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Epson WorkForce 600 wireless all-in-one printer makes your business look its best with its brilliant color output. Why waste money on a laser printer when you can get so much more for less, including the ability to wirelessly print and archive critical documents, or fax stacks of originals in seconds. Because time is money, the WorkForce 600 races through every task. In fact, it is about two times faster printing documents than leading competitive models. And, it uses up to three times less energy than a laser printer. Fast, affordable, and built to grow with your business, the WorkForce 600 does it all, so you can focus on the business at hand. more info
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Not bad at all…
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I have had epson printers in times past and always enjoyed their great print quality…
This printer still holds true to those I have had in times past…
the ink for this one however seems a bit cheaper that some of the old ones though not by much…
and the print speed of the 600 also seems to have picked up for the same quality of prints i have done in times past…
so I am well pleased with this one…
since I do alot of traveling the small size too me made a big difference…
I had no trouble getting it set up and working with my older system on Windows XP…
I soon will be upgrading to a new computer system and Windows 7 so we will see what happens then…
Has good points, but definitely NOT an office machine
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Have owned it for a couple of months now. I cannot speak to the WiFi issues others have had, since I deliberately avoided that hassle and just plugged it directly into PC via USB.
Pros:
- It basically does what it advertises and the print quality is certainly good.
- This is a great-for-the-price, home machine, particularly for photos or pictures in general, which is basically what it’s designed for
- Ink usage I found to be actually quite reasonable on the normal setting
Downsides:
- It will only print No.10 sized envelopes. This is absurd! Any other size it just spits out, and yes, this includes larger custom-sizes!
- It will not print on pre-hole-punched paper; that causes a paper-jam error. Again, for an office machine, absurd!
- There is no perceptible difference between the two economy settings, both of which are so light as to be almost useless. On the other hand, ink usage in the normal setting is quite reasonable.
- As others have pointed out, this is a MANUAL duplexer; ie. one has to print one side, turn the paper over and reinsert it into the printer to print the other side.
THe WiFi on my printer junkied out after 6 months of service under very mild useage ( 10 copies from remote PCs a week). Took 2 months agruing with epson that the electrical wring to the WIFI/Ethernet card was not working. They called it a MS network software issue. The wireless hub and a direct RJ45 connection on the hub produced no active working devise on the network eventhough it could find an IP address it could not communicate with the hub or anyother computer by RJ45 or WIFI.
The copy and faxing from the autofeeder sucks. It cannot grab just one sheet of paper not matter the bond size. THe Last time I faxed I had to do a single sheet at a time and the receiver said that the quality was barely readable. I had to send a copy of the contract by snail mail.
My last EPSON for sure.
Love this one
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have own epson printer,s before but this enforce 600 is the best I have used, love this one ; I would recommend it others. (earl)
Best Printer I Have EVER Owned!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have had my Epson Workforce 600 for about 4 months or so. I still just LOVE it. I am a real estate agent and I cannot even explain how much time this little machine has saved me! I used to have to go to my office and fax documents all the time. Now? I simply scan it, save to a PDF, email to whoever I need to!
Actually, I still need to set up the fax on that, and that would help even more, but I haven’t taken the time to set up or pay for a fax number…. scanning is working just fine.
The only small thing I have to complain about is that it does take kind of a long time to scan more than a page or 2. If I have 5 or so pages, it seems to take quite a while. Other than that? I love, love, LOVE it! Great deal and SO worth the money. I has NEVER jammed on me in this entire amount of time – and that in itself seems like a miracle!
Almost Perfect
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
We’ve been using this printer for 4 months in a small office setting. I swear it does absolutely everything, and you don’t have to be an IT expert to use it.
I hesitated to buy it at first because I’m used to HP printers with the “black” and “color” cartridges. This one has separate cartridges for each color. The price was right, so I went ahead and bought it, and now I couldn’t be happier with the decision.
The only two drawbacks we’ve seen are 1) it’s a bit noisy, and 2) the paper can be difficult to load. The noise doesn’t bother us since the printer is set up in a back office, but the paper gets hung up on something when we try to load it. It’s really more of a nuisance than a problem.
