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Pros

  • Low ink costs
  • Large control panel
  • ADF and automatic duplexing

Cons

  • No duplex scanning

Manufacturer’s Description

Artisan 837 offers premium performance plus the World's Fastest 4x6-inch photo print speeds, high-speed faxing and a 30-page Automatic Document Feeder. Get 4 x 6 photos in as fast as 10 seconds. Speed through everyday projects. With a 7.8 touch panel and 3.5-inch LCD, the Artisan 837 gives you all the tools you need. Use the Automatic Document Feeder to quickly copy, fax and scan stacks of originals. Print, scan, and access memory card slots from any room with Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n wireless networking and built-in Ethernet networking. Or, use Epson Connect to print directly from your smartphone, iPad, tablet and more.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number C11CB20201
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Display
Display size 3.5 inches
Photo preview 1
Display type Color
Touchscreen 1
Text Only 0
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
Wireless connection Yes
USB Flash Port Yes
PictBridge Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 23.0 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 4.5 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 180.0
Dimensions
Width 18.3 inches
Depth 25.8 inches
Height 7.8 inches
Weight 24.9 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2.0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 140.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 0.0
Manual Feed Slot 0.0
Other media supported CD/DVD
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Dedicated photo tray 1.0
Automatic Document Feeder 1.0
Other media supported CD/DVD
Storage Media
Memory stick Memory Stick PRO Duo
SD card
  • SD Card
  • SDXC Card
Compact flash CompactFlash
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed
Maximum Scan Size Letter
Horizontal Optical Scan Resolution 4800.0
Vertical Optical Scan Resolution 4800.0
Maximum External Bit Depth 24-bit
Platform Support
Printer languages supported GDI/Host-based
Printer Type
Number of Colors 6.0
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Light Cyan
  • Light Magenta
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 3.3 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 13.2 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 9.6 ppm
Color print speed 9.1 ppm
Color 4x6 photo speed 10 seconds
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

Macworld Labs (Quality)
Print quality: Text Good
Print quality: Color photo Good
Print quality:PDF Very Good
Scan quality: Color photo Very Good
Scan quality: Line art Good
Copy quality Good
Macworld Labs (Speed)
Print speed: Text 7.4   ppm
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed: Color photo 63.9   seconds for 8X10 photo
Print speed rating: Color photo Superior
Print speed: PDF 131.1   seconds for 4-page PDF
Print speed rating: PDF Very Good
Scan speed 1 39.5   seconds for 8 x 10 color photo at 600 dpi
Scan speed 2 85.4   seconds 4 x 6 color photo at 1200 dpi
Scan speed rating Very Good

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