is programmed to "use" ink, or at least make you/the computer think it has used ink.
I have printed less than 20 pages TOTAL in approx 2 months, and all but 5 of them with the "Use Black Ink Only" option in properties, yet, all 3 color cartridges are down to 1 notch before totally empty, and the black level is 2 notches above empty. A set of black and color ink cartridges is about $40 - you do the math - less than 40 pages printed = $40 in ink?
Searching the Internet, I learn that Epson (as well as some other ink jet makers) intentionally do this - this should be illegal. Someone needs to sue these unethical greedy Sob's.


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Epson stylus nx400 all-in-one w/lcd.

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Epson NX300 All-In-One Printer Print/Copy/Scan/Fax (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had this a couple months. It prints fine but I am not thrilled about the ink system. There's a black and then 3 individual colors and if even one color is out, you can't print anything. When black was out, it wouldn't even let me print text in color. DO NOT try to buy compatible ink replacements because they won't work. That is a pain. I talked to Cartridge World about refills and they said once the low ink signal comes up, it's too late to refill because it triggers an electronic thing that they can't fix and the printer won't recognize it. So Epson really has you pinned on the buying their name brand ink. Best deal is at Best Buy - black single is $15.59 and colors are $11.49 each. That beats online prices. But I sure go through it...I print a lot of letters with photos and stuff like that.

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Epson Stylus CX4600 Photo Printer, Copier, Scanner Review

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(More customer reviews)August 28, 2004 - I just finished installing this machine for my parents, who are running OS X 10.3.4 (Panther) on an aging iMac G3/400 DV. The entire process was simple and uneventful. My surprise came afterwards when I started playing with the CX4600. It's a very solid little All-In-One (AIO)!
After reading reviews of older Epson, HP and Canon AIO's, I was worried about several things. So far, the print quality is very good, on par with my own C84. In fact, the CX4600 uses the same 4 separate CMYK ink cartridges as the C84, which means you won't have any trouble finding them at stores. The paper transport is a little loud, but not too bad. Printing is very quick once it gets going, with a quiet side to side undulation.
The scan quality is excellent for most uses and you can freely choose your resolution. Hint: the installer will put Epson Smart Panel on your desktop, but I prefer Epson Scan which is also installed in your Applications folder. This is the same control panel you might have seen before in the Epson Twain driver. You can choose Full Auto mode, where it will magically figure out what you are scanning and adjust settings to match (even finding and scanning multiple photos into individual files), or Professional mode, where you choose everything. To be honest, I use the middle "Home" setting on my own system, since it offers that very cool auto-magic assist with the ability to override when necessary.
Using the Copy function is.. fun. I can't explain why, but it's nice to *not* configure, adjust, crop, fit, or launch anything. Just hit the Color or B&W Copy button and it goes to work immediately. I must be easily entertained. Again, the quality is excellent. Professional designers will likely own a scanner and photo printer, but they (I) might consider owning one of these for convenience too.
Memory Card slots are the bonus which puts the CX4600 over the top. I think I spent the most time looking up info on these, to see if they could be used with iPhoto in OS X. The web site doesn't say. The owner's manual doesn't say. But the answer is YES! Along with everything else, the installer drops CardMonitor and PhotoStarter onto your drive. The latter can be set up to launch iPhoto when you plug your camera's card into the CX4600. The 12 test photos I took imported perfectly afterwards (set PhotoStarter so that it does not auto-download the photos; let iPhoto handle it). The manual does mention this functionality for Windows, so I'm sure it works just as well.
Minor annoyances: The CX4600 can only be connected via USB, so there is no longer any excuse to make customers "choose" their own cable. It should be in the box. And the installer warns that it will take a long time. They're not kidding. But it's only because it runs several individual installers, which all require your admin password and often spend a very long time searching your drive for some reason. It would be less painful if you could do this in one pass and walk away while it works. However, that's all history. Once set up, it is a thing of beauty.
Don't be turned off by the photos of the CX4600. In person, it actually looks very classy. The top portion is covered in a metallic paint, making it appear less like a recycling bin and more like a stylish computer peripheral. It's also smaller and heavier than it appears. The software is fairly seamless and lets you dig deep if you know where to look. That's about as good as it can get. If you've been looking for an All-In-One, this new Epson is a great choice.
UPDATE
It is now November 2005. About one month ago, it was time for the 3rd round of cartridges in the CX4600. Not bad for one year of light printing. My parents hadn't reported any major problems beyond one color clogging every so often. I was not pleased how much the ink level dropped when doing a single head cleaning, but I've used Epson printers for years and I wasn't surprised either.
However, all is not well. If I hadn't been there and seen it myself I wouldn't believe this. Yellow was running low first, so we replaced that cartridge. Levels check showed a fresh, full yellow tank. But when we printed a test page, there was no yellow at all. So we started a cleaning cycle. This emptied the magenta tank, so we replaced that one. The resulting test page now had no yellow or magenta. The same occurred with cyan and black, so I thought maybe we had received some bad (or old) Epson cartridges from Amazon. The little PC board connectors did look slightly different, but the product numbers were the same. I could hear ink sloshing inside and everything else checked out. In fact, after cleaning, Epson's own software showed ink levels dropping. So there was communication happening.
We went out the next day and bought more new ink, again only true Epson brand. Same result. One day, the CX4600 was printing fine. As each new color ink was installed, it simply stopped working. The scanner and card reader still work. Epson's advice? 'Clean the print heads.'
We ended up getting a good deal on a replacement CX4600, since we had all this ink, the original was out of warranty, and it would likely cost more just to ship it somewhere to be 'looked at.' The new one works perfectly with the very same ink cartridges. I believe Epson changed the electronics in these ink cartridges at some point, which broke compatibility with first generation CX4600 units. I don't know if this was intentional or accidental, but I know this one was registered with Epson and we were not notified.
The CX4600 was a nice little AIO when it worked. It's too bad Epson has fallen so far into the disposable product model, that they feel no responsibility towards their customers.

