Customer Reviews

Epson Stylus 980 Color InkJet Printer

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The 980 is the 5th Epson Color Inkjet I have purchased (I like the Epson Printers). I bought the 980 because it is virtually identical to the 900 that I've had for 18 months, and I needed another printer off-site. The speed and quality are superb, but there is a bug in the installation software that will lock up your computer (happened on 2 of 3 computers I tested it on). Epson is aware of the bug, so be sure to download the revised driver from their internet site. Except for that problem it would rate 5 stars.

I have been using Epson Products for the three years I have owned my computer...The picture quality on all the Epson Stylus Printers are great... The picture quality on this one, along with the speed makes this a surpurb machine...I rate a printer by its performance... This one works when I turn it on every time... Low maintence along with high quality pictures puts this printer on the top of the performance List...

I'm a graphic designer who does a lot of presentations and color proofs. This printer is amazing: is fast, reliable and the color matching with the screen is perfect (!). I would have given a 5* rating if it came with an ethernet interfase and had a hardware postcript option.

Great buy ! Make sure to get the special paper, the matte one is quite good (hq)

Just purchased our second Epson printer, a 980. Sorry Canon ... Epson trounces your products hands down. HP... you're good, but not up to the Epson standard. Our Canon BJ200 died a slow agonizing death, and the 600E lost it's mind. After 2 1/2 years our first Epson, the 900, is still kicking out high quality pages like an F-18 jet fighter. And the 980, while not quite as fast, produces particularly stunning photo prints. Epson has our vote!

I purchased my Epson Stylus Color 980 over one year ago (...). I had read one review in a computer magazine prior to that purchase and the comparisons and specs sounded great. The new printer was to replace a H-P color inkjet, purchased in 92 or 93; A model 500C, I believe.
The new Epson was purchased to print faster, better documents for my new business and to take advantage of the newer, better color printing for photos. It has done everything that was written about it and more. The E980 is very fast, has near laser clarity and is by far the most economical way to produce color prints and documents that I have used. It sips ink slowly and will make hundreds of color 8x10's with a single color cartridge.
The mystery ? First, the store tried to talk me into a different brand and cheaper copier than the Epson. Lastly, I have seen almost nothing written or advertised about the Epson SC980 since that purchase. Yet this is a very, very fine product.
As Jerry Seinfeld says,"What is the deal ?"

One of the fastest ink jets, good quality, and over a three year period of use THE CHEAPEST ink jet (according to PC Magazine).

Recommended by CNET and ZDNET (PC MAG)

I have one on order - with the $50 rebate it is unbeatable.

I bought this printer when Epson first released it, and it's still the most reliable piece of office equipment I have. When printing through the USB port, it is fast, and the quality is first-rate. Even used 980s are said to be more reliable than some of the later printers, and ink will last you a while IF you remember to turn off the printer when you are not using it so the ink won't dry up on you.

Dependable and professional. Highly recommended.

This printer is awesome...totally awesome.....I am trying to find another one to buy just in case the one I have now decides to part company. I cannot believe the results of my printing. I scanned a photo and print it on the Epson photo paper, later I showed it to my wife and ask her to pick the original; guess what? she picked the printed copy from my Epson; I had a hard time convincing her which was the original. My dear EPSONSTYLUS COLOR 980, I love you.

I like this printer a lot. Although it is not perfect, it is very good. It does print a lot faster than our old Lexmark but it does seem to take the documents a lot longer to get there before the printing starts, so we don't really save much time as we had hoped. It has a lot of warm up time that the Lexmark didn't have at all. But all in all it is a good printer.

I purchased this computer in July of 2001. It has performed okay. There are almost always black streaks down the center of the back of what you are printing which is a real problem when you are printing something double sided. I have tried everything and I thought the problem was fixed but it is not and now I am out of warranty. Probably cheaper to buy something new than figure out this lemon.