The accuracy of our 1,dpi scans was also brilliant, preserving fine detail. Home inkjet print costs tend to be high, but 9. Even a mono page on the SX costs 3p. Although its photo printing and scan quality are both excellent, the SX struggles to justify its price. The screen and card reader are handy if you want to print photos without switching on your PC. However, most homes print more documents than photos, and it's here that the SX falls down, with unremarkable print quality and high costs.
If documents are your priority, Canon's MP costs less to buy and run, while most photographers are better off with a single-function device such as Canon's Pixma iP Sign up for our daily newsletter Newsletter. Epson Stylus SX review Printers. Our Rating. Price when reviewed. See related. Best printer The best inkjet and laser printers to buy. Best printer deals Our favourite discounts on inkjet, laser and all-in-one printers. Read more Reviews All-in-one printers. Under a loupe you can see that this is due to the ragged edges of the characters, which show a lot of irregularity on verticals and diagonals.
Colours on plain paper are bright and generally smooth and registration of black text over colour is spot-on. A colour copy from the flatbed shows little degradation from the original, though large areas of colour do come through lighter.
Photo prints are clean, with smooth gradations of colour and plenty of foreground detail, though some detail is lost in the shadows. Colours are natural and well-balanced, without any noticeable cast. The only slight reduction in running costs you can make is buying the black cartridge twin pack, which is cheaper than two, single cartridges. Black cartridges should give pages each, while the colour ones vary between and pages.
Using the cheapest source we could find for genuine Epson consumables gives a cost per ISO black page of 3. Both these costs include 0. The black print cost is closer to the norm and beats some competitors, though not by a lot. Aside from the flash, textured-black case and slightly improved paper trays, the SX is identical to the older and cheaper model, which uses the same consumables and is about as fast as well.
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