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The Epson Stylus CX4600 provides premium performance for more versatile home or business use. This hard-working combination scanner & photo printer offers remarkable photo-quality printing from memory cards -- no direct PC connection is required. It also offersfull-featured scanning and convenient color copying.True frame-ready BorderFree printing of 4 x 6, 8 x 10 and letter-sized photos Powerful Epson Smart Panel software offers more flexibility, for whatever you want to do -scan, fax, email and moreColor flatbed scanner with optical resolution of 600dpi; 48-bit color depth; TWAIN compatibleIndividual ink cartridge for more convenient changingUSB 2.0 compatibleWorks with Mac and PCBuilt-in card slots -CompactFlash Type I & II, Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO, SmartMedia, Secure Digital(SD) Card, Mini SD(with adapter), MicroDrive and MultiMediaCard

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Epson Stylus Photo RX595 All-in-One Printer (C11C693201) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my third printer from this line, and the reason I had to buy it says a lot about what you should expect: the other two up and died after two years for one and nine months for the other.
A quick history: Look for my detailed reviews of the Epson Stylus R200 Photo Printer and the Epson Stylus Photo 260 Inkjet Printer to see some basics about this line. I've owned a couple of other Epson printers prior to buying these for DVD printing -- the ONLY reason to buy one.
Like its predecessors, the RX595 gives very good results on photographs, disappointing results on documents, and exceptional results on discs. The scanner works well, but it's nothing spectacular.
Other than the scanner and ability to handle memory cards, this unit is almost identical to the R260. Because an interface was necessary to print photos from memory cards, there is a little window and a couple of buttons not found on the simpler printers. These are welcome, especially the more sophisticated and less annoying low ink indicator (which tells right in the window which colors are about to run out).
The printer cannot handle SmartMedia, which is a disappointment, but it does have the ability to plug in a generic USB card reader which does serve as a kludgy work-around.
Like the other printers in this line, there are several distinct drawbacks to this model:
1. Ink is expensive and cartridges drain fast. There are new high-capacity cartridges available, but I have found them to last only slightly longer than the standard kind. I haven't measured it, but my gut tells me it's probably not worth the extra money.
2. Ink handling remains crude. For example, you cannot clean the nozzles if even one color is running low. You still cannot print at all if even one color is empty. Colored inks are drained even when you print only in black. Powering on requires a lot of ink. It's better to leave the power on all the time and let it go into sleep mode.
3. The printer is remarkably noisy. It's mostly hollow, and that acts like a big drum, amplifying every little movement inside.
4. Flipping the disc feeder down causes some sort of reset inside the printer which takes 10 seconds or so to clear, during which time you better not try to insert the disc tray or it will get sucked in (and not in a good way)...
5. The software has all of the same quirks of previous models, including seemingly random reset cycles which can run from one to five minutes. This is most annoying. To get the least annoying experience, turn off the print monitor software which is included (and installs automatically). You lose the ability to see ink status, but you also rid yourself of the annoying status window which jumps in front of everything and sits there until the printing is complete.
The only reason I have this is to print on discs. And it does that remarkably well. Unfortunately, the included software is a rather crude tool, and hasn't been upgraded at all for almost three years. This is inexcusable. Still, it works just well enough if you can live with its quirks.
This printer is just OK. Even with all its drawbacks, it's still the best solution around for printing on discs, but for everything else you can do better.
UPDATE 10/20/09
10 months later and this printer is still functioning quite well.
I've discovered one other major drawback which I neglected to mention above. This printer MUST be used regularly (every day is best, at least once a week is the bare minimum) or the nozzles will dry out and be hopelessly clogged. The nozzle cleaning utility will restore partial operation, but it takes quite a few printed pages to get all the nozzles working again.
If you go more than a week between printing (on any type of media), you will be disappointed and frustrated by this printer.

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Set your creativity on the loose with the Epson Stylus Photo RX595 Photo All-in-One printer. Perfect as a personal photo lab or a useful business tool, the Photo RX595 can print text documents at 38 pages per minute and print standard 4 by 6 inch photos in 11 seconds. This efficient photo printer produces a maximum resolution of 5760 by 1440 dpi for crystal-clear photographs printed with smudge, scratch, fade, and water resistant Claria Hi-Definition ink. Your photos will be preserved for up to 200 years in family albums for future generations to enjoy, and the Photo RX595's Auto Photo Correction with advanced face detection corrects overexposed shots and ensures that your images come out red-eye free and beautifully toned.Crop, enlarge, and select images easily with this printer, restore old or faded color photos, and print PC-free using the 2.5-inch color LCD and multipurpose card slot compatible with memory cards, USB flash drives, and digital cameras. In addition, you'll have the freedom and flexibility to archive photos and documents by using the built-in scan-to-PDF feature, transfer files from memory card to computer, and even print images directly onto inkjet printable CDs and DVDs for a professional look with a personal touch. This printer also comes backed by a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty.
What's in the Box RX595 photo all-in-one, 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), 78 light magenta ink cartridge (T078620), CD/DVD tray and software, power cord, documentation, and CD-ROM (printer drivers and software).

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Canon PIXMA MP160 All-In-One Photo Printer (Gray) Review

