Epson Stylus C88

Summary: Their tech support is so unsatisfactory that I don't believe I'll buy another Epson. Most companies do pretty decent email correspondence to resolve an issue - not Epson. I had trouble re-installing drivers on my XPpro PC and they pretty well bailed on me so I likely won't purchase another Epson. I've had 3 and they've progressively gotten worse in consumer cost of ownership.

Summary: After moving away from Lexmark (I thought they were great, but was concerned about them going under) this is my fifth Epson Ink Jet printer in the last 7 years... I run a small home-based graphics business that is very print-heavy. I typically print on 60lb linen card stock, in all kinds of sizes and overall, this printer is a workhorse and does the job I need it to do and it looks great for what it does. I've also printed on fine handmade Italian paper, and coarse funky homemade paper (one lady made her own for her wedding invitations) and it worked, even though I thought it didn't look great, the client was very happy - go figure.

Anyways, the point is, sure, the printer has some flaws (who and what doesn't?) and it's eaten paper along the way and the ink can get pricey if I'm running large jobs (or my kids have gone nuts on the disney site, printing out coloring pages) but for the quality of the ink and the prints, I'd rather keep this old workhorse than buy a different brand and have to re-learn a whole new system, find out whether or not it can handle the kind of paper I run through it and everything else I do with it...

So yeah, I love my Epson C88. One day, I'll have to replace it and I will buy another one so long as they keep making them.

Originally bought mine at Staples for under $100 (all of them) and I also turn in my ink cartridges there, so I get credit (in $) to spend any way I'd like at Staples. Now that Staples doesn't sell Epsons anymore, I buy them direct from the Epson website, usually with free shipping.