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At A Glance

High scan quality, but middling print quality overall. Slow to scan, though copy speeds are above average.

Manufacturer’s Description

Epson Stylus CX6600 Multifunction Printer designed to accomplish virtually any task, and offers high-performance printing, full-featured scanning, built-in card slots, and convenient PC-free copying.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number C11C578001
Inventory Number 24253
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Macintosh OS
Display
Display type Monochrome
Ports and Connections
USB 1.1 Yes
USB 2.0 Yes
PictBridge No
Parallel Port 0
Serial Port No
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 11 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 25 watts
Dimensions
Width 16.9 inches
Depth 13.5 inches
Height 6.7 inches
Weight 18.3 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 100
Manual Feed Slot 1
Automatic Duplexer Not Available
Max Input Trays 1
Maximum Paper Height 11.0
Storage Media
Compact flash CompactFlash
Micro SD xD-Picture Card
SD card SD Card
Memory stick Memory Stick
Smart media SmartMedia
Compact flash No
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 5760 x 1440 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 5760 x 1440 dpi
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed
Maximum External Bit Depth
  • 48
  • 8
Maximum Scan Resolution 19200
Optical Scanning Resolution 1200

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Fair
Print quality: Color photo Good
Copy quality Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 4.7  ppm
Performance
Color Output Quality Fair
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-pv2x2maxmax-Average) 14.56
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 27.6
Line Art Output Quality Poor
Total Scan Time, Line Art, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-LAmax1-Average) 141.82
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 56
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) 136.78
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 127.27
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 0.7
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 14.29
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 14.66
Preview Scan, Line Art, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-pvLAmax1-Average) 14.31
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 20.85
One-Page Copy (secs) 19.3
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 13.53
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 14.47
Color Photo (secs) 35.61
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) Good
5 x 7 Photo (secs) 92.27
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) 36.6
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-2x2maxmax-Average) 87.74
Color Photo, Normal Settings 35.61
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) Poor
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings 92.27
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) 0.7
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 78.7
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) Fair
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 1.4
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) Fair