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(More customer reviews)I was reasonably happy with my 5-month old printer until I discovered how Canon's ink management works. These comments are not necessarily specific to the MP-160 and some are probably relevant to any printer using Canon's new chipped cartridges. I learned a lot from a Canon MP-150 (v. similar to the 160) service manual obtained from the net.
Here are my beefs:
--the driver provides only 4 warning levels: 70%, 40%, "low," (whatever that means) and out. After "low" comes on, I've been able to continue printing for a long time, but I'm afraid to start an important job because I don't know how much ink is really there. And I now realize I replaced my first color cartridge prematurely - when the "low" light came on - not realizing I could probably go for quite a lot longer without replacing the cartridge. FWIW, I got into the service readout. I'm still on my 1st standard black cartridge (low warning light is on) after having printed 368 pages since I got the printer (the vast majority in black economy mode). Canon estimates 355 pages/black tank in standard mode. I'm on my 2nd standard color cartridge (low warning light is on; having replaced the 1st prematurely). Canon estimates 308 standard sheets/color tank and 120 4x6's. I've printed 9 photos.
--If I understand the MP-150 service manual, a standard black cartridge contains 43 gm of ink. The printer periodically cleans itself and uses 0.1 gm of ink when it does. My service readout says that my printer has cleaned itself 10-13 times and if the MP 160 uses the same amount of ink to clean itself, that means that 3% of my ink has gone to cleaning. This system of ink management would also explain why my color ink level suddenly went from 40% to "low" even when I hadn't recently been printing in color. I was probably near "low," the printer cleaned itself and since there are only 4 warning levels, the ink level appeared to drop suddenly for no reason.
--Canon has made it difficult to refill their cartridges or use 3rd party cartridges because the ink monitoring system is disabled unless you're using a new Canon cartridge. So if you use a refilled or 3rd party cartridge, you won't know how much ink you have left.
Very telling: the MP-150's product life, per the service manual, is 6000 pages (about half in black, half in color) or 3 years of use, whichever comes first. That is, Canon **expects the MP-150 to fail in 3 years or less**. This doesn't bode well for my MP-160.
I did not spend much on the printer. In fact, I'll pay more for a couple sets of ink cartridges than I paid for the printer. It seems to me that by building low-end printers with very limited product life and by making it hard to use generic inks, Canon is encouraging us to fill landfills with their printers.

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The Canon PIXMA MP160 All-In-One Photo Printer lets you print, copy and scan photos and documents quickly and easily. Whether working from the home office, helping a child with his/her school project or simply printing out pictures from a family trip, Canon provides solutions that satisfies consumers' preferences in look, feel, design and functionality.With a sleek, slanted design featuring rounded corners and a space-saving low profile, the stylish MP160 livens up any home or small business office. As more and more consumers begin to familiarize themselves with the benefits of a multi-function unit for the home, the demands go beyond just having the best technology. Ease of use and reliability have come to the forefront. The MP160 is designed to be extremely user friendly while delivering optimum results time and time again.Fast, Reliable Home Printing The MP160 is a system that lets you get more done, right at home. It allows you to print beautiful, long-lasting photos, along with copies that are truer to your originals' images and text. The unique Z-Lid lets