CES: Epson All-In-One Color Laser
We saw this color laser printer at the Epson booth. It was the last day of the convention and we were tired, but the lady at the Epson booth was eager to show us all of its capabilities. The printer was very reasonably priced at $799, but I wanted to know the cost of maintenance. She had all the information for us:
Black Toner (4000 pages): $79.99
Color Toner (1500 pages): $69.99
Color Toner (4000 pages): $114.99
Drum (42,000 pages BW and 10,500 pages Color): $269.99
These prices didn’t seem outrageous. The fax and copier feeder has a 50 sheet maximum. The printer has no manual feed for things like labels, so you just have to put them in the normal feed.
Additionally, the feed has a 500 sheet capacity, but it doesn’t have a tray. I’m so used to putting paper in a tray instead of directly into the machine that I was uncomfortable with this. She noticed my reluctance and opened it up and showed how easy it was to put in the paper, but the machine was elevated and the paper feed was at eye level for us. I’m sure it’s easy when the feed is at eye level, but sitting on the filing cabinet in our office, it would be substantially lower. Would that make it more difficult to fill?
It will take legal size paper, which is cool, but I have been brainwashed by so many companies. The paper goes in a tray, not directly into the machine. This All-In-One machine won PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice award, so that one issue might not be as important as it seems to me.
The color copies that come out of the machine are beautiful. Epson is known for great color, so that’s what really draws me to this machine. A color laser printer at under $800. Things are really getting better all the time.
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