| | |  | Office Supplies | Home » » Epson WorkForce 600 Wireless All-in-One Printer (Black) (C11CA18201) | | | | | | | Description: | | Epson WorkForce 600 wireless all-in-one printer makes your business look its best with its brilliant color output. Why waste money on a laser printer when you can get so much more for less, including the ability to wirelessly print and archive critical documents, or fax stacks of originals in seconds. Because time is money, the WorkForce 600 races through every task. In fact, it is about two times faster printing documents than leading competitive models. And, it uses up to three times less energy than a laser printer. Fast, affordable, and built to grow with your business, the WorkForce 600 does it all, so you can focus on the business at hand. | | | Features: | |
• 5-in-1 -- print, copy, scan, fax, photo, Wi-Fi
• Draft speeds up to 38 ppm (black and color)
• Laser quality documents about 2x faster
• Wi-Fi and Ethernet networking built in
• Extra high-capacity black ink
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 16.1 inches | | Product Width:
| 18.1 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 18.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 20.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 17.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 11.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 23.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 313 reviews |
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301 of 309 found the following review helpful:
 Fantastic MachineSep 08, 2008
By adanedhel
I'm one to do a lot of research on a product pre-buy, but I bought this product on a whim at my local electronics store as a replacement for a blockheaded, poorly made, user-unfriendly HP All-in-One which I used as a secondary printer. Well, I must say, I was very impressed with this product from the moment I opened the box. The fit-and-finish is excellent and by touch, of an exceptional quality. Components fit and move smoothly and without the "jiggle" associated with hasty, sloppy manufacturing. Then, upon setup (this is on an Mac, by the way), I found the software intuitive, intelligent, and slick. Mine is setup using the Wi-Fi feature; the setup walks you through the process so concisely, efficiently, and simply that even a technological neophyte could accomplish it with ease. I simply plugged (temporarily, as the setup explains) an ethernet cable from the printer into my router (Time Capsule) and the software nearly instantly recognized the printer. A useful concept also is that with the Install CD, all you have to do is go to each computer on the network, and choose the "Add additional computer" option - this allows every computer in the network to print directly to the printer, rather than "through" a base computer (meaning that the printer is not connected to a computer which has to be on and not asleep for you to print with the printer). Speaking of printing, it exceeded by far my expectations for speed. I expect printing-over-Wi-Fi to be slower by some degree than wired printing; this printer responded as quick or quicker than wired ones to the printing command, with no lag in starting to print, or during printing, and printed color and black exceptionally fast and of high quality. Another thing I really appreciate (from my Canon i9900) is that the inks are separated by color, which means you can replace only those cartridges that are empty, and the printer comes in-box with all the necessary cartridges - full cartridges, not trial sizes, including a high-capacity black. It also comes with a phone line for fax setup and an ethernet cable for wireless setup or wired network hookup (so unlike most printers that you have to buy "real" ink and a USB cable for, you really can walk out the store with this box and have everything you need to get going - you'll need a separate USB cable only for direct printer-to-computer hookup, but who doesn't have a few of those lying around). The flip-out interface is also of great quality - the buttons are secure and pleasing to the touch, and the screen is large, bright, clear, and high-resolution. My one and only complaint is that if the screen were touch-controlled, the already quick interfacing would be even quicker and easier. But again, using the standard arrows and OK button is no hassle and accomplished the task readily. And for $199 (what I paid for it at the local big-box) I couldn't ask for a better, more complete, intuitive, capable, high-quality machine, than the one I got.
98 of 100 found the following review helpful:
Awesome. Scans documents without a PC!Sep 27, 2008
By Lon J. Seidman
"lon401"
The Epson Workforce 600 is a very feature rich product, but it had me at 'scan to memory card.'
It's a very simple feature that I've always wanted one of these multifunction units to implement. And Epson has executed it perfectly. Simply put a document in the autofeeder or flatbed, select scan to memory card, and push the button. It scans and safely stores the document on flash memory (it accepts a variety of flash memory cards) in either JPEG for PDF format. Epson even smartly added a file server which effectively turns the printer into a network attached storage device.
These two features are so great I actually have no intention of ever plugging it into my computer. With its built in WiFi I keep it downstairs in my kitchen so I can grab and scan important documents before they get lost on their way upstairs to my office. When I'm ready I just connect to its file share over the network and drag the files into my document manager. Totally awesome.
And yes it does the other stuff well too. Scans are crisp and clean, it has a decent and fast printing mechanism, and it sends and receives faxes adequately.
