Customer Reviews

Epson Stylus CX7000F All-in-One Printer (C11C676001)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

So frustrating.

I am on my 2nd replacement printer (my 3rd CX7000F in all) and it, too, DOES NOT work. This model will tell you a brand new ink cartridge needs to be replaced. I wasted a couple extra hundred dollars on more ink, because I thought the cartridge that came from the store was used. Then I learned that this is an Epson problem.

I will be calling tech support again on Monday. This saga has been ongoing since May. (It's July). I appreciate Epson sending me replacement printers, but since they don't work, it's of no use. I don't know who is doing the manufacturing, but they have screwed up a component. Too bad for Epson, because I will never buy another one of their printers again.

DO NOT BUY!!!!

I purchased the CX7000F printer as I already own the RX500 printer and was very satisfied with it. After receiving the printer and downloading the drivers from Epson that supposedly would work with my Vista Home Premium operating system, I attempted to load the drivers. The printer driver installed without a hitch and works fine. The scanner driver, however, would not install and I have spent over 2 hours with Epson on the phone to no avail. They advised me it wasn't their problem and that I should reload the operating system. The scanner and fax both work fine as a standalone, but I can't access them through the computer. To make matters worse, I have only had the unit for about 2 weeks and have only printed a few black and white documents from MS Word and from the internet and my ink levels are down to 36% for all four cartridges. At this point it is my intention to consider it a lesson learned and to return the unit within the 30 day window.

If I could rate this negative stars I would. Absolutely the worst printer/piece of office equipment I've EVER owned or worked with (and I've worked with a lot).

1) It either will not print or it jams. I'd say my jam to print ration is 50:1. Staggeringly awful odds when the main function of a printer is to, you know, print. This is by far my biggest gripe, as it is not even performing its most basic of functions.

2) ...if it even responds at all. For inexplicable reasons, sometimes it just sits there with pending documents, fully ignoring any commands given to it.

3) Be prepared to blow your life savings on ink. I printed 4 test pages when I was setting it up, because they kept coming out funny. After those FOUR TEST PAGES my ink was 80-90% GONE. I was so furious I called Epson, and, to their benefit, they did send me a replacement ink set. But they won't every time, so dig deep into your wallet because (if you can get it to print) you'll be putting down $60 a month on ink alone.

If your main purpose for this printer is pictures, then especially beware. You'll probably get 4 4x6's before needing new cartridges.

4) LINUX USERS BEWARE. The only function that works with Linux is the printing aspect. The scanner does not work with Linux. It did work fine on Windows, though the software is incredibly limited and the scanning is slow.


If you want to ignore this review and most others, then be prepared for many a late night pulling our hair out and pulling mangled paper out of the inner-workings of this "printer," spending $60 a month on ink and generally being incredibly frustrated and poor. A truly awful, awful piece of equipment, unfortunately.

I got this printer for free when I bought a new laptop. It seemed like an excellent deal-getting it for free. NOT SO! I have to replace the ink cartridges CONSTANTLY (all FOUR of them even though I almost never print in color). I spend so much in ink cartridges that I'm going to buy a whole new printer and am confident that I will SAVE money doing so.

Further, it doesn't give you a warning or allow you to print your documents with "reduced quality" when the ink gets low-It simply quits printing until you buy a new cartridge and replace it. Not a pleasant surprise when you are pressed for time. Makes it completely unreliable.

This printer is a fine printer. It seems like it uses a lot of ink the first time through, but the product warns of that mentioning that it uses a lot of ink to prime the system.

Although some of the other reviews here might lead you to take a pass on this printer, it's a great value and third-party replacement ink cartridges are inexpensive. (See my COMMENTS regarding issues others reviewers have complained about.)

Note: Before installing the supplied software from Epson within Windows XP Professional, I found it necessary to delete as many files as I could from my C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp folder (use your own username in this path, of course, instead of <username>). Otherwise, installation of the Epson Scan software hangs.

I bought it for personal use and so far it has been a smart buy. It is easy to use and you have everything you need in one machine, Fax, Printer, Scanner and copier. And it reads memory cards of all types!!!

It is a compact size and fast printer with great colors.!!

The Epson Stylus CX7000F Series was a freebie when I purchased a Toshiba laptop. After owning it for 2 years, I now understand why it was a free accessory. I rarely print, but the ink cartridges regulary run out of ink and require replacement. Further, when I am printing black and white documents, I can't print if a color cartridge is depleted. I must first replace the cyan, magenta, and/or yellow ink cartridge--whichever one runs out of ink first. As of today, I'm shopping for a new laserjet printer, and it won't be an Epson printer!

I purchased my Epson CX7000F at a discount when a OfficeMax was closing. It a good thing becasue if i would have paid full price i would have really been angry to know how quickly the ink runs out. That is not the most frustrating part. That would be that you can't print in black ink only if any of the other cartridges are empty. Good thing i dont print much becasue i would have thrown this peice of junk in the trash already. I do not recommend purchasing this printer.

I purchased this printer from Office Max and have regretted it ever since. Epson should be ashamed for not pulling it from the market immediately. This printer somehow manages to internally vaporize ink. Once the printer is out of ink it will not do ANYTHING! It will not scan or fax or function at all until you replace all of the cartridges. Don't even consider buying one of these!