Epson Stylus C84

Pros: Older, models WERE work-horses

Cons: Have to replace it within a year's time.

The Bottom Line: It won't last, and that's a guarantee.

Review: I used an Epson Stylus Color 800 from the mid 90's to the early 2000's. That printer was a work horse! I couldn't praise it more. When it finally gave out, I replaced it with an Epson Stylus C-84, which seemed to work great right off the bat. It sat ...

Pros: It was free with solid appearing chassis. Not too noisy. Adequate speed.

Cons: Ink guzzler. JUST WON'T WORK!

The Bottom Line: After having several low-end printers, and really not wanting to hassle with ink, re-fills, and constant cartridge replacements, I'd seriously consider researching laser printers.

Review: I'm not going to spend much time giving a lengthy review on this thing...just don't get it! Even if they give it to you free as part of a promotional package. Having been part of a promotional offer from MacMall when I bought my Ibook and ...

Pros: Great color.

Cons: Has the life-span of a gypsy moth.

The Bottom Line: Only works when NEW. I am surprised Epson is still making this or one like it. Avoid these unless you are into dissappointment.

Review: We bought this printer when the reviews were great. And it was great at first, but now we cannot use it any longer because the black ink head is clogged and we went through a cartridge of ink trying to clear it. Epson says it should clean the head in ...

Pros: Inexpensive, looks nice.

Cons: Quality is very suspect.

The Bottom Line: Do not buy the C84. Despite the low price, it is not worth the cost.

Review: I've owned several Epson printers over the years, and before the C84 every one of them was working fine right up until the day I put it out to pasture. The C84 is an inexpensive choice, and I found it to be available at a host of different online ...

Pros: cheap, looks nice, usb and parallel ports, works with Linux.

Cons: average print, bad color print, wastes ink, exspensive cartridges - stay away!!!

The Bottom Line: Stay away from Epson & chipped cartridges!! Research your peripherals well before buying.printers=price AND running costs. more exspensive printer may work out cheaper over time.

Review: OK, i don't think this printer is as bad as people are saying...yes, it's not great by any stretch of the imagination, but seven 1 star ratings? OK, maybe your right. I'm gonna make it 8! First off, this printer works under Linux - thats a bonus (for ...

Pros: Decent quality, works with solaris (via gimp-print)

Cons: Stopped working after a year

The Bottom Line: It's not worth the expense, if it only lasts a year.

Review: I bought this printer for my small business, but very little use. I printed maybe 10-50 sheets a month, mostly invoices. I bought it from office depot for about $100 and also got their 2-year product protection. I'm glad I did, because the printer ...

Pros: Worked fine for one year, no troubles.

Cons: After one year's very light use, absolutely dead.

Review: I don't see much point in reviewing the details of this printer, since it has such a low rating. I am a former manager of support techies in I.T. and my troubleshooting skills are top-notch. However, approximately one year after purchase -- like ...

Pros: I actually cannot think of one right now.

Cons: Marginal printing, INK HOG, very expensive cartridges. There's plenty more.

Review: Total piece of crap. If you do any printing of pictures or things like that, get ready to get out the checkbook to buy EXPENSIVE ink. Lots of it. Considerable ink hog. What makes this even worse is it requires CONSTANT head cleaning cycles which consumes ...

Pros: Works well at first.

Cons: Feeds multiple pages, takes forever to start printing, uses up ink like Hummers use gas.

Review: I bought this printer a year and a half ago when the printer that came with my computer died. The man in Best Buy assured me it was a quality printer for a bargain price, which was exactly what I was looking for. I used it for school, printing a paper ...

Pros: cheap, good prints while it lasted

Cons: look up "Planned Obsolescence" then look up "rip off"

Review: What a shame. The printer worked well for a year. Good print quality at the cost of high ink usage. I was willing to put up with it until it started to clog. I thought it was the ink. I bought more. That didn't help. I called Epson; it would cost ...