Electronics : Epson WorkForce 600 Wireless All-in-One Printer (Black) (C11CA18201)

Electronics : Epson WorkForce 600 Wireless All-in-One Printer (Black) (C11CA18201)

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Epson WorkForce 600 Wireless All-in-One Printer (Black) (C11CA18201)

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Product Brand: Epson
Color: Black
EAN: 0010343869066
Label: Epson
Product Manufacturer: Epson
Model: C11CA18201
Publisher: Epson
Special Features: nv:Print Method^Inkjet|Resolution^5760 x 1440 Optimized dpi|Print Speed^Up to 38 PPM|Special Features^Copying Capability|Special Features^Scanning Capability|Special Features^Fax Capability|Dimensions^18.1'W x 22.1'D x 12'H|Connectivity^USB|Connectivity^10/100 Mbps|Connectivity^Ethernet & 802.11b/g|Standard Paper Input^30 Sheets|Paper Sizes Supported^A4|Paper Sizes Supported^A5|Paper Sizes Supported^B5|Paper Sizes Supported^Executive|Paper Sizes Supported^A6
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Piece facts:
  • 5-in-1 -- print, copy, scan, fax, photo, Wi-Fi
  • Draft speeds up to 38 ppm (black and color)
  • Laser quality documents about 2x faster
  • Wi-Fi and Ethernet networking built in
  • Extra high-capacity black ink




(C11CA18201) (Black) Printer All-in-One Wireless 600 WorkForce Epson






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Show the world what your business is made of with the Epson WorkForce 600 All-ln-0ne Printer, engineered for the small business and home office. Get laser quality output at laser fast speeds. Make your business look its best with brilliant color output. lt includes the ability to wirelessly print and archive critical documents, or fax stacks of originals in seconds. Because time is money, the WorkForce 600 races through every task. And, it uses up to three times less energy than a laser printer. Fast, affordable and built to grow with your business, the WorkForce 600 does it all, so you can focus on the business at hand.

2-year limited warranty with registration Smudge, fade, water resistant, highlighter friendly Save energy ? Uses up to 3x less power than a laser printer Do more in less time ? Copy, scan or fax stacks of documents with built-in, 30-page ADF Send faxes fast, even in color ? Fax in as fast as 3 sec per page; store up to 60 speed dials and receive up to 180 pages in memory; also faxes legal size Print photos without a computer ? Built-in memory card slots, PictBridge, and 2.5-inch LCD Make quick color copies and enlargements ? 0ne-touch copying with high quality scanning; reduce and enlarge 25 to 400 percent Do more with useful software included ? 0CR and creativity software to create flyers, brochures, calendars and more Save paper ? Built-in double-sided printing Epson Preferred protection program with 2-year limited warranty and 2-year toll-free support, with registration, plus quick product exchange

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Show the world what your business is made of with the WorkForce 600, Epson’s new all-in-one that’s engineered for the small business and home office. This powerful performer delivers laser quality output at laser fast speeds. And, it will print photos, copy, scan and fax documents with ease. Versatile and flexible, the WorkForce 600 is made to keep up with you and your business, while making you look your very best.



This sleek & powerful all-in-one can print quality documents about 2x faster than the competition.

Print Speed About 2x Faster than Leading Competitors
Boost your productivity and get speed without sacrificing quality. The WorkForce 600 blazes through documents at speeds about 2x faster than those of competitive printers*. 0ut of the box, it prints up to 27 ppm** (black), with a draft speed of up to 38 ppm** (black). lf you demand quality documents but don’t have the time to wait around for your prints, the WorkForce 600 will be the perfect addition to your business team or home office. Whether you’re printing e-mails, Excel spreadsheets, business proposals or colorful marketing brochures, the WorkForce 600 is the right product for the job.
Built-in Networking – Wi-Fi and Ethernet
With Wi-Fi and Ethernet networking built in, sharing this all-in-one will be easier than ever. The WorkForce 600 can easily be shared within your workgroup so that your team can stay productive and efficient. Because of its sleek design and compact body, it’ll not only look great, but also fit virtually anywhere in your home office or small office. The built-in 30 page Auto Document Feeder, which enables you to easily copy, scan and fax stacks of documents, along with built-in networking makes this all-in-one ideal for a home office or small office environment.


Wi-Fi & Ethernet networking lets you easily share the WorkForce 600 with others in your work group.

