EPSON EPL6200-A tough competitor in laser printing

Advantages: Fast, excellent quality, relatively cheap to buy
Disadvantages: Bland design, high cost of consumables

...I'm quite fond of Epson laser printers, for me they represent good quality and speed at phenomenally low prices. My first Epson laser printer was the EPL 5700L, but things have moved on since then. That was a bog standard, 8 pages per minute printer, but it didn't stop me being impressed, you can read my earlier review on this printer in my archive. But I knew my EPL 5700 wasn't going to last forever, and when I found out it needed its toner replacing which would cost £50, I thought I'd jump in and buy a new one (I was in a spending mood!) When Looking at printers I think theres a few things to bear in mind, so I present to you... **DALES SEVEN WONDERS FOR CHOOSING THE RIGHT PRINTER** 1) The company 2) The Cost 3) The Quality 4) The Speed 5) Toner life and cost of consumables 6) Design 7) Reliability and Usage So...

gusgusrule 20.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Epson EPL 6200

The EPL 6200N, A Monochrome MONSTER

Advantages: Highly industrial, capable of printing off at amazing speeds. Low noises. Is aesthetically pleasing.
Disadvantages: Slightly pricy. Few extra features.

...If you've ever been a student, you'll know how difficult it is to tackle exam revision, coursework. and homework assignments. Not to mention the pressures each subject can take upon a person. You'd also realize the amount of emphasis in recent times on using computers and IT related utilities in order to accomplish the aformentioned tasks. My sixth form department recently purchased this, the Epson EPL 6200N, a laser printed designed for medium sized workgroups within any office or school. With the latest set of A - Level exams just a few months away, and with several sheets worth of information needing printing, I had the oppurtunity to test the EPL 6200N out... The Printer A quick query to the librarian told me the printer cost about 270 pounds inc. VAT, though unfortunately I cannot quote the place of purchase. Thats...

Credance100 15.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of Epson EPL 6200N

Excelent Epson, again.

Advantages: Very Quick to print. Good DPI. GREAT value for money.
Disadvantages: Ugly. not practical for large buisness'

...Epson EPL 6200L The Epson EPL 6200 is a ?High performance A4 mono professional printer? or so say Epson. Never being afraid to give new technology a go I jumped upon the opportunity to play with this rather large and bulky laser printer. My father is a dentist and he needed a hard wearing, cheap printer to print leaflets, booklets and all manner of other things you generally find information upon. For a hard wearing and a (long term) cheap printer I recommended to my dad a laser printer as there is no need to buy ink-cartridges and you can print thousands of one copy. So we make a trip to good ole? PC world where this was retailing for £110, checking out the specifics and not really being bothered what to buy we chose this because it looked as if it would do the job. Driving home, I looked at the box, rather big and white it gave...

Bolly_eggs 18.12.2004 · Read review
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Review of Epson EPL 6200L

EPL 5700 - An economical tank!

Advantages: Good toner life, crisp black text, cheap, fast
Disadvantages: Frequent paper jams, bulky

...I came home from work one day, and had to print a black and white report off the internet; it took about 30 minutes and was 100 pages in length; by the time I had finished printing it the black catridge had run out. It was around this time I realised I would need something faster and more economical for everday print offs. So I invested in my first black and white laser printer; the EPL 5700. The printer met my needs perfectly; essentially I needed a printer which was quick and easy for printing non - important documents which was why I didn't fork out and get a colour laser. It did its job perfectly and still is doing. The toner life is excellent, lasting about 6000 pages before replacement (I've had the printer a year and still have the original toner in!) The drum units last 60000 pages so I should get plenty use out of it...

gusgusrule 08.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of Epson EPL 5700

EPSON does it again ... and again

Advantages: A reliable family of work horse printers
Disadvantages: None

...I have used EPSON laser printers for several years. Starting with the EPL5500, I have had experience with EPL5700, EPL5700L, EPL5800 and very recently EPL5900. I am rather confused by the subcategories offered in this section. I cannot find a model labelled EPL5700PTx and assume it to be mixed up with the EPL5700PS which has a PostScript upgrade. The model with the suffix 'i' appear to be designed for the AppleMac computer. The models with the suffix 'L' are Windows dedicated printers. All these printers are Black and White lasers. This review is based primarily on my experience of the EPL5800PS. I was in the need for a new laser printer for my home office situation. My needs are not that uncommon in that I do a lot of repetitive word processing. As I standardised much of my output in the years when WordPerfect for DOS was king my...

