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484 of 491 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Does the job perfectly, 5 Oct 2009
This review is from: Epson Stylus SX515W High-Speed All-in-One Printer with Individual Inks and Wi-Fi (Electronics)
I bought this printer from a high street store starting with Ar and ending with gos, at the same price. Thought I'd share a quick review.
You can by the SX200 without wifi for half the price, and the specs seem roughly the same, so basically you're paying double for the wi-fi aspect. Is it worth it? In a word, maybe. More on that later.
However, the printer itself looks great, and was very easy to set up. I just followed the quick setup guide and it took about 10 minutes to unpack and install the cartridges. Having individual cartridges will certainly work out cheaper in the long run. I also note that you can buy compatible cartriges everywhere, so it doesnt look like Epson has 'chipped' their cartridges like Canon and HP seem to have done to ensure you buy original branded ones only.
After the printer was ready to go, it was time for the software and wi-fi configuration. Again, I just followed the separate networking guide. To set the printer up to with it's wireless settings, you do have to connect it to a my laptop for the first time via the USB cable (which is even included in the box). A bit odd, but it works effectively nevertheless. I ran the installer on the CD, which installed the drivers, some optional utilities, and then used the option to setup the printer on my wireless network. It did this by picking up the details of the connection from my laptop, so I didnt even need to enter the network name or password. Very good, very quick, and very easy. Took less than 5 minutes to install the software and print a test page wirelessly.
I then installed the software on two other laptops and used the option that the printer was already setup previously. It then automatically found the printer via the wireless network and added it to the computer. Again, painless and effective.
I printed out a couple of documents, and plain black text on normal copier paper looks good. I also printed out a 6x4 photo on the supplied photo paper (you get 10 bits of glossy paper in a sample pack of assorted sizes in the box), and again it looked very good.
It's not as noisy as I thought it would be reading through various reviews. Sure, it makes a fairly loud noise when it first grabs the paper, but from then on printing is quiet, and quick.
It's VERY handy having wireless printing, as the printer now sits in our living room, and our two kids laptops can connect from their bedrooms, while we can print on our laptop in the living room. So we can keep an eye out on the kids printing habits (no more "Who used all the ink printing photo's of their mates?").
The printer has memory card slots for various card formats, as well as a USB slot for digital cameras or USB sticks. This makes it really easy to print photos, as they appear on the built in screen where you can select what to print.
All in all, I'm quite pleased with this printer, and can recommend it to anyone who will be doing a low to moderate amount printing, and wants the convenience of wireless printing.
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85 of 86 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good Printer but WiFi a problem on Windows 7, 28 Nov 2009
This review is from: Epson Stylus SX515W High-Speed All-in-One Printer with Individual Inks and Wi-Fi (Electronics)
The printer is an excellent bit of kit but the WiFi set-up was something else on Windows 7. Firstly there are no instructions for Windows 7 but I followed the Wi-Fi instructions enclosed for Windows Vista. I got as far as section 2 and number 9 and that was when the problems started. I got a message saying Epson Net setup has stopped working and then any further instructions disappeared off my computer and I'm left thinking, 'Now what?'. Well I don't count myself as knowing too much about WiFi so I tried using Windows Help and the Epson website. I had a live link up with an Epson Service agent who said he would send further instructions by email, which I never got. After about 4 hours and getting to the point where I was ready to send the item back, I then got some divine intervention. A voice in my head (no I'm not loosing the plot . . . at least I don't think so) told me to go over to the printer and press the setup button, which I did and that guided me to setting up the Wifi (up to a point). I then went back to my laptop and realised it still wasn't working, so I double clicked on the printer which was now showing in my Network and Computer Devices and it started to load some drivers. I then went to do a test print and changed the printer settings to show the new printer, which was given a different ID when the WiFi was set up and finally it worked. Now I don't know if I have explained everything right but it may help anyone else who have had problems. The Printer is a bit loud but who cares if the print out is good, which it is. Oh by the way you have to setup the scanner in Epson Scan to recognise the WiFi.
I did get the following from an Epson Service Agent a few days later. Unfortunately I can't show the photos that came with it as this review won't allow me.
Setup Guide for SX515W
This is a guide on how to set up without using the set up CD & USB cable.
1) From this main screen press the Spanner/Screw driver button.
2) Scroll left or right until you see Network Settings & press ok.
3) Press ok on Wireless LAN Setup.
4) Then select Advanced Setup.
5) Then select manual Setup & press ok for the next screen.
6) As you are connecting through a router via Wi-Fi you will need to select Infrastructure Mode and then press OK.
7) Select Search SSID & this will search for their wireless network.
8) Ask them if their wireless network is showing & if it is make sure it is highlighted then press OK.
9) Then you will need to enter the encryption type which will sometimes depend on the length of the wireless key. WEP 64 Hex (10) WEP 64 Alpha (5) WEP 128 Hex (26) WEP 128 Alpha (13). Any router that has 8 characters we would normally select WPA PSK TKIP UNLESS they know that the key is WPA PSK AES.
10) Now you will need to ask the customer to input there key depending on which type it is. Example below; WEP 64 Hex which is 10 characters.
11) Once the key is in correctly you need to press OK. You will then see a Confirm Settings screen. Press OK on this screen and YOU MUST WAIT 30 SECONDS for the printer to establish a wireless connection with the router. After the 30 seconds please go down to Confirm Settings and press OK. This will tell you if it has successfully connected to the router.
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57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
So simple it's stupid, 2 Nov 2009
This review is from: Epson Stylus SX515W High-Speed All-in-One Printer with Individual Inks and Wi-Fi (Electronics)
Bought this to replace an Espon RX500.
It was lighter and smaller than my previous printer and it took about 2 mins to unpack and put the inks in.
On to the set up, disk into the PC and wait, put on kettle for a coffee, 3 mins later the PC asked me to connect the USB cable for set up. Did this.
Another 2 minute wait and it asked for the network key, did this, 2 mins later it was done and worked perfectly.
Why can't all hardware be this simple to set up, well done Epson.
Printed a test page and it flew out, this prints about 4 times faster than my old printer.
I am very impressed.Epson Stylus SX515W High-Speed All-in-One Printer with Individual Inks and Wi-Fi
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