Customer Rating: 
Summary: impossible to install on Mac OS X
Comment: I bought this printer for my mom many months ago, and I still can't install the drivers for her eMac. The install disk didn't work. The drivers cannot even be downloaded from the website onto a Mac (don't ask me why), and I had to download and transfer them on my PC. The installation "succeeds", but the drivers still don't work, and the computer cannot see the printer. The instructions that Epson support sent me did not work. Nothing works. I've never seen a product that was so much of a pain to get working.
**** UPDATE -- 8-21-08 ****
Have used this now for about a year (with my PC, not Mac). It does a beautiful job on digital photos, with bold and brilliant color. However, it uses ink so fast, and the ink is SO expensive, that you're really better off printing your digital pictures at Walmart or some other place. They'll charge you 15 cents or something, which will probably end up being more cost effective. Too bad.
If you just want something to print letters and papers and such, you'd be much better off getting a small laser printer. Don't even *think* about an ink-jet. Only get an ink-jet if you absolutely *must* have color, and even then you should still get a laser printer as your main ax.
Customer Rating:
Summary: What we have learned to expect from an Epson printer
Comment: As with every other Epson printer we have purchased ( we currently have three in London, UK and one in California) this printer is an excellent, no problem choice. Easy to set up, totally reliable and very good quality imagery. My only complaint - it is the usual one - is the cost of the ink cartidges. It is so tempting to use the cheaper alternatives. We are particularly keen, as designers, to ensure that colours are exactly as we want them. Of course we tried alternative inks and they were hopeless. So, bite the bullet and stick with Epson, all the way!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Demands more ink when there's still ink in the Cartridges!
Comment: I absolutely HATE this printer.
Once again, the ink has run out. Why does this make me so mad? Because I just bought all 4 new cartridges (costing me over $35) less than 6 weeks ago and I haven't made very many prints. I've printed 0 photos. All my prints are mostly B&W, and I set the printer to "economy" setting on the ink. I turn the printer off when not in use (as the manual recommends to avoid drying out the cartridges). I shake the cartridges, and they're still half full.
But for some reason, this monster wants MORE INK.
For the amount of money I spend constantly refilling the ink, I might as well just but a brand new printer each time instead of buying new ink!
The MOST annoying thing about this printer is that it "locks up" if even one of the cartridges goes "empty". I want to print a B&W document, but it won't let me because the Yellow cartridge is "empty". ARGH!
If you are a casual printer, this is not the machine for you.
If you plan to print alot of B&W documents, color documents, or even (gasp!) an occasional photo, this printer may cause you to become Amish.
If you want a really shiny paperweight, this printer is just what you're looking for!
Customer Rating:
Summary: What a great little printer
Comment: As with all the reviews showing this printer as a great investment, I really can't add much. I purchased this based on reviews both from Amazon and Google Search. 24 hours later its here on my doorstep. I'm making reproductions of original decals so the durabrite inks are important. This scanner has been working a few hours each week since purchase. Perfect no problems. To me...really the biggest 'thing' about this purchase is the Amazing ability of AMAZON to make a shopper, like me, feel so absolutly great about my purchases with them. I am a PRIME member and this membership has paid for itself many times over. I could care less if something is on eBay...AMAZON is so so light years ahead in safety and ease and peace of mind ordering. THANKS MUCH AMAZON...ya got me on my first purchase looooong time ago!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Decent printer
Comment: I wish I'd gotten this printer earlier in college. The best feature that I can see is that it prints borderless 8.5 x 11 pages - this has been really useful for some of my projects. The print quality has been fine the whole time.
The worst thing so far is that when it thinks the cartridge is empty, rather than low, it will refuse to print until you replace it. From what I've read there's no software fix for this - you'd need to reset the chip in the cartridge in order to keep using it. The entire time that the printer was saying my black ink was low, I noticed no change in quality, and then it said it was empty, so I'm not inclined to believe it was actually out of ink.
So, for me this printer has been great, except that it's cheating me out of ink. If I were using it every day this would probably be an issue.
