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Epson Stylus SX515W Cartridge Review

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An inkjet is an inkjet is an inkjet, yes? In fact, although the overwhelming majority of products from Brother, Canon, HP and Lexmark, and also from Epson itself, use pigment-based or dye-based water-soluble inks, unquestionably the SX515W is actually a rare breed which relies upon resin-based inks, in Epson's DURABrite umbrella. Actually, an umbrella is the last thing these types of inks need, because their primary claim to fame is they are able to generate water-resistant, smudge-proof, anti-fade prints upon bog-standard plain paper.

Robustness of plain-paper prints is not the SX515W's sole selling point, because it is also very well connected when it comes to a printer featuring such a knockdown price. Along with de rigueur USB 2.0 as well as PictBridge ports, you'll find it offers full Wi-Fi connectivity along with a blissfully swift and straightforward setup process that is fully automated, besides needing you to enter your current network password.

On top (literally) of a rapid 5760 x 1440dpi printer, you get a capable 2400 x 2400dpi CIS (Contact Image Sensor) scanner, that is partnered with a pragmatically designed control panel and 6.3cm colour LCD screen. The net end result is straightforward stand alone mono or colour photocopying, in addition to direct photograph printing from the built-in CF, MMC, MS, SD, SDHC and xD memory card readers.

The inclusion of CompactFlash compatibility is great to possess, and a product which is absent with a lot of existing all-in-one units including the Lexmark Interact S605.

It isn't all fantastic news nevertheless, because whilst the four-ink system is entirely satisfactory for document printing, photograph productivity coming from the SX515W is a lacklustre, with constrained colour range, weak contrast plus a dull look even though printing with glossy photo paper.

In a direct fight with our stop-watch, the Epson put in an excellent turn of speed with regard to mono documents, outputting A4 text pages within four seconds. It proved just a little tardier with respect to mixed text and colour graphics, taking 28 seconds per page. Photograph production was basically painfully slow, taking a minute and six seconds for a 6 x 4-inch print in normal quality mode, along with a nap-inducing six minutes and forty seconds for a top-quality borderless A4 picture print. That is almost three and a half times slower compared to the Canon iP4700 and five times slower than the Lexmark Interact S605.

The sole additional true snag we ran in to was when we did not use the Epson for two weeks, the resin-based Epson Stylus SX515W printer cartridges had a horrible common practice of setting like glue in the print head nozzles, requiring multiple cleaning cycles to unclog them.

Uncomplicated and also reliable, the SX515W is fantastic for printing or photocopying documents with smudge-free perks but, considering that so many of the latest inkjets deliver excellent quality output with regard to pictures in addition to documents, it's a bit of a one-trick pony.

Epson Stylus SX515W printer ink cartridges are available here.