A seemingly good solution to everything (Epson Stylus Photo RX425)

Member Name: k_dc2pm

Product:	Epson Stylus Photo RX425
Date:	15/11/08 (117 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Everything in one

Disadvantages: Ink runs out too quick

I purchased this Epson a while ago, (about 4 years ago) and at that time, I payed a price of around £80 in Currys. It seemed like a perfect solution for a student life, with built in printer, card reader, photocopier and scanner. It was also on sale.

Little did I know, it would create some problems for me.

Don't be disheartened though, they were nothing major, and I'm sure every printer out there will have a problem or another. For me, this printer was fantastic - provided that you had enough money to fuel it.

The printer resolution is great, though the speed is not very fast, especially comparing to the printers of current digital world. It's fast enough however, and the quality is great. The main bad thing, was the ink. They were very expensive to acquire, often 10 pounds per colour, and there were 4 colours required to run it - and the amazingly inconveniently, if one colour was very low, the printer wouldn't work. You had to change it. So it was a good idea to have spare ink catridges all the time.

Everything else was fine, the USB cable is convenient (prior to the ancient printer-cable), and the installing is easy and quick. The software it comes with, (Epson Photo Enhancer etc) are useful, if you want to print photos - and the photos are great - but this printer is one hell of an ink-eater!

Summary: Overall, a good budge printer