Epson WorkForce 635 All-in-One Printer

A Closer Look

The printer arrived very well packaged and included 4 inks, sample paper, user guide, CD-ROM with software, and phone line cord.  After a quick unpack I setup the unit on my bench and powered on.  The unit performed a standard start-up routine, a self check of internal systems, then the control panel prompted for language selection. The flow of menu settings was very easy to navigate and all options were setup in about 30 seconds.  Next I installed the 4 separate ink cartridges. Each cartridge arrived vacuum sealed in plastic, this is great as it will preserve the ink and prevent any mess if the casing were to fail during shipping.  To install the inks you simply lift up the scanner, the upper body of the machine, to reveal the ink caddy. The cartridge cover un-clips and each cartridge is inserted.  The Epson WorkForce 635 uses DURABrite Ultra inks as opposed to inferior water-soluble inks found in many cheap inkjets.

DURABrite Ultra Ink is a revolutionary ink technology thats provides superior image quality, water, smudge, and light resistance. Independent testing by Wilhelm Imaging Research found DURABrite Ultra inks to be extremely long lasting, with many test prints projected to last 100+ years .  Further details of this research are available in the  Wilhelm research findings. Basically using the proper Epson inks and decent quality paper will provide you with long lasting, crisp & clear prints that will last many years. This means the photo scrapbook you made from Comic-con will remain pristine and can be passed down from generation to generation…

Duplex, or two-sided printing, is a great option provided by this printer.  Not only does this save on paper, but larger projects will be lighter and slimmer providing that professional look and feel usually only found at big name print stores. The printer maintains a whopping 7.5 pages per minute (black) and 4.5 pages for minute (color) when duplex printing. This is excellent for a printer in this class.  Combined with the instant drying smudge resistant DURABrite inks this device utilizes and you have the perfect print every time. The large 250-sheet input tray is larger than most inkjet printers allowing more printing and less time wasted loading paper.  The input tray will hold paper from as small as 4x6in photo up to legal 8.5x14in making this printer very flexible.

The front panel of the device features a great layout, with many front panel buttons, more than most other machines on market. There are many buttons, but each is clearly labeled so there is no confusion as to the function each button performs. The large bright LCD display makes settings changes, copying, faxing, and printing tasks very easy and straightforward.  Most tasks can be completed with 2 or less selections, no searching through 10 menu levels to find the contrast setting. The compact design of the WorkForce 635 makes the unit suitable for any desk, office cubicle, student dorm, home office, or kitchen counter. With the output tray tucked inside the main body of the unit, pages will not project themselves out and onto the floor! One downside to this stacked design – you must retract the output tray each time you wish to load paper, not a huge deal.

Almost every device we use day to day is in some kind of networked environment,  we want quick and easy access and sharing abilities without the hassles of wires or tedious settings. The WorkForce 635 features built in 802.11n wireless networking which makes using the unit everyday a total breeze. This multifunction masterpiece will connect to your wired or wireless network and everyone will be printing and scanning all to the same device after a very quick and easy software install.  No settings to change, no numbers or codes to memorize, and whether you have a single user setup or an office of 10 computers, setup is simple. Follow me as we talk about the easy software install and network hookup next.

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