Epson Stylus C45 Printer: Slow And Steady By mimpi on Feb 12, 2008 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

My office desk had been replaced by a brand new printer, Epson Stylus C45. It has a sleek look and apparently the installation was very fast and hasslefree. The previous one had to be replaced immaturely due to some technical default when the ink tank absorber got full and Epson Stylus was a quick choice. It's undoubtedly cheap and handy. I was already running late and winded up all the pending printing task from the previous day. I had to finish two days job in a few hours and that was quite a job! I thought this printer would be of help since the dealer promised of fast printing. But it was very slow indeed!

Moreover, the printing clarity is not that high. I have to clean it from time to time to avoid the lines across the fonts. This is very nagging and also increases the consumption of ink cartridges leading to an expensive business altogether. However, the alert lights and buttons are very easy to understand and operate. It has only two alert buttons. One for ON/OFF and another one for other alerts like low ink, eject paper, paper jam etc. The settings provide with all the usual feature. However, it would not be a good idea to opt for photo printing. My experience is not worth sharing. All I can say is it was a waste of time, money and paper.

However, it would be a good choice for personal use where we do not need to meet the deadlines or even for amateurish uses like printing for parties or greeting cards. In fact, the same printer my neice has been using to do her project works.

My overall experience is okay.