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148 of 159 found the following review helpful:
 For its price, the bells and whistles it does come with and the brand behind the printer, makes this printer a solid buy!!! Aug 31, 2010
By Dennis A. Amith (kndy)
I've been purchasing many printers for nearly two decades and because we do so much printing, we go through a lot of printers and have went through the negatives such as expensive ink, paper getting stuck and no easy way of removing it, getting stuck and ruining the spools or certain attachments breaking off. And needless to say, I've come to the point where I know what kind of printer to buy and what I'm willing to spend on one.
And recently through Amazon Vine I was able to test out the Epson Stylus NX420 Color Ink Jet All-In-One. For one, Epson has been a wonderful brand when it comes to printers, scanners, etc. In the two decades of using Epson printers, I've come upon a few that have caused me some gray hairs mainly due to the paper carriage and paper getting stuck. But I've gone through the motions of testing this printer out and I have to say, for its price at under $70, this is a very good printer for the budget-conscious person.
A. Installation
Installation was easy. After removing the plastic and installing the ink cartridges which was easy, just plug it in to your electrical outlet and because it is a wireless printer, just enter your wi-fi security code and install the software on your computer (test on a Mac and PC) and no problems. Printing right off the bat. (Note: The printer also comes with a USB plug-in).
B. Copying
The first step was copying a few documents and printing it out. Sure enough, the copy and print using the panel controls was easy and straightforward. Press copy and how many pages and that's it.
C. Scanner
The scanner resolution is 5760x1440 dpi and scanner resolution is 2400 dpi. I do a lot of scanning especially on my Epson Perfection scanner but this time I tried scanning everything from DVD and Blu-ray to CD inserts and seeing how good the quality is and for the most part, I was impressed and I liked the amount of space given for scanning. It's not small and also, easy to use.
D. Printer
This printer supposedly prints B/W pages at 35 ppm and color at 15 ppm. I was surprised by how quick it took to print. No long warmup, it just started printing after a few second of pressing print and I like that.
E. Paper Carriage
This is a top loading printing device. I am now a big proponent for flat-laying printing devices as top-loading printers have caused me nothing but grief in the past. I will say that I like how Epson has put a plastic guard right on the top and made the stand behind the paper easy to use and not detachable. I like how the paper holder on the front comes out, is collapsible and easy to put back up again. There is no fail-safe in the back to pull out the paper if your printer eats up your paper and for me, it's important to have that capability.
And like all printers, you get bundled software and for its price at under $70, that's pretty good.
But as I mentioned the positives, what are the negatives?
- One thing I noticed, especially with my parents is they love the ability to take their flash card from their camera, put it into a slot in the printer and print from that. This is not the printer that can do that and you usually have to pay around near a $100 for that capability.
- Cost of ink. Truthfully, ink is expensive no matter what printer you buy. Fortunately, Epson and HP are the most reasonable (sorry Lexmark, you're prices and the amount of ink in those cartridges are not reasonable) and easy to find at stores. It is true that you can buy each cartridge at around $8.99 but in this case, you have four cartridges (one black, three color). Black goes for $15.99 while color goes around $30+. This is where HP tends to rival Epson and that's the pricing of the color ink. But if you don't use your printer for color printing and are mostly focused on black and white printing, then at $15.99, that's usually the average ($13-$18).
- No rear paper remover if your papers get garbled and stuck. No easy way to pull it off. Granted, I have not had that experience with this printer but having had many printers damaged because of bad paper, its useful to have that capability to go from the back and pull it out. You can't do that with this printer.
JUDGMENT CALL:
Compared to other printers around $39-$69, I have to admit that you get a lot for your money with the Epson Stylus NX420. Printing is very good, speed is very good, ease of use is very good but there are some other things that people may need (especially the flash card capability or even capability to print on photos via a special carriage) which requires for the user to spend about $40-$50 for the next models up.
But this printer is for those who don't need all the bells and whistles. Students that just need a printer that can scan, copy and print especially if you are just using it for black and white printing and occasional color and need that wi-fi capability. So, for its price and how it performed during my tests, it's a very good all-in-one printer for its price point. Definitely recommended!
