Self Opinion

The Epson Stylus SX115 is geared toward the home user looking for a general/photo printer, photocopier and scanner. A big advantage this device has over it competitors is that is uses individual Epson ink cartridges, one for each of the four colours so you only have to change the colour that has run out unlike tri-colour printer ink cartridges where you have to replace the whole cartridge, even if one colour have run out therefore wasting what remains of the other colours. A set of Epson SX115 ink cartridges is quiet reasonable at under £30 and there are also compatibles available for around half that price. Being a multifunctional device the SX115 has wide range of functions and all of which it does to a surprisingly good standard, however some things its does better than others. The Epson SX115 most impressive feature is its print quality, test documents have clear and sharp print even for small font sizes and the photos the SX115 can produce are very impressive indeed. The scanner also performs well for a variety of documents from a basic graphics to a high resolution photo. The speed of the scanner varies depending on what setting you have it in and the size of the documents you’re scanning but in general it scans at a good speed. The copier produces great quality results but it is slightly flawed by the SX115’s lack of speed when printing, Epson says that it capable of 34ppm in the real world it’s only capable of 4ppm which means it not really suitable for heavy duty work. The unit itself is very compact and the built quality is adequate for a printer in this price bracket.