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Epson AcuLaser M1200 review

Verdict

A viable home mono option thanks to its solid quality, low price and no-nonsense approach

Review Date: 9 Mar 2010

Reviewed By: Mike Jennings

Price when reviewed: £42 (£49 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
3 stars out of 6

Value for Money
5 stars out of 6

Performance
4 stars out of 6

Details
Part Code	C11CA71001BY
Review Date	9 Mar 2010
Price ex VAT	£42
Price inc VAT	£49
Performance
Features & Design
Value for Money

Basic Specifications
Colour?
Resolution printer final	600 x 600dpi
Rated/quoted print speed	22PPM
Maximum paper size	A4
Duplex function

Running costs
Cost per A4 mono page	3.3p
Cost per A4 colour page	N/A

Consumables
Monthly duty cycle	15 pages
Drum life	20 pages
Fuser life	N/A
Transfer-belt life	N/A
Standard mono toner life	1,800 pages
High-yield mono toner life	3,200 pages
Standard colour toner life	N/A
High-yield colour toner life	N/A
Supplied mono toner life	N/A
Supplied colour toner life	N/A

Power and noise
Dimensions	385 x 279 x 261mm (WDH)

Performance tests
Mono print speed (measured)	19ppm
Colour print speed	N/A

Media Handling
Input tray capacity	150 sheets
Output tray capacity	100 sheets

Connectivity
USB connection?
Ethernet connection?
Bluetooth connection?
PictBridge port?
Other connections	Parallel

OS Support
Operating system Windows 7 supported?
Operating system Windows Vista supported?
Operating system Windows XP supported?
Operating system Windows 2000 supported?
Operating system Windows 98SE supported?

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Comments

User comments

Supplied Cartridge Capacity?

What capacity is the supplied cartridge? If "normal" it makes no sense to but a new cartridge but to replace the printer... Is this ecologicaly sound?

By tonytill on 10 Mar 2010

Ridiculous!!

PLEASE in printer reviews tell us what consumables are supplied with the printer!! Manufacturers are generally coy about this (Epson are no exception) so this is a critical value add we rely on you for! (Or do the printer manufacturers forbid you from revealing this?)

As tonytill points out, assuming you get a standard toner cartridge with the printer, you'd be a mug to ever buy a replacement since a whole new printer costs less! On the basis of buying a new printer every 1800 pages, the cost per page would be 2.8p versus 3.3 if you replace the consumables!

By JohnAHind on 11 Mar 2010