pastmaster

What is your opinion of the Epson-xp-8500?7

The Watcher

stepha11 Loc: Trail British Coluimbia

Bought one a few weeks ago. Prints beautiful pictures. I find the screen does not work very well or consistently. I've had trouble using the trays and now mostly print from the back, and by setting from the computer rather than the screen. There also is a design problem in that the paper is difficult at times because of a faulty mechanism which catches the paper. All in all I returned one 8500 because the paper would not go through and the screen would not operate at all consistently. The replacement is better but still has the same problems at a reduced level. The printer does do wonderful prints and so I use it despite the terrible screen and the faulty mechanism which I avoid by using the back feed. I notice by some user reports they haven't had my problems but I have them. I also find the small footprint very good. However, I would never buy an Epson again if there was another Canon printer in the same category. The ink is terribly expensive but that seems to be a problem whatever you have!
I have an Epson 3600 with the long lasting ink tanks and love it--except for the lousy setting screen.

pastmaster

Thank you for your comments about the Epson-8500 printer, you just saved me $250!! George