Epson Stylus CX7400 All-in-One Printer (C11C689201)

by Epson

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 18.7 x 10.6 inches ; 15.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 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: B000SDXZX8
• Item model number: Epson CX7400 All In One Printer
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 22, 2007

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Epson Stylus CX7400 Color All-in-One printer prints up to 28 pages per minute of black and color text with its advanced DX3 print head technology, and just as easily transitions into a high-quality photo printer that can print vibrant color images straight from your memory card or camera. The Stylus CX7400 also includes Auto Photo Correction capabilities that reduce photo red eye, while vibrant color copies can be made with just one touch. Preserving family photos and electronic documents is made easier with the printer's high-resolution scanning techniques, while each printed document or photograph from the Stylus CX7400 will resist fading up to six times longer than those from other printers.

The streamlined design of the 17.7 by 18.7 by 10.6 inch Stylus CX7400 makes this 20 pound machine incredibly versatile and easy to use. One standard ink set is used for printing both documents and photos, eliminating the need for special ink cartridges, while documents and images print out smudge free and fade and water resistant. And when ink runs low, replace only the colors you need with individual DURABrite Ultra Ink cartridges. In addition, this useful printer comes with a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty.

What's in the Box
Stylus CX7400 ink jet all-in-one, 69 black ink cartridge (T069120), 69 cyan ink cartridge (T069220), 69 magenta ink cartridge (T069320), 69 yellow ink cartridge (T069420), documentation, CD-ROM (drivers and software), and power cable.

Product Description

The Epson Stylus CX7400 Color All-in-One printer prints up to 28 pages per minute of black and color text with its advanced DX3 print head technology, and just as easily transitions into a high-quality photo printer that can print vibrant color images straight from your memory card or camera. The Stylus CX7400 also includes Auto Photo Correction capabilities that reduce photo red eye, while vibrant color copies can be made with just one touch. Preserving family photos and electronic documents is made easier with the printer's high-resolution scanning techniques, while each printed document or photograph from the Stylus CX7400 will resist fading up to six times longer than those from other printers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars RIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPP OOOOOOFFFFFFFF!!!!!!, May 28, 2008

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Peter Richert (Round Rock, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epson Stylus CX7400 All-in-One Printer (C11C689201) (Office Product)

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!

Well, it looks like I am about to join the multitude of other voices who just discovered the "ink problem". First off, I ran out after several months even though I use my printer like once a week. And the printer simply locked up, not letting me continue to print regardless of the ink level. I'm sorry, but if I say print, you print; I don't care if I get some faded or near invisible printout, I don't need dark ink for directions to cousin Jenny's baby shower. Unable to refill the ink at local Walgreens, I bit the bullet and dropped 16 dollars for a new black inch cartridge, plugged it in, and the printer still didn't print. It was out of cyan ink. DID I EVEN PRINT IN COLOR??? I spent a good part of twenty minutes while my four year old complained of interrupting her webkinz session, looking for an option to print in black and white only. The result...nothing, it still wouldn't print. It won't print in Black and White because I didn't have the color Cyan (say what???). Now I need to purchase the other three colors (somehow, despite never printing in color, I am less then 25% on all three colors). I got this printer for free with a new computer I purchased, and I made the fateful mistake of selling off my old HP printer for $10 at a garage sale. Thought it was a deal at the time, now I am thoroughly regretting it.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!! I will never consider Epson again.

UPDATE: I did eventually purchase the other three ink cartridges (something of the tune of 40 dollars or so). This got the printer working again for a while until, low and behold, I began running out of color ink AGAIN. this time I KNOW I never printed in color. I was spared making that decision though as with in a few days the printer started malfunctioning, printing gibberish for no known cause. I went to Walmart and bought a 30 dollar Lexmark printer, and it is doing just fine.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Seems Fine, Until You Run Out of Ink, February 19, 2008

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Rixatrix (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson Stylus CX7400 All-in-One Printer (C11C689201) (Office Product)

I got this printer a few months ago, and I was satisfied with the amount of features for the price. I replaced the original ink catridge when it was low, and it worked fine. I have NOT printed in color, though, and yet my color ink catridges are down to 25% or less.

I replaced my black ink catridge a few days ago and have only printed about ~50 pages of black text. The paper jams, and then suddenly it says my black ink catridge is empty and needs to be replaced. There is NO manual override. It does NOT allow you print unless you replace the black ink catridge! This is so frustrating, since I know it is not used up, and even the last page before the paper jam was perfectly printed!

The troubleshooting guide on the Epson site for this printer also will not load. I always bought the cheapest printers, and just when I spring for an all-in-one, it disappoints me.

On the plus side, the print quality is great, and there are a lot of features. However, on the minus side, if you run out of black ink, you are STUCK. You cannot do anything (not even clean nozzles of print heads). Also, given my experience, one paper jam can cause your printer to suddenly decide you're out of ink. If I could still return this printer, I would, and instead I'd just buy a cheap, regular printer with no bells and whistles to break.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good for occasional use only, March 31, 2008

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David Bridges (Midland, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epson Stylus CX7400 All-in-One Printer (C11C689201) (Office Product)

This device is great if you are just using it to scan documents to files and not actually using it as a printer at all. And it would probably be OK if you do mostly color printing: the ink isn't really all that expensive if you are comparing it to replacing color cartridges on other machines.

However, I made the big mistake of buying this when I print a number of documents each day, and over 99% of my printing is b&w. Having to continually replace color cartridges in order to use the black ink is clearly a device to get the purchaser to spend money on something that is literally being thrown away. According to the documentation, the rationale for using color ink when not printing in color is that it keeps the print heads clean. I am dubious. My first assumption, when using this printer, was that it must be creating "black" by mixing all the colors together; the cartridges were emptying so fast. And I thought I was being clever by finding and clicking on the "Print Black Only" option. But it made no difference.

My plan is to continue using this "printer" as a scanner and for my kids to occasionally print school projects in color. When I buy my next set of ink cartridges (probably tomorrow), I'll be also picking up an HP deskjet of some kind, because I know they make printers that have no problem printing in B&W with an empty color cartridge.