- Unbeatable quality and speed – Ultra HD 4×6 photos in as fast as 10 seconds.
- Automatic 2-sided printing and 2 paper trays
- Restore color to old, faded photos
- Easily charge a cell phone or MP3 player without tying up an additional outlet.
- Print directly onto CDs/DVDs
Product DescriptionEPSON Artisan 710, Print/Copy/Scan/Photo/Wi-Fi. . . More >>
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February 26, 2010
This is the second Epson that we have had trouble with the magenta not functioning oroperly. . Rating: 3 / 5
February 26, 2010
This took a while to set up and install and is quite a large printer. But we have made some color copies nd the quality is amazing- they look original! Update to come- we are still experimenting with this item. Rating: 4 / 5
February 26, 2010
I’ve bought nothing but Epson’s and every single one has died on me. But, they have died because of use. I tend to run them into the ground in a very short period of time. Ink is so expensive these days that as soon as I run out I just buy a new printer. This 710 is the first one I have bought that way exceeds it’s ink replacement costs. My main focus when buying printers is it’s CD/DVD printing capabilities. As far as I know the Artisan series is the only set of printers that have the CD/DVD tray built in. It’s incredibly convenient. Quality seems to be the same. I believe there are only two kinds of printable CD/DVD surfaces, the normal kind and a “premium surface” kind. I’ve not tried the premium surface but the normal kind has been just fine. If I need any better quality I’ll just send it out to a vendor to create. I also really appreciate the “HP” like paper tray. Unlike other Epson’s the paper is kept in a tray at the bottom of the printer like HP’s instead of a rear feeder. This makes the footprint even smaller. Not only that but there is a second tier in the tray for a secondary type of paper, specifically photo paper. Other nice additions that are great but I won’t use very often are the wireless capabilities and the duplexer. Rating: 4 / 5
February 26, 2010
The initial setup took me a while:
1. Installing the CD took hours yesterday – in fact the computer died during the process. Had to get the latest updates / installment (including the print CD program) online.
2. Printing a CD design directly from Microsoft publisher doesn’t work – tried all settings but all I get is a snipped of one letter on the side of a CD.
3. The built in program from Epson doesn’t work intuitively either. The text is placed outside of the CD and there is no way that I can move it to the printable area.
4. Not too impressed by the default templates. There is one template I liked but the fonts for the track titles are barely readable.
That said, the tech support was friendly and helpful and I was able to get something printed (creating a template in Microsoft Publisher and importing that as a picture in CD Print program). After my initial frustration I gave one star, I cannot edit the rating but now I’d probably give it three out of five stars.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 26, 2010
When my Epson Stylus Photo 340 finally died after years of good service, I went looking for another printer, preferably Epson, that could print directly on CDs. As I didn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars more for a machine that could print seventeen-inch-wide glossies, my choices were pretty much the Artisan 710 and Artisan 810 — I went with the 710 because the only difference between the two seems to be the fax feature of the 810, which I’d never use unless I somehow found myself in the 1980s again.
So, bought the 710, brought it home, and set it up, only the wireless setup book gives NO hint as to how to communicate wirelessly with the scanner function. That took an hour-long call to tech support to get it set up, after which it finally worked. “Why isn’t any of this stuff in the book?” I asked. “Oh, all computers are different” said the helpful tech person. Uh-huh.
That being said, I hate this damn printer. It’s loud, balky, clogs frequently, and can only print on lightweight Epson papers. The R340 could at least do postcards and greeting cards, which this one can’t without jamming and requiring disassembly to clear it. At the moment I’m trying to decide if I should just ditch the thing altogether and return it, or buy a more robust Canon or HP printer for anything requiring special paper. In sum, this is a cheap (cheaply made, not inexpensive) and glitchy printer that has abruptly ended my long-standing love affair with all things Epson.
Rating: 1 / 5