Epson Stylus CX4200 Inkjet Printer

by Epson

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19 x 15 x 9 inches ; 18 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 19 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: B000AR8QTK
• Item model number: C11C627001
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 27, 2005

Product Description

Stylus CX4200 Inkjet printer. All you need for amazing everyday projects, this affordable all-in-one offers remarkable quality and durability with revolutionary DuraBrite Ultra pigment ink.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

77 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Most insulting product design ever., August 26, 2006

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Elaine Smith "practical shopper" (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson Stylus CX4200 Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

Below is the message which my boyfriend sent to their customer support. I am certain you can figure out the problem.

I am incredibly offended by your ink policy regarding the Epson Stylus CX4200. In particular, I want to print a black and white text document, but am unable to do so without replacing my color cartridges. Not only that, but when I try to print, your Epson Status Monitor 3 pops up and reminds me that I don't have color ink, and wouldn't I like to buy some? When I visit your FAQ, and try to figure out how to explain to my printer that it doesn't need color ink in order to print my black and white document, the FAQ tells me that yes, I do. And wouldn't I like to buy some ink?

No. I do not want to buy more color ink. I want to print my document. You do _not_ need color ink for this purpose.

I find it overwhelmingly insulting to imagine a meeting where this policy was arrived at. Clearly someone must have suggested letting the printer print black and white documents without color cartridges, and the response must have been "instead, we could really rip our customers off!" Why any company would be willing to anger their customers so much is beyond me. I cannot imagine myself buying Epson products in the future. I am certainly _not_ going to buy color ink cartridges just so I can print my black and white documents. I'm simply going to sit here and reflect at how incredibly stupid and insulting your current policy is.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice printer, for as long as it works, June 24, 2006

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Bombadil "iarwain_bombadil" (Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson Stylus CX4200 Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

We were very pleased with our CX4200 through the first set of ink cartridges. It was easy to use, the print quality on text was good, the print quality on graphics was good. It installed without a hitch and worked with all of our programs. The scanner worked well. We were happy.

But then after about 250 pages, it quit loading paper. It thought it was loading paper, as it continued to "print" by spraying ink inside of the printer. I tried different kinds of paper to no avail. We were using high quality HP paper too, not some generic low-grade stuff. Not one sheet ever got through it again.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's worked flawlessly for 6 months so far...., April 25, 2006

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Monic Amazon (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson Stylus CX4200 Inkjet Printer (Office Product)

I think it is a fantastic machine. I previously owned a more expensive epson photo printer with the 5-color ink tank and it was much slower and had all sorts of issues such as nozzle drying. I don't print every day and the inks in my cx4200 have never dried or clogged. Furthermore, they last forever--it has been 6 months since I purchased this printer and only now is my black ink cartridge showing a low level while my color tanks are more than halfway full. The individual ink tanks are a great plus for saving money. It's worth mentioning that the printer feels nice and solid and isn't glossy or cheap looking. I've seen other comparable all-in-ones which are much bulkier or seem to have flimsy buttons and tacky coloring. The dark grey color of this epson is professional looking and simple.

The standalone photo copying is awesome and very quick. Using photo paper, the copies are good enough to send to friends or family or to make postcards or greeting cards. The fully-automated scanning works like a charm and it identifies whether you are scanning a photo or document all on its own. I recently figured out I can create a .pdf document within minutes with the Epson scanning software, without having to upgrade my Adobe Acrobat reader.

I use both a laptop running XP professional and an iMac G5 and can switch back and forth from PC to Mac with no problems. I would definitely buy this again and would recommend it to my friends. Best of all, if you buy this printer in combination with a digital camera, you get [...] back via mail-in [...] making the price very affordable.