- Up to twenty-two ppm black content as well as twelve ppm color; loyal BorderFree copy in renouned imitation sizes
- 5,760 x 1,440 optimized dpi with ultra-fine 3-picoliter ink droplets
- Water-resistant, smudge-resistant, light-resistant DURABrite inks
- Cost-saving particular ink cartridges
- PC as well as Macintosh compatible; networking as well as wireless options
Product Description
The Epson Stylus C84 has been written to encounter all a imitation needs of home, home office, as well as tiny bureau users, where a many ordinarily used media is solid or recycled paper. The Epson’s second era DURABrite inks, that go upon to yield insurgency to water, have been blemish proof, as well as blur resistant for up to 80 years. The ink offers laser pointy content as well as colourful tone facsimile upon solid paper, ensuing in a Stylus C84 apropos an all-round request as well as imitation copy solution.The EPSON Stylus C84 has been written for a tiny as well as home bureau where using costs have been really important; a printer has apart ink cartridges, as well as a user has a preference to make use of customary or tall genius ink cartridges. A… More >>
My Epson Experience
Let me begin by saying that I have over ten years of experience with all things computer related. During that period I have worked in almost every aspect of computer support. I have personally cleaned out countless numbers of inkjet printers with q-tips distilled water and alcohol. I kept my own Epson 740 going for 5 years without too much difficulty. I only got rid of it because I had a client that was desperate for a printer that would accept a Mac serial port. Boy due I miss that Epson 740.
I bought a C82 a little less than a year ago, after reading good reviews. I assumed it would be built at least as well as the Epson 740 I was using before.
Even after ten months my C82 still appears in almost brand new shape inside and out. Heck, I’ve only used it about thirty times or so. I keep it inside of cabinet shielded from dust. Plus as a matter of standard practice, I turn off all inkjet printers as soon as I finish using them, and I always change ink cartridges as quickly as possible to prevent ink from drying out inside printers.
So was I ever surprised when my printer stopped working. It had worked fine with the first set of cartridges I had installed. However, as soon as I changed cartridges the printer stopped working. I tried cleaning it at least fifty times, but it did nothing to improve the situation. So I did the natural thing and googled my problem. I was shocked by the sheer number of search results.
After reading through the reviews at Amazon and the hundreds of messages at fixyourownprinter.com I’ve come to realize that Epson has built and continue to build a printer that is so poorly designed one must question their integrity as a company. To think that so many people would experience the same problem and that their only solution is to continue to send people refurbished printers until their warranty expires.
Oh, and the part that will really get you, is that they require you to purchase and install a new set of four Epson branded ink cartridges to insure that your currently installed cartridges are not what is defective. So before you can even have your printer replaced you must invest at least sixty dollars on ink. Of course they offer to send you new ink with the replacement printer. Still to ask me to sink my time, energy, and sixty dollars into having my printer replaced with another one, which will simply get me right back to where I began. I mean really, the nerve. Is this what our present day world has come to? Have we set ourselves up so that these large corporations can totally take advantage of us in this way? Is there no recourse? Are there no standards of business ethics that they can be held accountable for?
The experience has left me feeling unusually sad. Epson has made me realize just how much I am at the mercy of these large corporations. I mean, if you want to print, who else can you buy a printer from?
I know that even if Epson would own up to this, they would argue that they had to make the printers so cheaply to remain competitive. Without doing so they would go out of business tomorrow. We’ve heard all that before. Haven’t we?
Still though, this printer is made by someone in a Chinese factory. I know I’m going out on a limb here, but I would guess that that person is not well paid. Perhaps they are even exploited to some extent or at the very least we could guess that they are taken advantage of to some extent. Then as they role off the Chinese production line, Epson sends these defective printers all over the globe, wrapped up in fancy magazine advertisements. People like me buy the printer, use the ink, put in new ink, discover it no longer works, call Epson, ship the printer back to Epson, get the refurbished printer in the mail, and. Once the warranty is up we move our broken printer into the garage for a year or so, and then throw it away. It all seems so pointless.
