Epson Stylus Color 740i Inkjet Printer (PC/Mac)

Epson Stylus Color 740i Inkjet Printer (PC/Mac)
Manufacturer: Epson
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Epson mixes fun with business in its Stylus Color 740i inkjet printer. This printer not only produces stunning color and black and white prints, it also looks good doing it. This desktop companion has optional printer covers in different colors to satisfy any customer's demands. The printer body isn't the only thing that has great color, thanks to Epson's Perfect Picture Imaging System. The innovative Micro Piezo technology delivers ultra-small ink droplets for high-resolution images with rich colors and fine details. The smooth AcuPhoto Halftoning technology combined with quick drying inks yields laser sharp, smudge-free monochrome prints. All this at print speeds of up to 6 ppm, black, 5 ppm color. Put this amazing print technology to work on specialty papers, envelopes, photo paper, transparencies, fabric transfers and photo stickers. The Stylus Color 740i accepts paper up to legal size, with the ability to print banners. It holds up to 100 sheets of paper or 10 envelopes in the input tray, up to 30 sheets in the output tray. The Stylus Color 740i supports parallel, serial and USB interfaces, and comes with printer drivers for both PC and Mac.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Epson Stylus Color 740i ink-jet printer will look perfect next to your Apple iMac or Power Macintosh G3. It comes standard with fresh iMac blueberry, or you can outfit it with an optional cover in lime, tangerine, grape, or strawberry.

The Epson Stylus Color 740i is more than just a fun choice. At six pages per minute for black and five pages per minute for color, it's a speedy choice, too--one that delivers the Epson Perfect Picture Imaging System featuring award-winning advanced Micro Piezo ink-jet technology, smooth AcuPhoto Halftoning, and convenient quick drying inks that won't bleed or smudge.

After a quick setup, you'll be printing out an awesome 1440 x 720 dots per inch of amazing color and laser-sharp black text on whatever paper you choose. Plus, because the Epson Stylus Color 740i uses ultra-small, 6-picoliter ink droplets, you'll be getting richer, far more detailed color images. Just imagine what that will mean when you're printing your color photos, graphics, greeting cards, banners or maybe your very first screenplay!

The Epson Stylus Color 740i is the ideal match for your home or office iMac or PowerMac G3. It offers easy USB and serial port connections and, when you team it up with an Epson PhotoPC 750Z color digital camera, you get camera-to-printer printing.

Epson Stylus Color 740i Inkjet Printer (PC/Mac)

Average customer rating:

Astounding value
Disappointed!
Great Product for the Price
Great Printer... Great Price
Quality + Value!

Epson Stylus Color 740i Inkjet Printer (PC/Mac)

Manufacturer: Epson
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Comes standard in fresh iMac blueberry
Award-winning, photo-quality color
Laser-sharp text, 1,440 x 720 dpi
Works with plain and specialty paper
Parallel, USB, and Mac 8-pin mini-DIN interfaces

ASIN: B00000JHX3

Amazon.com Product Description

The Epson Stylus Color 740i ink-jet printer will look perfect next to your Apple iMac or Power Macintosh G3. It comes standard with fresh iMac blueberry, or you can outfit it with an optional cover in lime, tangerine, grape, or strawberry.

Product Description

Epson mixes fun with business in its Stylus Color 740i inkjet printer. This printer not only produces stunning color and black and white prints, it also looks good doing it. This desktop companion has optional printer covers in different colors to satisfy any customer's demands. The printer body isn't the only thing that has great color, thanks to Epson's Perfect Picture Imaging System. The innovative Micro Piezo technology delivers ultra-small ink droplets for high-resolution images with rich colors and fine details. The smooth AcuPhoto Halftoning technology combined with quick drying inks yields laser sharp, smudge-free monochrome prints. All this at print speeds of up to 6 ppm, black, 5 ppm color. Put this amazing print technology to work on specialty papers, envelopes, photo paper, transparencies, fabric transfers and photo stickers. The Stylus Color 740i accepts paper up to legal size, with the ability to print banners. It holds up to 100 sheets of paper or 10 envelopes in the input tray, up to 30 sheets in the output tray. The Stylus Color 740i supports parallel, serial and USB interfaces, and comes with printer drivers for both PC and Mac.

Customer Reviews:

Astounding value.......2006-01-16

This printer was popular when the blue and white G3s came out, and it offers good reliability along with richly colored, nicely detailed printouts. It may not have been a bargain when it was released, but with working models still on the market, it's as appealing as ever. The 740i and 740 printers are the same, except the latter is off-white.

The 740 uses two cartridges: one for black & white and the other for color. While Epson will charge over $20 per cartridge, many reputable vendors sell them for around $2 each. You're probably aware of the inflated prices you'll need to pay for ink cartridges for newer printers.

The 740i's "Achille's Heel" is the paper tray. It hangs at a 45 degree angle from the back of the printer, and the tray can crack if you accidentally lean on it. (This is why so many used 740i's lack paper trays.)

Moreover, the 740i will not print to the very edge of the paper, as many current printers will; you'll find a 1/2 inch white margin on all sides.

Otherwise, it's quite acceptably fast, easy to use, economical, attractive, and usable with USB Macs and PCs. Those who need high-end graphics should shop for more expensive printers, but most homes or home offices will find using this a pleasure.

Disappointed!.......2003-12-08

Ink level monitor is a joke, when it was still printing great, it show ink out (which is not true) and stop printing.

Head cleaning always clean both black and color, bad idea, it could end up use up half of the ink without having both heads in clean condition the same time.

With 2 of the above, I am staying away from Epson forever.

Great Product for the Price.......2001-11-27

I bought this printer at a great price of $30 and have gotten my moneys worth. It prints scanned pictures with great depth and clarity. It is fast! A plus. The only bad is, expensive cartridges. I pay more per cartidge than for the price of the printer itself.

Albert

Great Printer... Great Price.......2000-10-04

After getting my new Graphite iMac I realized that it would be cheaper to buy a printer, than the software necessary to network with the ones already present on my home Windows network. Since I don't print that often I figured that I would just get a cheap Mac-compatible USB printer. Boy, was I surprised to discover just how great the quality of this printer can be. Print a picture or a publication on the photo quality inkjet paper that comes included and you will be amazed by the results. Better than magazine print and almost rivaling photographs. The speed is fairly impressive too even when printing at higher resolutions. I have heard that the longevity of this printer is not the greatest, so if you print occasionally, but want high quality prints when you do, then, for the money, this printer is definitely a great buy.

Quality + Value!.......2000-07-14

I'm a repeat Epson 600series customer and the 740i is definitely not a duplication. The speed is noticeably faster - regardless of the connection. In addition, the motor and print heads are significantly quietier than initial Epson products. Lastly, and most importantly, the quality is dead-on printing. Even on plain white paper at 360dpi, it is impressive. I use Photoshop, Quark, and Freehand - and the color matching is excellent on a > ¼ charged cartridge. If you are particular about your printing though - the software is bundled into your print dialog command - allowing you quite of tweaking freedom.

The best thing for me though is the options of connectivity. Like the previous Epson - I need connectivity. USB, Serial, AND parallel - this product is a must for cross-platform users. I run MacG3 PB, Windows98, and windows NT - believe it or not I can actually print from all of these without having to plug/unplug cords or have a print server!

I'm worried about the Epson 740 comments about short-term (1year) life expectancy. But my older 600 series model is still kicking - so I'm hoping that Epson hasn't suckered us.

Lastly, put your 740i in front of a window - you'll really start to appreciate the happy color and consistency of translucent injection molding:)

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