Epson WorkForce 600 Wireless All-in-One Printer (Black) (C11CA18201)

I'm one to do a lot of research on a product pre-buy, but I bought this product on a whim at my local electronics store as a replacement for a blockheaded, poorly made, user-unfriendly HP All-in-One which I used as a secondary printer. Well, I must say, I was very impressed with this product from the moment I opened the box. The fit-and-finish is excellent and by touch, of an exceptional quality. Components fit and move smoothly and without the "jiggle" associated with hasty, sloppy manufacturing. Then, upon setup (this is on an Mac, by the way), I found the software intuitive, intelligent, and slick. Mine is setup using the Wi-Fi feature; the setup walks you through the process so concisely, efficiently, and simply that even a technological neophyte could accomplish it with ease. I simply plugged (temporarily, as the setup explains) an ethernet cable from the printer into my router (Time Capsule) and the software nearly instantly recognized the printer. A useful concept also is that...Read more

The Epson Workforce 600 is a very feature rich product, but it had me at 'scan to memory card.'

It's a very simple feature that I've always wanted one of these multifunction units to implement. And Epson has executed it perfectly. Simply put a document in the autofeeder or flatbed, select scan to memory card, and push the button. It scans and safely stores the document on flash memory (it accepts a variety of flash memory cards) in either JPEG for PDF format. Epson even smartly added a file server which effectively turns the printer into a network attached storage device.

These two features are so great I actually have no intention of ever plugging it into my computer. With its built in WiFi I keep it downstairs in my kitchen so I can grab and scan important documents before they get lost on their way upstairs to my office. When I'm ready I just connect to its file share over the network and drag the files into my document manager. Totally awesome...Read more

Readers should be aware that the printer stops printing as soon as any of the colors run out of ink, including black and white. This means that if you run out of Cayan, you cannot print a word document....their explanation is that for every page a little color is used, regardless of whether you are just printing black and white. The color cartridges are quite expensive, run out quickly when the machine is used for photos, and the 68 cartridges which hold more ink cannot be widely found, other than at epson site or staples. This means that a/ you better always have spare cartridges of all colors ( which run out at very varying rates) b/ don't think you can refill the cartridges, which epson has insured with a small chip c/ pay full price for cartridges because epson has clearly kept a tight lid on availability. You can bet that Epson, who has been in this business a long time, knew full well that this inconvenience of not being able to print anything once any one of the color...Read more