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1.0 stars
"Buyer Beware"
Pros: Faster than most
Cons: Poor Print Quality/ Cannot Use Generic Ink without hassle/ cuts off part of scanning to .pdf/ tough to re-install software
Summary: I bought this printer and thought it was great for about a week and wrote a great review. The issues that I have with the printer are that
1. The print quality was once excellent- but now is so bad (after 1 month of use) that the reds appear yellow and the blues appear green regardless of cleanings, changing of cartridges, or use of Epson cartridges only.
2. Epson makes it difficult to use generic ink cartridges and you get an action message when you have a generic cartridge in the machine which pops up for every print job. It seems like no big deal- but it has slowed me down to the point that I don't use the printer anymore and have finally decided to go back to the higher priced mfg. ink cartridges. If you try and print 10 copies of the same page, it pops up 10 times and hangs up the printer until you click on OK.
3. The scanning function is mediocore and not sufficient for my business- it also chops off images scanned to .pdf to the point where I have to manipulate them in photoshop before using them.
4. Set up can be a nightmare- I had to return the first EpsonCX6600 for some sort of problem but had already installed the software on my computer- when I installed the second machine- it took me 4 times as long and I had to fake the software out to get it to work. I could not remove the old software and so I have 2 Epsons listed in my printers and I am unable to remove the first- which makes it confusing for others using the printers to figure out which one to use.
Just my 2 cents
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Click print and within 5 seconds there's a loud chucking noise as it prints. With all the racket, I was always afraid that the printer was either going to fall apart or jump off the darn table. I never did figure out how to print just black ink. Always had to print color. Just found out that the Epson Sylus CX6600 ink cartridges have a smart chip to prevent people from using economical ink refill kits. Unless you're a computer whiz, this forces us to buy Epson ink cartridges. I wonder if Epson made this printer knowing they would make millions on ink sales. In my opinion, any company that uses smart chips of this type do not have their customers best interests in mind - only there profit margins. I guess they forgot how valuable repeat customers can be. I can't prove it but I got a hunch that the one of smart chips is causing the problem with my computer. One good thing about this printer is it's one year manufacture's warranty. One week short of one year, my printer's ink cartridge box no longer automatically opens to a spot where I can gain access to replace the ink cartridges. I far as I'm aware there's no other way to gain access to replace the ink cartridges. Fortunately, the place I brought this printer has agree to replace my faulty printer with a new one.