you produce clear, complete scans even of thick originals like personal notebooks. You can even print photos directly from a PictBridge compatible camera or DV camcorder -- no computer required! With home-office AIO printers becoming everyday household items and digital photography's popularity increasing by leaps and bounds, Canon has created a new generation of multi-function printers, like the MP160, that further link the photographic world to that of the home office. This multi-function unit harmonizes printing functionality and performance with imaging excellence and a sense of home decor/style, making it a great long term investment.This four-color printer, with true-pigmented black and high intensity color inks, is ideal for printing text, web pages and photos. Affordable and cost-efficient, the MP160 offers resolution as high as 4800 by 1200 color dots per inch (dpi) and the ability to copy up to 22 pages per minute (ppm) in monochrome and 17 ppm in color. Borderless photo printing is equally fast: 4 x 6 inch photos print in less than a minute. For added convenience, the MP160 also allows for printing photos without a PC, thanks to the PictBridge port.Sharp, Crisp Copying The MP160 employs advanced copy technology to help give you vivid reproductions of original images and documents. Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology improves color accuracy by independently controlling brightness, hue, and other elements to make sure that there are minimal differences between the original and the copy. In addition, with Text and Image Separation Technology, the system can actually differentiate text from an image, making black text and fine lines darker and sharp. Now when black text appears over an image, the text on the following generations of copies can be virtually as clear as the first. These technologies plus hardware improvements in scanning and printing can help make a copy almost indistinguishable from the original.Quick and Easy Scanning Thanks to the MP160's multiple capabilities, there's no need to purchase a separate scanner that will take up extra space in your office. Instead, you can rely on this compact unit to scan with a high resolution of up to 600 by 1200 dpi (optical) and 19,200 by 19,200 dpi (interpolated). With a 48-bit internal color depth and the capability to deal with documents up to 8.5 x 11.7 inches, the MP160 will give you professional results in minutes.ChromaLife100 Technology For Image Permanence The MP160 uses the Canon ChromaLife100 system, including the FINE print head technology for great photo printing. When using select genuine Canon photo papers and inks, prints can resist fading for up to 100 years when stored in an archival quality photo album. The up to 100-year-lifespan rivals that of many traditional film based photos, long considered by consumers to be the benchmark for image permanence. Prints produced on Canon Photo Paper Pro with ChromaLife100-compatible inks have an up to 10-year gas fastness when exposed to open air. In addition, ChromaLife100 prints, when created using genuine Canon photo paper like Photo Paper Pro or Photo Paper Plus Glossy, have up to 30-year light fastness when displayed under glass.FINE Engineering and the Inkjet Nozzle Launched globally by Canon in 1999, the Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) advanced print head technology is one of the keys to the impressive speed and high photo quality in Canon PIXMA photo all-in-one printers. Canon FINE uses a groundbreaking high-performance multi-nozzle print engine that ejects consistent and microscopic ink droplets. The results are high-resolution photos with detail and clarity in less time.The MP160 comes with a one-year limited warranty.What's in the Box Pixma MP160 photo all-in-one, power cord, cartridges (PG-40 black, CL-41 color), easy setup instructions, document kit (setup software and user's guide CD-ROM, registration card, and cross sell sheet).

