Epson Stylus Color 480SXU InkJet Printer

Pros: Amazing printing quality for such a cheap printer
Cons: Slow and hungry, no USB cable included

The Epson’s 480SXU found me during Thanksgiving shopping craze at Staples. My first impression was: what an ugly printer with its block-ish round-ish shape. However, my other printer’s color ink cartridge was dry, and I was in need to print some photos....

Pros: Very good print quality for text, graphics and photos.
Cons: Very expensive to operate.

I have owned several printers over the years, some Star and some Epson. I have always been happy with them and never picked a poor one until now. When I upgraded to Windows 2000, I decided to buy a USB printer. I didn't have much money to spend at the...

Pros: Inexpensive, good quality print, generic cartridges are cheap.
Cons: Requires USB support, no USB cable supplied.

I was looking to replace my aging Canon 610. It was on it's last leg and was watching for a good deal on a printer. I wanted to find an inexpensive printer for my kids to use that was inexpensive for ink replacement. I was happy with my Epson 440...

Pros: cheap, cheap, cheap. Excellent text and photo quality prints.
Cons: no usb cable! doh!

When I switched to windows2000, my aging NEC silentwriter 660 printer, which my brother bought in the olden days of windows 3.1, didn't work with win2k. As it was on its last leg anyway, producing strange hissing and scratching sounds, not feeding the...

Pros: Cheap, easy to use, good output, great software, cheap ink refills
Cons: A little slow, uses more ink than usual

As a writer, I have purchased many printers in my lifetime - Canons, HPs, you name it. In fact, most were priced well over the $150.00 range, since I assumed that the higher price meant better quality printing. I picked up this little beauty for $34.99...

Pros: Good color, relatively trouble-free operation.
Cons: Uses quite a bit of ink, but not really any more than equivalent printers.

I bought my Epson 480SXU for $89.99 Canadian. The box was clearly marked in regards to the need for purchasing a USB cable separately. In essence, with the initial set of ink cartridges included, I paid for the ink cartridges and got the printer for...

Pros: cheap price, ease of use
Cons: expensive small size cart.

The price of this USB printer was $69 cad. no usb cable inculded. We choose this printer because when the cartridges died on my g/f's cannon inkjet, the cost of replacing both color and black cartridge was pretty close to getting this new 480SXU...

Pros: Great inexpensive printer that delivers unexpectedly good quality print
Cons: kind of slow, no on/off switch

I purchased this printer on Ebay for $29 and can't believe the quality of the printing. It came with new cartridges AND a USB cable (which Epson doesn't provide normally)so it had everything I needed to install it the day it arrived. Prior to using this...