Epson Stylus C120 Printer Review

ByMike Moffit

Sometimes, you just want a printer. No fax, no scanner, no complicated add ons. Just a simple, easy to use, printer. So I scanned the inventory here at Small Dog and then talked with Emily, a member of our fantastic sales team. She recommended the Epson Stylus C120. Bearing in mind that I was down to the wire on printing my taxes and that they HAD to be mailed the next morning, I really didn’t want or need a fancy printer, copier, scanner, fax machine. I didn’t have time to mess with setting all of that up and I didn’t have a lot of money to spend.

I purchased the C120, took it home, read the directions, set it up and had my taxes printed all in less than an hour. It would have been less than that, but I spaced out on the “charging of the ink” step. I hadn’t pushed the cartridge all the way in and it sat there blinking. I thought the blinking meant that it was charging. But since the directions said the procedure should only take a couple of minutes, it finally dawned on me that I had not done something right. So I back tracked, found the problem and pushed the button again. YAY!

It isn’t the prettiest printer, but boy does it print nice documents. Crisp and clear with no smudges. And FAST! The printer has a low profile and fit nicely on my desk. It comes with a CD that contains the driver you need and installation was quick (Try it on your Mac without it, though–the drivers are in OS X already!). Just remember to pick up a USB cable – I forgot, but luckily I had another Epson at home and the cable worked just fine.

If you are looking for a fast, single function printer – I have no qualms recommending this one. It’s a keeper!

Buy it here.

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