Epson Stylus C60 Review

Overall Rating

Great photo printing, Fast speed, Easy to use, Cheap

Can't replace print head easily.

Well a little on me, i have repaired printers for about 5 years and have sold computers and printers and this printer is good value for its dollar.
The C60 is a compact, easy to use printer. One thing with epson - the colour managment is great and works well.
This printer prints high quality prints from a digital camera and the photo selection settings in the advance settings is what you need to know but only once.
With all printers you need to do some test prints to see your best settings and then stick by them or you will be changing all the time and then it is a waste of time.
As i mentioned the epsons always have their head built into the unit, compared with the canon which you can replace.
But saying that the head can be removed easy if you are careful, And the cost is about the same as a canon head anyway. If you're stuck with an epson that has a glued up head you could remove it and place the head on a damp piece of cloth for about an hour and then put it back and go though the head cleaning operation as this will clear it out.
The epson had always been a leader and i must admit have had problems with their heads blocking up or they get an air gap in the cartridge, which shows up as "out of ink". You can get over this by taking out the ink cartridge and banging it on a table "right way up " til the ink comes out on some paper, Then replace it and clean again..
All inkjets need to be used often or the ink drys up .
As for the C60 it's a quick cost effective printer with great quality. It does have a chip on the cartridge for ink detailed ink level, So if you don't refill them you will have to buy oem ..

If you want a cheap quality photo print ,, get one ..

Members' Comments onleso.'s Review

• sp410001 on 15th Sep 2004

  I have to disagree with this review. My experience has been an unhappy one. The Epson C60 is cheap to buy and expensive to maintain. It is noisy and seems to clatter around for ages doing goodness-knows-what before being ready to accept a print job. The ink cartridges don't last that very long (not compared with our previous HP black ink printer). The final straw came when it refused to play ball when I connected it through a port replicator to my new laptop. I have read many reviews on the net about printers and I have plumped to ditch the Epson in favour of a Canon i560. I recommend you do same. You can buy an equivalent Canon like the i350 for the same price and it is better built with far lower running costs. You read many positive things about Canon products, including customer support, build quality and prices for consumables. Can't say the same for Epson. Must be something in that. No smoke without fire, as they say.