Epson Stylus C42 UX Inkjet Printer

by Epson

Product Details

Product Manual [4.82mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006AMSE
• Item model number: C42UX
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 6, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The affordable Epson Stylus C42UX provides a convenient home printing solution with its user-friendly interface and high-speed operation, plus 2,880 x 720 optimized dpi using Resolution Performance Management technology. Offering USB connectivity for easy installation, the printer delivers black text at 12 ppm and color text and graphics at 5.5 ppm.

The Epson Stylus C42UX works with many papers and comes with one black and one tricolor ink cartridge that has quick-drying, smudge-proof inks. With Epson Micro Piezo inkjet technology, the printer consistently delivers vivid, four-color results.

Easy and economical, this compact performer makes it possible for anyone to print high-quality Web pages and photos.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the money it's fine, November 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Epson Stylus C42 UX Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

Good little printer - can be a little loud ! Print cartridges easy to find on-line and a lot cheaper !

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epson C42UX, August 12, 2003

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Gerald Senear (Hopkins) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson Stylus C42 UX Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

I don't write reviews but for the first week of using this printer I hated it. Constantly had to clean the head and waste ink. Lo and Behold I sat down and read the manual for this printer. For years I have used printers that I simply turned off with a master computer switch. Epson is different. You must turn the printer off with it's own power switch. Otherwise the heads do not charge properly. This took care of all the complaints I had with this printer. The C42UX is the best inexpensive printer I have ever used. Just remember, from day one that you use the printer, turn the thing off with it's own power switch. All Epson Ink Jet printers sound loud and clunkey. Thats the way they are made. You find me a better printer for the money and I will buy it.

Js

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It Is What It Is, February 8, 2006

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Drischord (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson Stylus C42 UX Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

Look, this is a cheap printer and you get what you pay for. Personally, I've used it to print resumes, sheet music and papers for school. It's been fine for all of the above. I've never tried to print a photo on it but I wouldn't waste my time doing that anyway. Since you hopefully didn't pay more than $40 for this thing, you shouldn't expect photo quality. It has lasted me 2 years now, and it prints almost as well today as it did when I got it. It's certainly nothing special, but based on all the "one star" reviews below, you would think this thing didn't even work.

So yes, it's slow, uses ink too quickly and doesn't print in high resolution. But if you want to save money-- and aren't printing photos or running a home business-- this thing will work fine.