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Epson WorkForce 520

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User ratings:
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9 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3 editorial reviews
The WorkForce 520's speed and cheap inks address two small-office needs, but its text quality on plain paper falls short of another.Read more
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Pros

  • Epson WorkForce 520 is a solid choice
  • The USB installation process is simple
  • the print speed of photos and graphics is also quite good at an average rate

Cons

  • the quality is subpar for an inkjet across the board
  • printer only offers a 100 sheet single vertical back feeder
  • Photo speed was even slower relative to both these other printers

Key specs

  • Inkjet
  • Text Info panel

Epson WorkForce 520 - Pros & Cons

Epson WorkForce 520

Pros

  • Epson WorkForce 520 is a solid choice
  • The USB installation process is simple
  • the print speed of photos and graphics is also quite good at an average rate
  • scanning speed is also impressive
  • WorkForce 520 generally easy to set up and work with

Cons

  • the quality is subpar for an inkjet across the board
  • printer only offers a 100 sheet single vertical back feeder
  • Photo speed was even slower relative to both these other printers
  • find much in the way of paper handling
  • showed dithering in the form of visible graininess
  • Bad Lacks PictBridge/memory card reader
  • Fast and Cheap
  • fuzzy or wavy edges and random droplet splatter-typical inkjet shortcomings
  • Small businesses live on plain paper
  • Inkjet multifunction printers

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Epson WorkForce 520 - Full Specifications

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Dimensions
Height11.89 in
Width18.11 in
Depth21.3 in
Weight16.29 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyInkjet
Max color resolution5760 x 1440 dpi
Max B/W resolution5760 x 1440 dpi
Droplet size3
Number of inks4
Ink typePigment-based
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Printer
Automatic duplexingno
Color print speed5.4 ppm
B/W print speed15.0 ppm
Borderless printingyes
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Paper handling
Max document size8.5" x 11"
Media supported
  • Letter
  • Legal
  • A4
  • 4"x6"
  • 5"x7"
  • 8"x10"
  • No. 10
Feeder capacity100
Tray capacity30.0 sheets
Number of trays1
Color management yes
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Power
Battery availableno
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Display
Display typeText Info panel
Touchscreenno
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Scanner
Scanner typeColor flatbed
Maximum optical resolution1200 x 1200 px
Maximum scanner document size8.5" x 14"
Scanner color depth48.0 bit
Transparency adapterno
Scan to memoryno
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Connectivity
Direct printingno
Voice enabledno
Ethernetyes
Wi-Fiyes
Bluetoothno
Memory card supportno
Operating system
  • Windows XP
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 7
  • Mac OS X - 10.4
  • Mac OS X - 10.5
  • Mac OS X - 10.6

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