Comments on: EPSON WORKFORCE 30 COLOR PRINTER

By: Silea

Silea — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:28:34 +0000

This printer zips through color printing faster than other small color printers i've used. The colors are true, and as advertised, you can highlight without smearing ink everywhere. Installation was pretty easy (though the installation software looked like it was brought here from 1997), set-up was fast. You can go from box to printing in about 5 minutes.

Two annoying aspects of this printer:
1) It's LOUD. It's probably the loudest home printer i've ever used since dot matrix printers went out of style. And not just loud, but one of the printing noises is vaguely nails-on-chalkboard, enough to make you twitch a little. This is not a printer you could use without waking you sleeping baby in the next room.
2) The ink cartridges are tiny. Several of the other reviewers complain that it runs out of ink quickly, and i can see why. Be prepared to invest in ink if you buy this printer.

If you need a fast color inkjet printer, this will probably be a good bet, so long as you keep spare ink cartridges handy and don't have any light sleepers living with you.

(Also, remember that these days printers don't come with their own USB cable. If you don't already have one, don't forget to buy one.)

By: K. Dubose

K. Dubose — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:28:06 +0000

I was given a chance to review an Epson printer. I never owned or used an Epson printer so I'm excited t see what all the hype is about.

First off the printer looks cool but feels CHEAP! I had to take another look to make sure this was an Epson. So I hooked it up and started printing. I'm NOT impressed with this printer. Let me break down the pros and cons so we can get to the point.

Pros: Print quality is decent while the cartridges last. It is quick, but then just about everything sold is pretty quick these days. Printer looks cool. The printer is pretty quite.

Cons: After about 10 photo prints and some coloring pages my kids printed, the ink was done! A new set of chipped OEM cartridges costs as much as the printer. Paper feed is as clumsy, it will not let you use aftermarket ink products and goes through ink like the ink is free. Compatible cartridges are perfect physical match, rejected electronically!!

Summary: The big deal with this printer is the cost of OEM ink.. If you plan to print more than 3 color PPY (pages per year) with this printer, save your money. If you plan to print fewer than 3 PPY with this printer, save your money anyway: One or two print head cleanings will deplete a $75.00 OEM cartridge set! Yikes! Stay far, far away from this awful product. I was really disappointed with Epson. I'm staying with my HPs and Canon printers.

By: o.h. lee

o.h. lee — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:04:33 +0000

Agree with another review in that this is so noisy it sounds like it’s malfunctioning. Also, it does not appear to be networkable, even with a USB connection. After an hour with a tech, I finally gave up and returned it.

By: Runnerless

Runnerless — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:41:12 +0000

It is a printer.

I am very happy with this printer works great and the photos come out perfect. It is quick to print off text items.

By: Bettie Daugherty

Bettie Daugherty — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:47:56 +0000

I love my printer it works great if all you need is a printer. it was shipped in a few days faster than I would belive I think if you only need it for letters or such its great.