The Ordinary Review

The Epson Stylus CX4600 is the first printer that I have had in awhile. I bought this printer soon after I graduated from college, because I no longer had access to the free on-campus printers.

I bought the printer for $130 (minus $30-50 in rebates). I don’t know if this is still the case, but at the time all of the electronics and computer stores were waging a printer price war. So I walked away with a pretty amazing deal.

The Epson Stylus CX4600 has a built-in scanner and copier. You can select black & white or color copies, which is nice because it saves you ink. Also, there are 4 separate ink cartridges, so you can just replace the color that runs out without replacing everything.

This printer is fabulous because you can print photos without needing a computer. Just insert your memory card or stick into the appropriate slot (it accepts all the common memory cards/sticks) to print contact sheets. Then fill in the SAT-style bubbles beneath the pictures that you wish to print, and finally put the contact sheets into the scanner window and press the button.

One problem is that you have to clean it frequently, because the printouts start to have lines across them. Cleaning is easy and automatic at the press of a button on your computer screen, so it’s not a problem, but it does waste your ink.

I highly recommend this printer for both novices and advanced users. I see no reason to buy a more expensive printer, unless it is a pricey color laser printer.