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Summary: Replace the printer not the ink
Review: So I have been using epson printers for several years now. I agree that the Epson Philosophy appears to be sell the printer at a minimum profit, and clean up on the ink sales. I do not do a great deal of printing. Maybe a half dozen photos a year, and occaisional text printing. For the price I am happy with the performance of both. As to the ink, I have found a solution that works for me. Ink lasts me 9 months to a year, and you are usually looking at 50-60 dollars to refill with Epson ink. When my last 2 printers have run out of ink, I find a newer model for sale re-furbished for usually about 40-50 dollars. I buy the re-furb which comes with new ink cartridges. I now get the benefit of newer technology, and new ink cartridges for the price of new ink. I can also sell the old printer for a couple bucks to help offset the cost. It helps combat the Epson ink price bite.
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Summary: Careful with the Paper!
Review: Best print algorithms yet, nice looking photos at even the faster 360 dpi, BUT....they still haven't got the pick-up mechanism right. The Epson 900 and 980 had such a great pick-up mechanism - you could do a ream without a single missed page, but Epson changed it for the C80 and the C82, and that pick-up used to sometimes pull and squeeze multiple sheets through the rollers (several heart stoppages!) The C84 is a little different, and I haven't had a multiple sheet pull yet after several thousand prints, but sometimes it doesn't push the card stock sheets into place and will print a whole page on the roller with the intended page hanging. Or sometimes with a light-weight 20-lb sheet, it will not get a good grab and skew the page throught the rollers and jam in the mechanism. Also - they shortened the tray input and output guides! Can no longer easily do a legal page (I stick a hard piece of cardboard on the output tray to hold any legal print-outs.) Sooooo, I love the increasing quality of these CHEAP printers, but beware the paper-handling foibles.
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Summary: Good If you want a short-term printer
Review: Buy this printer if you are looking for something cheap to use for one - two years. I had mine for 2 years and after 1 yr it stopped working properly as soon as my warranty expired. This printer got minimal usage from me as well. It was cheaper for me to buy a new one than get it repaired. I am shocked that Epson would create such a poorly engineered product as I have used Epson Color printers at work and they always had good quality.
My printer said it did photo quality color, but it was always pixilated.
The ink cartridges were not cheap either and were hard to find.
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Summary: One of the best inkjets!
Review: Epson C84 comes with a high capacity (900 pages @ 5% coverage, but about 500 pages in real life) black ink and 3 color ink tanks but no printer cable. The size is compact, it looks cool, has good build quality and installation was quick. The print quality for text is very good for an inkjet (slightly better than Canon i320) and speed is pretty fast 5-6 pages per min (faster than i320). Both the photos printed on the supplied paper sample were annoying skewed (even after we made sure paper was put in properly). The quality didn't look impressive for photos. Printer and cartridges have smart chips in them (as do new hp's). This will ensure that you can't put in generic ink but pay Epson each time ink runs out. Also there are reports that the printer declares ink over well before it really is. To make things worse Epson seems to use different cartridge models for almost every printer it makes (Canon & hp use same cartidges in many printers). One good thing about C84 is that its very silent, even while printing. I guess this is about as silent as you will get with printers. Also the text prints look better than on hp, significantly clearer & blacker. In short, if you want a text only printer get a Samsung (ML-1710) or Minolta (PagePro 1250W) laser printer for similar price. For good photo printers look at the Canon line up or even better get prints at local stores. Epson C84 is recommended for medium text printing & occasional photo printing.
