How is the print quality compared to a color laser printer, particularly in an office setting with charts, etc.?
1099432
Good morning. We use this printer for daily generic printing in the Golf course maintenance facility @ the Woods Hole Golf Club. We're not power users and super high quality output is not that high on our list.It's a good printer and the wireless is flawless. TF
1099433
Pretty similar - I think if you printed on high quality paper, the difference would be very small. On regular paper, a color rich picture has that sort of heavy feel of ink on it....but the quality is high in any case.
1099434
We haven't experienced these things ....yet.Are you thinking of buying one or are you having problems with one you already own?
1099435
The print quality is very good. To me it's well worth what little in quality sacrifice-- if any-- for the cost savings per copy, involved. I found these cartridges online for $89 per set of 4 and expect to get around 2000 copies or more. So the cost per sheet in an incredible deal, which is why I tried this copier in the first place. My color copies look very professional, but not glossy.
801682
I got one of these for my landlady who's ancient Ricoh laser stopped working. I myself have an HP Color LaserJet. The quality produced by her Epson is "better" than my LaserJet ... so much so that I've been considering replacing the LaserJet. Inkjet technology has come an awfully long way since it was first introduced.
174986
You are able to print the paper, as long as you use a color, postscript, laser printer. Not a cheap piece of equipment!
1513189
I purchased V4INK cartrdiges (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009RGOJ3M/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and they have been working well the past few months. Please note that I have not done a thorough color comparison - the color images I've printed look pretty good and I am NOT doing any color sensitive work with this printer.
761177
We've been using this printer for about 3 weeks now. It's peont quLity is as good as any color printer that I've used. I don't use it for photos but good quality presentations, I'm perfectly satisfied.
1623805
This is a true laser printer that uses heat to fuse toner images onto conventional paper, just like a commercial copier. The printing will not run or smudge when dampened, unlike inkjet based printing. You can also print onto non paper based stock if you require a more durable result.
306687
I have to agree with A. Geib I bumped up the phyical memory, used quality paper printed at the highest resolution and got very good resultsIt is abit slow on the first thing printing and sounds like a jet when I turn it on, but it was worth the money so far, I also have a Brotherat work and its a workhorse.I've used HP's Lexmark, Cannon, Epson it compares to them all, the interesting thing for me is watching the sell price move up and downI may start tracking it for fun.
1015002
The 500 prints 1200dpi so if you have the depth of field and your software can handle it, you should be able to print as "photoy" as any printer out there. Be sure to use very bright paper and maybe even consider sheets with a semi-gloss finish.
801684
That's the Epson claim - as good or better than Laser... There are three reasons to purchase laser printers: 1) It can print text of any size very sharp. 2) The toner is bonded permanently to paper and thus will never smudge... 3) It's great for professional work / papers and professional-looking letterhead, auto-fed envelopes, etc. Epson's new ink-depositing system technology provides two things to try and match lasers... 1) Ink droplets of 1 picoliter or smaller (for sharp text) and 2) A new ink formulation / heat-bonder to provide relatively good smudge resistance. Does this mean "Performance Beyond Laser"... in the "Real World," it's pretty darn close to Laser, but our Lexmark color laser with True 1200 x 1200 dots-per-inch print quality still provides more accurate (thus sharper) fonts / text and more accurate color prints, AND it's prints don't smudge or run after being fully soaked in water... However, our laser cost 6 times what this Epson does - so for the price - Epson's WF-3640 comes really close to laser quality and has lots of features, like printing from iPads and e-mail-to-direct print. We already use the Epson more than our Lexmark primarily because it's much faster and just about as good. Now, that's pretty darn telling for "Real World" and "Beyond Laser".
1472779
Depends on your definition of "quality pictures". This printer all print acceptably, but not professional photo lab quality. There are far better printers on the market for photo printing (look for one that uses more colors).
711854
Thanks for responding! In spite of the lack of reviews, I've decided to give this printer a try ... I'll let you know how that choice turns out!
24908
In general, ink jet or commercial printing may be best for heavy card stock. My experience with color laser printers of the home office variety is that they are very picky about maximum paper thickness and the max paper thickness they allow is not very thick. Even envelopes have caused me problems with home office variety color laser machines and even the commercial grade color laser for the printing company that did work for me allowed only moderate thickness of paper.
1927973
Quite well for a laser printer. They are not quite true photo quality but for a business flyer or similar they are superior to any other laser printer I've used. The toner OKI uses gives a nice shine and finish to the picture and I would say that if you need better then you would be better off going to inkjet photo paper and an actual photo printer. Hope this helps.
577351
Look at the HP 401dw, it's a down and dirty black and white printer. I used it in a part- time small business and it is fast and reliable.
2022877
Colour printing quality is very good. It is not wireless. Must be connected to a computer
2162495
I print them for work, on an HP Color LaserJet. They come out pretty good, except sometimes the sheets stick together when they feed so I have to watch them carefully. I do a lot of desktop design so I can set up the labels in Adobe InDesign exactly as I want them to print on the sheet. Not all software probably gives you that option.
2011113
I use the 8100 at work and 251dw at home. I haven't noticed much difference in print quality or functionality. The 251dw was extremely easy to set up for network printing. 8100 uses 4 separate ink cartridges, which can be costly. The printer won't print if one of the cartridges is low.