Customer Reviews for Epson - C11CC24001 LX-350 Impact Dot Matrix Printer - Black
Customer Rating
5
excellent replacement for old LX-800 that needed repair
on August 24, 2022
Posted by: Garth816
from SoCal
It just arrived, so this is not a long-term report; but it is faster than older ones and prints as nicely or better than they. People who are giving this model low marks are not understanding what a dot-matrix impact printer is and what it's for. I need this for programming, for using continuous fan-fold paper so there aren't page breaks and margins in the worst places in my source code like you get with most household and office printers; and for another use, I need to be able to print a line and see it without ejecting the page, a few minutes later print another line right below it, etc., and I need to be able to feed it straight text rather than feeding everything like graphics. This one is not for printing web pages and pictures. I use the parallel interface and don't use printer driver software. I feed it the control codes myself rather than using driver software. I was going to get my old Epson T-1000 and/or LX-800 repaired, and then I found I could get this LX-350 for no more than the price I was expecting a repair to cost. So far I'm very pleased with it. I did have to download the command reference from http://www.epson.ru/upload/iblock/057/esc-p.pdf since this information was not in the manual though. Fortunately the commands are identical across all their 9-pin printers; but I had to learn a few that I couldn't access via the buttons on the front on this model. (There's probably a way, but I don't know how yet.)
I couldn't get it to print correctly. I returned the product after hours of wasted time trying to get the drivers loaded. It is not compatible with Microsoft Windows 10.
I salute Epson for still supporting legacy intefaces
on September 1, 2019
Posted by: Makel
from San Diego, CA
I don’t understand the harsh criticism of this product. If you want nice graphics and crisp text, buy a laser printer or an ink-jet printer. Back in the eighties, when I got my Epson, a dot matrix was the only affordable printer. These days laser and ink-jet printers are sold absurdly cheap, so they can hook you on the consumables. I kept my eighties dot matrix Epson to print labels, a task it excels at. I am grateful to Epson that they still make this product, supporting legacy interfaces at an affordable price for what must surely be a very limited market, because if mine fails, I’ll need to replace it with this one.
Great for Documents; Lousy for Web Pages and Forms
on February 4, 2017
Posted by: joestehling
from Angel Fire, NM, United States
I really like the printer for documents especially since it has a USB port and can be connected to a router for remote printing. Printing web pages and forms such as 1099Rs is terrible. The print is not legible. I have tried all combinations of settings on the control panel Font and print quality (dots per inch) in the Printer setup on my computer. I can tell no difference in readability no matter what combination I use. I bought the printer primarily because my wife likes to print recipes from the internet. The printer is virtually useless for that. My recommendation below is for printing the items I bought the printer for.
LOYAL EPSON CUSTOMER of all-in-ones, and IMPACT printers for 20 years.
The printer is great, well, when I borrowed a USB cable to plug it in, it worked great and was user friendly on set up instructions. The serial connector did not fit the printer (it was too small for the connection). I would like the company to make sure all connection devices are shipped with the printers so others will not encounter this problem. A USB connector was preferred.
Now, the printer is still great. Prints fast, etc. printing the separator page which is unnecessary. We all print the same thing (invoices!)