Don’t think me a luddite either. I love computers, printers, and gadgets as much as the next person. It’s just that it disgusts me that I am forced to deal with a corporation that is not held to any kind of moral or ethical principles. As long as they are making money and growing we think of them as a good thing, without worrying about who they are taking advantage of. What are we doing here? How can we let Epson get away with this? Really!
Well it’s not difficult for me to say I will be boycotting all Epson products in the future. I mean I’m sort of doubtful of their quality anyways. Oh and I haven’t even mentioned the very unhelpful tech support and customer service representatives that I called long distance at my own expense. What a waste! Really what a waste!
Sincerely,
– Mark Whitney -
Hollywood, CA
P.S. I know the solution is to buy myself a do-it-yourself printer cleaning kit. If you google it you’ll see that many companies sell them specifically for the Epson C80/C82. However, if you try to buy one you’ll soon discover that they are all sold out, as I mentioned before I’m not the only one with this problem.
This computer is a good deal,for doing the minimal stuff like priniting some from the internet ,spreadsheets,etc. If you want to see great pictures get a laser printer duh !!!or print them at a photography studio. How do you expect an ink jet printer to do that. My Ink lasted 4 monthes and proubly would off laster longer but i printed some graphics, so of course that took ink. its a good printer for you’re home computer, nothing big like pictures.
The first moment after putting in the generic ink cartridge there was a message from the epson driver that the printout might be “different’ by not using genuine epson. Correct: the printouts became terrible, smearing, etc.
I have used generic ink before, no problems.
I just replaced the black ink again and this time also replaced the color ink carts. Of course I cleaned the heads several times and checked the alignment.
This time the generic black ink prints perfectly, but the colors are almost non-existent. Hmm, I’m gonna buy some more generic color and maybe the second round will work.
Don’t be fooled by the price… this printer has given me nothing but fits. I’m an MCSE, so I’m used to dealing with software problems, but I’ve never encountered an ink jet printer this unreliable. Paper feed doesn’t work 1/2 the time, and once it *thinks* the cartridges are out of ink, good luck on printing anything.
Aside from that, take a look at the cartridge prices (if you can find them). $35 for a black, $13 for each of the 3 colors. R-I-P O-F-F. We don’t print very often (maybe a couple pages twice a month), and we ran out of ink in 6 months. The only photo printing we did was 3 4×6 prints on the trial paper that came with the printer. I had an HP 855C for close to a decade, and I remember changing the ink maybe 3 times.
I strongly urge you to find something else. Do not waste your time or money on this product.
I beleive no one has review this Item yet, so let me share my experience with all of you but when the final decision its come you are your own judge. Let’s begin!
At first I was looking for a replacement from my old printer, I when to some many websites to find out which Printer are the best for my needs than I found the Canon i450 looks ok, everyonebody offer a good REVIEW on it than I when to a local retail store in my area I purchase it I pay for a total of $49.87 than I said what a DEAL right than I when home I try it, Pictures very nice detail, than I decide to browse a little bit more over the internet, I when to EPSON website and guess what I saw this EPSON STYLUS-C84 I compare the detail technical specification than I made my own final decision of course cost more money, than I read the whole page but I still not convince I try to find some reviews but no luck then I check on different online store to see how much guess what SOLD OUT, SOLD OUT, SOLD OUT, from every where than I when to Office Depot Store they HAVE IT two left I paid for it right away. The dollars differents is $27.00 including a after REBATE of $20.00 what a deal I took it home I try it and WOW DAMM AWSOME DuraBrite ink won’t come out when is wet very sharp image compare with the Canon. So must have it I recommend it with no doubt.
A powerful performer, the Epson Stylus C84 offers the precision required to consistently deliver sharp everyday prints and documents. Brillant DuraBrite inks ensure water-resistant, light-resistant and smudge-resistant results for long-lasting photos,text and more. High resolution of 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi offers photo-quality clarity and detail. True border-free printing on 4″ x 6″ and 8″ x 10″ facilitates frame-ready prints in popular sizes. Black text print speeds of up to 22 ppm increase productivity, while convenient individual ink cartridges provide more cost-effective operation. With USB and parallel connectivity, the Epson Stylus C84 offers the ideal solution for any Windows or Macintosh system. Cable is not included.