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Epson Stylus CX8400 All-In-One Printer
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Reviewed by: Princess322
05-22-08
Duration of ownership: 3 Weeks
Strengths: None. I made the mistake of buying TWO of these printers for the office. I would have said "low price" but since this printer did not work at all, it was a waste of money EVEN at a "low price."
Weaknesses:Time delay from clicking "print" to the printer actually printing, color distribution poor (gaps, bars), ink is wasted with unnecessary "priming," paper is more difficult to load than on previous Epson Stylus models, problems with accepting ink (even using genuine Epson cartridges), requires constant head cleaning due to clogging (another waste of ink), and the printer pretty much stopped printing graphics after 2 and i/2 weeks (and I mean even simple graphics like solid shapes). I have a 5 years old printer that prints better than this model.
Overall Evaluation: I've owned several of the Epson all-in-one printers through out the years. This is the only one that absolutely hated. It does not work, plain and simple. There are too many defects in this model. I am frankly surprised it was even sold like this. It is definitely a black mark on the company's reputation. After this printer I would never purchase, nor recommend any Epson product. I contacted Epson's customer service about the problems I encountered (some companies actually do want to hear if there is a consistent problem/defect with their product so they can repair it), but I was disappointed. Apparently integrity, honor, and loyalty mean nothing to Epson. Do not buy this printer. Research other brands. This one is not even useful in a home setting. A printer should print. The Stylus CX8400 does nothing more than disappoint.
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Reviewed by: patscga
11-22-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Three in one Functions
Weaknesses:Cost of Refills, No Help from Manufacturer
Overall Evaluation: The printer operates as well as any other but the scanner does not operate well. I've emailed Epson 3 times about problems I'm having with it and they didn't respond.
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Reviewed by: TTaD
09-24-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: looks kinda fancy
Weaknesses:not that cheap... first one didn't work out of the box. Ink's a hassle
Overall Evaluation: My First one didn't even work out of the box so i went to get another. one of my ink cartriges ran out and the whole printer basically refused to print! the ink seems to fun out extremely fast especially for the price. i'm begging you do not buy this P.O.S.
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Reviewed by: fstukey
07-02-08
Duration of ownership: 1 Months
Strengths: A quality product.
Weaknesses:None
Overall Evaluation: I have been always been told that Epson is a premier product. I heartily concur. It is easy to use and very easy to change printer ink cartridges. I would recommend this product to anyone. AAA, +++ fs
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Reviewed by: Ry99
06-15-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: None
Weaknesses:Epson's ink scam forces you to buy ink when you don't need it and completely disables all functions of the printer until you do.
Overall Evaluation: I bought this printer because it was cheap and looked nice. Well, that was a really bad idea. Epson's ink scam won't let you print when the printer 'says' it is out of ink, and it said my color cartridges were less than half way full after two weeks of printing using ONLY the 'Use Black Ink Only' option, just printing black text. Epson says it must prime each cartridge before printing... so this "priming" is eating as much ink as black ink when printing in only black. It is all a scam by Epson to get you to buy ink when you don't need it. So, when your ink cartridges are pretty much still full, Epson forces you to buy more ink from them. Their software has bright yellow buttons everywhere for you to buy in directly from Epson. Also, when you have "empty" ink cartridges that are still full of ink you can't use the scanner either (even when you're not trying to print anything!). Bottom line, DO NOT buy an Epson product unless you want to throw your hard earned money away. I personally think someone should bring a class action law suit against this fraudulent company... after being forced to buy a few more cartridges I just may do it myself. DO NOT BUY EPSON PRODUCTS!
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