- Up to twenty-two ppm black content printing
- Up to 5,760 x 1,440 optimized tone dpi resolution
- Optimized for solid paper printing
- Cost-saving away replaceable DuraBrite 4-color inks
- USB as well as together connectivity, discretionary networking
Amazon.com Product Description
The high-performance Epson Stylus C82 speeds by black content during twenty-two ppm as well as provides higher plain-paper printing. It includes four-color Epson DuraBrite inks as well as offers 5,760 x 1,440 optimized dpi regulating Resolution Performance Management technology. Ultrafine 3-picoliter ink droplets broach pointy black content as well as colourful colors, even upon solid paper. Epson DuraBrite inks have been resistant to H2O as well as fading, so users get long-lasting, smudge-proof photos. For preference as well as price savings, a printer comes with particular ink cartridges. Versatile as well as easy to install, a Epson Stylus C82 provides USB as well as Parallel connections, creation it preferred for any Windows or Macintosh system. What’s in a Box… More >>
I have a G4/400 MHz and am running OS 10.2.3. I had an old Apple LaserWriter 300 for a long time, but naturally it wasn’t supported on the new OS (computer companies–grrr) and it *was* a little slow, so I decided to take the advice of my friend and investigate a new printer. She swore you could get ‘em for [decent money]these days. Lo and behold, the Canon Stylus C82–just under [decent money}. Anyway, I got a “refurbished” one from the Canon site (for a smidge more than I see it’s now listed on Amazon) and I’ve been very pleased.
It installed flawlessly, it was incredibly easy to set up (just snap in the color-coded ink cartridges, open the printout tray, attach the paper support and insert paper), and the speed and quality of the prints is excellent. The black text printing is not *quite* as sleek as my old laser printer (if you look very closely), but for all intents and purposes is lovely. It’s a very smart printer, I think, as websites and and such don’t print out as four pages with miscellaneous lines and buttons spread over all four pages, just tightly printed on one page, without any image loss.
I haven’t tried printing photos yet, but the colors on webpages and such has been great so far. And there’s a button in the print dialogue box that you can use to switch to B&W-only printing if you want to save your color ink for color-necessary jobs. I have moved the Epson PrintCenter app into my dock–which for me is a big symbolic commitment. (Also, I was having a little trouble figuring out where this app was hiding, until I gave in and did this. But like I said, it belongs there anyway.)
All in all, the Stylus C82 is an attractive, well-engineered, inexpensive personal color inkjet printer. I’m also now a new fan of Epson, as the quality of their “refurbished” product was excellent. Not to mention, when I got the printer, there were two blue (cyan) cartridges included and no magenta. I thought, ‘Damn! I’m going to have send the blue one back and wait for them to process the return before they ship me the magenta, and the damn printer won’t work until I get all four cartridges in there–which is going to take forever. Stupid Epson!’ But no. I called ‘em up and they were great. They told me to keep the extra blue cartridge, and shipped out a magenta cartridge that day–it was at my house in a jiffy. I couldn’t believe they didn’t hassle me, but I really appreciated it!
I got this for free with a computer purchase. It printed beautiful pictures, but was noisy, clunky, and slow. It lasted 4 months before self destructing. Similiar experience as with an earlier Epson Stylus. Now I’ve ordered a Canon, should have done that in the first place.
I’ve been an HP user for years even though I’ve been dissapointed time and again. After my last HP started blurring even the simplest text, I decided a switch was in store.
I ended up with the Stylus C82. From my research I knew it wasn’t Epson’s best photo printer, but I’m a purest and think the photo shop is the best place to develop pictures.
The Stylus was exceptionally easy to get started. I didn’t even need to install any drivers or software on my XP system to get it running.
The printing is very crisp, almost laser quality. Pictures still leave something to be desired but still worlds better than anything I got from my HP’s. The clerk at “The Almost Best Buy” told me the ink cartridges that came with the printer were smaller than usual so I went ahead and paid the outrageous price for new ones. The clerk was wrong. The included cartridges seemed full-sized and lasted accordingly. When my ink ran out, I purchased new cartridges online and saved a bundle. FYI – Epson, and a few others, don’t have patents on their cartridges like HP and some others do. That means competition can manufacture cartridges EXACTLY like Epson’s. Granted the ink isn’t DURABRITE, but I’ve yet to see a real difference in everyday printing.
The only drawbacks I have about the Epson are:
– Its top loading paper tray that I have to fold down (and thus move the printer) every time I use it because it sits in a cubby on my desk.
– You also have to open the front panel in order for the paper to come out of the machine. I’ve wasted quite a few documents by forgetting to open this. Also, when the paper jams (which only happens when I forget to open the front) in there, you almost need a jackhammer to pull the paper out. I’ve yet to find a way to crack open the case in case of a jam.
– Sometimes after you tell it to “print” it spends up to a minute doing various things to itself before printing.
– Printing is loud. It scared my dogs (who sleep in the study beside my desk) the first few times.
I’ve had the printer for about 6 months now and I’m still very happy with it.
Quiet And Clear.
Printer did refuse to print labels with 1/8 inch separation between them. Not until 1/4 was placed between them did the prining not drop off at the tail!
I am writing this review after reading several people complain about clogged ink jets. I too had this problem, and I also only used epson ink. It is easily solved however, with some Q-tips. When you change cartridges, swab the area where you install the ink cartrdges with a Q-tip. With that simple maintenence, you will end your clogged ink jet problem.