As an avid Epson printer user the Epson P50 has not let me down. After deciding to purchase a slightly cheaper model this time - I was a little dubious to how it would perform against my previous printers by Epson. I am not disappointed. After loading the drivers from the cd supplied, my computer recognised the P50 immediately. The print quality is as good as any other photo printer I have had from Epson and the supporting software that comes with the printer is great. The only downside is that it is a little noisier than previous models, but I can live with that. The 6 cartridge use is a must - allowing you to change only the colour that is required, plus for photo-quality photo printing (as this printer is) 6 individual cartridges is a must. Overall - for a budget priced printer the quality is superb. I have marked the rating down to 4 because of the slight noise the printer gives. Again - I would recommend this printer to anyone and well done to Epson.