Anyone have an Epson Stylus C82?

[Jeff7181]

Best Buy has it for $30 after rebates... read some reviews on it, and it seems overall it's a bit slow at printing, but prints very good quality. Anyone have any personal experience with it? Or plan to pick it up at Best Buy also?

 

[kaizersose]

i have the c80 which is a slightly lesser version of the c82 and it prints great 8x10 photos and superfast b&w. sucks ink like a tank though. also, i think best buy is completely out of them for the deal you are refering too.

 

[borgmang]

Originally posted by: kaizersose
i have the c80 which is a slightly lesser version of the c82 and it prints great 8x10 photos and superfast b&w. sucks ink like a tank though. also, i think best buy is completely out of them for the deal you are refering too.

I have a C80 as well and agree with you about the quality and the endless supply of ink needed. All injets use a lot of ink though.

 

[bluntman]

I, too, own a C80. I bought it after seeing the photos that came from my cousin's C60. Both are great all-round printers, but the individual ink tanks on the C80/82 is a great money saving feature. FWIW, my C80 is now used for general colour printing, my Epson PhotoStylus 960 now handles the printing of my digital photos.

 

[Crism]

I have the C82. EXCELLENT PRINTER! I LOVE MINE!

 

[Jeff7181]

How many 8x10's would you say you'd get from a new set of ink tanks? And how much do the color tanks costs and how much does the black cost?

 

[EeyoreX]

I have one, but we don't do much photo printing, we got it cheap, so have no idea about how many photo-quality prints you'll get. I do know ink is about 34 for black and about 40 for color (all three) or about 12 each for one color.

\Dan

 

[Jeff7181]

Is it worth $30? Or would I be better of spending a little more on something better?

 

[ProviaFan]

I have the Epson Stylus Color 880, which the C80 or C82 supposedly replaced. It's a good printer, and mine seems to be pretty ink-efficient; I'm saddened to hear that the newer models are worse in this area.

 

[bluntman]

The Costco's up here in Canada sell all four inks for the C80/82 for the price of three.

 

[EeyoreX]

For $30 I'd say it's a great deal. I bought mine for $99 a while ago. The quality is good for what it is used for in my house. (Girlfriend does digital design/art classes and uses it to print out finished projects) The color is great, the speed is pretty good, and it is all in all a good printer. I do find ink on the expensive side, but I find that is the case with all inkjets. I am looking for a laser to fit my printing needs, because all I do is black and white and toner would last me a long time over ink does.

\Dan