Epson Stylus C64 Inkjet Printer

by Epson

Product Details

Product Manual [480kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000BYRU2
• Item model number: C11C528001
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 15, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Great for printing both photos and text-based documents, Epson's Stylus C64 is affordable, fast, and engineered for quality. With Epson's water-resistant, light-resistant, and smudge-resistant DURABrite inks and 177 nozzles (monochrome plus color), the C64 can print black text at 17 pages per minute, color sheets at 9 ppm, and 8-by-10-inch color photos in under five minutes each. The printer's 5,760 optimized dpi ensures photo-quality clarity and detail for your bordered or borderless pictures, text, or graphics. Of course, higher-quality settings result in longer print times.

For photos, DURABrite photo paper gives amazing prints with vibrant color, fine detail in highlight and dark areas and smooth graduations. For everyday printing, you can enjoy the same exceptional quality on plain or recycled papers. Due to the special nature of Epson DURABrite inks, you can print on both sides of the paper without fear of leak-through or page wrinkle, and you can handle prints as soon as they're printed. Epson's Variable-sized Droplet Technology produces and controls ink-droplet size (with a 4-picoliter minimum) to maximize both quality and print speed.

The C64 supports several paper types, including plain paper, premium semi-gloss, and DURABrite photo paper, as well as large-format sizes up to 10 by 15 inches. Convenient individual ink cartridges make ink replacement simple and cost-effective, and USB connectivity facilitates quick setups on both Windows and Macintosh computers. Included Photo Quicker v3.4 software simplifies photo editing and print management, and the C64 is backed with a one-year warranty that includes the Epson exchange program.

What's in the Box
Printer; black, cyan, magenta, and yellow ink cartridges; paper support; left edge guide; output tray; output tray extension; printer cover; power cord; driver CD-ROM; USB cable not included

From the Manufacturer

Share eye-catching photos and projects with family and friends--the Epson Stylus C64 makes it easy! This affordable printer enables anyone to create brilliant snapshots, text, graphics and much more. Up to 5,760 x 1,440 optimized dpi and variable size ink droplets--as small as 4 picoliters--ensure incredible detail, delivering bold, black text and bright, vivid color.

Epson DURABrite Inks provide water-resistant, smudge-resistant, light-resistant prints for durable, long-lasting results that make it easy to preserve cherished photos and important documents. The Epson Stylus C64 even prints borderless 4-by-6-inch photos to share with others or display in the family album. Best of all, it speeds through every task, printing black text at up to 17 ppm (draft mode, ideal conditions).

This full-featured performer also includes individual ink cartridges for a more convenient, affordable home printing solution. Its user-friendly control panel makes operation easy. And, with USB connectivity, setup is a snap whether it's partnered with a Windows or Macintosh based system. The printer's compact, stylish design means it will fit nicely in any room in the home.

With stunning image quality and high-value performance, the Epson Stylus C64 makes it simple to create remarkable cards, flyers, spreadsheets, letters, reports and more. Designed to accommodate a wide variety of paper, this innovative ink jet offers the flexibility to print virtually any project. Add a little creativity, and the possibilities are endless.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent photo quality, text so-so, December 23, 2003

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Carl E. Feather "cfeather" (KINGSVILLE, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a versatile little printer for the home. It produces excellent photo quality (you don't have to use "best" setting to get it , either). The Durabright inks are indeed water resistant, but very expensive. On the plus side, the cartridges seem to last a long time. But it is expensive to fill this thing with ink, almost as much as what the thing costs. I'm not impressed with the text quality. It looks very jagged. I bought it primarily for text, so it is a disapointment. At this price, the machine has to be considered as disposable as the ink cartridges. Buy it, use it until it dies, buy another, fill up the landfills. Epson seems to come out with a new model (and new ways to sell more expensive cartridges) every month.
I had an Epson 880 before this unit, and it produced equal results on photos, better results on text, with ink costs much lower. Epson is clearly interested in making its money on the ink. The 880 died after two years (started producing blurry text on certain WP programs), and so it's been retired to the Internet computer, where it still does a superior job to this guy.
Overall the C64 is a cheap, decent printer that will cost you its weight in ink.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cheap to buy, expensive to own, April 21, 2004

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Carl E. Feather "cfeather" (KINGSVILLE, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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The ink will kill you, especially the black. Generic ink? Forget it. It clogs the nozzles and you'll waste more than you will use cleaning the nozzles. This thing does give a good print-out, but it's not worth the high price of ownership. I had an 880 and loved it. I hate this.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cheap printer, expensive non-fading ink., April 20, 2004

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Barbara Carter (Los Angeles, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This little printer was no trouble to set up and start using. It's a bit slow. Even just a black & white page takes quite a while. A full-color photo takes a couple minutes. The "draft" mode comes out verrrrry faint, but is really fast, and obviously uses a lot less ink (an important point, as you will see).

This printer uses a special type of ink, called "Durabrite", which is MUCH longer-lasting than normal inkjet ink. (It's a pigment-based ink rather than a dye-based ink.) Your printouts will not fade away like a normal cheap inkjet's will. The downside to this super-duper ink is that the ink is darned expensive. The good news is that the four colors are separate cartridges, so at least you only have to replace the one color you've run out of. The black ink, however, is the MOST expensive inkjet cartridge you'll see in the store. It's about twice the price of a normal black cartridge. Yes, your printouts will last some 70 years on plain paper, instead of vanishing within 2 years like the cheapo inkjets do. Three of those $25 black cartridges later, and you've just spent more on ink than the printer itself!

Strangely, the other color cartridges (cyan, magenta, and yellow) are only half the price of the black cartridge. Don't ask me why, I have no idea. Too bad the black is the one you'll be buying most often.

I should point out that this printer will try to con you into replacing the ink cartridges long before they actually run dry (it gives you all sorts of dire warnings about low ink levels). Don't fall for it. It will actually STOP printing when it's truly run dry, so just keep printing until it stops, and only then replace the cartridge that's empty.

So, should you get this printer? It depends on what you'll be using it for. If you want a cheap printer for making quick printouts that you'll be tossing in the trash within a couple years, get a different printer. If you want printouts that will still be legible 50 years from now, get this one. If you're an artist or photographer and want to make decent prints of your art that won't fade too quickly, this is a good starter printer for you.