Epson Business Inkjet B-510DN Inkjet Printer - Color - 5760 x 1440 dpi Print (37 ppm Mono / 37 ppm Color Print - 500 sheets Input - Automatic Duplex Print - LCD - Fast Ethernet - USB)

Extraordinarily low cost per page...Laser-class speed...High paper capacity...Duplexer....Although output quality is good enough for most business use, it is sub-par overall at the printer's...If you have any doubts about how blurred the line between inkjets and lasers is getting, take a look at the Epson B-510DN ($599 direct...As intriguing as a laser-class inkjet may sound, that's not the most interesting aspect of the B-510DN...The bad news is that with...

Epson's B-510DN inkjet is designed compete with serious colour laser printers, with a 10/100 Ethernet port, automatic duplexer and maximum duty cycle of 20,000 pages in a month...Photo printing, although a secondary feature to fast, cheap text, is surprisingly good, with accurate colour and only a very slight gritty quality visible on closer examination...Print quality is generally good, but is more dependent on paper quality than laser printers, which can produce sharp, glossy looking text and images on almost anything...

But if you need speed, volume, and economy, plus good photo printing, the B-510DN is well worth considering...The B-510DN's design is efficient rather than aesthetically pleasing...

It isn't unusual for office equipment to look underwhelming, but while grey plastic and sharp edges might be the norm for laser printers and photocopiers, it's been a while since we've seen something as singularly unattractive as the Epson B-510DN...The B-510DN's most interesting claim is that it's fast - Epson says it will hit 37 pages per minute (ppm) in draft mode, which would be impressive even for a workhorse laser...Our standard five-page PDF test was output in just 10 seconds, making the B-510DN an excellent choice for busy offices...Unfortunately, while the B-510DN is fast, it's some way short of the current high watermark for quality...The latter is particularly interesting, as it gives the B-510DN some truly top-end paper handling options...