  Engineered for Small Business and Home 0ffice
Epson understands that small businesses develop ideas and opportunities fast -- that’s why the WorkForce 600 all-in-one was built with your printing, copying, scanning and faxing needs in mind. You’ll appreciate its ability to print high quality documents about 2x faster than competitive ink jet models, without sacrificing quality*. What’s more, revolutionary DURABrite® Ultra lnk offers brilliant results on plain and photo paper, while the Extra High-capacity Black ink cartridge enables more high-volume printing with fewer cartridge replacements. DURABrite Ultra lnk is smudge, fade and water resistant, and highlighter friendly on plain paper. lts quick-drying formula is ideal for double-sided† printing, which saves paper. And, for added peace of mind, the WorkForce 600 comes with the Epson PreferredSM program, which offers a 2-year limited warranty and toll-free support***, with registration – now, that’s product protection you can count on. Bottom line – the WorkForce 600 offers exceptionally fast printing, with versatile and flexible features you can appreciate.
DURABrite Ultra lnk is water resistant, even on plain paper.




Stay productive and make your business look its best with the WorkForce 600. lt's the right all-in-one for your office.

Features/Benefits
  • Easily network within your workgroup — Built-in Wi-Fi® and Ethernet networking
  • Print more, change cartridges less often — High-capacity Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow ink cartridges; Extra High-capacity Black also available
  • Protect important documents — Smudge, fade and water resistant, highlighter friendly documents rival those from a laser printer and photos rival those from the lab
  • Send faxes fast, even in color — Fax in as fast as 3 sec per page; store up to 60 speed dials and receive up to 180 pages in memory; also faxes legal size
  • Print photos without a computer — Built-in memory card slots, PictBridgeTM and 2.5-inch LCD
  • Make quick color copies and enlargements — 0ne-touch copying with high quality scanning; reduce and enlarge 25 to 400 percent
  • Do more with useful software included — 0CR and creativity software to create flyers, brochures, calendars and more
  • Save paper — Built-in double-sided printing
  • Do more in less time — Copy, scan or fax stacks of documents with built-in, 30-page ADF
  • Get speed without sacrificing quality — Laser quality documents at about 2x the speed of competitive ink jet printers*
  • Boost your productivity — Fast draft and copy speeds — up to 38 ppm (black and color)**
  • Get product protection you can count on — Epson PreferredSM program with 2-year limited warranty and 2-year toll-free support, with registration***, plus quick product exchange
  • Save energy — Uses up to 3x less power than a laser printer****
* Black text printing about two times faster compared to ink jet printers priced at $199 or less, available as of April 2008. Based on independent test in default mode printing typical office documents.
** Draft pages per minute (ppm) speeds measured after first page, based on black and color text patterns in Draft Mode on plain paper. Laser quality pages per minute (ppm) speeds measured after first page, based on black and color text patterns in default mode on plain paper. Additional print time will vary based on system configuration, software application and page complexity. See www.epson.com/printspeed for more information about print speeds.
*** 0ne-year limited warranty to all purchasers; toll-free support and second-year warranty require registration within 60 days of purchase.
**** Compared to competitive monochrome laser printers at $199 and under available as of March 2008. Based on Epson® testing of power estimated to be used during an eight-hour day.
†Some applications and/or functions, like double-sided printing, may not be supported by Mac®.


What’s in the Box
WorkForce 600 all-in-one, Documentation Kit containing CD-R0M with drivers and bonus software, Free sample paper pack with offers, Power Cord, Ethernet cable (CAT-5), Telephone cord, 0ne 97 Extra high-capacity Black ink cartridge, Three 69 standard-capacity ink cartridges – Cyan, Magenta, Yellow.



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Testimonials
Average Buyer Rating:  out of 5 stars

Buyer's feedback: 3 out of 5 stars - * glowing reviews ignore hidden costs and inconveniece ...
Readers should be aware that the printer stops printing as soon as any of the colors run out of ink, including black and white. This means that if you run out of Cayan, you cannot print a word document....their explanation is that for every page a little color is used, regardless of whether you are just printing black and white. The color cartridges are quite expensive, run out quickly when the machine is used for photos, and the 68 cartridges which hold more ink cannot be widely found, other than at epson site or staples. This means that a/ you better always have spare cartridges of all colors ( which run out at very varying rates) b/ don't think you can refill the cartridges, which epson has insured with a small chip c/ pay full price for cartridges because epson has clearly kept a tight lid on availability. You can bet that Epson, who has been in this business a long time, knew full well that this inconvenience of not being able to print anything once any one of the color cartridges is empty was the best way to maximize their profit...as opposed to providing you with the best product.



