Old Faithful - Epson Stylus C48 (Epson Stylus C48)

Member Name: NickiSue

Product:	Epson Stylus C48
Date:	16/08/09 (50 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap ink, Cheap printer, Easy to use

Disadvantages: Not the longest lasting printer but fine for everyday printing

I bought this from Curry's for £36.99 as it was the cheapest printer going at the time and that was my main concern. I was very impressed with how easy it was to set up, connecting through the USB and with idiot-proof instruction on both paper and the installation disk. I have bought this printer twice as I find it very easy to use. In addition to this the ink cartridges are cheaper than other models such as Lexmark or HP, particularly if you buy refilled cartridges.

The one downfall was that I found, with both printers, that the print heads got easily clogged (you get black marks on your printing paper and certain colours won't print suddenly). To fix this I was constantly having to use the "print head cleaner" function, which did remedy the problem but uses a lot of ink.
Considering the price and ease of use, I would definitely recommend this item for everydat printing but not for heavy usage ie a home office- you get what you pay for.

Summary: A cheap and cheerful printer - you get what you pay for.

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