Epson Stylus® CX4800 All-In-One InkJet Printer

I had been using a Lexmark printer for the past 3 years and it was time for a change. I wanted a flatbed scanner, the prints were coming out a little fuzzy, a little dirty, and the maintenance programs were not working. Lexmark ink cartridges cost a ton of money and they don't last very long, and the status software is not that great. The Epson Stylus CX4800 all-in-one printer. For $129 I got an attractive looking package that took up less space, had a greater paper capacity (100 sheets of plain paper), and did everything I wanted...and did it better than I expected. This printer offers great resolution in all modes. It scans at 1200-2400dpi! It is both quiet and quick, offering 20ppm in b&w and 19ppm in color. The controls are located in a panel on the left side of the top of the printer, are clearly marked and easy to use. Via those controls you can select number of copies, type of paper, size of paper, fit-to-page mode, color or black and white prints, all with the push of a button and without involving the computer Unless you want to, in which case the included software has you covered. There is never any question of where you are because the selected modes are highlighted on the control panel. There are slots in the front left side of the printer to accept SD XD, SM or MS/Pro memory cards...or you can connect you camera directly to the printer via A USB port set up for pictbridge! A button on the control panel allows you to select the cards or pictbridge, print an index sheet, print all, or print images selected on the camera. If you select the index sheet, you get thumbnails, set up so you can mark the images you want, the number of prints for each image, and scan the results back into the printer, which then prints your pictures as ordered...all without the use of a CPU!In copier mode, you simply place the document to be copied on the scanner, punch in the number of copies you want, select color or b/w, and away you go! Everything this machine prints comes out clear, sharp and well defined, without grain, with great contrast and color. The only problem I have is that the scanner tends to INTENSIFY the color of scanned documents. The software provides a means of fixing that but I simply haven't gotten that far with it yet. Which brings me to the software...installation and setup were quick and easy. The on-screen users guide is comprehensive, well organized and easy to use. Connection to the computer, when desired, is through a USB 2.0.
Instead of a b/w cartridge for $27, a color cartridge for $32, and a photo color cartridge for $39, The Epson takes 4 cartridges...black, blue, red and yellow...for a total of about $50...the first set is provided with the machine and the next set is available at a discount through Epson's website. When a color is empty, you replace just that color, not all three! so you spend $12 for "blue" instead of $32 for "color"! ands that I am sticking with epson from now on, the extra money I spent to buy this machine I saved on ink!

All in all, This printer gives you great quality and features, its 5 times better then a compatible lexmark in the same price range and will save you some money on ink. I recommend this printer to anyone who needs to replace there Lexmark!!!! I am sure some of you know what I mean. Thanks for reading my review. Chris