Friday, February 18, 2005
Epson Stylus Color 1160 Printer and Ink Cartridges Review
| Epson 1160 printer comes with black and color ink cartridges
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Epson Stylus Color 1160 Printer Key Features:
- 1,440 x 720 dpi resolution
- Prints black text at 9.5 pages per minute, color at 7 pages per minute
- Prints up to large 13-by-44-inch format
- Built-in USB and parallel ports
- 1-year warranty
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Important Printer Buying Tip: ALWAYS check for the ink cartridge prices before you purchase a printer. Why? Sometimes cheaper printers end up costing more because its ink cartridges may be way expensive. You should calculate the "cost of ownership" per month. The math is simple: (number of prints per month) times (cost of the cartridge) divided by (the yield of the cartridge). Yield is the number of pages that can be printed with one particular cartridge. For example, assume that average home user prints 150 black pages per month using a black cartridge that yields 200 pages and costs $28. The monthly "cost of ownership" is (150 pages) x ($28) = $21 200 pages Also look at the printer ink alternatives; besides the original manufacturer's cartridges (OEMs), you may have the selection of remanufactured cartridges, compatible ink cartridges, and ink refill kits. |
Below is the list of Epson Stylus Color 1160 compatible printer ink cartridges:
) OEM #: S020189 Color: Black Yield: 630 pages |
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) OEM #: S020191 Color: Color Yield: 300 pages |
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) OEM #: S020189/S020191 Color: Set |
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) OEM #: S020189/108 Color: White |
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) OEM #: S020189 Color: Black Yield: 630 pages |
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) OEM #: S020191 Color: Color Yield: 300 pages |
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Detailed Specs (Epson 1160, C295001):
Product Description for Epson Stylus Color 1160 (From the Manufacturer, Epson)
The Epson Stylus Color 1160 ink-jet printer is a handy tool for extra-wide presentations, spreadsheets, photos, and bigger CAD/CAM drawings. It's highly flexible, supporting images with fields of up to 13 by 44 inches.
The 1160 is long rather than deep, a necessity for printing large images and a useful design if your peripherals live on a shallow shelf or cabinet. With impressively sturdy construction, the 1160 is a snap to set up. Plug it in, load the software and two ink cartridges, then print. If you have little experience with printer setup and need assistance, we suggest tossing out the poster-size instructions and referring instead to the helpful user's guide, which is supplemented by an electronic reference guide.
With high 1,440 x 720 dpi resolution and a four-color ink-jet system, you'll produce crisp, clear images. Four-picoliter ink droplets compose the fine lines and detailing of your work. Epson combines Micro Piezo ink-jet technology with AcuPhoto halftones to bring out natural skin tones with smooth gradations. An added value is the truly fast printing speeds--up to 9.5 ppm for black and up to 7 ppm in color on regular paper sizes. (Expect slower speeds for large projects.) We appreciated the rapid drying time for inks, which reduced smudging.
A bigger paper tray would have been useful for major projects, but the paper guide slides easily to accommodate envelopes and 4-by-6-inch photo paper. The page-output trays are built into an ingenious door that closes securely when not in use. Slide-out extensions support larger paper sizes.
Overall we found this machine perfectly suitable for a busy office environment. For offices combining Windows, Macintosh, and iMac users, the 1160 features built-in USB and parallel ports for both systems. Your staff can easily share the link to the 1160 via built-in printer sharing. Epson backs the 1160 with a one-year limited warranty.
This printer model is not being manufactured by Epson any more
PC WORLD.com Editors' review:
Either you like your electronics small--as with PDAs and all-in-one PCs--or you prefer broader vistas, like 21-inch displays and wide-format printers. With its new Stylus Color 1160,Epson stands firmly in the plus-size printer camp: This color ink jet handles standard-size pages up to 13 by 19 inches and rolled banner paper up to 44 inches long. At $449, the Stylus Color 1160 is destined for offices that need to print large pages with high output quality but don't want to shell out big-ticket prices for a wide-format color laser. I tested a shipping unit.
As with most Epsons, the 1160 can produce gorgeous photographs, though you'll need to use more costly ink jet paper or glossy photo stock to get the best quality. The printer is quiet and petite for a wide-format model: Folded up, it's 2 feet wide by 1 foot deep by 6 inches high; with the paper trays extended, it gains a foot in depth and height.
The 1160 has reasonable speed for an ink jet. Both letter-size text pages and an 11-by-17-inch chart took 30 seconds per page to print (it takes a few seconds longer in "quality" mode). More complicated pages with graphics printed in about a minute, while a glossy full-page photo ran close to 5 minutes but looked luscious.
Competition for the 1160 abounds. Epson itself makes another wide-format printer, the Stylus Color 1520.
You can find the 1520 for about $100 less than the 1160, but you're wiser to choose the 1160. Although it costs more, it contains newer technology and delivers better output quality. Also, Hewlett-Packard has just come out with the DeskJet 1220C, which we couldn't get in time to test. Typical for HP, it's pricey--$499--but the output I saw in previews was beautiful. Even so, the Epson 1160's quality is high and at these prices, every $50 counts.
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