ink cartridge for epson stylus photo rx595

Everything closes up nice and tidy when the printer isn’t in use – the paper entry point has a lid that flips shut, and the space under the scanner bed where your photos and documents appear closes up as well. The buttons are well laid out and require no manual to get the gist of the interface. It’s definitely bigger than your run-of-the-mill inkjet printer,īut it’s not overbearing in its size. The physical printer isn’t as big as I expected it to be. It’s an all-in-one inkjet system, which means that on top of printing photos, it can also scan and copy documents, as well as print and copy photos directly from memory cards (with MMC/SD, MemoryStick, xD, and CompactFlash support) and PictBridge-compatible digital cameras. Without even opening the box, the specs show that this thing really packs a punch. The inclusion of some photo paper and the CD-R is nice – this way, I can at least try printing some photos before heading out to buy more paper. This is unfortunate – I’d be far more apt to buy expensive Epson paper for my new Epson printer if I could use all the coupons, rather than being forced to choose one.

Submitting a coupon requires the original box UPC, a copy of the purchase receipt, and the coupon form.

Reading the fine print, however, reveals that the user is entitled to use one coupon. This seems great at first – lots of $4.00 rebates on Epson photo paper, document paper, and printable CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. I also mentioned that this printer comes with some coupons. Would it have killed Epson to include a USB cable in the box? Not only that, but USB cables at retail stores are unbelievably expensive – a coworker was lamenting to me the other day about discovering that Circuit City’s USB cables started at thirty dollars for a 3′ cable. Why in the world has it become the de facto standard to not include basic connectivity in the box? I mean, at least a DVD player comes with cheap a cheap composite A/V cable. It costs pennies to manufacture a standard A-B USB cable. This printer, like every other printer on the market today, does not include a USB cable. It’s nice to be immediately ready to go, right out of the box, with no Internet connection necessary. First off, Epson actually included a drivers CD! This is rare these days – peripheral manufacturers tend to just require users to download updated drivers off the Internet. There are a few things worth noting here about the box contents.

Coupons for rebates on Epson printer papers and optical discs.

Sample print materials – 8.5×11″ glossy photo paper and one Memorex printable CD-R.

Printed materials (user manual, warnings, warranty card, etc.).

Six standard-capacity ink cartridges (black, magenta, light magenta, cyan, light cyan, and yellow).

Standard power cable (the kind that comes with a TiVo, VCR, DVD player, etc.).

One of the coolest things about this printer is its ability to print directly on compatible CDs and DVDs. Epson sent us a retail box containing the RX595 and all its accoutrements, as well as an extra set of high-capacity ink cartridges (a whopping $90 value) and some various Epson-branded photo and document paper types for sampling.

Ink cartridge for epson stylus photo rx595