This isn't going to get you through your graphic-heavy print jobs, or even all that many imageless Quark pages, but I can't knock the printer for that. It's not really designed for it. It was annoying enough in the past when printers and other peripherals didn't come with serial, parallel, or SCSI cables, but at least those are likely to be found around the office or home. But USB cables are not all that prevalent yet. The skinny on the Epson laser printer is that it can easily be incorporated into a graphic workflow if your needs are modest.
Text is crisp, and bitmapped images look pretty decent.
At 600 dpi, the EPL-5700i can print eight pages per minute. I guess it doesn't want to seem all that insistent. However, the addition of graphics and other elements that require PostScript compatibility takes this down to 3 stars. This chart details dot-com firms targeting the printing industry Be sure to visit the Cygnus Graphics Network Portal with exclusive content for the graphics professional.