Summary: impossible to install on Mac OS X
Comment: I bought this printer for my mom many months ago, and I still can't install the drivers for her eMac. The install disk didn't work. The drivers cannot even be downloaded from the website onto a Mac (don't ask me why), and I had to download and transfer them on my PC. The installation "succeeds", but the drivers still don't work, and the computer cannot see the printer. The instructions that Epson support sent me did not work. Nothing works. I've never seen a product that was so much of a pain to get working.
**** UPDATE -- 8-21-08 ****
Have used this now for about a year (with my PC, not Mac). It does a beautiful job on digital photos, with bold and brilliant color. However, it uses ink so fast, and the ink is SO expensive, that you're really better off printing your digital pictures at Walmart or some other place. They'll charge you 15 cents or something, which will probably end up being more cost effective. Too bad.
If you just want something to print letters and papers and such, you'd be much better off getting a small laser printer. Don't even *think* about an ink-jet. Only get an ink-jet if you absolutely *must* have color, and even then you should still get a laser printer as your main ax.
Customer Rating:
Summary: What we have learned to expect from an Epson printer
Comment: As with every other Epson printer we have purchased ( we currently have three in London, UK and one in California) this printer is an excellent, no problem choice. Easy to set up, totally reliable and very good quality imagery. My only complaint - it is the usual one - is the cost of the ink cartidges. It is so tempting to use the cheaper alternatives. We are particularly keen, as designers, to ensure that colours are exactly as we want them. Of course we tried alternative inks and they were hopeless. So, bite the bullet and stick with Epson, all the way!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Demands more ink when there's still ink in the Cartridges!
Comment: I absolutely HATE this printer.
Once again, the ink has run out. Why does this make me so mad? Because I just bought all 4 new cartridges (costing me over $35) less than 6 weeks ago and I haven't made very many prints. I've printed 0 photos. All my prints are mostly B&W, and I set the printer to "economy" setting on the ink. I turn the printer off when not in use (as the manual recommends to avoid drying out the cartridges). I shake the cartridges, and they're still half full.
But for some reason, this monster wants MORE INK.
For the amount of money I spend constantly refilling the ink, I might as well just but a brand new printer each time instead of buying new ink!
The MOST annoying thing about this printer is that it "locks up" if even one of the cartridges goes "empty". I want to print a B&W document, but it won't let me because the Yellow cartridge is "empty". ARGH!
If you are a casual printer, this is not the machine for you.
If you plan to print alot of B&W documents, color documents, or even (gasp!) an occasional photo, this printer may cause you to become Amish.
If you want a really shiny paperweight, this printer is just what you're looking for!
Customer Rating:
Summary: What a great little printer
Comment: As with all the reviews showing this printer as a great investment, I really can't add much. I purchased this based on reviews both from Amazon and Google Search. 24 hours later its here on my doorstep. I'm making reproductions of original decals so the durabrite inks are important. This scanner has been working a few hours each week since purchase. Perfect no problems. To me...really the biggest 'thing' about this purchase is the Amazing ability of AMAZON to make a shopper, like me, feel so absolutly great about my purchases with them. I am a PRIME member and this membership has paid for itself many times over. I could care less if something is on eBay...AMAZON is so so light years ahead in safety and ease and peace of mind ordering. THANKS MUCH AMAZON...ya got me on my first purchase looooong time ago!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Decent printer
Comment: I wish I'd gotten this printer earlier in college. The best feature that I can see is that it prints borderless 8.5 x 11 pages - this has been really useful for some of my projects. The print quality has been fine the whole time.
The worst thing so far is that when it thinks the cartridge is empty, rather than low, it will refuse to print until you replace it. From what I've read there's no software fix for this - you'd need to reset the chip in the cartridge in order to keep using it. The entire time that the printer was saying my black ink was low, I noticed no change in quality, and then it said it was empty, so I'm not inclined to believe it was actually out of ink.
So, for me this printer has been great, except that it's cheating me out of ink. If I were using it every day this would probably be an issue.
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