I highly recommend this well designed and feature-rich product for those looking for a light duty document center.
451 of 490 found the following review helpful:
glowing reviews ignore hidden costs and inconvenieceDec 02, 2008
By darwin
Readers should be aware that the printer stops printing as soon as any of the colors run out of ink, including black and white. This means that if you run out of Cayan, you cannot print a word document....their explanation is that for every page a little color is used, regardless of whether you are just printing black and white. The color cartridges are quite expensive, run out quickly when the machine is used for photos, and the 68 cartridges which hold more ink cannot be widely found, other than at epson site or staples. This means that a/ you better always have spare cartridges of all colors ( which run out at very varying rates) b/ don't think you can refill the cartridges, which epson has insured with a small chip c/ pay full price for cartridges because epson has clearly kept a tight lid on availability. You can bet that Epson, who has been in this business a long time, knew full well that this inconvenience of not being able to print anything once any one of the color cartridges is empty was the best way to maximize their profit...as opposed to providing you with the best product.
52 of 53 found the following review helpful:
An excellent general-purpose printerOct 01, 2008
By I. R. Smart.
"Tzu Crazy"
The Epson Workforce 600 is yet another WiFi-enabled all-in-one printer in a market that is literally overflowing with them. Every major manufacturer has one out these days, but this particular printer does enough to set itself apart from the pack by its excellent print quality and blinding speeds.
Testbed:
MscBook Pro, OS X 10.5.5
MacBook Pro, Windows XP Pro
On opening the box, you're presented with packaging, manuals and a driver CD, typical of all-in-ones. The printer parts are held into place very securely with blue tape to make sure the cartridge holders etc aren't bouncing around during shipping. Installation of drivers is very simple on either the Mac side or the Windows side.
Once the drivers are installed, you have access to the usual array of driver utilities including nozzle cleaners, printing of test pages, ink levels etc.
The front of the printer has an excellent LCD screen where you can set up various functions of the printer, including making copies without actually connecting the Epson to your computer. You can also print directly from memory cards, for those who don't want to post-process their images first.
I had a little trouble getting wireless to work out of the box directly from the printer itself. I ended up connecting the printer via a network cable to my router, and after the printer was found, setting up the wireless from the computer worked first time. (There's also a Bluetooth menu option on the printer, but I'm not entirely sure what that's all about....)
Print quality is excellent. I'd be very surprised if anyone were disappointed by the consistency of the print. It's also very, very fast.
It's hard to get worked up by an all-in-one printer, but the Epson really is a fine unit. Quiet, fast, and excellent quality. Making copies is also a very speedy process, much faster than my HP J6410 which positively meanders by comparison.
My only quibble with the Workforce 600 is its description here:
"Save paper -- Built-in double-sided printing"
Having gotten quite used to automatic duplex printing on my HP J6410, this is exactly what I thought this would be with the Epson. Not so. The double-sided printing option is just a simple software tool that has you manually remove the piece of paper and put it back through. On the HP, it automatically pulls the sheet back through for the other side. Much better.
ALSO, this software-based double-sided printing tool currently does NOT work with Mac OS X. It does work with Windows, but the Mac OS is awaiting a software update, according to the representative at Epson with whom I spoke.
Overall, an excellent printer, just missing true duplex printing to make it one of the best all-in-ones out there. Just be careful you have enough headroom, as the paper is fed in from the back/top like a laser printer, not like most all-in-ones where the paper goes in horizontally.
4.5/5 (had to give it 5 since Amazon doesn't do anything by halves!)
25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 Lot of features but a bit noisyNov 10, 2008
By Art Protas
I wanted an all in one printer that was also WiFi capable. This printer fit the bill. Other nice advertised features included two sided printing.
The Good:
Generally I am happy with the printer. I was presently surprised to find that Epson packages everything you need to install. This includes cables and extra high capacity ink tanks. The network connection is flexible and can be connected either wirelessly or by Ethernet. I chose to use the wireless. The print quality is very good although I have not attempted any pictures. There are lots of nice and useful features including the memory card slots.
The not so good:
There is a considerable delay between issuing the print command and the printer responding. The printer is also very noisy. The two sided printing is semi-manual. It prints every other page of a multi-page document and then requires reloading the paper to print the second side.
The ugly:
The ink tanks come either as high capacity and extra high capacity. The extra high capacity ink tanks are only sold directly through Epson. This eliminates and price competition for the larger ink tank. You pay list price.
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