Epson Stylus Color 400 InkJet Printer

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I've had my Epson Stylus Color 400 for many years, we bought it brand new for about $200. It wasn't the top of the line printer, but at the time it was close. Since then, I've had a love/hate relationship with this printer, which has now gone to...

Pros: Cheap, colorful prints.
Cons: Discontinued model / better technologies have already come.

I got my Epson Stylus 400 around 3 1/2 years ago for the princely sum of $200. At that time, it was the next best model available after the Stylus 600. This baby boast of 360dpi printing (normal) with up to 720dpi for specially coated Epson papers. ...

Pros: VERY cheap, decent speed, decent color quality, It's an Epson
Cons: Eats ink, Takes forever to "turn on"!

My sister gave me this printer a while back after my Lexmark 1020 started to anger me having to switch between color and black cartridges... I installed linux shortly thereafter and when it was actually easy to setup, I had to keep it...

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Pros: Cheap, reliable, good quality printing, great in its day.
Cons: Bulky, noisy, a bit slow nowadays, has been surpassed, basic.

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Pros: cheap enough used, good quality, quiet, easy ink change, well-made (actual steel)
Cons: Old, pricey ink, Not much on photos, heads clog if used infrequently

I bought this printer about a month ago because I needed a cheap printer to do homework on, after that poorly-designed piece of crap I had before (Another Epson, Stylus C40) died after only 2 years of service. Now you may be asking these two questions: ...