| Product: |
Epson Stylus Color 440 |
| Date: |
11/01/02 (182 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Cheap, Reliable
Disadvantages: Noisy, Not the most modern, slow
These days, the most popular types of printers on the market are Inkjet printers. They offer good color output, near-laser quality text, and an affordable price. One such printer that I have found is the Epson Stylus 440. This is the lowest in the series of highly acclaimed Epson Stylus series. However, don't underestimate it's compact size, because this printer can pack a punch. I bought it because my little brother needed a new printer after our old Panasonic Dot-Matrix printer became obsolete. He also needed something affordable. At £120 (even less now), the Stylus 440 is a great deal for those of us who are budget-minded. It also handles a variety of media and is compact and will save space. It also one of the lowest priced models that can handle two (black and color) ink cartridges at once and avoids the troublesome task of replacing cartridges often.
The installation was very easy and the Epson software included allows you to monitor the level of ink and even the individual levels of each of the color inks! The quality of photos are okay, but the quality of color output such as graphics and clipart are good enough for the average user. The resolution can go as high as 720 dpi on special photo glossy paper. If you're looking for a higher resolution printer, I recommend checking out my opinion on my Lexmark Z51 Inkjet or you might consider investing more money into a color laser. If you are going to be printing text and don't care about color, then a laser printer would be the most affordable and would be least costly to maintain.
The operating costs of the Espon 440 are very low because I buy generic ink cartridges that are made by independant suppliers. For color cartridges, I usually buy Epson because I trust their color more. The authentic Epson cartridges are usually around 3 times as much at most stores and online. So, if you're in need of a cheap printer that will do the job well and without much trouble, then I wou
ld recommend the Epson Stylus 440. The price is right, the color is good, and the text is just fine.
Yes, there are more up to date printers, quicker printers out there, higher quality printers and quieter printers. But for me, this is the best combination of value for money and features.
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- 12/01/02 I hate to say it, but having checked the specs, the Photo 810 has a much higher spec than the Color 440. I think the price tag of £120 is too high. The sites I've visited seem to be quoting £100 to £105.
However, that said it will cost you about £5 less for a color and black cartridge for the 440.
However, the third-party cartridges are due out for the 810 next month - so that should even the price up. |
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- 12/01/02 I already have an Epson Stylus Color 640, and have been so impressed with it that I recently bought an Epson Stylus Photo 810. That also costs £120, so I'm not sure what the difference is between that and this one.
However, I would recommend Epson printers to everyone. |
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- 11/01/02 Good op. I do like Epson printers and I agree that they are cheap to run with the new inks you can pick up. |
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