Epson printers have   are renown  for getting the job done at a reasonable price. While the genuine Epson ink cartridges are  extortionate  , the compatible epson cartidges for the sx415 are very  well  priced.

I’m rambling so , on to the printer itself. Epson’s Stylus SX415 is a multifunction machine, consequently it can print scan & copy. It has a color screen, PictBridge usb port which  gives you the oppertunity  to print directly from your digital camera, and also has slots for CompactFlash, SDHC, MMC memory cards. Thus you do not need to switch the pc on (if you ever switch it off) .The Epson sx415 provides   great  photograph quality. Colours were bright & intense, skin tones were accurate and smooth with very little bleeding. Photo printing is quite slow, but I would rather wait for a great photo then have a poor one instantly!

In   normal print mode text was dark and easy to read, close scrutiny would expose a few minor flaws but I am being fussy especially at the price these printers are  going  for now. Its not the fastest machine  in the shops  by any means and some  Hewlett Packard’s  and Canon’s are quicker. Draft mode is lightening quick, but rubbish. Documents with graphs and illustrations were vivid and accurate, very  nice  on the eye.

The 1,200×2,400dpi scanner is very good and produced quality scans on both documents and photographs with excellent fine detail on our scanned photos.

Photo printing and  scanning  are both very good makes the sx415 excellent value for money, considering you can  snap  one up for under £65 if you shop around .

Therefore avoid the Lexmark’s of this world  , spend a little more and get yourself a  great  little Epson multifunction machine.