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Epson WorkForce 500

Epson WorkForce 500
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alaScore 77

139 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 139 reviews of Epson WorkForce 500. The average rating for this product is 2.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the multifunction and design. The price and performance are also mentioned favorably. There are some critical reviews about the connectivity and control panel, while there are some mixed reviews about the durability.

usability, performance, price, design, multifunction

noise, size, paper handling, control panel, connectivity

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Epson WorkForce 500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 77/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Epson WorkForce 500

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 125 user reviews of Epson WorkForce 500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the print quality and multifunction. The price and performance also get good feedback. There are some mixed opinions about the design, while some have doubts about the ink consumption and paper handling.

usability, performance, price, multifunction, print quality

noise, durability, paper handling, ink consumption

46% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by (electronicsme.com)

Epson WorkForce 500

 

You really can't beat this printer at the street price. The only problem might be if you need to connect to a network. Otherwise, sharing this printer from one of your PCs would be a good option just to take advantage of its excellent value. Epson...

30 sheet ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)31 ppm in color, 33 ppm in b&w, 31cpm color copiesExcellent fax handling capabilityBuilt-in 2.5 inch LCD display

Lacks network connectivity

The Epson WorkForce 500 represents a best of class value in the home office

Jan, 2009
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Wokforce 500

 

Great pinter. Will buy from newegg again when I want to build another PC.

Works great so far. Great printer. Fast shipping etc

After buying an Epson workforce 500 I could not install the printer drivers the scanner worked fine. Went to Epson support site and downloaded latest drivers. No help there. Called epson support. NO Help from them (after 25 min on my cell phone $)....

Apr, 2009
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

All and All

 

All in all, I'm pretty okay with it for just regular school work and some leisure scanning. I have not tried it with photo scanning or printing photos on photo paper. It met my needs for a clear print, no smear, scans well (I had a scanner once that...

Prints pretty well. Set up was easy. Integrated into my printer to share on the wireless network quite easily. I thought scanned pretty fast. Certainly not noisier than other printers. Can do manual duplex printing

It's awefully large. It seems to eat ALOT of ink. Duplex printing is not what you think, it just printers every other page and then has you gather it and turn it around and prints the other pages.. so it kinda works

Apr, 2009
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Don't !!

 

I think I'll give this printer to someone I don't like very much.

Can't say to much here&hellip

Consumes WAY to much ink, in 3 months I spent over $316 in cartridges

Mar, 2009
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

great printer

 

great all in one. Easy setup. Worked right out of the box

none

Mar, 2009
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Mixed feelings

 

Good if you have only one computer in your house and if you have plenty of USB slots (and a cable) to spare. If home networking is your plan, don't even bother.

Seems to print well ; Scans a little slower than what I'm used to be it ; seems to be a fair enough resolution

Did not ship with a USB cord, which irked me to no end. If you're going to sell a printer, try to at least include the component that connects the printer to the computer, thanks ; Also the lack of ANY networking port left me confused. Why would you...

Dec, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Mixed feelings

 

Good if you have only one computer in your house and if you have plenty of USB slots (and a cable) to spare.

Seems to print well

Did not ship with a USB cord, which irked me to no end. If you're going to sell a printer, try to at least include the component that connects the printer to the computer, thanks

Dec, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good printer

 

Good printer here, even though its not an HP or Cannon, It seems to be a good unit.

Great pricing from newegg! The printer arrived, seems well built and installation was very simple

Printer was shipped with a defective black ink cart. The printer said " Cant sync ink cartridges". Emailed EPSON and they sent a new one Fed-EX. Replaced the ink cart with the new one and whola, it tested and ran 100% after that

Nov, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

It's big, but powerful

 

I used to work for Epson in an Asian city, and everybody had one on their desk in the office. This is my favorite all-in-one inkjet E.V.E.R. It's perfect for home-office user.

I like the fast speed printing, 33ppm, and its auto-document feeding scanner/copier. I don't do photo printing much, but this printer print good quality photo as well when I needed it

the size might be too big for some people

Nov, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Better than i thought

 

if you are looking for a good machine for scanning copying and printing look no further this machine is way better than i thought it would be.

Great printer and scanner! you can use memory cards with it

i bought it from circuit city with the extended warranty

Nov, 2008
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