The very first thing we noticed was how fast this thing prints. Wow! It was also very easy to set up and network with three XP machines. The print quality is beautiful and the fax is easy to use.
Despite the noise and the difficult “paper tray”, this printer is worth every single penny.
Be aware of cost of operation
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I was suckered in by the price. It is a fine machine except that it goes through ink VERY fast and it is not cheap. Once one of the ink cartridges runs out, it will not print anything even in black only mode. In fact, you can not scan or fax either.
The ink is not cheap and can not be refilled due to the chip in each cartridge. I’ve tried some comercially available refilled cartridges but they did not work.
If cost is no object, then this is a great machine. Keep plenty of ink on-hand.
Feature-packed printer seems to live up to hype
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
It all started with a visit to our local retailer. The salesman heard “we’re thinking about an all-in-one but not seriously” and actually impressed us by showing off the Epson Artisan 810. We like our Epson R380, but it drinks gallons of expensive ink, and I can’t get the Macs on our network to talk through the Windows XP machine to the printer.
Shopping on Amazon (and elsewhere) online, we found the WorkForce 600. It has 4 ink cartridges, not 6, and they are DuraBrite, not Claria, ink which seems cheaper. There are high capacity cartridges available, and black has a double-wide extra capacity version. Like the Artisan, it’s wireless and so presumably Mac and Windows friendly.
It arrived yesterday and the setup instructions were quite clear. Setting up wireless devices hasn’t always gone smoothly for me, but this was anxiety-free. It just worked. The setup program is made from some Flash-like product–I don’t know why they do that–and seems to think you’re going to sit at one computer running this setup for lots of printers, rather than set up one printer on lots of computers, but nevermind…it worked.
Installing the drivers on three Windows machines (XP and Vista) and two Macs (OS X) took longer than I would have liked, but it was easy and successful.
The black and white printing speed is amazing–including b&w copies. I copied a full-color magazine ad and was very impressed with the quality, including color rendition. The front panel is intuitive–my teenager needed a copy before I had a chance to lecture about the new printer. She just walked up and made a copy.
And lastly, we tested the DuraBrite ink by splashing water on the color magazine ad copy. The ink doesn’t run. The paper gets wet, but it’s still readable. Oh, and our photos on bright white plain paper look really good. The colors “pop.”
With the lightweight plastic machine just a day old, I can’t speak to reliability, but the features and setup are A+, especially for this reasonable price.
Super printer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have owned many printers and this is the best. It does an excellent job. My only issue is the complexity of setup. For others it may be easier but for me it was a challenge. Anyway, I highly recommend purchasing this printer.
First impressions
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I like this printer so far. It works well with my Windows 7 RC desktop and XP Media Center laptop. The setup wasn’t the fastest, but before too long I had the ability to print and scan from all three of my home computers, fax, and backup documents to my memory stick. This is really a terrific set of capabilities, definitely does a good job with all three. Black and white documents practically shoot out the front. Much faster than my previous printer. Scan quality is excellent too. Get it. Don’t think about it any more, just get it.
Best printer EVER!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am thrilled with my new Epson printer! It replaced a 10 year old Epson printer that was still working but needed to be replaced. I opted to stick with Epson. Well this work force should be named “work horse”…it is amazing! Not only does it do everything it says, it is so fast, makes excellent copies, is really user friendly and the ink is cheap. I recommend this printer to anyone. An exceptional value! Buy it, you won’t be sorry!
Worst and most expensive printer I’ve ever owned
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Before I bought the Workforce 600, I had never owned a printer that cost over $80. Turns out, all those cheap printers were better than this one.
First of all, it’s unbelievably fussy about what kind of paper you put in it. I do a lot of work that gets put into 3-ring binders, so I like to use pre-drilled paper. Pre-drilled paper jams in this printer. (Oddly enough, it doesn’t jam if you feed it upside-down, so that the holes are on the wrong side of the page. But that doesn’t really help things, does it?)
