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Article #2856Buryers beware: Epson Stylus 600 (esp. refurbished offers from CompUSA)
From: Michael Walter
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:00
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Having gone through hell with this printer and CompUSA during the last couple of days I'd like to warn everybody out there considering to buy EPSON Stylus 600 printers, especially if marked "EPSON refurbished" and sold through CompUSA stores nationwide at this time. Despite their attractive pricing (199$) these are badly reconditioned (if at all) devices, that are STILL defective! DO NOT BUY THEM!! I bought two samples at two different stores during the last week and neither worked: one had a faulty power supply, the other a malfunctioning paper feeder. Both defects were noticable within 10 minutes of runtime, clearly showing that neither EPSON nor CompUSA have done any useful incoming inspection. I could settle with CompUSA on a full refund but the time effort and hassle are on me. You can avoid this. BTW: when returning the second printer I saw TWO more EPSON Stylus printers being returned to the SAME store that day alone! IMHO EPSON has serious quality problems with this series, despite its phenominal techn. specifications and (probably biased) test results by PC related magazines. I fo myself made a vow to never buy from EPSON and stick to more reputable companies like HP from now on. Strange, but historically EPSON was famous for good devices like the FX80. I'd be interested to hear from other Stylus customers and their experience with this model, esp. with so called "refurbs by EPSON". I also asked EPSON's Quality department for a statement, which I haven't received yet. When replying to this message, please remove the spam blocker .com in my MAIL address.. Thanks for your interest and regards michael walter walterm@gis.net.com
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