You can do better than this; buy an XP-420 instead
Sorry, but this one's a dog. No problem with the seller or the transaction; I bought this to replace one of two that I have here in my home office/business. My wife has one, I have the other - for non critical printing, scanning, etc.
The problem with this has always been the inkflow & the printing quality. After a while, my old version of this just wouldn't print or pass-through any magenta ink; after trying every trick in the book; flushing the heads, cleaning solution, new cartridges, old cartridges, remanufactured and/or new factory stock. Although I mostly use it for B&W stuff, I still color for various things.
After a certain point, why bother with spending so much time on a $75 printer, eh? So, I bought a new "old stock" version for $49, thinking, it's got to be better than my junker, and I'll just replace it outright.... After unpacking & setting it up, SAME PROBLEM. Ran all the cleaning and cartridge replacement routines (all with new cartridges) and no luck. Fool me once....
Don't get me wrong, I like Epson products, and I have many other printers for more serious work. But for what I needed, I just went to Staples and bought their newer version of this - the XP-420, and I'm DONE. Prints perfectly, no muss, no fuss. And when it gets bad, if I can't get it cleaned & working properly, I'll just move on again, instead of wasting so much precious time with this dog of a printer.
To be fair, my wife's NX-415 is still running ok, (after I cleaned the hell out of the heads) and she's got all our spare cartridges now. But as soon as it acts up, it's gone.
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Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