Newfloridian 18.11.2002 · Read review
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Review of Epson EPL 5700L

EPSON Printer - a definite workhorse

Advantages: Reliable, solid.
Disadvantages: Not the fastest or most stylish on the market.

..., and the quality is certainly good enough for sending business correspondance. Paper can either be loaded in the paper tray (mines takes 500 sheets without too much trouble) or via the paper feeder - the darker grey area on the tray that sticks out. For pages that are to be printed face-down (as is usually the case), the pages are retrieved via the slot on the top at the front, although I recommend you lift the lighter grey flap on top if you intend to print more than 2-3 pages otherwise they tend to fall out. Pages to be printed face-up are retrieved via a slot on the top at the back, but you will need to reposition the lighter grey flap at the back first, otherwise the pages will fall. This can be a bit fiddly so I would not recommend trying to do it too often. The cost of toners is on a par with other brands, I usually buy Epson S050087...

stuartrider 24.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Epson EPL 5900

Konica Minolta 2550 - a step up from the entry level printer

Advantages: Quality prints, quiet
Disadvantages: A little expensive to run

...The Magicolor 2550 is positioned as one of Konica Minolta's entry level colour laser printers, well almost entry level, as it offers some very nice features without taking the price of the device too high. The specification on offer from this full colour model is a cracking 20ppm (pages per minute) in monochrome and 5ppm in full colour. The native resolution is 600dpi with a x4 dithering method which beefs this up to an effective 2,400dpi. The model on review here is the standard model, which has 128MB of memory, is network ready and offers Postscript 3 printer language in addition to PCL6 and PDF support. The 2550DN which is the next model up adds a built-in duplexer and has 256MB of memory, it also adds Pictbridge support for direct connection of a compatible digital camera. Both models are capable of handling a monthly duty cycle...

davomrmac 06.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Konica Minolta magicolor 2550

Epson

Advantages: Good Value Product
Disadvantages: None

....2 cm x 35.6 cm Weight: 40.2 kg Max Media Size (Standard): ANSI C, Roll (43.2 cm) Max Media Size (Custom): 431.8 mm Print Speed: Up to 12.8 sq.m/hour - draft - A2 (420 x 594 mm) Max Resolution ( B&W ): 2880 dpi x 1440 dpi Max Resolution ( Colour ): 2880 dpi x 1440 dpi Interface: IEEE1394 FireWire, USB Language Simulation: EPSON ESC/P 2 Media Type: Plain paper, photo paper, continious forms Total Media Capacity: 250 sheets Printer Features: Borderless printing System Requirements: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.4 or later....

Nazuku 07.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Epson Stylus Pro 4800

No cheating with this Epson Cheetah!

Advantages: Clear colours
Disadvantages: A bit pricey

...Printers are marvellous things when they work!We bought an Epson DX4000 a couple of years ago after problems with our HP printer. It was reduced in Tesco and as it is a photo copier and printer we thought it was a bargain but decided to check out the cost of the cartridges before buying. We have used various makes of cartridges over the years for previous printers but had been having problems and always having to clean to get good printing so we were wasting ink. We got sample size cartridges with the printer but bought a Multipack so we were ready when a replacement was needed. The Multipack has 4 cartridges, 1 of each black, yellow, magenta and cyan. The box is blue with a picture of a Cheetah and is in the Cheetah range, there are other ranges like Monkey. Hummingbird and Seahorse makinh it easy to spot the one you want to buy...

jo145 23.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Epson Multipack T0715 - print cartridge (C13T07154010)

Epson SX515W is an excellent printer.

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 · Read review
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Review of Epson SX515W