Epson Artisan 710 Wireless Color Inkjet All-In-One Printer (C11CA53201)
Epson Artisan 710 Wireless Color Inkjet All-In-One Printer (C11CA53201)
EPSON Artisan 710, Print/Copy/Scan/Photo/Wi-Fi
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Great printer but …..
The print quality is great. However,
1) Setting up the wireless connectivity is huge pain.
2) I am a tech guy, who deals with computers on a daily basis, at least for 10 hours a day. Still I could not easily figure out how to use the scanner. I had to read all manuals and forums to figure it out.
3) Thanks to made in China culture, I can see the fragile quality of the trays etc. But, this is not specific to Epson. I found similar hardware quality issues with HP and Canon as well.
I have absolutely no complaints about the quality of the printer.
4 Stars well built good value
I went to the store to buy a scanner but saw this product at an unbelievable price—$99.00! I set up a wireless home network about a month ago and this was the next logical step to add to my network. I am using it to print and scan with my laptop which is running Windows 7 and my desktop which is running Vista. The first thing I saw in the box was a slip of paper that said if you are running Windows 7 you must download drivers from the Epson website. I choose the option for Windows 7 64 bit since that is what 7 is capable of. I then went to my desktop and started the process. I plugged it in and ran the install on my desktop. It took about 30 mins but had no problem detecting my wireless network or syncing up with it. Everything worked. I then went to my laptop and did the same thing–this took only about 10 mins and apparently it found the correct drivers I had downloaded prior. I then went back to my destop and scanned in 19 pages, saved as a pdf file, and sent as in email attachment–all wirelessly and without having to connect a USB between the printer/scanner and my desktop. I was really impressed that either a) I figured it out, or b) it’s a great machine! Yes the paper tray seems very flimsy and it took me several trys to load the paper correctly, but that was not my main concern. My main concern was being able to print and scan to/from either computer wirelessly, and in that regard, it performed perfectly.
5 Stars BEST PRINTER I EVER HAD
Have 3 computers only need 1 printer. Prints and scans off all my computers. Prints on disc in half the time of my old printer. Two sided printing works great.
3 Stars The magenta curse
This is the second Epson that we have had trouble with the magenta not functioning oroperly..
4 Stars awesome photos printing & extras
First of all I’m not a professional photographer, but I do enjoy using my canon dslr and retouching my old family photos. I found this epson printer to be awesome for that. I’ve scanned, done a basic retouch in iphoto, and printed to epson photo paper. For the 4×6 photos ive been very happy with the color and depth. I haven’t experienced any problems with excessive ink use when the printer does it calibration/cleaning/purging. Though I’m not looking forward to buying the pricey inks, the quality of the photos is so far offsetting that fear. My friend thought it was weird that i didn’t get a canon printer for its direct connection/synching. Its kinda superfluous though, because theres a card reader which is actually easier than searching for the stupid cord.
Setup: Surprisingly lengthy but easy. Instead of just loading all the software on my mac, it asked me about 7 times if it could load various programs, unfortunately it doesn’t tell you what its loading so its kinda hard to say no. Fortunately there no annoying programs that pop up and annoy me with a “reminder” thats really just an ad. Wireless setup was super easy i just selected my router’s name and entered the password. my mac found the printer easily also.
Software: easy to use. The epson is wireless (i hate wires/cords), double click on the icon (i drug it on my tool bar temporarily) and then clicked the scan button in the window. The weird thing is its closes after each scan and you have to re-open it which is why its better to put it on your desktop or task bar. Other than that its easy and automatically recognizes what your scanning and will adjust appropriately, you can also customize and save settings if you want. There’s also the myepson that lets you make custom notepaper, cards and the like with extra designs available online for free. I havent really experimented with it too much, but the notepaper with my dog on it was kinda cool.
Hardware: The build is a bit flimsy especially the paper tray and top lid. I think its going to be fine, for my light to moderate use. There’s no paper feeder so if you plan on doing lots of scanning a feeder might be better for you. The buttons and menu are easy to read and intuitive. The memory card reader is great and that its wireless to my mac (which has no built in card reader) is a nice bonus because i lose my thumb-drive sd card reader all the time. Theres an ability to print cd/dvds if you have printable ones (comes with one disc), you just push a dedicated button to open the special tray, looks easy, but I don’t have any plans to print them since i either use my ipod for music or email photos, but I’m sure itd be great for people who love making discs.
Bonus: came with an extra container of black ink. I can print photos from my iphone directly to the printer. Theres a free app, that lets you print any photo in your iphone album, you can select print size, border or not, or even print to regular paper. I’ve printed a few to 4×6 and was impressed that it actually looked better than the iphone screen. Unfortunately you can’t print notes or documents. Theres another app i saw in the app store that allows you to print more than photos, but I’m hesitant to try it. I’m unsure if those apps work on an itouch, but i’d imagine it would since its wifi enabled.
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