Inkjet Printer Review

Epson Stylus Color C80 Inkjet Printer

Epson's innovative four-color, DuraBrite inks offer remarkable color, and they're resistant to water and fading, so your customers get durable prints. Because the ink particles remain near the surface, the printer is ideal for double-sided prints.

Revolutionary Resolution Performance Management (RPM) technology offers additional features, including variable size droplets as small as three picoliters for optimum accuracy. Plus, it includes an innovative print head design for bidirectional printing in all print modes. It even offers variable resolution printing for black and color inks. As an added benefit, RPM automatically smoothes the edges on low-resolution images, so Web printing will be a lot clearer.

Convenient and easy to use, the Epson Stylus C80 handles up to 150 sheets of paper. Quiet and unobtrusive, it's compatible with both Windows and Macintosh systems.

Features:

• Up to 2,880 by 720 dpi resolution
  
• Prints black text up to 20 ppm, 10 ppm color
  
• DuraBrite inks for colorful, durable prints
  
• USB and parallel connectivity
  
• Resolution Performance Management technology permits variable resolution and smooths edges

What's in the box?

• Printer
  
• Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow Ink Cartridges
  
• User's Manual
  
• Software CD-ROM
  
• Printer Cable not included
  

Specifications:

• Printing Method: 4-color (CMYK) drop-on-demand Micro Piezo ink jet technology optimized for desktop color printing
  
• Configuration: Monochrome head: 180 nozzles, Color Head: 60 nozzles x 3 (CMY)
  
• Resolution: 2880 x 720 dpi; 1440 x 720 dpi; 720 x 720 dpi; 720 x 360 dpi; 360 x 360 dpi; 360 x 180 dpi
• Ink Droplet Size: As small as 3 picoliters
  
• Print Speed:
  -Black: 20 ppm
  -Color: 10 ppm
  -Photo: 4" x 6", 21 sec., 8" x 10", 42 sec.
  
• Sound Level: 42 dB(A)
• Ink Technology: DuraBrite Ink (Pigment Ink)
  
• Printer Language: EPSON ESC/P Raster; EPSON Remote
• Input Buffer: 256 KB
  
• Interface: USB, Parallel (IEEE-1284)
  
• Print Direction: Bidirectional with logic seeking
• Single Sheets: Letter, legal, half-letter, user definable 3.5" x 3.5" up to 8.5" x 44"
  
• Thickness: 0.16 mm - 0.52 mm
• Types: Plain, bond, Double-Sided Matte, Premium Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Semigloss Photo Paper, EPSON Matte-Paper Heavyweight, Photo Quality Paper, Transparencies, Self-Adhesive Sheets, Ink Jet Cards, Banner Paper, envelopes, plus many more
• Envelope Types: Plain, bond and air mail paper
  
• Printable Area: 8.26" x 10.76" (letter size), Top Margin: .12", Left margin: .12", Right margin: .12", Bottom Margin: .12"
• Paper Capacity: Input paper tray: 150 sheets/15 envelopes, Output tray: 30 sheets
  
• Physical Dimensions: 22.14" x 17.81" x 11.62" 17.64 lb
• Rated Voltage: 120V AC 10%
  
• Rated Frequency: 50 to 60Hz
  
• Rated Current: 0.6 A (Max. 1.2A)
  
• Power Consumption: Approx. 15 W (self test mode)
• Automatic ink low/Ink out detection: Yes
• Limited Warranty: Standard one year limited warranty including EPSON Exchange program (U.S. and Canada only)