Epson Stylus C40UX InkJet Printer

Pros: Cheap, USB, simple to operate
Cons: Loud, small black ink cartridge, no Centronics (parallel) connection.

It seems that most owners of this printer got theirs for free with the purchase of a Dell computer. Unlike them, I actually went out and purchased it with my own money. I don't regret it, but there are a few things you should know.

To begin...

Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: Extremely noisy, horrible print quality, drinks ink like a semi truck does gasoline

I hate, hate, hate this printer.

Before I purchased a new computer and printer, I had heard rave reviews of Epson products. The reviewers must have been taking someone else’s prescriptions.

My C40 came as a throw-in with a...

Pros: Wow... U.S.B., Whats NOT to like... (well there's...)
Cons: U.S.B. & noise level while printing, small ink wells.

First of all, let me give a little prologue.

Important Email comes in, need to print, go to print on my old (had it for a year and a half) Canon BJC 4000 Printer, whats this? a blank sheet? Check cartidges, check heads, cleaned, changed...

Pros: Great Linux support. Cheap ink cartridges. Reasonable (but not great) print quality.
Cons: Slow, clogs easily, lousy paper handling

I needed an inexpensive second printer that would print color pictures and work with Linux. That restricts me to Epson and HP ink jet printers. I looked at the ink cartridges, and the ink cartridges for the C40UX were cheap and available for less than ...

Pros: It was FREE, bundled with my new Dell.
Cons: TINY ink wells, expensive refills, noisy print action.

...since it was free, Uh, yeah I can complain a little. I expect a lot from Epson. I have used their other products and have been completely satisfied. After using the C40UX I find it to be more of a pain then a nice, quality, free gift incentive from...

Pros: It was free with my Gateway computer.
Cons: Noisy!

This is my first ink jet printer and I was really glad it was included in my computer purchase. Just like in the Dell computer ads, when you are buying a computer "It makes your head spin!" Not having to research all the specs on printers made life a...

Pros: price, print quality
Cons: slow, loud, quick to use ink

At the end of 2001 I purchase a Dell laptop which came with a free Epson Stylus C40UX. I was excited to get a new printer considering the HP 550C that I had was over 5 years old.

The installation was simple. I would have preferred using a...

Pros: None
Cons: Noisy, poor print quality, poor build, wasts ink cleaning itself, Slow.

I bought this printer on advice of a friend and have never regretted anything more. This is the worst printer i have ever used, and i've used alot of printers. The paper loads violently with a sound akin to a head on vehicular collision. Printing is just...

Pros: cheap
Cons: noisy, expensive to run, unreliable

I got this printer 18 months ago, "free" with a new computer. I had been using an HP 660, and was delighted to see the cost of ink cartridges for The Epson C40 were $NZ19.95 and $NZ29.95 for black and colour respectively: about 1/3 the price of HP ink car ...

Pros: Decent price, decent quality - nothing special tho
Cons: a little noisy, small inkjet cartridges

Mediocrity at work!

Epson - they're meant to be the best printer company - or they have been in the past. This little Epson printer's quite decent, but really, decency isn't a selling point - unless it was dirt cheap, which it is :)
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Pros: Good Print Quality, light weight, good cartridges, USB, Easy Operation, Good Software
Cons: Slow, Loud, paper weight support that holds up the paper in the feeder

needed a cheap printer for my laptop, one that wasn't too bulky and yet one that wasn't too small and could do general functions with decent print quality. I was lucky and got this free after purchasing a Toshiba Satellite laptop at CompUSA.

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Pros: None
Cons: Slow, slower, slowest, loud, poor quality print, drinks ink like a thirsty camel.

I had an old Star Micronics ribbon printer that was better than this thing! To say that this printer is "slow" would be giving it far more credit than it deserves. My old Canon will print an 8x10 glossy photo faster than this thing will print a single ...

Pros: Cheap, Mac compatible
Cons: Noisy, Jams, Nozzles clog, Breaks down.

The Epson Stylus C40UX InkJet Printer is the worst Epson printer I have ever owned. Usually I'm a huge fan of Epson printers but this one........ Pros: 1) Under $40.00 2) Decent prints on flyers or letters. 3) Ink cartridges aren't too expensive 4) ...

Pros: Cheap Printer
Cons: Cheap Printer

The Epson C40UX is a pretty good printer. I got it free when I bought my computer so I can't complain about spending too much. I do however spend a lot of money on ink for this printer because the size of the cartridges are very small.

The...

Pros: quality, fast b/w, ink lasts long
Cons: slow color

This printer came free when I purchased my computer. The quality of the prints are great. It prints fast in black and white but a lot slower for color. But the outcome of the color prints are excellent! The design of the printer is pretty good. I haven't...