CONCLUSION
The Stylus SX535WD All-In-One is not the most high end multi-purpose machine by EPSON but it's well balanced for home and office use since it combines very good image quality (colors/detail), fast printing and scanning, plenty of features and a rather small size (and weight compared) to similar products. Perhaps the only serious downside i noticed with the SX535WD is the build quality and finish of its exterior since although it's quite sturdy and looks very nice it's nowhere near to what CANON offers with their latest Pixma MG5350 multifunction series. Certainly the price tag is something that always plays a significant part in everything from quality to features and the Stylus SX535WD does cost almost 40% less than the Pixma MG5350 so i can justify some compromise regarding the build quality and finish of the unit’s exterior. Two smaller drawbacks (may be insignificant to most people) is the lack of a Bluetooth connection and the lack of an compact flash card port. True the available Wi-Fi connection should be more than enough for most people (if used at all) while the available SD/XD/MSPro card slots are far more popular than Compact Flash (although i do use it) but still I’d like to see those two features as well.
Perhaps the strongest card of the Stylus SX535WD All-In-One Wi-Fi Printer by EPSON is its quite aggressive retail price tag (compared to the competition) which is currently set at around USD120 in the USA (Stylus NX625) and 90Euros inside the EU. Of course if the SX535WD doesn’t come with the features you need to cover your needs (Bluetooth, fax, and larger print/scan area) EPSON has a wide range of available models (especially in the EU) for you to choose from. However for casual home and office users the Stylus SX535WD is an impressive cost-effective All-In-One unit well worth of our Golden award.
PROS
- Build Quality
- Design
- AIO Printer/Scanner/Copier
- Print & Scan Quality/Speed
- Double-Sided Printing
- Wi-Fi Support
- 100Mbps Ethernet Port
- Card Reader (MS/SD/XD)
- Control Panel Upwards Rotation
- 2.5" Color LCD
- User Friendly Control Panel
- Price
CONS
- Exterior Build Quality and Finish Could Be Better
- No Bluetooth Support
- Lacks Support For Printing on Optical Media