Epson Workforce 1100 Color Inkjet Wide Format Printer (C11CA58201) | 
| Brand: Epson
Category: CE
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $139.95
as of 3/18/2010 13:25 CDT details
You Save: $60.04 (30%)
Seller: valueforbuck
Rating:  18 reviews
Format: CD
Color: Silver/Grey
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Mac
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 33.1
Dimensions (in): 18.2 x 27.8 x 12.5
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Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: C11CA58201
Model: C11CA58201
UPC: 807027539991
EAN: 0807027539991
ASIN: B002HREI0C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | Wide-format prints | | | Speed through critical documents | | | Protect important documents | | | Print more, change cartridges less often | | | One printer for everyday projects, large-size prints and more |
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Product Description
Engineered for small business, the WorkForce 1100 delivers high performance, high quality, wide format prints without compromise. With maximum print speeds of 30 ppm black and 17 ppm color, and laser quality speeds of 13 ppm black and 5.5 ppm color, the WorkForce 1100 is 2x faster than leading competitive ink jet printers. This printer provides professionals with vibrant prints that are smudge, fade and water resistant - from brochures, everyday projects and spreadsheets up to 13" x 19" - so documents can be handled immediately. To enhance office productivity and efficiency, the WorkForce 1100 offers convenient, two-sided printing, dual Black ink cartridges for increased print capacity without frequently changing cartridges.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 18
 Workfarce ClogHundred March 12, 2010
Thomas K. Seibold
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First, be aware that the Workforce 1100 is a four-color printer, not a photo printer, and none of my comments reflect any expectation that it should produce output that looks like a photo printer. I expressly buy four-color printers so as to best simulate the four-color offset printing processes (i.e.: a printing press) which the art I create in Adobe Illustrator will eventually be reproduced as. If you are looking for a printer capable of the seamless, continuous tones that photographs contain, buy a six- or more-color printer designed for that purpose--not the Workforce 1100.
Understanding the limitations of a four-color printer, I was still disappointed with and ultimately returned this printer. Its failings, in my experience, can be summarized by two phrases: "ink-sucking" and "clog-o-rama."
For years, I nursed along a series of ancient Epson 740 printers, which--when they worked--produced remarkably smooth and bright output on any paper. The 740 is a scrappy, hardworking printer, but its printhead was prone to clogging frequently and randomly, and cannot be user replaced. Running the print driver's head-cleaning routine sucked a lot of ink and didn't always work, but by using refilled ink cartridges I was still able to print for about one-fifth the cost of people using newer printers. Unfortunately, the 740s eventually all gave up the ghost and it was time to buy a replacement.
I'd been wanting large-format output on my next printer for a long time, and the Workforce 1100 fulfilled not only that requirement (and my four-color preference) but had a very reasonable purchase price.
This large printer has a solid, sturdy feel for the price, and installation of its software on OS X went quickly and smoothly. (As other reviewers have noted, it is odd that a printer apparently targeted at business users has no built-in networking option, though you may be able to share it from the computer it's hooked to via USB with the help of printer sharing features on OS X or Windows.)
The trouble began when I actually started printing. The output looked good at first--about the same as my old 740s, but with the added bonus of large-format output. But after literally only about fifty pages, rows on the printhead started to clog, requiring multiple ink-wasting cleaning cycles and the replacement of ink cartridges just to continue the cleaning process. And just like the old 740s, the Workforce 1100 pumps ink through all the printhead colors when cleaning--not just the one that's clogged. It eventually unclogged via cleaning cycles, but reclogged soon after.
I apparently naively thought that 15 years of research and development on printing by Epson (since the time they'd made my earlier printer) would have resulted in a cure for the frequent clogging and heavy ink consumption that I knew was part of owning the older Epson printer. But I'm beginning to think it's less of a technical hurdle to be overcome by Epson than a designed-in strategy for selling ink--lots of ink. In my experience, the number of estimated pages of color printing listed on this printer's box is laughably optimistic.
Well, Epson: "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." I packed the Workforce 1100 back in its original box and sent it back for a refund just before the official return period ended. I am now an HP printer owner and have had none of the problems I experienced with the 1100, let alone all those years with the 740s.
If you still want to take your chances on this printer, I strongly suggest you keep the original box close at hand, as well, and keep an eye on the calendar so you don't miss the chance to return it in case you find, as I did, that the specs that look so good on paper end up not looking so good on a desk heaped with expensive ink cartridge empties.
 Not bad March 11, 2010
Stuart E. Pippin II
If you want a reasonable wide formate (up to 13 inches wide) then this is the printer for you. Separate inks are also a plus. Double black cartridges, and single color cartridges are a nice feature. However, if you want exceptional print quality then this may not be the printer for you. I have a Photosmart HP printer and the print quality surpasses this printer. With that being said, if you want a reasonably priced wide formate printer that will not break the bank then by all means this is the printer for you.
The best worst printer March 2, 2010
Nathan Ross (arizona)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this printer because I wanted to make prints of my paintings and drawings and to also print pictures. I decided to buy this printer because it was affordable and all the reviews I read about it were positive. But as soon as I printed my first color picture, I realized that this printer is not intended to print quality color pictures. The colors are terrible and there are lines going across the whole print. Technically this can print color pictures but you would not dare give the print to anyone, its laughably bad. The only thing this printer is good for, and that they should clarify when selling it, is that it should only be used for black and white prints. The color prints are, like I said, laughable, and you would never use this printer for, let's say, printing out the digital pictures that you took on Christmas to show your friends and family. Or if your intentions are to print a picture out to hang on your wall or to frame. This is a black and white printer only. Dont be fooled by the low price tag, it's cheap for a reason. Save yourself the hassle and spend the extra money and get a nicer printer. I wish I had.
 Don't buy you cannot afford it. February 18, 2010
Joseph (USA)
Epson has installed this nasty software that detects non generic Epson ink and will give you an error message that asks you to buy their expensive Epson Ink. The four ink cartridges color cost $50.99 and black costs 37.99, total cost 88.98. I estimate that you can print about 10 8.5"by11" if you are lucky because they have designed very small cartridges that hardly keep any ink. This is a very large printer so they could have designed cartridges that are 5 times as large. In other words, it is a real ripp off. Stay away.
A sorry day when I ordered this printer February 8, 2010
L. Collins (usa)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
I ordered this, it came on the day it was supposed, only without a warranty, instruction book or driver. It was for Christmas, When it was opened and we realized what was missing an email was sent to Amazon. You were no help.
I called Epson, and was told that they were on vacation till january 4th. I called January 4th and was told it would be shipped overnight fed ex. I did not receive it and called again on January 9th. I was hung up on. I called again and asked for the woman's supervisor, told her the whole story, who said the operator said that I cursed her out..ABSOLUTELY NOT True. She also told me that they were not closed for Christmas, that they were opened the whole time. Amazon also told me they were closed. Will not purchase from Amazon again. I have bought music and downloaded it, but will not purchase any other product that has to be shipped.
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