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Epson Stylus C84 Inkjet Printer

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Epson Stylus C84 Inkjet Printer

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Features:

Up to 22 ppm black text and 12 ppm color; true BorderFree printing in popular photo sizes
5,760 x 1,440 optimized dpi with ultra-fine 3-picoliter ink droplets
Water-resistant, smudge-resistant, light-resistant DURABrite inks
Cost-saving individual ink cartridges

Epson Stylus C84 Inkjet Printer

Epson Stylus C84 Inkjet Printer

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.7 / 5.0

Great While It Lasted!:

I purchased my Epson C84 in September 2003. I was pleasantly surprised by the print quality - particularly the hi-res glossy photo paper color prints which truly were excellent! When it came time to replace the ink cartridges in December 2003 - three color and the single black - I went with generic (after-market cartridges) rather than Epson cartridges. Alas, now in January, I've started experiencing an apparently irreversible print-quality and page-coverage degradation; both color and black. I say... more info

Good Printer, but Watch the Ink Costs:

Overall, this is a good printer. It was breeze to install and start using. The print quality of text documents and spreadsheets is great and can be improved by changing the settings at the expense of using more ink. And this--the use and cost of ink--is one of the most important factors to consider with this as well as other ink-jet printers.
Keep in mind that you are likely to spend much more on ink cartridges during the first year than the out of pocket cost of this printer. PC World (March 2004)... more info

Ink problems make this printer very expensive:

The quality of the print is not a problem; it's good. But it's not good enough to neutralize the expense and frustration caused by the requirement to replace ALL of the ink cartridges every time one runs out.
When the cyan ink ran out, I tried to print in black only. It would not.

I replaced the cyan ink, and it still would not print. It indicated it needed black. Back to the store, and I bought a whole set this time. After replacing black, it called for the other two. Finally, after replacing all, it... more info

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