Epson Stylus C120 Color Printer | 
| Brand: Epson
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $36.88
You Save: $53.11 (59%)
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Rating:  13 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Apple MacOS X 10.2.8
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 17.1 x 6.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: Epson Stylus C120 Color Printer
Model: Epson Stylus C120 Color Printer
UPC: 010343865198
EAN: 0010343865198
ASIN: B000UHR2TK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Not Used. Not Refurbished. Factory-Sealed. Ship fast!
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| Features:
| • | Get laser quality text and brilliant color images on plain or photo paper -- all at a remarkable price | | • | Print documents that last -- prints resist fading up to six times longer than leading competitive prints | | • | Get smudge resistant, highlighter resistant prints with instant-drying DURABrite Ultra Ink | | • | Replace only the color that you need with individual ink cartridges | | • | Print twice as much, twice as fast with dual Black ink cartridges |
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Product Description
Now, you can own the world's fastest document ink jet printer - the perfect choice for all your home and business projects. The Epson C120 delivers laser quality black text up to two times faster than competitive printers. Excellent for small offices or schools, where speed and volume printing are needed, the C120 even includes dual Black ink cartridges, so you can print twice as much, twice as fast.Best of all, you don't have to sacrifice quality. This revolutionary printer delivers truly amazing text and client-ready color brochures, whether you use plain or photo paper. And, every print is made to last, so you can preserve important documents. Plain paper documents resist fading up to six times longer than leading competitive prints. Plus, they'll even stand up to highlighters. The C120 is the perfect way to get durable documents and photos that are always sure to impress. Best of all, you can get critical prints quickly and easily - without any delays. With the powerful Epson C120, the possibilities are endless.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Good Quality, but not Economical November 11, 2007
P. Wilens (Michigan)
31 out of 36 found this review helpful
I purchased the epson c120 2 months ago, when my canon i560 broke down. Overall, while I've found the print quality of the c120 to be quite good, I've encountered three significant problems. For your information, I primarily use the unit to print a fair amount of text, not pictures. First problem, the unit consumes a great deal of ink even when set to print in standard text mode. I've found that it consumes roughly twice as much ink for the same output as my i560 with roughly the same quality output. Added to that, due to the unit being out only a short period of time, I can't find generic ink so must pay full retail prices for a full set of ink or about $75 per refill (very expensive). Second problem, relates to the small paper bin size. With the c120, I find that I can only load around 40 pages into the bin, whereas with the i560 I could load nearly 100 pages. Third problem, is that unit turns itself off after a short amount of time of non-use and then you must press a button on the unit for it to startup again, often taking anywhere from 30-45 seconds to power up again.
Given these problems, I'll more than likely toss the unit over the next few weeks. Haven't yet figured out the unit I'll purchase moving forward though.
 Good Quality, Fast, Ink costs are about the same as Canons December 11, 2007
Bradley T. Riggleman (Charles Town, WV)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
It is FAST. When set to Fast Normal this printer flys and the text is laser like. It does dry fast. With the use of the Durabrite ultra inks I do see some bronzing in photos but only at an angle. The ink costs are $12.99 per color if purchased individually. Ink packs are at Staples and online for a little less than the individual price. For its price and size and the ability to replace just the color needed it's a bargain.
I have printed over two hundred pages so far of text (90%) and photos (10%)and the ink levels are just below half on the black and color cart (no paper jams by the way so far). Your usage will vary depending on what you are printing. Seems to be the same as my canon i9900 which I use for photo only work. Much better than my HP 7500 series (an ink hog if there ever was one, and it jams often). My Epson C120 does not shut down as another reviewer has indicated. It often sits overnight with the computer off and when I log on to my computer the next day it is ready. I do not remember seeing a setting in the driver for this but will investigate.
Expensive cleaning... February 9, 2008
A. Hyatt (BC, Canada)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
UPDATE: discovered something else about this printer - every time it cleans the heads (done automatically - not by me) it uses up about 20% of the two black ink cartridges! I've printed fewer than 100 pages so far, and the two black ink cartridges are nearly empty. No wonder Epson sells this printer so cheap. Thank the gods my local after-market ink seller recently started carrying the cartridges for this printer, and at 10% the cost of the originals from Epson. Otherwise, I'd need to find another printer. Summary: prints fast, prints very clear, uses a ton of ink.
Very Fast, but Very Expensive Ink May 19, 2008
Michael H. Mead (St Petersburg, FL)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this Epson C120 at Christmas 2007 whilst visiting Los Angeles. I had to remove the ink cartridges before flying home to Florida to avoid leakage problems, then continued using it at home in January. The black cartridges ran out at the end of January after I had printed only 80 pages of black only text. I asked Epson what was the capacity of the cartridges, but they refused to divulge that information. (My old HP 825c, which is slower but still working fine, has 20ml cartridges which last me about 6 months between refills. The C120 cartridges by comparison appear to hold only about 2 or 3 ml). Epson told me they rate the cartridges by page yield, and they claimed an average of 375 pages for each black cartridge (i.e. 750 pages for the two cartridges). This is absolute nonsense!
I continued to harangue Epson by e-mail, and they eventually gave up and shipped me two free high capacity black cartridges. Unfortunately, the print heads must have been clogged beyond possibility of cleaning, because after 4 cleaning cycles, the black print pattern still showed less than 50% of nozzles working. Also, the monitor was showing both black cartridges as about one-third empty! Not only that, but the three color cartridges, which had been about 50% full, were now empty! And I had printed NOTHING except the tiny print-head nozzle check pattern.
I then called Epson Customer Service, and explained what had happened. It seemed to me that this was a very frequent problem, to which there was no solution, because they told me to throw the printer away, and they would send me a new one! This they did, and I will use the new printer until the ink runs out, then throw it away!
It seems to me that Epson, in their quest to manufacture cartridges which can not be refilled, have gone too far. They have succeeded in thwarting the efforts of all the ink refillers (nobody has yet said they can refill these), but in so doing, they have created an insoluble problem of print-heads which can not be cleaned by the user.
Fast, decent price December 30, 2007
Syed Z. Hosain (San Jose, CA USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
There is not a lot to say about this printer. It is relatively low-cost, prints darn fast (although it does get a bit ragged on the text in this mode) and seems to be working pretty well.
I like my Canon ink-jet printers a bit better (they are 6 color printers ... better for photographs), but this printer is not at all bad for the money! The individual ink cartridges are about the same cost as the Canon cartridges, *but* I have not yet had a chance to print enough pages, since I just installed the printer, to see if the yield is the same or lower. So, I cannot comment one way or another, on the previous reviews that said that it was more expensive to use.
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