Epson Artisan 710 Wireless Color Inkjet All-In-One Printer (C11CA53201)

I read review after review debating which printer I should buy for mostly photo reproduction. While not wanting to go to the large size, photo dedicated pro version....I wanted to stay under $200. It came down to the Canon Mp640 and the Epson Artisan 710. Reviewers were pretty much split between the two as positive and negative...What to do? Both have very similar features...wirless, scan, etc..neither of which had much to do with my decision. I finally just decided to take my SD card and have each printer print two or three of the same pic. I started with the Canon, and the print menu was easy and the print speed was great. The pics were very good, but at side angle, had a bit of a hazy quality. Uploaded the same images to the Epson....there was no comparison, photo lab quality through and through. There were areas of one image that were dark and undifined in the Canon print, but were detailed and exposed well in the Epson.
When you also look at Epson having a 2 year...Read more

This machine is just a hairs breadth from spectacular. The prints are beautiful, they come out fast, and the built in cd printer is a huge improvement over the old removable trays. Now, I've owned epsons for many years, of all different types going back to the MX-80.

If you buy this, you'd better have a deep wallet. At first, the 6 cartridges seems like a good idea. What isn't clear from the beginning is that the charging cycle is ink-wide - all 6 carts are initialized when you replace a cartridge, draining what appears to be about 7-10% of each cartridge in the process. If you replace one cart that is dead, with others that are less than 10-15%, you'll find that all the "low" cartridges are "out" after the charging cycle!

But it gets better. To try and keep the heads clear and clean, the machine runs a fairly extensive cleaning/purging cycle when it turns on or comes out of sleep. I've had as few as 6-7 printing sessions of just 2-3 sheets per session...Read more

The Artisan 710 I have is a replacement for an Artisan 700 I originally purchased.
I will first address the customer service of Epson in regard to this replacement.
The 700 that I originally purchased developed an ink clog that would not clear after numerous attempts to clean it. I had registered the 700 so I was eligible for overnight replacement. I received a refurbished 700, but that printer was defective. (I also received a set of high capacity cartridges with it.) I called Epson, and asked to speak to a second tier tech. After relating my experiences with the two defective 700's, the tech said that instead of sending another refurbished 700, I would be sent a new Artisan 710. She also agreed to send another set of high capacity ink jet cartridges since I had used up most of the ones I had in the original 700 while attempting to clear the nozzles.

My impression of Epson customer service is that they went beyond what is required in their warranty. Getting...Read more