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Pros

  • ADF and automatic duplexing
  • Large control panel
  • Low ink costs

Cons

  • No duplex scanning

At A Glance

For the home user who wants nearly everything in an MFP, the Artisan 837 includes a touch control panel, fast photo speeds, and CD/DVD printing.

Manufacturer’s Description

Artisan 837 offers premium performance plus the World's Fastest 4x6-inch photo print speeds, high-speed faxing and a 30-page Automatic Document Feeder. Get 4 x 6 photos in as fast as 10 seconds. Speed through everyday projects. With a 7.8 touch panel and 3.5-inch LCD, the Artisan 837 gives you all the tools you need. Use the Automatic Document Feeder to quickly copy, fax and scan stacks of originals. Print, scan, and access memory card slots from any room with Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n wireless networking and built-in Ethernet networking. Or, use Epson Connect to print directly from your smartphone, iPad, tablet and more.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number C11CB20201
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Display
Photo preview 1
Text Only 0
Touchscreen 1
Display type Color
Display size 3.5 inches
Ports and Connections
USB Flash Port Yes
Wireless connection Yes
PictBridge Yes
USB Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 23 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 4.5 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 180.0
Dimensions
Height 7.8 inches
Weight 24.9 pounds
Depth 25.8 inches
Width 18.3 inches
Media Handling
Optional Trays Available 0
Dedicated photo tray 1
Automatic Document Feeder 1
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 140.0 sheets
Other media supported CD/DVD
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Standard Number of Input Trays 2
Other media supported CD/DVD
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Manual Feed Slot 0
Storage Media
Compact flash CompactFlash
SD card
  • SD Card
  • SDXC Card
Memory stick Memory Stick PRO Duo
Scanning
Maximum Scan Size Letter
Vertical Optical Scan Resolution 4800
Scanner Type Flatbed
Horizontal Optical Scan Resolution 4800
Maximum External Bit Depth 24-bit
Platform Support
Printer languages supported GDI/Host-based
Printer Type
Number of Colors 6
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Light Cyan
  • Light Magenta
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 13.2 cents per page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 3.3 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 9.6 ppm
Color 4x6 photo speed 10 seconds
Color print speed 9.1 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Color photo Good
Scan quality: Color photo Very Good
Print quality: Text Good
Copy quality Good
Scan quality: Line art Fair
Scan quality: Text Very Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Copy speed rating Very Good
Copy speed 4.7  ppm
Print speed: Text 7.4  ppm
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed rating: Color photo Superior
Print speed: Color photo 3.1  ppm

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