Advantages: Stylish, fast printing, quality output, good range of functions Disadvantages: A bit noisy, poor manuals
Introduction
We have three computers in the house, one desktop & two laptops which are used wirelessly. Previously, I had a simple low cost printer connected to the desktop. This was fine but in recent months use of the desktop has declined so it has stood unused most of the time. To print it was a case of transfer document to USB stick, switch on desktop, print from USB stick, switch off desktop. What a pain !!
I decided enough was enough and after researching the market for multi-function wireless devices I decided to purchase the Epson SX515W as it looked good, had all the features I wanted and was a good price.
Installation
The salesman advised me to set it up on the desktop initially as it would be hard wired via USB. If you hear this don't let it put you off. The set-up works fine even if you have a single ...
Bossman1959 08.11.2009
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Advantages: Wireless function is easy, print from anywhere. Disadvantages: While the black finish is nice, it really is a dust magnet.
After having Epson printers before, I decided to go for another one. But this time, one with wireless capabilities.
In box with the printer is the power cable, USB cable (you need these for the initial set up), a set of cartridges and a small pack of photo paper.
Was really easy to set up. We use 3 laptops at home and for the first set up I needed the USB cable. Follow the prompts on the discs and it automatically detects your wireless network. For the 2 additional laptops, I didn't need the USB cable and just had to set them up as "additional computers".
It's really easy to install the cartridges. Printer has a helpful little screen to prompt you.
Scanning and copying functions are really good. When you scan an item, so long as you computer is switched on, it will appear on the little screen, just select it and it scans ...
Abbafan1972 03.09.2009
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Advantages: stylish, fast and light Disadvantages: all the gumph you get on the laptop
This is a very a stylish, light weight laptop. The one touch web button is so handy as well, it realy is fast. The windows 7 home premium is like vista on steroids, its that fas, allthough it does take about 20 gb of hard drive but with 320gb of hard drive it hardly dents it. The built in webcam is again almost real time graphics as you speak youre lips move, not two minuets later. The software you get you get with the webcam is very good as well. The only thing i find with any new laptop is all the stuff they put on it like the office 2007 very nice, but only for 60 days, after spending £500 on a laptop there is not much left for nicetys like office 2007 i am just hopeing that after it runs out you can still put office 2000 on and the same applies with anti virus software were avg will do nicely. There is also a movie maker software ...
Personal printer - dot-matrix - 24 pin - monochrome
Width
38.4 cm
Depth
28 cm
Height
20.3 cm
Weight
7.7 kg
Printer
Print Speed
Up to 480 char/sec - draft - 10 cpi
Up to 360 char/sec - draft - 12 cpi
Up to 360 char/sec - draft - 10 cpi
Up to 180 char/sec - 12 cpi
Up to 180 char/sec - 10 cpi
Up to 432 char/sec - draft - 12 cpi
Up to 144 char/sec - 12 cpi
Up to 120 char/sec - 10 cpi
Up to 576 char/sec - draft - 12 cpi
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Interface
Parallel, serial, USB
Max Resolution ( B&W )
240 dpi x 360 dpi
Language Simulation
EPSON ESC/P 2, IBM PPDS, Olivetti PR2
Fonts Included
2 x bitmapped
8 x barcode
4 x scalable
9 x LQ
Barcodes
Industrial 2 of 5, Code 39, EAN/JAN-8 , EAN/JAN-13 , UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, Postnet
Media handling
Media Type
Plain paper, passbook
Max Media Size (Custom)
245 mm x 297 mm
Media Sizes
65 x 67 mm, 245 x 297 mm
Media Weight
34 g/m2 - 157 g/m2
Expansion / connectivity
Connections
1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP)
1 x serial - RS-232
1 x USB
Miscellaneous
MTBF
10,000 hour(s)
Works with Windows Vista
Software and devices that carry the Works with Windows Vista logo have been tested for baseline compatibility with PC's running.
Compliant Standards
EN 60950, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN55024, EN55022 Class B, AS/NZ 3548 Class B
Power
Power Device
Power supply - internal
Voltage Required
AC 230V
Frequency Required
50/60 Hz
Power Consumption Operational
60 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep
8 Watt
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Driver
OS Required
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Environmental standards
EPA Energy Star Compliant
Yes
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental parameters
Sound Emission (Operating)
53 dBA
Ram
RAM Installed ( Max )
64 KB
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Listed on Ciao since
24/02/2005
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24/02/2005
Manufacturer's product description
The Epson PLQ-20 adds speed and versatility to printing in the banking and public administration sectors. Built to last, it handles high volumes of passbooks, visas, tickets and other documents with ease. It's also compact and connectable, with the flexibility to match your unique IT and space requirements. Whether printing passbooks, passports, tickets or visas, you need a printer that is fast and reliable. The Epson PLQ-20 has what it takes to handle all your business requirements. The Epson PLQ-20 is fast and effective, with print speeds up to 480cps (10cpi), high paper throughput and the ability to handle passbooks up to 2.6mm thick. What's more, convenient automatic sheet alignment and automatic print head adjustment features enable passbooks to be printed quickly and easily. This impact printer is built to last, with a mean volume between failure (MVBF) of 7 million lines, a mean time between failure (MTBF) of 10, 000 power on hours and a print head life of 400 million strokes/wire. And the ribbon will not need to be changed for a long time, thanks to a ribbon life of 5 million characters per ribbon. The Epson PLQ-20 will fit seamlessly into your existing IT environment with its ESCP/P 2, IBM emulation and Olivetti PR2E default setting. It has standard Parallel, Serial and USB interfaces, and as an option you can also connect via USB to wired and wireless networks. Whatever your IT environment, Epson will endeavor to customize the Epson PLQ-20 to your specific requirements. The Epson PLQ-20 has a small footprint. It easily fits into offices with limited space. And with the optional space saving kit you can fit it in an even smaller area. It includes a top paper tray for storing forms and books neatly. Additionally a rear paper guide bends the paper safely after printing which saves space at the rear of the printer. This impact printer makes fast, high quality printing simple. Users can change the ribbon easily, without requiring any IT support.