Buyer's feedback: 4 out of 5 stars - Not true double-sided printing and not Linux-friendly, yet
This is a great printer, especially if you get it on a good sale rate ($129 at the moment here on Amazon). I bought this a few weeks ago when it was a little more expensive, but still recommend this printer. The wifi is very easy to setup and I did not need to hook this printer into my wireless router, in order to get wireless. I ended up doing this anyway (as I wanted it to be passed through my own router), but on its own its wireless worked great and was picked up by my XP virtualbox on Ubuntu Linux. Unfortunately, it was not picked up in Ubuntu Linux itself (the "stylus 600" was the driver that most matched in name - and it did not work).

Another bummer for me is that the two-sided printing requires manual intervention (it first prints the odd pages and then after they all print, it asks you to re-insert those printed pages into the paper tray, upside down and forward-facing. Works out pretty well in the end, but I wish I knew it was not automatic - before I bought it).

Additionally, the "draft" quality isn't as great (and usable) as my HP printers have been. Every HP I have had, the draft quality was always perfectly fine to send somewhere, or hand to someone - and quality was always great. However, my Epson Workforce 600's draft quality looks like the ink is just about the run out.

The scanner (autofeed and flatbed) work very well and it's pretty speedy scanning - unless you have it on its highest dpi levels.

I do love how I can use the screen on the printer itself to do jobs via memory cards, usb, etc. to print without a PC, or scan to portable media without touching a PC - or, can scan and then send back to PCs via wireless without first needing to get on a PC to initiate scanning, etc.



Buyer's feedback: 4 out of 5 stars - * nice all in one ...
Was easy to set up and just great for us since we have 4 computers in different rooms, no more having to make sure the main computer that had the printer hooked up to it was on.
Print quality is good, havent gotten the better inks yet but will do for printing up pictures. Prints fast, no jams so far.
Can't go wrong for the price, its solid, love epson brand anyways, and the inks can be cheaper than HP ones for similar models it seems, hence our hp is now retired and this one is up to bat.



Buyer's feedback: 5 out of 5 stars - The cheap printer that could.....DO EVERYTHING!
I had been in the market for a all-in-one for a very long time. I was deterred by prices in the hundreds for printers that covered most of my requirements. Then I finally found the Workforce 600. For $158.00 (Amazon) this baby is the cat's meow.
Wireless network setup was easy, using the supplied directions. FYI, if your setting up for a network, be SURE to follow the included alternate directions. I can print from all the pc's in the office, and not one wire to trip over.
I use the scanner and ADF for hours every day for data management (scanning daily paperwork into the computer) and never a hiccup. The fax and copier are just as cooperative. The printer.... well, the printer is awesome. The print quality is like I've never had come out of my office before; and this is on budget paper.
I love this printer so much I purchased one for my Mother for photo prints. She's had problems with memory cards and finding her pictures once in the computer. The Workforce takes her by the hand and leads her to them with the included software. By the way, the photo quality is better than I get at Walgreens, and at a respectable speed.
If, IF, I had to find something negative about this printer, it would be the noise it makes when initiating a print job. Sometimes, when all is quite, it could rock the dead when it starts, but then settles down to complete it job.
IMO, the ink refills are reasonable and have a respectable life. For some reason, I go through the yellow more than any others, but for $16. high capacity I can replace only what I need and keep going. BTW, I purchased the ink from Epson direct. Believe it or not, they had the best price and free OVERNIGHT shipping! How great is that!
I never do these product review, but I couldn't resist on this guy. I haven't been this happy with a purchase in years!



Buyer's feedback: 5 out of 5 stars - * Fantastic All-in-One! ...
As an Amazon Vine participant, I thought I'd use this as a back-up to my Epson 340. Well, the 340 will be moving to the back burner. Except for printing photos and CD/DVD labels, the 600 is a great little printer. (Well, actually, it's rather large.) My favorite features are:

- Color copier: This is so much better than my usual home remedy of scanning my original and then printing a copy from my computer. The color copy is as crisp as the original.

