Epson WorkForce

Epson Workforce 840 All-in-One ($ 300 street), the company announced at CES 2011, a lot of features packed into a relatively compact frame and sell at very good price for what it offers. If you are looking for high-volume multifunction printer (MFP) for small offices, should be on your list.



The 840 can print, copy, scan and fax. It can scan to PC or via e-mail. It can print or scan to a memory card or USB stick. It can either fax or printer via the keyboard of your PC (PC fax). It can print or copy multiple pages on one sheet.

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This machine comes standard with a honking 500-sheet capacity, divided between two 250-sheet. 840 offers not only an automatic duplexer for printing on both sides of a sheet of paper, 30-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF) and power as well, so you can automatically scan or copy both sides of a sheet of paper.
Despite its impressive features, the matte black 840 holds a relatively small footprint, measuring 12 by 17.5 by 14.5 inches (HWD). Located in the 7.8-inch touch-panel is tilted and reacts 3.5-inch LCD screen.
It provides an Ethernet or WiFi network, or connected via a USB cable to the computer (even without the included USB cable). We tested the 840 with the printer via Ethernet connection with Windows Vista.

Speed ​​and output qualityEpson Workforce 840 is the latest printed version of our suite of business applications (such as time with QualityLogic hardware and software) in the clip effective respectable 4.5 pages per minute (ppm). This fits theHP Officejet Pro 8500 Plus e-All-in-One ($ 400, 4 stars), while a little behind the Epson Artisan 835 5.5 ppm ($ 299 direct, 4 stars) was. The 840 spent on average 1 minute 17 seconds with a 4-by-6, again to match the 8500, but slightly slower than the artist, MFP, which can also fit well in either the home or home office.

The sub-par image quality slightly, not a critical error in the printer business. The colors are pale side, with some loss of contrast in bright areas. Fine details such as thin lines do not show well when viewed up close, and some solid areas showed a hint of graininess. Most of the form can be passed on the quality of drug stores, especially when viewed at arm's length, and they are more than adequate for typical business processes of daily use such as printing images or Web pages.
A greater problem is the text quality, easy to sub-par for an inkjet printer, try good enough for school or internal business use, but not for documents like a resume with you to make a good impression. Characters are not too dark or sharp, especially at smaller sizes.
Graphical average for an inkjet MFP. The issue included a record-break dithering some metropolitan centers in grain or dot patterns and subtle banding, regular pattern of alternating colors of thin lines. Not hard, and the graphics are good enough to use for internal business purposes, including PowerPoint handouts.
One thing that's holding me back from the recommendation without reservation Epson Workforce 840 All-in-One is the quality of output are a little sub-par, for the photos and especially for text. That is, if you do not need to print a report or a luxury-seeking formal correspondence, it is a great buy for the money: a set of comprehensive features, the defeat of the paper capacity and an automatic duplex (including the ADF) . This is a good choice for a small office with a relatively high volume printing anchor.