Design

The Epson C1600 offers 19 pages per minute in black and white and 5 pages per minute in colour. The printer can produce work with a detail level of 1,200 x 600 dpi and has a duty cycle of 35,000 pages per month. The printer connects through USB 2.0 and has a time to first print of 13 seconds for black and white and 22 seconds for colour. The C1600 does not offer network connectivity. This printer is energy efficient and has a footprint of 40.4 x 38 x 27.5 cm. The AcuLaser C1600 can output up to 100 sheets at a time.

Advantages

With low power usage and inexpensive high capacity Epson C1600 toner cartridges, this printer is a good solution for home and small business users who occasionally need to produce a high quality laser printed colour document alongside a larger monochrome printing load. For a user who has no need for the multi-function standard that is currently the norm, the C1600 can make a solid printer.

Disadvantages

The lack of networking makes this printer an unsuitable choice for anything but single users, which limits the AcuLaser's use for all but home offices and a few small businesses. The colour printing speed on this printer is slow enough that it makes large colour printing orders a slow proposition, though black and white prints at an acceptable speed. For the listed price a selection multi-function devices and faster colour laser printers are readily available, making the Epson AcuLaser C1600 an unsuitable choice for many.