A good workhorse (Epson Stylus Color 460)

Member Name: Alternum

Product:	Epson Stylus Color 460
Date:	27/07/00 (12 review reads)
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Advantages: Good quality output, very reliable

Disadvantages: Expensive print cartridges

I've had this printer now for seven months and I really can't complain about it at all - especially since it came free with the computer. It does everything it is supposed to, producing good quality black and white pages and reasonable quality colour pages, although there are a range of settings which mean that if you want to produce really high quality colour images, you can (although it will put quite a drain on the ink reserves). The cost of print cartridges is high, but no higher than equivalent marques, and there is the usual range of software utilities designed to clean, align, etc. the print heads. In fact the only problem with it has been excessive noise, not when printing, but when switching it on after a long period of inaction. The machine produces all sorts of strange - and loud - noises, for a good two or three minutes, but if you print fairly regularly this shouldn't bother you too much. To sum up, there are better printers available, much better ones; but if all you need is a reliable, capable, workhorse that will do everything that could reasonably be asked of it, then this will be fine.

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