- Black and white copier: Again, far superior and less time-consuming than scanning and with excellent reproduction. It also beats using the copier at work!

- Photo printing: I'm not going to knock off a star for this because it isn't sold as a photo printer. I compared two prints of the same subject side-by-side, one from my 340 and one from by new 600. The colors were comparable, but the resolution wasn't as good on the 600.

- Fax: Quite frankly, I haven't tested that feature and probably won't use it. Most of my documents can be emailed. If the rare occasion arises when I need a fax, I can hook it up, but it isn't a very probable situation.

- General printer: Copies, both black-and-white and color, are great.

- Control panel: Well-lit, easy-to-use and easy to understand.

- Wireless capability: Now that's the big seller for me since I tend to work at several locations in my house and prefer not to move into the office to print. The networked wireless printing function is flawless.

- Set up: Hmmmm. This was easy with one exception. I was unable to set up the wireless function with an ethernet connection between my Mac and the printer, although that was the alternate set up procedure. It was necessary to connect directly through my router. After the initial set up, the ethernet cable is disconnected and the wireless connection takes over.

- Scanning: I'm in the process of scanning all my old photos and it's nice to have one machine that can do everything without having to drag out the old scanner as well.

I'm quite happy with this product and highly recommend it!

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The rise and fall of muni-Fi (and rise again): Clearly, the largest story involving Wi-Fi in 2007 was the at-first continued growth in cities awarding contracts with no money involved on their part to have service providers build Wi-Fi networks--and the subsequent failure of these networks to be built. Starting quietly in late 2006, the market shifted for metro-scale Wi-Fi. During 2007, providers decided that bearing the full cost of a city-wide network without city contracts wasn't financially sensible.

The full scope of the low uptake rates in cities that had large portions of the network built out also became clear: rather than 15 to 35 percent of residents subscribing, just a few percentage points would put a network in the top tier. Revenue is apparently also pretty minimal even in cities like Taipei, Taiwan, the network provider for which was predicting 250,000 subscribers by the end of 2006, and had just 30,000 regular users each month at last public report in early 2007.

MetroFi started to tell cities that without an advance service commitment at a minimum level -- an anchor tenancy -- the company couldn't proceed on networks. In 2007, MetroFi lost half a dozen bids or saw contracts canceled due to this change. Its work in Portland, Ore., the biggest network it was building, won't be extended beyond current limited dimensions until additional capital or a city commitment is obtained; the city has said it won't commit to service fees, however.

Meanwhile, EarthLink lost its CEO Garry Betty in January due to cancer. A strong backer of new initiatives to change EarthLink's core business, his death was certainly one of the causes in a quick re-evaluation of the municipal wireless division. New CEO Rolla Huff pulled EarthLink out of new deals, suspended existing ones, laid off hundreds of employees while gutting the metro Wi-Fi division, and appears poised to leave currently built or underway networks, including their flagship Philadelphia effort. They may sell the division, but it's hard to see much worth in it given the current state.

In a smaller bit of news, Kite Networks, formerly known by various names, was sold by parent MobilePro to Gobility with conditions that according to SEC filings by MobilePro weren't met. Kite was once high flying, in the company of EarthLink and MetroFi as one of the major U.S. Wi-Fi network builders. Now it's still in that company, with work on its Arizona networks apparently halted. A suitor has emerged in the form of a regional telecom that specializes in the Hispanophone market (double entendre intended), and which thinks it could boost Tempe subscriptions from the current several hundred to about 300 times that number. Hope springs eternal.

And while AT&T was able to launch a Riverside, Calif., network with MetroFi handling the installation and operation, it backed out of St. Louis, Mo., due to a utility pole problem, and the bidding in Chicago, too. The Metro Connect consortiums in Sacramento and Silcion Valley were unable to raise financing despite the apparent blue-chip participation by Cisco, IBM, and Intel.

County-wide Wi-Fi was also hit again and again by providers who pulled out--CenturyTel in Pierce County, Wash., for instance--or problems with technology or utility poles. In a few scattered areas, Wi-Fi across counties has been built out, but it's not an idea whose time has yet come.

Muni-Fi isn't down for the count. While these high-profile networks in large cities and county-wide networks have mostly hit the skids, more modest networks with well-defined goals continue to be built with a focus on public safety and municipal uses in hundreds of small and medium-sized towns. Brookline, Mass., may be a good example, in which a public safety/public access network was built relatively quickly and with no reported problems.

