Epson Stylus 980N Network Color InkJet Printer

Epson Stylus 980N Network Color InkJet Printer
Manufacturer: Epson
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The Stylus Color 980N is the ideal printer for all printing needs in the small office, offering break-through print resolution with improved print quality for office documents and photo images. This is achieved with higher print speeds both for mono and color printing.Combining ultra-fast true black and color print performance, with superb print quality and the Epson Perfect Picture Imaging System, the Stylus Color 980N is the ideal printer for individual power-users at home or in the office, and for work-groups of networked users. The Stylus Color 980N uses an advanced version of Epson's Micro Piezo print head incorporating Variable Size Droplet Technology combined with 4 picoliter Ultra MicroDot ink droplets.

Average customer rating:

Met all my expectations ý and then some
Met all my expectations ý and then some
Very satisfied with this printer
It really IS that good - though not quite that fast . . .

Epson Stylus 980N Network Color InkJet Printer

Manufacturer: Epson
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

Netgear FWG114P 802.11g Wireless Firewall with USB Print Server
Netgear USB Mini Print Server (PS121)
Belkin F3U133-06 Pro Series Hi-Speed USB Cable (Six-Feet)
Epson T003011 Black InkJet Cartridge
Epson T005011 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge (Stylus Color 900 and 980 Printers)

Product Features:

2,880 x 720 dpi on photo papers
Prints PowerPoint slides in less than 16 seconds or a high-quality 8-by-10-inch photo in less than 1.5 minutes
Handles heavy workloads
Built-in USB and parallel connectivity
Features internal 10/100 Mbps fast ethernet for network printing

ASIN: B00004Y7KR

Product Description

The Stylus Color 980N is the ideal printer for all printing needs in the small office, offering break-through print resolution with improved print quality for office documents and photo images. This is achieved with higher print speeds both for mono and color printing.Combining ultra-fast true black and color print performance, with superb print quality and the Epson Perfect Picture Imaging System, the Stylus Color 980N is the ideal printer for individual power-users at home or in the office, and for work-groups of networked users. The Stylus Color 980N uses an advanced version of Epson's Micro Piezo print head incorporating Variable Size Droplet Technology combined with 4 picoliter Ultra MicroDot ink droplets.

Customer Reviews:

Met all my expectations ý and then some.......2002-08-01

I struggled to make a final decision on a printer for my home office and finally decided on the Epson 980N. I couldn't be happier.
Since I have set up a networked environment at home, I really wanted a printer that had decent networking abilities. I soon discovered that I was pretty limited in terms of cost and color capabilities if I was intent on getting a printer with an Ethernet card. The Epson 980N satisfied all my requirements and has performed very, very well during the past seven months with lots of use - and I mean LOTS of use. I have printed everything from quick black-and-white text drafts to picture-perfect color 8x10s. My only complaint is that the original Epson consumables are quite expensive, and the two times that I have tried off-brand ink cartridges I have been deeply disapointed with the quality.
If you want a great network-capable inkjet printer that produces incredible photo-quality output as well as incredibly fast draft output, then the 980N is a solid choice. And, by the way, I primarily use Macintosh computers with this printer, but have easily printed from my Windows laptop as well as from OS 9 and OS X systems.

Met all my expectations ý and then some.......2002-08-01

Very satisfied with this printer.......2001-07-16

It took me a while to find the printer I was looking for, but this printer made it all worthwhile. I use it on my network extensively and it works with all my OS's flawlessly (Win98, WinNT4, Win2000 Pro, Win2000 Server), which is the reason I chose Epson over HP. The only cons to this printer are that it is a little noisy and the color cartridge gets clogged every once in a while...although the software helped me diagnose and fix the clogging problem with little effort. All in all, I'm very satisfied with this printer and would definitely choose it again if given the opportunity.

It really IS that good - though not quite that fast . . ........2001-03-15

I'd been looking for an affordable color printer for some time. It had to be Ethernet-capable, and almost certainly had to be an inkjet, since color lasers are way out of my price range. After briefly using an Epson 900N last year, I decided to look at Epson's newest networkable color inkjet. Though it was ordered before Halloween 2000, it didn't arrive until after Valentine's Day 2001 - but was it ever worth the wait! While it isn't as fast as the specs claim (what printer really is?), it is the fastest inkjet with decent output that I've ever used. The color quality, especially using the MacOS's ColorSync options with Epson's driver, rivals or even surpasses that of our Tek Phaser 550. The dreaded inket streaking effect, often seen on gradients, is minimal. The biggest surprise was ink usage - while the replacement cartridges are more expensive than other Epson supplies, the page-output per cartridge is much improved. Since I don't print full-bleed proofs very often, I can't say exactly how good the page-count-per-cartridge will be, but it's definitely better than the older 900N, or any other Epson that I've ever used. You can hook the Epson 980N up to a Mac, PC, or any computer with Ethernet connectivity, even SGIs or Unix boxes (it's IP-addressable. too) and you'll be well pleased with the results.

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