Epson Stylus Office BX310FN review
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Verdict
Cuts a few corners to hit that impressive price, but it's a good budget office choice
Review Date: 4 Aug 2009
Reviewed By: David Bayon
Price when reviewed: £100 (£115 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | C11CA49301 |
| Review Date | 4 Aug 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £100 |
| Price inc VAT | £115 |
| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Basic Specifications | |
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| Colour? |
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| Resolution printer final | 5760 x 1440dpi |
| Ink-drop size | 3.0pl |
| Integrated TFT screen? |
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| Rated/quoted print speed | 31PPM |
| Maximum paper size | A4 |
| Duplex function |
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| Running costs | |
|---|---|
| Cost per A4 mono page | 0.6p |
| Cost per A4 colour page | 6.8p |
| Inkjet technology | Piezo-electric |
| Ink type | Dye-based |
| Power and noise | |
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| Peak noise level | 53.0dB(A) |
| Dimensions | 535 x 475 x 295mm (WDH) |
| Copier Specification | |
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| Fax? |
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| Fax speed | 33.6Kb/sec |
| Fax page memory | 180 |
| Performance tests | |
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| 6x4in photo print time | 3min 16s |
| A4 photo print time | 4min 54s |
| Mono print speed (measured) | 16ppm |
| Colour print speed | 3ppm |
| Media Handling | |
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| Borderless printing? |
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| CD/DVD printing? |
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| Input tray capacity | 120 sheets |
| Connectivity | |
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| USB connection? |
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| Ethernet connection? |
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| Bluetooth connection? |
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| WiFi connection? |
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| Other connections | None |
| Flash media | |
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| SD card reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| Memory Stick reader |
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| xD-card reader |
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| USB flash drive support? |
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| Other memory media support | N/A |
| OS Support | |
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| Operating system Windows 7 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows Vista supported? |
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| Operating system Windows XP supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 2000 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 98SE supported? |
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| Other operating system support | N/A |
| Software supplied | Epson EasyPrintModule, Presto PageManager 8.15 |
From around the web
epson ink usage
These printers work fine for a couple of weeks, maybe a month. Then they start throwing up error messages 'cannot recognise ink cartridge' even when the cartridges are still half full. We have very low usage; printing maybe 20 pages a day at most and yet we have to replace cartridges 2-3 times per week at £10-11 per cartridge. That makes it about 15p per page. It seems like a racket to me. But worse than that is the aggravation and stress it causes. Everytime you want to perform a simple task like print an invoice you have to spend time checking the nozzles, taking the cartridges out, puting them back, replacing them, charging them etc etc etc. At the minimum wage this added time pushes the cost per page up towards 20 or 30p per page. This has happened on 2 Epson printers I have bought. I will never buy Epson again.
By freshflyingfish on 9 Dec 2010 
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