Epson Stylus Photo RX500: a first look

PREVIEW The Epson Stylus Photo RX500 is the industry's first photo-quality multifunction printer that offers a built-in filmstrip reader for scanning slides, negatives and microfiche documents. The unit also offers basic scanning and copying capabilities with scan-to-email and scan-to-memory-card options. The RX500 print engine is rated at 17 pages per minute (ppm) for monochrome pages and 16ppm for colour pages, which is fast for a multifunction printer.

The RX500 includes Epson's Easy PhotoFix technology -- a combination of hardware and software designed to restore old, discoloured or faded photographs at the touch of a button. The RX500 uses six individual ink cartridges (two more than most other multifunction printers we've seen), meaning you'll need to replace only the inks that run out, lowering your cost of operation. The printer also offers several computer-free, digital-camera printing options. Unfortunately, the RX500 lacks a preview LCD. Finally, the RX500 works with Windows 98 and newer OSs and Macintosh OS X -- rare versatility for a consumer-oriented printer. At £249 (inc. VAT), this multifunction photo printer's many features sound promising; it certainly looks good value for home users and students. Check back for our final analysis in our full review.

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£202.10
at savastore.co.uk

4 Feb 04 05:35 Reply

£166.99 @ Dabs.com

3 Oct 04 11:46 Reply

Hugely disappointed with colour print quality (text and graphics) but greyscale print OK.
Also much slower in real life.

24 Oct 04 15:55 Reply

Packed up after 13 months. I am sure it was programed to do so.

3 Sep 05 14:42 Reply

Can't say I've been able to get it to print at 16ppm in colour or b&w, I've been lucky to get 5.

9 Sep 05 10:29 Reply

SLOW PRINTING-BUT AWSOME QUALITY PRINTS

28 Feb 06 10:53 Reply

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