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Epson Stylus C120

B&W Pages per Min.: 37 • Color Pages per Min.: 20 • Max. B&W dpi: 5760-by-1440 • Max. Color dpi: 5760-by-1440 • Tray Capacity, pages: 120 • Price When Reviewed: $70
Epson Stylus C120 (Front)
Epson Stylus C120 (Front)
78.5 Good
Last updated
May 08, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio
Pros
  • Very fast at printing text
Cons
  • Feathery, grainy prints on plain paper
  • Minimal features
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $70 (5/8/2008)
  • Performance:Good: 77
  • Features:Poor: 57
  • Design:Good: 77
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $70

Very Inexpensive: $70

Performance Good: 77

Good: 77
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 15.6 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 30.54 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 49.94 
Text Output Quality Fair 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 2.6 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 48.73 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 26.79 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 17.42 
Color Output Quality Good 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 60.42 
Color Photo Quality Superior 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 3.3 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 18.28 
Grayscale Output Quality Good 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 6.2 
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 9.7 
Line Art Output Quality Poor 

Features Poor: 57

Poor: 57
Dimensions
Dimensions 17.1 by 9.4 by 6.3 
Weight (pounds) 10.14 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 37 
Color Pages per Min. 20 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 5760-by-1440 
Max. Color dpi 5760-by-1440 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet No 
Media Card Readers None 
PictBridge No 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 No 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 15 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 2 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages) 0 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 1 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 1 
Tray Capacity, pages 120 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 120 
Manual Feed Slot Yes 
Maximum Paper Size Legal 
Output Tray Capacity 30 
Auto Duplexer No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 12 
Saturday Support Hours 0 
Sunday Support Hours 0 
Toll-Free Support No 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 0 
Bundled Items
Included Software ArcSoft PhotoImpression 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Epson didn't make a great showing overall. Readers weren�t pleased with the reliability of Epson�s printers, and the vendor�s support received average to low marks. One bright spot: the company's printers have relatively fewer out-of-box problems. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Better than Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Worse than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Worse than Average 
Overall quality of service Worse than Average 

Design Good: 77

Good: 77
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