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Kodak ESP 3250 All-in-One - Multifunction ( printer / copier / scanner ) - color - ink-jet - copying (up to): 30 ppm (mono) / 29 ppm (color) - printing (up to): 30 ppm (mono) / 29 ppm (color) - 100 sheets - Hi-Speed USB Review

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(More customer reviews)I've always purchased cheap printers and this is definitely one of the better budget printers I've used. The print quality is excellent and surprisingly fast. If you use photo paper, the quality is on par with Wal-greens for having digital photos printed.
It's also quite easy to use. It took me about 5 minutes to set it up/install all software. The scan/copy controls on top of the printer are really easy to figure out. The SD/HC, MS, MMC card slot is also a great feature. You can just pop in your camera or cell phone's memory card and print without a computer. This feature works great.
The primary reason why I bought this printer was it has some of the cheapest ink on the market. $10 for black ink and $15 for color ink!
The only con is that the scan quality is not that great. I tried scanning in photos and there are faint white lines in the photo file and it is definitely more grainy than the original photo. I would not recommend this printer if you're planning to use it primarily for the scanning photo feature. However I will say that I have never had/used a personal scanner with really good photo scanning capabilities (so this is about average).
In summary, I bought this printer at Wal-mart for $99 and I have no complaints for the price although better photo scanning would have made the printer 5-star worthy.

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Epson WorkForce 325 Color Inkjet All-in-One (C11CB08201) Review

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(More customer reviews)This printer is a replacement for a similarly-priced older HP PSC1200, which had all of the same features except for faxing and WiFi. And I can say that this printer is superior in almost every way! The next time you are considering a print cartridge change on your old all-in-one, strongly consider upgrading to this Epson printer.
PROS:
The Mac OSX support is good. The driver CD was easy to install, unlike the HP experience, which has consisted of either the safe but featureless built-in driver or the featureful but computer-destroying install CD. None of those "extra programs" were installed by default by the Epson CD.
The driver supports setting the color management mode to black and white only, and retains it when you save it as a new Printer Preset. If you've had an HP before, you'll know that this is fantastic -- I had to remove the color cartridge from my old HP because it would randomly start deciding to print my black and white PDFs using the color cartridge.
The speed is very good for a low-cost inkjet printer, particularly just black and white research-type PDFs (the majority of what I print).
Paper feeder doesn't occasionally grab two sheets at a time.
CONS:
Printing is a little bit louder than my old HP. It's no dot-matrix printer, but the paper feeder is quite noisy.
Setting up the printer to work over WiFi doesn't work from OSX, so you have to put in your SSID/WEP key at the console. Better hope it's not complicated!

