Epson RX580 InkJet Printer - Review Gist

Print quality on plain paper was disappointing: Text appeared slate gray, and the edges of characters were so jagged and fuzzy, they almost looked like dot-matrix-printer output. Photo print speeds were more competitive, however. Archives to USB devices. The $200 (as of 10/25/2006) Epson Stylus Photo RX580 could appeal to many photo hobbyists due to its fast scanning and high-quality glossy photos. The RX580's copy quality was equally dismal, earning a score of Poor; text looked very gray an... *

This medium-sized printer's setup is quick and straightforward. This new ink is dye based, but has many of the characteristics and fewer of the drawbacks associated with pigment inks: It gives you long-lasting prints with smudge, water, and scratch resistance, but without the bronzing and metamerization (color shifting) on glossy papers. Scanning times were a little sluggish; the unit took three minutes and 30 seconds to digitize a 4-by-6-inch photo at 1,200 dpi and 24-bit color (millions of... *

This unit can print a borderless 4x6-inch photo in about 32 seconds, which is an outstanding performance. *