Friday, December 31, 2004
Epson Stylus C42UX Printer Review
| Epson Stylus C42UX - InkJet Printer with separate ink cartridges
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If you're looking for a basic inkjet printer and have a low budget then Epson Stylus C42UX may be ideal for you.
Epson Stylus C42UX has an included a slide-out paper output tray. You get a separate black ink cartridge and tri-colour ink cartridge with Epson C42UX. Both the color ink cartridges and black ink cartridge can be installed at the same time. This keeps you from either constantly switching ink cartridges or using a combination of all colors to print black text, thus using that ink cartridge faster than needed.
Epson Stylus C42UX itself is fairly small and fairly fast. There is a very short time between pressing the print button and printing. Print quality on plain paper isn't outstanding but is good enough for general use.
Detailed Specs:
- Print speed: Black text memo 5 sec. (Approx. 12 ppm) Photo 4" x 6": 2 min. 4 sec. 8" x 10": 4 min. 55 sec.
- Print resolution: Up to 2880 x 720 optimized dpi using RPM on various media
- Print technology: Inkjet
- Print method: 4-color (CMYK) drop-on-demand Micro Piezo ink jet technology
- Input capacity: 100 sheets, 10 envelopes
- Ink cartridges: Black ink yield 600 pages text (ISO/IEC 10561 (letter pattern) 420 pages of graphics (5% coverage) Color ink yield 300 pages (5% coverage each color CMY)
- Paper handling (standard): 100 sheets / 10 envelopes
- Paper handling/output: 30 sheets
- Paper types: Letter, legal, A4, B5, statement, executive, Plain, bond; EPSON Glossy Photo Paper, Matte Paper,Photo Quality Film and Paper, Transparencies, Self-Adhesive Sheets, Ink Jet Cards, Banner Paper; envelopes and iron-on transfers Envelopes No. 10, DL, C6, Plain, bond and air mail paper
- Interface: USB
- Width: 8.9 inches, height: 6.6 inches, depth: 16.7 inches, weight: 6.3 pounds
MSRP for Epson Stylus C42UX: $89.99
Epson Stylus C42UX uses the below ink cartridges:
![]() OEM #: T036120 Color: Black Yield: 220 pages |
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![]() OEM #: T037020 Color: Color Yield: 180 pages |
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![]() OEM #: T036120/T037020 Color: Set |
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![]() OEM #: T036120 Color: Black Yield: 220 pages |
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![]() OEM #: T037020 Color: Color Yield: 180 pages |
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Reviews Summary:
The summary is based on testimonials of the Epson Stylus C42UX users and editors in various sources such as PC Magazine, Cnet, PCWorld etc.
Epson Stylus C42UX is easy to set up. This inkjet printer supports both modes (and direct OS 9 installation) but requires separate installations for each. Epson Stylus C42UX quite simply prints sharp, clear and vivid color images.
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Related links for Epson Stylus C42UX:
Epson Stylus C42UX ink cartridges at PrintCountry.com
Buy this printer at Amazon.com
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Remanufactured ink cartridges
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