Epson Stylus Photo RX680 Photo All-in-One Printer

• Creates 4 x 6 inch photos in 11 secondsand prints documents at up to 40 pages per minute
• Includes double-sided print and copy capabilities
• Two adjustable paper trays hold up to 270 sheets of paper
• Converts scanned documents to PDF files for emailing or archiving
• 1-year limited manufacturer''s warranty

Boy after reading the last few posts, I was worried when I bought one for my wife the "PhotoNut" However, the package arrived in perfect condition, I bought direct from Epson. All the pieces were in the box properly packed, we installed the software, simple, loaded the cartridges as indicated by the instructions, plugged into the USB port, printer was found right away. We tried the copy and enhance the color option first, WOW!!! I had a 15 year old collage group shot that hung on a wall and faded, the redo brought it back to life. Its not perfect, but WOW anyway

I love this printer. My wife spent hours last night playing with it and handed me a stack of really great looking prints this morning I was impressed! We currently have a HP Photosmart 1000 and a Epson Picture Mate Both still work fine, but the 680 takes the prize!!!

For those of you that have had problems, I don''t know what to say, for anybody reading this, I really like it, so does my wife.

Good Luck to all

Pat S.

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Summary: After using most of the features on this printer in 1 day, I''m very impressed with the quality and performance that I''ve seen!

Pros:

Looks great

2 paper trays (never have to remove "normal" paper again)

auto-duplexing (very convenient to save paper. automatically adjusts ink and "drying time" to avoid bleed-through and smearing

AMAZING photo prints. I literally cannot tell a difference between these prints and photo lab prints (when printing high-quality pictures)

good quality plain-paper prints

easy to use built-in functions (the menu is very simple to navigate)

scanner is quiet and produces good quality (must choose high DPI if you want great quality)

very good user guide on the computer. explains everything in detail

Cons:

Draft printing could look a little better (but then again it is called "draft" for a reason)

loud noise made before each print (right when it pulls the paper)

Unknown:

Ink usage. I''ve printed about 20 photos on 4x6 best quality, as well as probably 20 "normal" letter-sized pages (text+graphics). The only ink level that isn''t 100% is Light Magenta, which looks to be about 99% :) Others have said that these Epson photo printers use a TON of ink. I''ll find out soon if this one does too.

CD/DVD printing. I haven''t tried it yet.

Conclusion: So far, I''m extremely pleased with the purchase. I would definitely recommend this printer/copier/scanner to someone else.

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I purchased this all in one printer approximately 1 month ago with some hesitation because of some of the other reviews. I guess as with a lot of things, being the first to purchase isn''t necessarily a good thing. Fortunately I have had NONE of the experiences some of the others have had.

Mine was purchased from a store (during shipping products can get beat up). I pretty much pulled it out of the box, loaded the software, and began printing. In addition to the printing speed, I was amazed at the picture quality. There truly is a difference when I compare the images to those printed off a former HP 7700 series printer.

One thing I did notice is you pretty much need to use Epson paper. I tried using some Kodak paper I had and noticed that even after leaving the prints out for 8 hours the ink still smudged. That is not an issue if you use the Epson paper (it seems to dry almost instantaneously).

Printing on a cd was easy using the supplied cd tray. I also have had excellent results from scanning pictures and documents. All & all I am VERY satisfied. I was so satisfied I donated my old HP printer & HP scanner to charity for the tax write off!!!

If you need an EXCELLENT quality all in one printer, this is the one for you. Do some price shopping as there are some stores that were giving $30-$40 off, but definitely purchase this. You won''t be disappointed.

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My girlfriend just got me this printer for Christmas, and I love it. This machine cranks out beautiful prints very fast. It prints border-less 8.5"X11" prints, which is a plus. It''s one of the few all-in-one''s that do that, and it does it well. You can even print 4"X6" prints fast, as well as DVDs and CDs.

It worked great right out of the box. Install the drivers, plug the printer to the computer, and you''re set. The drivers are the most versatile I''ve ever seen with an inkjet printer. You can even print double-sided prints with the click of a button with it''s auto-duplexer (one very minor complaint i have is that the only paper that the auto-duplexer will accept is plain-jane inkjet paper... you have to re-load the page to print on the other side of it).

The Claria Hi-Definition inks are amazing. The light cyan and light magenta cartridges really make sunsets pop and renders skin tones properly.

You can print from an assortment of flash memory, and you can even scan a document directly to PDF to flash memory.

I''m very satisfied with this printer. As someone who works in the graphic design field, I''d recommend it to anyone.

When I bought this printer at a local office supply store, it was a fairly new model. Though I did quite a bit of online research before I purchased it, I did not find a lot of customer reviews available at the time. Since then, I see several have popped up...

I do love this printer, but the ink cartridge setup has been quite a challenge. I had no technical problems with the initial set of 6 inidividual Epson cartridges included with the printer. I ordered a new set of 6 "generic" cartridges online to save money since Epson brand can run around $19.95 each if you don''t shop around.

The black cartridge was the first to empty. Attempting to replace it with a "generic" brand was unsuccessful. This printer is programmed with software that rejects anything but Epson. (I am told one can search for "driver download Epson RX-680" online and find a driver download that is not as "detailed" as the software included with the printer, but haven''t tried it yet. It also should be noted that using another driver or non-Epson cartridges will nullify Epson''s manufacturer''s guarantee. However, if you purchase the printer at an office supply store that sells their own warranty, some will still honor their warranty even if you don''t use Epson products.) ...By the way, once I installed a new Epson cartridge the printer worked fine...

So far I''ve printed several photos (which came out nice) and several documents. All the cartridges are nearly empty after about 3-4 weeks of moderate use. Ink consumption and cost is definitely the downside to this otherwise wonderful machine... Also, love the copier feature -have used it several times. This machine can work independently and does not have to have the computer on to use it.