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Canon PIXMA MP250 Inkjet Photo All-in-one Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)Canon makes great inkjet printers, and although the All-In-One (AIO) MP250 is so cheap considering that it comes with both the color and black color cartridges that it makes you wonder what shortcuts Canon have taken to give you the rediculously low price point, this AIO does not disappoint.
Scanning speed is impressive fast at 300dpi (max is 600 dpi), somewhere around 11 seconds for 8R color photos, and the copying function is around 5 to 10 seconds for a full page black and white. The device scans the first half of the page, prints it halfway and then scans the remaining portion of the page.
The downside to this device is that it comes with a very pathetic LED display that, when used without the manual, is a total nightmare. The maintenance feature displays up to 10 different functions using different alphabets, so unless you have them memorized, you won't know what the device is doing when you press one of the start buttons when the LED display is displaying anything other than a number. Also, the "Fit-To-Page" function seems to work only when you're copying an A4 document to 4R size. It does not seem to be able to blow up a smaller page to A4 size.
The device prints beautifully sharp photos, however, since it does not mix all four colors (it only uses CMY, rather than CMYK) to print them, the contrast of the pictures does look a bit weak. I've tested all kinds of Canon papers with this device and the output is impressively colorful and sharp.
Worth the money.


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Epson Stylus NX115 All-in-One (C11CA46212) Review

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(More customer reviews)First things first: this is a very inexpensive all in one. Don't expect it to be as good in overall build quality and features as the expensive models from Epson or competitors.
That being said, this is a fully competent copier/printer/scanner that surprised me when I saw the prints. They are excellent.
OK, not perfect. On plain paper, some colors looked a little more washed-out than with the more expensive models (in particular the HP Photosmart Premium). But the HP costs three times as much and is only slightly better in print quality. What's different? Colors are shifted a little from the original on copies, and the saturation could be a little better (though that would also use more ink).
I like the fact that Epson sells higher capacity replacement cartridges, bringing the cost per page to a reasonable amount compared with the supplied low-capacity cartridges. I also like the speed of printing and copying once it actually starts doing so. You do have to wait a while for the first copy, especially when you haven't printed in a while ... typical for inkjet printers. But once it starts, print speeds are very acceptable.
Overall I am very satisfied, especially considering the cost. In fact, at far less than $100, the NX115 offers quite a bit. Obviously no fax, but few people fax much any more, and the scan capability is nice to have.
Software installation takes some time, but the installer does a nice job and only installs the various programs on computers that support them (I installed the software on various Macs ranging from current models to the 2nd generation iMac, all using different versions of OSX). The software plays nice with Macs, though I did not test it with 10.6.
I believe this is a solid choice for an inexpensive printer.

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Canon PIXMA iP4820 Premium Inkjet Photo Printer (4496B002) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is EXACTLY what I was looking for, and I am LOVING this printer!!
When you first get it, make sure you set aside some time to set it up. It takes a bit of time to get it all together and install the software, but the instruction guide makes it VERY simple with easy/clear step by step instructions. (really, I promise, super user friendly)
I was happy to see that it comes with a sample of three sheets of Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II so I could test it out right away. I was blown away with the quality of these prints! Side by side with mail order developing and pharmacy developing, I couldn't tell a difference, except I actually prefer the Canon paper. I immediately ordered Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II, 4 x 6 Inches, 400 Sheets (2311B031) from Amazon.
The paper is so easy to load, unlike my previous paper which I had a hard time lining up the photo paper just right..the Canon is VERY user friendly. Pictures are printed suprisingly quick, they state aprox 20seconds, but it was quicker! As a document printer it is lightning fast as well (yes, it isn't just for pictures;)!
I've been having SO much fun playing around on [...] (Canon's "Creative Park" website)! I'm already planning our Christmas cards to be printed at home so also ordered Hallmark Premium Blank 4x8 Photo Cards from Amazon. :)
One thing to note, this is not wireless and does not include the necessary USB cable..which wasn't a problem for us since we had an extra from our previous printer.
I couldn't be happier with this and highly recommend!

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