The printer is reliable and can be over Ethernet (WiFi we did not try) drive under Linux with cups and unterr Windows. The service functions and monitoring of the ink levels are, however, only with the Windows driver available; the downloadable at Epson drivers for Linux but supports all functions necessary for pure's printing. For consumption, we can not say anything yet, it is printed in color on occasion (approximately 1-2 / day 1-20 pages; yesterday had the first two of setup cartridges (black and magenta) are changed, soon to be the two his other mature. As a replacement compatible cartridges NTT be used that takes the printer easily and recognize as genuine Epson cartridges.
Very clearly falls out of the difference between the "normal" and "Draft" setting; "Draft" is really thin printed and used only for internal printouts. Overall, the colors appear quite strong, but the normal resolution seems somewhat coarser than the example of his predecessor, a HP5652 of 2003. The setting for Photo "High" has not been tested.
The printer is relatively compact, connected in different ways and both keypad and drivers löeicht to use. It switches itself off after a long respite from itself and then also must be switched on again by hand.