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“I bought this Epson Aculaser C900 printer as a...”

written by lewist on 17/01/2007

Good Points
Good quality colour
Very cheap price
Easy setup

Bad Points
Size and weight
Black and white print not so good
Won't print labels
Loud clunking noises at various stages

General Comments
I bought this Epson Aculaser C900 printer as a replacement for my sick inkjet printer. I also run a very old Canon LBP 1260 (an HP Laserjet 4+ in disguise) which is fantastic. It meets my black and white needs and I really wanted someting that would do colour without fuss.



I found the C900 on offer from Printer Database for £250 with a free inkjet printer thrown in. I sold the inkjet unopened for £80 so I got the new laser printer for £170 which was pretty amazing at the time.



The C900 printer is big and heavy. I have it on a trolley but don't move it around much. It sets up very easily and once you have removed all the packing and odd bits of tape it works right away, albeit with a lot of loud noises and looking as if it might like to leap about a bit. I have found that if you buy high quality brilliant white laser paper colour photographs print really well. Unlike inkjet output, copies are dry when they come out of the machine. Quality is pleasing though colours could be a little brighter. On occasions I have used this printer for black and white and have found the print to be heavy and blurred in comparison with the sharp output of my Canon.



I don't use the C900 a lot. In two years I have done just over 500 copies and the starter cartridges are not yet empty. I do wonder if I should decide to sell it and look for another good buy sooner rather than later so I sell it as a going concern without buying replacement toner.



I am a light user of printers these days and for me this machine might seem like overkill. However, it has been reliable and economical over the time I have had it. I am uncertain how good it would be in business, given the cost of consumables, with even a set of compatible cartridges costing around £200.

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