Epson Stylus Color 860

alaTest has collected and analyzed 126 reviews from magazines and websites. Opinions about the connectivity and usability are on the whole positive. The print quality and performance also get good opinions, whereas views are divided on the ink consumption. Some have doubts about the size and noise.

value for money, performance, print quality, usability, connectivity

noise, size

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the Epson Stylus Color 860 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 66/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Epson Stylus Color 860

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the Epson Stylus Color 860 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

performance, value for money

88% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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epson 860 is wonderful

 

epson 860 is wonderful

Have the printer for about 1.5 years and love it. Gives good crisp black and white copies. Prints photos as good or better than any printer I've tried with similar dpi resolution. And all with generic inks!

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above average printer

 

above average printer

I use the Epson Stylus color 800 and Stylus Photo 785 EPX and I am very pleased with both. I got the Stylus color 860 this past week to replace my 800 before it goes bad. The 860 is just awesome so very pleased with it. Only thing I find wrong with...

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Completely satisfied

 

Completely satisfied

I have owned a number of ink jet printers, but the Epson 860 is by far the best. It has had few problems and the printing is sufficiently fast in both black and color. I would highly recommend that everyone get one, but unfortunately, the company no...

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Superior, Award-winning Product, Low Cost

 

Superior, Award-winning Product, Low Cost

I have happily used this printer for about a year with no trouble. It's quick, quiet, and produces very nice resolution for black copies and good-quality color photo images. It's been a dream to operate due to being trouble-free, and since I buy...

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Ink consumption

 

Ink consumption

I bought this as a second printer to print checks and it somehow used up the color ink even though I never printed in color. Now I cant print at all witout a new color cartridge .

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So far so good...

 

This printer is perfect for almost any job. Every time I print something out, it looks exactly the same as it does on the screen. Color reproduction: perfect. If you want REALLY sharp color, look for the Epson "photo" printers which have 6 different...

fast printing, high dpi, sharp images

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So so printer for a stiff price ...

 

I bought this printer about a year ago after I read the review from the ZDNET. The main attraction for me at that time was the Black & Write printing speed and relative fast color printing speed. So I bought it for over $200. What a mistake thinking it...

Black & White Speed Demon ; Non Epson brand generic Cartridge Usable ; Good for office usage

Mediocre Photo Quality ; Expensive Cartridge ; Inflexible changing cartridges ; Show print mark on the back

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Good printer for the $.

 

On regular paper-decent color with decent black printing on the fast/middle quality print. Upping the print quality does help a lot, but slow the print down drastically. Should not be used if you need quick prints. It is faster than my old 800 color,...

Very good price online (had a fantastic rebate too).

Uses color ink fairly quickly. Hard to find 860 ink refills on the staples.

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Printer Power!

 

Talk about fun! I own a Epson Stylus 860 Printer and it is a blast!

Beautiful Prints with ease!

Have not found any yet.

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Product Specifications

It works fast. It works hard. It comes from a line of award-winners. The EPSON Stylus Color 860 is a serious business ink jet printer. From the very first page it prints, the EPSON Stylus Color 860 gives you clean and crisp output. Spreadsheets sizzle. Presentations are more powerful. Overheads are more overwhelming. Even memos are, well, more memorable. The EPSON Stylus Color 860 will do the job wherever you need it, even in the most demanding business networks. The printer is fully compatible with Windows, Mac OS and will run hard and fast to meet your business needs.

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:10.6in
Height:6.9in
Weight:12.8lbs/13.2lbs
Width:17.7in/18.1in

Header

Compatibility:Mac / PC
Country Kits:France/United States
Localization:English/French
Manufacturer:Epson
Model:860
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Epson Stylus Color

Miscellaneous

Color:White

Modem

Type: None

Networking

Type: None

Printer

Connectivity Technology:Wired
Form Factor:Desktop
Interface:Parallel / USB
Language Simulation:EPSON ESC/P/EPSON ESC/P 2 / IBM X24E
Max H-Resolution B/W:1440dpi
Max H-Resolution Color:1440dpi
Max Media Size (Standard):A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in)/A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) / Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
Max Printing Speed (ppm):9.5ppm
Max V-Resolution B/W:720dpi
Max V-Resolution Color:720dpi
Media Path Type:Straight
Media Type:Envelopes / High-gloss film / Iron-on transfers / Photo paper / Photo stickers / Plain paper / Transparencies/Envelopes / High-gloss film / Iron-on transfers / Photo paper / Plain paper / Transparencies
Monthly Duty Cycle Range (Printer Class):1,000 - 9,999 pages
Output Type:Color
PostScript Support:N/A/Not available
Technology:Ink-jet
Total Media Capacity:100sheets
Type:Personal printer

RAM

Installed Size:256KB/32KB
Max Supported Size:256KB/32KB

Scanner

Type: None

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

System Requirements

OS Required:Apple MacOS 7.5.1 or later / Microsoft Windows 2000 / Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98 / Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later/Apple MacOS 8.1 or later / Microsoft Windows 2000 / Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98 / Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later
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