84 of 91 found the following review helpful:
 Pay-to-Scan! Rip-off Apr 28, 2011
By AndrewJohnston
I have never written a review before on Amazon. But I had to write to let people know that this "all-in-one" does not do ANYTHING unless you keep all 4 ink cartridges current. If any one is "out", then you cannot scan or copy! And you can't even finish a print job with other colors if you are in a pinch. Terrible firmware designed only to maximize profit on ink, NOT to help a customer get something done. What a racket!
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
This printer is a joke. Apr 27, 2011
By kalonkakon
This printer is a joke and unfortunately the joke is on the consumer (i.e. me). I bought this printer to replace a very old, outdated HP printer and a scanner that doesn't work on Windows 7. At first, I was marginally happy with the printer because it printed nice photo images and the scanning was simple to use.
The problem came when I ran out of color ink. Not all of the colors, just one. (The colors come in three individual cartridges). No problem, I think, because I don't really need to use the color as this printer's primary function is scanning documents and printing black and white text documents. I am a college student and I rely heavily on those two functions.
Well, when the color ink ran out, I found out that I could not print in black and white either. You must replace the color cartridges in order to use the black ink. I also could not scan using the standard method. I found a way around the scanning problem but could not adjust what I was scanning unless I added the color ink.
In the mean time I went back to using my outdated HP which thankfully lets you print in black no matter what. You can even take the cartridge out and shake it to get every last drop out.
I finally get some color ink and install it. I go to print a black and white document and it prints blank. I am confused. I check the ink levels and they are fine. All the colors are full and the black ink is about 3/4 full according to the picture. The printer tells me to clean the nozzles which uses ink. I do this and it corrects the problem, but now it shows that my black ink is down to 1/3 full!! Where did all that ink go?
It will be no time at all before I will have to replace the black ink again! In the year that I have had this printer, I have printed more on my old, outdated HP (maybe not so out of date afterall). This epson is basically reduced to a humongously bulky and temperamental scanner and is not worth the beaucoup money that I have spent in ink.
39 of 46 found the following review helpful:
 I set it up and printed in less than 30 minutes! Aug 24, 2010
By Cynthia E. Downes
"Cindy Downes"
Normally, I let my husband do the computer hardware connections in our house, but he is slowly losing his vision. So decided to give try setting up the Epson Stylus NX420 myself to see if I could do it. I did!
As a matter of fact, I unpacked it, set it up, connected it to my wireless Internet, and began printing in less than 30 minutes!
All I needed was the CD and my Wireless name and password. I didn't even have to use a USB cable. (You can input your wireless network password right through the printer.)
Even better, the print quality is excellent! It prints b/w at 35 ppm; color at 15 ppm. Print resolution is 5760x1440 dpi and scanner resolution is 2400 dpi.
There is extra software included that allows you to print photos, business cards, greeting cards, labels, and more. The software is easy to use also. With very little reading in the manual, I was able to edit a photo, resize it, reposition it, rotate it, and print borderless or with a border.
After I printed a page from my Mac, I tried the copier feature. It was SO EASY! I made a color copy and reduced it 80%. It provided amazing results for a printer of this price! Again, the directions were simple to understand. ANYONE could use this printer.
The Epson NX420 lists for $99.99, a super price for a printer of this quality. The only thing it can't do is print back to front automatically. You can do it manually, however.
The printer cartridges are separate so you only have to replace the ones you need. They cost about $8.99 each.
I highly recommend this printer for everyday home and business needs.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Do not buy this printer Aug 20, 2011
By Patrick A King
I want to echo other reviews of this printer. The fact that the printer is completely debilitated when any of the four cartridges are out is extremely frustrating. The ink cartridges are small, which means they run out very quickly, and they are very expensive. This printer will spend more time as a decoration for your desk rather than actually printing, copying or scanning anything. Do yourself a favor, hire a scribe before you buy this printer. You will get more work done, and you might make a friend at the same time.
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