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Conclusion: Buy Shares in Ink, profits are up
Review: I bought this printer with the idea in mind that the separate ink cartridges would save me money on ink. The cartridges were only $9.99 at Fry's when I bought the printer, but they have gone up to $12.99 since. I reasoned that if one color ran out, I wouldn't have to throw away a lot of ink, especially since I print mainly with black ink.
Instead of meeting my expectations, however, I discovered that my color cartridges registered lower and lower despite the fact I was using only black ink and using the "only black ink" setting in the print setup, which, by the way, you have to manually reset each time you start to print. Therefore, I was using more ink and spending more money than ever before. I tried getting iso replacement cartridges, but the computer detected that the cartridges were not genuine Epson cartridges and refused to operate. So that was a waste of money, too, especially since I couldn't return the inks. Then there was the problem that the printer will not print if one cartridge registers out of ink, even if you only want to use the black. Tough luck if you are running a deadline!
Later, I got a letter in the mail which turned out to be a notification to me of a class action suit against Epson because consumers found that their ink cartridges registered empty when in fact there was still ink in the cartridges. So I shook my "empty" cartridges, and sure enough, they sloshed. Too bad I opened that letter way too late to benefit. Not that I would have received anywhere near the amount I spent on the inks...
I rated it low because ink is a huge factor when buying a printer. It's supposed to save us money to have our own photo printers, otherwise we might as well have our photos done professionally. I shudder to think of how much each individual printout must have cost me.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Good Product
Review: I have been using this product for a couple of years and have very good luck with it. Definatly would ecomned.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: DO NOT^ waste your money on this one!
Review: I bought this printer when I bought my new pc several months back.I wanted an inexpensive printer that could do simple printing and label cd's & dvd's.
At first I thought it was ok.It does a good job on plain document b&w printing but REALLY SUCKS on color copies quality wise and ink wise.
I have tried several photo printings.It ended up looking grainy and fuzzy.If you up the settings you drain your ink carts,making quality printing very expensive.
I went to replace the ink carts,and was shocked to find I can almost buy a brand new printer for what ink cost.Bundle pack alone from Epson 61.00+ and Amazon 50.75 at time of writing this.The black cart.17.00-19.99.
Now who wants to spend approx.70.00 to almost 100.00 on ink everytime you have to replace the carts?
I tried generic ink and it doesn't recognize the cart because it doesn't fit like a Epson cart.Plus the generic does not last as long as the Epson.
If Epson would drop the price of ink I still do not think I would continue to use this printer as the ink just doesn't last.
YES the ink warning DOES come on way too early.
It seems ignoring the warnings(even though you KNOW the ink is suffient)leads to the printer giving you reduced quality.This could be anything from lighter color to streaks to splotchy places on your final documents.
Although I had bought this printer for mainly getting into printing cd's and dvd's,I am not wasting my time with that feature any further.The cd tray is flimsy and I do not like the fact that you have to take it in and out in order to change from cd printing to regular printing.
The negative reviews on this printer so far is 100% correct,and I WISHED I had read further reviews before wasting my time and money on this printer.
The reviews about cleaning the heads is so true and I found out it did not help that much on printing afterwards.I also had a problem aligning the heads.
It is NOT simple to use nor is it user friendly unless you are a expert in rigging it around all the faults and flaws.
I read the reviews about doing various tips and techniques to make this printer useful,but WHY bother???
For the average person that wants something simple to use this isn't it.
It is not worth the hassle to have to go through to get the prints and final products out of it.
I have unplugged this printer and will go and find another brand that is not so difficult to work around and one that ink will not cost a fortune to use.
My old HP did a far better job and it was older technology,but was far simpler and ink efficient.
Will NEVER buy another Epson as they seem to have quality issues and ink issues.
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Conclusion: I am now boycotting Epson products!
Review: I received an R300 for Christmas a couple of years ago. Initially the print-quality was excellent and I was extremely happy with the results. However, it wasn't long before the problems occurred- clogged ink heads for the colors which weren't used regularly, and eventually even poor text output from clogged ink heads for the black, which was used often. The only options that were available to me was to service my printer, costing me as much money as the printer originally cost- or to try to clean it myself. Unfortunately Epson has absolutely horrible customer service, and the most outrageous thing I learned was that they do not even sell the cleaning solution to the public- you HAD to get it serviced for $$$ if you wanted to continue printing with this piece of junk which continually clogs with ink before sucking the cartridges dry from head-cleanings.
I am now finally replacing this defective excuse for a printer with a Canon model (Pixma iP6700D). I can't really imagine the Canon being any worse than this one, and expect it to be much better. In a couple of years I'll let you know how the Canon has worked for me.
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Conclusion: Epson Makes Garbage
Review: This printer is a horrid little beast that will not last long before breaking, and require you to continue feeding it color ink even when you don't use it. Epson makes printers that work for a year, then develop some sort of mechanical problem. Just a fair warning, stay away...
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