Epson Stylus Photo 960 Inkjet Printer

I love the output of Epson products. This printer had so many problems so quickly. I was really disappointed in the quality of the machine. The pump went bad about a day after the warranty expired. Had some other minor problems too. I cant say not to buy it, but it just irks me that everything made these days seems to be disposable.

This printer prints very well.
Thats the good news.
Bad news is the ink cartridges,
which are very expensive, seem to
dry out on their own as well as report
back falsely that they are empty.
I am looking at two cartidges here which you
can see ink inside but are reporting
that they are empty. If they are empty the
printer will not work even if you are
printing black.

This problem is so serious and reoccurs
through the entire Epson line of printers
that I can not recommend Epson nor will
I buy Epson again.
Yes its that bad!

The ink cartridges are almost impossible to obtain, and are very high priced.

I have almost always bought Epson printers for use with my Mac because I felt that the quality of the prints were great when the printer worked properly. The problems are unfortunately, numerous. First and formost with the 960 is the fact that local stores do not carry ink cartridges for it and when the printer runs out of ink, it won't print. In this regard, Epson forces you to keep a big stock of cartridges so you don't get stuck. This is problematic when all you want to print is a fax that uses only black ink but because your Light Cyan cartridge is out you can't print anything. The cartridges are insanely expensive as well and they don't last long. I might add that printing on CDs and DVDs is a hit and miss affair. Registration is haphazard. And try printing on the silver printable discs. Impossible. The ink just bleeds. And the ink sometimes "wrinkles up" on the white printable discs when it dries. Epson just doesn't have the bugs worked out on this one. Also, the printer drivers don't get updated soon enough to keep up with Macintosh OS upgrades. Epson software also often conflicts with just about everything from scanners to Photoshop to MS Word. After reading other people's comments on Epson products, I'm considering moving to another brand of printer. Epson printers are just too high maintenence.

I bought this printer when I started doing digital photography artwork. The quality is EXCELLENT, absolutely stunning. I am ecstatic with the quality! I've had this printer for over a year and have had no problems at all. The replacement ink is not available at my local stores, so you'll have to order online. That's the only downside I can think of with this great printer. Enjoy!