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(104 customer reviews) 160 of 168 people found the following review helpful
Surprisingly Good! Until...,
August 28, 2004 G. Gutierrez "G" (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epson Stylus CX4600 Photo Printer, Copier, Scanner (Office Product)
August 28, 2004 - I just finished installing this machine for my parents, who are running OS X 10.3.4 (Panther) on an aging iMac G3/400 DV. The entire process was simple and uneventful. My surprise came afterwards when I started playing with the CX4600. It's a very solid little All-In-One (AIO)!
After reading reviews of older Epson, HP and Canon AIO's, I was worried about several things. So far, the print quality is very good, on par with my own C84. In fact, the CX4600 uses the same 4 separate CMYK ink cartridges as the C84, which means you won't have any trouble finding them at stores. The paper transport is a little loud, but not too bad. Printing is very quick once it gets going, with a quiet side to side undulation.
The scan quality is excellent for most uses and you can freely choose your resolution. Hint: the installer will put Epson Smart Panel on your desktop, but I prefer Epson Scan which is also installed in your Applications folder. This is the same...Read more
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
I compared many other all in one printer-copier-scanners,
October 10, 2004 I. Farouki (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Epson Stylus CX4600 Photo Printer, Copier, Scanner (Office Product)
This one is the best for the money. I just returned an hp one for a problem with the cartridge getting stuck. The printing resolution is better than others in the same class. The speed of printing is also faster than others. The scanner does not have a higher resolution than say the hp 1315 but for my needs it's sufficient. I don't see why anyone would need a better resolution scanner. For my 1 gig computer it would take me 38 minutes to scan on a resolution of 2400 x 2400. The highest resolution is 9600 x 9600 perforated. I compared the copier of a Brother machine with this one, and the Brother machine copying quality doesn't even come close. The only gripe I have is that it doesn't come with a usb printer cable.
75 of 91 people found the following review helpful
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September 18, 2004 Linden McRae (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Epson Stylus CX4600 Photo Printer, Copier, Scanner (Office Product)
The Epson Stylus CX4600 is the best multi-function printer you'll find for the price that it is.
The Scanning quality is superb. The top-lid is removable for large items, and it does it quite quickly. They definately didn't just slap on a scanner as a quick qimmick for sales. There is an auto-scan mode - it recognizes what it's scanning and how to handle it (although it sometimes crops out what I WANT there, but no biggie, as there are manual sttings), a home option - more advanced settings but not too confusing, and an advanced option - total control over what is being scanned.
Printing quality is wonderful as well. Text is crisp and clean, and photos come out at very good quality. It's even better when coupled with the included 4x6 photo paper. You just have to be sure to make the correct paper settings before you print.
Copying is insanely easy and straightforward. (...) and it came out at a quality that is good enough for a casual copy, though not...Read more
