Epson Stylus Photo RX500 All-in-One
Imagine having a powerful photo center right at your fingertips - one that's so easy, anyone can create brilliant borderless portraits and enlargements. The feature-rich Epson Stylus Photo RX500 all-in-one offers all this and more, delivering Photo Quality prints, copies and scans with or without a computer. In fact, it's so versatile, it's the perfect solution for all your photographic needs.With superior 6-color Photo Inks and up to 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi, this innovative all-in-one provides vibrant color photos that are made to last. With many popular BorderFree paper sizes to choose from, it couldn't be easier to make BorderFree prints for framing or to place in an album. For added flexibility, Epson Stylus Photo RX500 all-in-one includes built-in card slots and a convenient photo proof sheet to select and print photos from popular memory cards.The Epson Stylus Photo RX500 also offers fast PC-free photo copying. Whether it delivers vivid reprints or multiple photos on a page, each is as sharp as the original. As for scanning, you will be amazed at your options. Aside from powerful 2400 x 4800 optical dpi, 48 bit color scanning, the Stylus RX500 also offers Epson's exclusive Easy Photo Fix technology to restore your faded photographs to their original, vibrant color. With the built-in transparency unit, you can scan your 35mm negative and slides.Epson's Scan to Card technology lets you scan your documents and photos to a memory card without a computer so you can take your documents and photos with your electronically.With cost-saving individual ink cartridges, plus connectivity for both PC and Macintosh systems, this remarkable performer offers an easy, affordable solution for all your photo imaging needs.
If you love to play with your digital camera but also need a serious printer that can get your office reports looking great, consider this Epson all-in-one. Based on the engines of the popular Epson Stylus Photo R300 printer and the Epson Perfection 2400 scanner, the Stylus Photo RX500 adds standalone copying (no PC required) and saves valuable desk space compared to separate components. It is both versatile and reliable, enabling you to scan photos, text, or negatives; to make copies; and to print anything from borderless 4-by-6-inch photos to business envelopes. The flatbed scanner offers 2,400 dpi optical (9,600 dpi interpolated) resolution and 48-bit color to bring your scanned images rich detail and crisply defined color separation. Archive your family photos, save your favorite articles on your hard drive, or assemble a slide show. You can also save your scans directly to a compatible memory card, even without a PC. Instant copies can be created in four different resolutions--top speed for black copies is 10 copies per minute. When printing from your system, the RX500 produces black documents in draft mode up to 17 ppm, 16 ppm for color. Take your time and seek perfection with the optimized 5,760 x 1,440 dpi mode, for beautifully sharp photos. In a faster mode, borderless 4-by-6-inch prints appear in as little as 37 seconds. Insert your digital camera's compatible memory card and print your evening's shots while bypassing your system. Just use the photo proof sheet mode to select only images you need. Consumable costs are low, thanks to six separate high-yield ink tanks--you can expect up to 630 pages from the black cartridge and 430 pages from the color cartridges, based on 5% page coverage. The modern silver and black casing adds a sleek touch to your office space, while the included USB cable couldn't be more convenient. Epson provides a one-year warranty covering parts and service; Epson Exchange service is included. What's in the Box
Epson Stylus Photo RX500, one cyan ink cartridge (T048220), one light cyan ink cartridge (T048520), one magenta ink cartridge (T048320), one light magenta ink cartridge (T048620), one yellow ink cartridge (T048420), one black ink cartridge (T048120), one USB cable, all-in-one documentation, CD-ROM containing all-in-one drivers and software (Windows and Macintosh), transparency unit, film holder, document mat, paper tray, paper guide
Epson Stylus Photo RX500 All-in-One Accessories
 Epson T048120 Black Ink Cartridge (Stylus Photo R300, R300M, and RX500 Printers)
Epson Stylus Photo RX500 All-in-One Reviews
Not a bad printer to use. But Canon's no better, and Brother is MUCH worse, all consistent with the tradition of lousy software from printer makers. Although when sharing it across a network it uses an annoying proprietary interface that resides in your tooltray. And, no, you can't print "black-only", because that would mean less money to Epson. So, if it's an hour before your flight, and light magenta is empty, you won't print that boarding pass unless you've got that cartridge on hand. Perfectly dishonest: not only does it INSIST that a perfectly functional cartridge is empty, but you are not allowed to print ANYTHING until every cartridge is present and full.
This is a common issue with most inkjet printers, but the amount of color ink that is wasted is unbelievable to me when I print nothing but black-and-white documents (using the "black ink only" selection) for four months at a time. I've had my RX-500 for a year now and continuous paper feed issues, film scanning issues and the ink-suck warm up have convinced me to start shopping for another. (I'm a patient person). It's either poorly designed or Epson's way of fleecing their customers through ink refillsboth signs of a poorly managed product line. The straw that broke the camel's back was the ink-waste.
I was in LOVE with this unit until the day it started eating paper [accordion style] after about two dozen printouts. Never had a chance to test out its scanning capabilities, but now I have 2 dysfunctional printers in my office. Do yourself a favor [I know it looks sleek], but don't buy it. Oh, and as a side note, my best friend bought the very same printer and hers doesn't work either. Luckily, I had purchased a warranty that provided a one time replacement, but the replacement that was sent was refurbished, was missing pieces and ultimately had trouble sensing the paper in the paper tray.
Even if you select Black Only, some color ink is still being used.") I have decided to not be a cheapskate on this purchase. I was going to buy this one as it was on sale at a local place. However, after reading the reviews about the ink consumption.AND epson's own admission (straight from their faq, "To keep the print head clear, the printer uses a small amount of ink from all the cartridges whenever it prints. I had an Epson in another country and had nothing but trouble with it, even after 'cleaning the heads' many times(and the ink disappearing quickly after this 'cleaning').
Once it tells you that one of the cartridges is empty.it won't print at all. But after weeks I realized that every time I turned on the printer, even for scanning, the level of ink was decreasing. I bought this printer some months ago, and I only used a few times for printing, since I actually bought it for scanning. So this printer not only takes about a minute to get ready after you turn it on (wasting ink unnecessarily), but actually at the end it will tell you that the cartridges are empty when indeed you can hear that there is some ink in them.
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