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Epson Stylus Photo 900 Inkjet Printer | List Price: $229.99
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Brand: Epson
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 5,760 x 720 optimized resolution
- 9 pages per minute for black text
- Borderless 4-by-6-inch photos in just 50 seconds
- Durabrite inks with fade-resistant color
- USB interface; PC and Mac compatible
Very Bad Printer [Posted on 2004-01-16]
Throughout the first year or so of owning this printer, we experienced occasional problems with vertical banding of black and color ink. We thought it was probably because of the fact that we didn't use the printer a whole lot. The problem could be (annoying) fixed through cleaning the print head 1-3 times, and it would print fine. This was acceptable because we never had to rely on the job finishing quickly, and we hardly ever had large or multiple jobs. Well, after the first year or so, we started wanting to use the printer more frequently and that's when we realized that something was wrong. It turned out that even with semi-frequent use, we always had to clean the head multiple times (it got to the point that we had to clean the head around 6-7 times before getting a good print). This even occured with brand new ink cartridges. Sometimes, we had to clean the head between consecutive print jobs, and sometimes we had to break up multiple page jobs to clean the head in between. I am sure that had we fully put this printer to use early on, we could have caught this problem and had the printer, or at least print head, replaced. When it does print, it does a pretty decent job (although there are better printers out now), but we couldn't take it anymore and bought a new printer. We have tried everything that Epson's support page recommends and nothing prevents this problem.
not impressed [Posted on 2004-03-04]
I bought this printer and used it until I had to change the print cartidge. the ink holders are very flimsy and the clip broke without any undue pressure. needless to say it was not worth fixing. The picture were average but for the money were okay. replaced it with a epson r3oo and so far this one is much better made and the prints are great. price was reasonable too.
Very Good Quality [Posted on 2004-05-04]
I have had this printer for about 6 months now and have been very happy with it. I used it while on a job search and printed out at least 100 resumes and cover letters, all with excellent quality. Photographs look fantastic on Epson's glossy paper (only slightly less fantastic on other brands). I honestly think the pictures I print look better than the same pictures from the photo shop. CDs too look excellent. I haven't been able to get the labels *perfectly* centered, but they are pretty close. Minus one star for speed. While the quality is great, it takes a very long time to print a photo or a CD.
Terrible printer [Posted on 2005-02-28]
It was OK for about 13 months, but has given me lots of problems since then. Basically it won't print, and a piece of plastic has broken off it so it's really had it now.
I'm going to buy a new printer, and it won't be an Epson!
Another piece of Epson Junk [Posted on 2005-04-18]
This is the third Epson printer I've owned and it will be my last.
All three printers died about 13 months after purchase. My guess is Epson puts a chip in these things that's activated when you first plug the thing in. It keeps track of the days elapsed. When the printer gets past the warranty period, it activates another chip that clogs the print heads. This requires you to use up three or four cartridges of GENUINE EPSON ink at $25 a crack so they get you for another $100 bucks before you give up in frustration and ditch the piece of Chinese made junk in the American landfill.
I'm sick of being ripped off like this. I'll outsource all my printing and have it done on real photo paper.
Don't buy this rip-off machine.
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