Originally posted by: rudeguy
I am using my epson 5200, and I love it...and its only $199
Same printer, sorta mixed feelings on it. Got it for $110 a few mo's ago, $30 rebate, $30 coupon, and $30 G/card w/ purchase @ OD.
It doesn't have fax capabilities, but it is printer/flatbed scanner/ copier and it does overall work well. (I didn't need fax, I have another printer/fax/scanner that can do that, as well as a modem/fax.
I've used the 5200 to print some photo's. 5440x2880 resolution seems like it'd be perfect, but, the colors are washed out and I can see dots still. I'm not sure if it's really printing at it's highest mode because it uses 'categories' instead of a resolution slider. I pick the glossy photo paper type, and then into advanced to pick the best quality settings, and even in the best mode the photo's aren't as good as I've seen on some other inkjets.
Also, it's a bit noisy pulling in the paper, makes a loud banging sound as it grabs the sheet, then it's ink-jet quiet. Overall good printer, for $110 is great, for $199 I'd probably consider something else.