Epson Stylus C42+

I have owned my c42+ for several years and use it as a spare printer. I wouldn't consider using it as my main printer as it is quite old now and has some annoying faults. I admit some of the faults with the printer are probably due to the fact it has no regular (or daily) use, but there is no excuse for the simple lack of speed. Even in 'text' mode it is quite slow and often takes ages to start printing and then even longer to print a single page. Among the plus points for this printer, is the ability to accept 'compatible' cartridges without destroying the entire printer, the downside is they tend to produce rubbish print quality and dry up too quickly. I ...  Read the complete review

Just a quick note to those of you who read these reviews.
My C42UX has just died. I have had it for just on 4 years and it was a regular little work horse. It's seen me through 4 years of Open Uni and replaced a C42 which I'd had for 4 years before this one.
They're not spectacular - but they work, are reliable and I suppose they are the Ladas of the inkjet world. I'd have another one tomorrow - in fact I'm trying to get hold of one now - and if you've ever had a Lada you'll know what I mean

...Introduction... I got my Epson Stylus C42 plus when I first started university 5 years ago (took a sabbatical year) at a discounted price with a new computer that I bought from the dreaded PC world. The PC is long gone but the C42+ has just just recently died at the time of writing. So I decided to write this review in it's memory. ...Print Quality... The print quality from this printer as you will probably know from the price tag is not of fantastic quality (a claimed 2880 x 720 dpi), there are printers out now that can achieve twice the quality that this printer is capable of. However I guess at the time it wasn't too bad and started ...  Read the complete review

I got it free with windows xp.....which is awful. Lasted just over a year and then broke, so couldn't take it back. Qualtiy wasn't very good when I had it. It started going wrong after 6 months when it would have random "spasms" and do most unexpected movements and noises. During one of these "fits " it had a paper jam. Biut cotinued to whizz around maddly, we left it for about 10 minutes till it calmed down and then my boyfriend tried to remove the paper and it bit him and made him bleed. It remained possesed for another 6 months at which point itr promptly died :(. Much to my boyfriends pleasure and probably a good thing ...  Read the complete review