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Summary: The New Jaw Droper its here EPSON STYLUS C84
Review: I beleive no one has review this Item yet, so let me share my experience with all of you but when the final decision its come you are your own judge. Let's begin! At first I was looking for a replacement from my old printer, I when to some many websites to find out which Printer are the best for my needs than I found the Canon i450 looks ok, everyonebody offer a good REVIEW on it than I when to a local retail store in my area I purchase it I pay for a total of $49.87 than I said what a DEAL right than I when home I try it, Pictures very nice detail, than I decide to browse a little bit more over the internet, I when to EPSON website and guess what I saw this EPSON STYLUS-C84 I compare the detail technical specification than I made my own final decision of course cost more money, than I read the whole page but I still not convince I try to find some reviews but no luck then I check on different online store to see how much guess what SOLD OUT, SOLD OUT, SOLD OUT, from every where than I when to Office Depot Store they HAVE IT two left I paid for it right away. The dollars differents is $27.00 including a after REBATE of $20.00 what a deal I took it home I try it and WOW DAMM AWSOME DuraBrite ink won't come out when is wet very sharp image compare with the Canon. So must have it I recommend it with no doubt. A powerful performer, the Epson Stylus C84 offers the precision required to consistently deliver sharp everyday prints and documents. Brillant DuraBrite inks ensure water-resistant, light-resistant and smudge-resistant results for long-lasting photos,text and more. High resolution of 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi offers photo-quality clarity and detail. True border-free printing on 4" x 6" and 8" x 10" facilitates frame-ready prints in popular sizes. Black text print speeds of up to 22 ppm increase productivity, while convenient individual ink cartridges provide more cost-effective operation. With USB and parallel connectivity, the Epson Stylus C84 offers the ideal solution for any Windows or Macintosh system. Cable is not included.
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Summary: Printed great at first - then died
Review: I bought my Epson printer with my new PC. It was loud and jerky, but the print quality was good. The factory ink cartidges have almost nothing in them, so you have to replace them pretty quickly. When I installed all new cartidges my printer quit printing in black. I contacted Epson and they indicated I might have to buy new cartidges again. I searched on the web and found there are thousands of people who experience the exact same problem I have and Epson knows all about it, but they won't fix it. My Epson printer, new as it is, is now sitting in the trash. I put my old HP 722C back on my desk and have had no problem with it ever. I will never buy another Epson product again. And from what I've read of other user's reviews they feel the same way. Epson is junk.
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Summary: Great Printer for the money spent,
Review: I bought this printer almost a year ago, it seemed great until now. When used properly it prints amazing photos on the Epson premium glossy photo paper. No one could tell I printed the images, everyone thought they were developed. Recently the photos became bad with line spaces. May be it is the generic print cartridges that might be ruining it don't know. After clearing the heads still get horizontal line spaces. Or it is running low on ink. Seems to be a pretty good printer for all other printing documents, no lines there(after one year).
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Summary: This printer generally sucks
Review: I got this printer a few months ago to replace an HP Deskjet 880C. I got this one because it had a rebate that made it well-priced. It was fine for a while. Not good. Just ok. Printing was ok. It's not very fast. It takes a few seconds (sometimes about 20) before it starts printing and it makes some noises while "getting ready". Once it starts printing it is usually fast. But the total time it takes from pressing the print button to getting the page does not impress me.
Well, today I was not impressed at all. I bought 4 new ink cartridges. They are quite expensive. After I replaced the cartridges, the printer wouldn't print. After doing some online reading, it seems I have, like many other people, a clogged printhead. I've run the printer through multiple cleaning cycles
but it does not improve. I just spent a few hours and 65 bucks to turn up with a dead printer!!!
My HP Deskjet 880C worked fine for years. The ink cost less. It printed as good as this "supposedly higher resolution" printer. It was quieter and faster.
Well, that's my last Epson. My next printer will be an HP or Canon. My Lexmark experience was just as bad as my Epson experience.
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Summary: ink coast is not the only problem
Review: I have bought this printer about three years ago. It worked great on any photo paper I purchased. Just this passed summer they must of changed the ink, because I was getting cracked paint effect on the photos. I called Epson to find out that You can only use dura bright photo paper and nothing else. so the ink is not only costly, the paper is to. The quality is very good if not better.
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Summary: This is the best printer I ever bought
Review: I have not had this printer long enough to give you a durability report. I find its output is crisp, it was easy to install on Windows XP Home, it is light weight, stylish, is a fast inkjet printer and easy is to keep dust free, operates flawlessly and overall does a great job. I hope to use it on a wireless network, which it is capable of doing. If you need just a printer I'd say this is the one.
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