Computer club discussion

The Epson Stylus SX405 is the latest in a long line of previous Epson printers that offers printing, scanning and copying with an affordable price tag. One thing that’s hasn’t been quite so affordable with previous models is the printer ink cartridges and the SX405 follows in the same vain. As set of Epson SX405 ink cartridges costs £30 which is reasonable compared to some other printers in the same category but when you consider that a set of compatibles costs less than £15 the price of the original Epson ink seems a little steep. The SX405 performance figures look impressive on paper and most of them are equally impressive in the real world. The SX405’s print quality is its strongest feature as it produces great results whatever type of document you’re printing. Being a multifunction printer the SX405 also offers A4 scanning with a great 1200dpi resolution which helps produced detailed pin sharp scans and it is perfect for scanning of old photos and converting them into digital format. The photo copier make use of the flat bed scanner and enables it to produce great copies with speed and efficiency, it even works without the need for a PC. The only area where the SX405 is lacking is it’s print speed which can only be described as great exaggerated when it states 34ppm (pages per minute) on the spec sheet but in the real world the SX405 is only capable of 5ppm. Apart from this the SX405 delivers on all it promises and is a good all round device.