At both 720 and 1,440 dpi, the printer produced even richer colors, smoother gradients, and darker blacks that made photographic images seem almost three-dimensional. Text was crystal-clear at 360 dpi, rivaling the quality of most laser printers. At these resolutions, plain-paper printouts showed no sign of streaking or spattering, even when examined under magnification. Transparencies also printed nicely, and when we tried Epson's glossy photo stock, the Stylus Color 850 produced mouth-watering images with stellar color and clarity that were practically indistinguishable from commercially processed photographs. Epson claims that the 850 is 20 percent faster than previous Stylus Color printers, and we were able to verify that it does indeed print graphics somewhat more quickly than earlier models.
Exact speed depends on image resolution and size, but it is usually less than a page per minute.
We consider it our printer of the year. The HP 2000Cxi is one of the few color inkjets we'd recommend for a medium-volume office environment. Weighing more than 21 pounds and as solid as a brick, it's built to handle an unparalleled 5,000 pages a month. Output quality and speed are competitive, maintenance is simple, and the 2000Cxi even provides smart printheads that warn you when ink levels start to get low. If dependability is a must, this is your machine.