Pros
- Very fast at printing text
Cons
- Feathery, grainy prints on plain paper
- Minimal features
At A Glance
Your best bet for speed on the cheap, but its plain-paper quality suffers.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Epson C120 delivers laser quality black text up to two times faster than competitive printers. Excellent for small offices or schools, where speed and volume printing are needed, the C120 even includes dual Black ink cartridges, so you can print twice as much, twice as fast. Best of all, you don't have to sacrifice quality. This revolutionary printer delivers truly amazing text and client-ready color brochures, whether you use plain or photo paper. And, every print is made to last, so you can preserve important documents. Plain paper documents resist fading up to six times longer than leading competitive prints. Plus, they'll even stand up to high lighters. The C120 is the perfect way to get durable documents and photos that are always sure to impress. Best of all, you can get critical prints quickly and easily without any delays.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | C11C687201 |
| Inventory Number | 31612 |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 15 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 2 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 17.1 inches |
| Depth | 9.4 inches |
| Height | 6.3 inches |
| Weight | 10.14 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 120 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 5760 x 1440 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 5760 x 1440 dpi |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Fair |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 15.6 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 26.79 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 60.42 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 6.2 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 48.73 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3.3 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Poor |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 17.42 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 30.54 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 18.28 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.6 |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 9.7 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 49.94 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1 |
