Epson Stylus D120 Printer Review

The sales pitch for Epson’s new Stylus D120 is that it makes a sensible alternative to a personal laser printer in a small or home office. Rather than restricting yourself to a mono printer, the argument goes; you can get the same kind of speed, quality and running costs from an inkjet and have the facility for colour print when you need it. Given that sales of personal laser printers have died a death over the last 10 years, against the onward march of inkjet, we reckon that battle has largely been won.

The Stylus D120 is best summed up as a general-purpose ink-jet printer with provision for an extra black ink tank. It offers print speeds similar to entry-level mono lasers, but black print quality is not as crisp. Cost of printing is also quite a bit higher, so the decision whether to use an inkjet or a personal mono laser printer is still down to how often you need colour. This has always been the advantage of an inkjet and until we see colour laser printers at below £100, it’s a more important criterion than speed or cost.

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