Most card stock, especially the heavier perforated business card paper, jams. Envelopes are often a problem. Even if they don’t jam, they feed through crooked, or they double-print and smear. The sheet feeder is also apparently very sensitive to paper texture. I’ve had experiences where things printed fine on one side, but when I tried to do 2-sided printing, the paper would jam when I tried to print on the other side.
I bought one of those print-your-own wedding invitation kits at Office Depot, and the stock wouldn’t feed through. I ended up having to go out and buy a $49 HP ink jet printer, and they fed through fine and looked great.
On top of that, it goes through an amazing amount of ink. I’m constantly having to replace the color cartridges, even though I rarely print anything in color. I can get about 150 pages out of a black cartridge, provided I’m not printing very densely on the page. For some reason, the printer uses both black and colored ink to print black text. So if your colored ink gets low, your black text will print out as brown. And maybe this is a common thing with printers, but I hate the fact that if it runs out of colored ink, you cannot print anything at all, not even black text.
I bought this printer because it was an all-in-one, was compact, and because it had wi-fi. I thought it would be nice to print from my laptop from anywhere in the house, without having to plug in the USB cable. But considering the price I paid for that convenience, and the fact that the printer is otherwise such an enormous hassle, it wasn’t worth it.
great printer
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This really is a great printer, copy, scanner. I didnt give it 5 stars because it eats and breathes ink. And if one color runs out, you cannot print at all, not even black and white. Still the print quality is fantastic. It prints and scans quickly. The wireless is great. DH hooked it up to both imac and several laptops and a pc desktop in the house.
Great all-in-one for home use
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I purchased this all-in-one for home use and am extremely happy with the purchase. Print quality is excellent for both documents and photos. Scanner/copier is easy and convenient to use. I haven’t yet tried the fax feature but was able to easily set it up. I highly recommend this product.
Poor Cartridge Life
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
This unit has a number of good features, including a higher than normal scan quality. However, the attributes are ruined because of cartridge issues. First, Epson has made it difficult, if not impossible to use third-party or re-manufactured cartridges. I’m sure from their point of view, that’s great, but not from mine. Next, their own cartridges don’t work well on this unit, either how long the cartridges last, compared to other printers I’ve had, or in their reliability. I have had different color cartridges (red and yellow) stop working within a few days of changing all units. To get replacements, you have to contact Epson customer service. After a few days, they get back to you, asking for a number of details. After you supply those, you get an e-mail saying that they will refer them to be technical department. After a few more days, they then notify you that they have accepted your issue. They then notify you that they will be sending out a replacement cartridge. It is received approximately a week later. Meanwhile you have them without that cartridge for printing for about 2 weeks.
In the latest instance, the red (magenta) cartridge stopped working, and I went through the customer service/technical department dance. When I finally got the replacement, it didn’t work, either. So I guess my magenta nozzle isn’t working, even though I have performed all the maintenance operations on it. Everything I print comes out weird looking.
The last thing is that only the scan and print functions can be done from the computer. None of the maintenance operations, no faxing or copying functions can be done from the graphical user interface. Why? Because only the scan function has one. This is very different from other printers I’ve had, where almost everything could be done from the computer. And this is supposed be a networked computer.
All in all, I wish I had gone with HP, which has performed so reliably for me in the past. I guess the money I saved wasn’t worth it, because if you can’t print something right, it’s not worth anything.
Great Printer… Expensive Ink!
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
The printer works great! It prints quickly, and the quality is good (not great, but it’s adequate for everyday/at home use and for offices that do not need to have high quality photos, etc.) I have not yet used it to fax.
The set up was a bit confusing, but you just have to fool around with it, because the directions can be a little less than clear.
So why did I give it 3/5 stars? Because it goes through ink like crazy! It printed fewer than 90 pages before I had to replace the black ink cartridge, and it’s already used about 1/3 or the colored ink… eventhough everything I’ve printed has been in black and white! At close to 30 dollars each, the cartridges are not cheap, and all things considered (cost of cartridge, combined with paper), this makes printing at home just about as much as printing at Kinkos; if not more!
You would be better off buying a more expensive laser printer, or an ink printer that doesn’t eat through black ink like it’s going out of style. You will actually be saving money in the long run because of the cost of cartridges.