Epson FX-890N Impact Printer with Networking

by Epson

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 20.6 x 10.7 inches ; 19.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000WKO90
• Item model number: C11C524001NT
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Epson's full-featured, high-value FX-890N serial-impact printer offers the durability and ease of use required for essential daily printing. This 9-pin, dot-matrix, narrow-carriage workhorse boasts an MTBF rating of 20,000 power-on hours (POH) and speeds of up to 680 cps (characters per second).

Engineered for seamless integration, the FX-890N's interfaces include parallel, USB 1.1, an additional slot for optional interface cards, and an internal 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet print server with support for Windows (3.x, 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP), Novell Netware, Linux and UNIX, and Macintosh OS 7.x or later or OS X.

Its easy-to-install 7.5 million-character ribbon cartridge boosts productivity and ensures a low cost per page, while its 400 million-character print-head life heightens its dependability. Included Epson Remote Configuration Manager software simplifies printer setup and setting selection via most Windows operating systems.

Ideal for rugged environments, the printer is a perfect drop-in replacement for the Epson FX-880/880+/980 or Okidata Microline 320/320 Turbo. It handles forms up to seven parts thick via four convenient paper paths, and its redesigned control panel features a lock-out mode and other intuitive functions.

The printer is Novell tested and approved and is backed by Epson's comprehensive three-year warranty with technical support.

What's in the Box
Printer, ribbon cartridge, and a user's manual, warranty and setup information; printer cable not included

Product Description

680 cps - Parallel, USB

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mac compatibility, May 30, 2007

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MacUser (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson FX-890N Impact Printer with Networking (Office Product)

Though the Amazon product description for this printer lists compatibility with OS X, be aware that according to Epson tech support, that compatibility is limited to OS X version 1.0 only. It will not work with any subsequent version (as this is being written the current OS X version is 10.4.9). Again according to Epson tech support, there are no plans to offer a printer driver for any OS X version beyond ver. 1.0.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mac Compatable !, February 16, 2010

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A. DeMayo "ADM" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epson FX-890N Impact Printer with Networking (Office Product)

I had the printer on the network and printing from Mac OS X (Snow Leopard) in 10 minutes. Use the Driver that comes with the Mac, "Epson 9-Pin Series". I can not compare the printer with other impact printers, but works fine.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what it is cracked up to be, May 9, 2008

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Keith L. Klein MD "takasden" (Beverly Hills, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epson FX-890N Impact Printer with Networking (Office Product)

The info was not clear as to the limitations of this printer. It accepts single sheet feeds only and not stacks and this is not realistically implemented on the printer. It is only suited for tractor feed paper.

Networking is problematic and required the services of a computer technician who struggled for four hours to get it working.

The printer as a hardware device seems OK, but the software is sub par. Also, in a mixed Mac-PC environment, it makes what is already a difficult situation, even more difficult to implement if you want one printer for the network.