And there's one big city success story: Minneapolis, Minn. While local provider US Internet wound up spending more than they'd intended, reports from the ground indicate that service works quite well, and subscriptions and interest are quite high. The company was able to respond almost instantly to the bridge collapse a few months ago by deploying additional mesh infrastructure to add network capacity in the area. And it says that it could reach positive cash flow in early 2008. One of their advantages? They secured a substantial commitment from the city for the services they built.

Other trends of the year gone by: Music and Wi-Fi are clearly more aligned, with the new Zune models and firmware from Microsoft allowing wireless sync (but not yet Wi-Fi purchases), and the introduction of both the Apple iPhone and iTunes touch, which allow music purchases over Wi-Fi but not synchronization. (While the MusicGremlin preceded both the Zune and iPhone/iPod options, it didn't seem to gain any market traction in 2007.)

Security continues to be a concern in 2007, although less of one as home users have clearly accepted WPA Personal, at long last, and networks are increasingly encrypted through better software from major hardware manufacturers. Wizards make encryption a no-brainer, when they work. Corporations stung by reports and by requirements from credit card issuers are also clearly protecting their networks better, although I'm sure we'll still see breaches at those firms that didn't cross every "t."

The 802.11n standard's emergence into an interim certified Wi-Fi state was also a significant milestone for faster wireless networking. Shipments of Draft 802.11n products in 2007 increased significantly, while prices dropped so much that it makes perfect sense to purchase a $50 to $80 Draft N router than a comparable G unit. Manufacturers made it clear as the year progressed that hardware sold today should generally be firmware upgradable to whatever the final, not much changed 802.11n standard is when approved in 2008.

Gadget-Fi continued on the rise, as an increasing array of devices included Wi-Fi as a connectivity option. Most notably, T-Mobile launched its HotSpot@Home service, the largest scale offering of converged cell/Wi-Fi calling. By year's end, they had four handsets for sale--two plain, a BlackBerry, and a clamshell--but subscriber numbers are unknown.

What's coming in 2008?

In-flight Internet (over Wi-Fi): 2008 is finally the year. It was supposed to be 2005. Or maybe 2002. But we should see a number of planes, mostly flying over the U.S., equipped with either in-flight Internet access or in-flight text messaging and text email. Connexion by Boeing's failure fortunately didn't discourage a half a dozen competitors who were in the R&D phase when Boeing wrote off its satellite-based Internet access venture.

AirCell, Row 44, OnAir, Aeromobile, Panasonic Avionics, and a T-Mobile consortium are among the announced or nearly announced firms with commitments or trials underway. AirCell and Row 44, focused on the U.S. market, plan to deliver Internet not voice to fuselages; OnAir and Aeromobile are working on mobile-based services, including voice, via existing cell phones and devices.

In 2008, American, Alaska, and Virgin America will launch trials over the U.S., and potentially move into production. OnAir should be expanding in Europe beyond the single French aircraft that's equipped in a trial now to RyanAir's fleet. And Aeromobile's Qantas trial could turn into real usage. There's likely action that will happen in Asia and the Middle East, too, that's not yet disclosed.

Other trends to watch

Wi-Fi in every smartphone with better integration. The iPhone was the leading edge, pun intended, offering 2.5G EDGE cell networking as part of the subscription price, along with seamless roaming to Wi-Fi networks. With RIM finally offering BlackBerry models with Wi-Fi, it's unlikely that any future smartphone model intended for serious users would lack the option.

Wi-Fi everywhere. Despite the setbacks in municipal Wi-Fi, wireless networks continue to expand, with better and better coverage found across larger areas and more locations. 2008 might be the year of hotspot saturation.

WiMax arrives. In 2008, we'll finally see production mobile WiMax in action in the U.S., and the questions about whether it works well enough and fast enough at the right price to beat current generation cell data networks, and make money for the disorganized Sprint Nextel will be answered. More certainly, Clearwire, with WiMax as its only option, will push aggressively to steal customers away from fixed, wired broadband, especially in markets with little competition.

Gadget-Fi a go-go. Wi-Fi will become an expected part of gaming consoles (already found in a few), cameras (found in crippled form in just a handful), regular cell phones (in dozens and dozens now), and music players (with more full functionality).



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