Epson Stylus Photo 925 Inkjet Printer (Epson-C11C475011)

Reviewed by: JoeSava

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Nice job printing photos and text, but only with coated papers.

Weaknesses: Tiny ink cartridges, slooooow, noisy, plus the draft setting is almost impossible to read, requiring you to use normal, ink drinking, mode.

Overall Evaluation: I've owned an Epson photo 750, a Lexmark and two HP Deskjets. I still use my old HP 722c. I promised I'd never buy another Epson. No question in my mind, they are a poor value. HP and Lexmark cartridges are much larger and cost the same or less. The only reason I bought the Epson Photo 925, was because Outpost was selling refurbished units for 39.95. Yes, you read that right. This includes a color and black cartridge. Yep, for the price of the cartridges, I got a free printer. And after my Epson Photo 750 experience, 39.95 was about all I'd pay for the 925. I don't regret the purchase for the price, but no way I would ever buy another Epson product unless they were giving it away. It really makes you wonder, why would Outpost be selling the printers for 39.95? I say it's because they keep coming back, and they also probably had a ton of refurbished units sitting in a warehouse that nobody wanted. So far the 925 has been okay, but my 750 was nothing but trouble. Heads were clogged contantly and required endless, ink wasting, head/jet cleaning. The 925 sounds exactly like my old 750, hinting little has changed. Lexmark has been solid, but is cheapy and noisy.I've been printing with ink jets for 10 years. Don't waste money on expensive inkjets. Find a deal on an HP photo printer for printing photos and color (125.00 or less). Then find a decent entry level laser printer for b/w printing (200.00). You may spend a little more up front, but the cost of printing b/w will be a fraction of ink jet cost, plus you'll get sharp text even on the cheapest paper sold.My Prefs for inkjet:HP - quiet, solid, reliable, very good quality printLexmark - loud, reliable, good quality printEpson (if free)- loud, unreliable, drinks ink, good quality printing (photos only), text is good but only using coated paper.