Does everything averagely. (Epson Stylus Photo RX640)

Member Name: LittleCharlie

Product:	Epson Stylus Photo RX640
Date:	14/12/08 (51 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice prints.

Disadvantages: Scanner not great quality.

I bought this printer to scan slides and negatives and do the odd photography print. Does it do what I bought it for? I suppose so, but it could do it better. It is compromised by the fact that is it a scanner and a printer, obviously two separate devices would be better quality.

My primary complaint about the printing side, is that it uses an awful lot of ink. And of course, buying six separate cartridges at nearly a tenner each makes it quite expensive! The advantages though of having the six cartridges though are abundant, the colour and detail quality is better than similar printers with just the two cartridges.

The scanner is really rather good for scanning prints and documents. The detail that can be got from an old photograph is pretty damn good. However, it does not live up to expectations for negative and slide scanning. The images aren't sharp and are actually rather grainy. Eventually I'll invest in a good film scanner, but for now I will send them away to a professional.

However it obviously must being doing something right, since I have been using it for the last three years!

Summary: OK if you want an all rounder.