Text looks heavier and a little rough around the edges, compared with many competing models. This Epson all-in-one produces acceptable-quality text documents, but the letter forms are not razor-sharp. It made a grayscale PDF in 16.1 seconds, the slowest time we've seen among inkjets and 5 seconds slower than the category average. Scanning in black-and-white to PDF format was the one task that took the XP-640 longer than average. Only the Canon MG3620 was faster, at 39.4 seconds. The XP-640 made a high-resolution JPEG color scan in 41.6 seconds, nearly 30 seconds faster than the average inkjet. Only the Canon TS6020 was faster, at 19.2 seconds. The XP-640 made a color copy in 23 seconds, well ahead of the average of 28.6 seconds. This was significantly faster than the average of 15.6 seconds, although the Epson WF-2760 (10.6 seconds) and the Canon TS6020 (9.4 seconds) were both faster.Ĭolor copying also was quick. On text documents, the XP-640 was quick, making a copy in 11.8 seconds.

The printer can handle that task in 1:12.Ĭopy speeds were better than the average for inkjet MFPs. Still, a few models bested Epson's all-in-one, including the Canon TS6020 (1:54) and the HP Envy 5540 (2:12).Īs noted, the XP-640 can print a color label onto a coated CD, an unusual ability among the all-in-ones we've tested. The XP-640 printed our letter-size photo in 2:33, way ahead of the 6:22 average for inkjets.

Glossy photos printed at faster-than-average speeds. The next closest model, the Canon Pixma TS6020, took 1:54 to print the same document. It churned out our six-page document in 1 minute, 11 seconds (5.1 ppm), almost double the 2.6-ppm average. The XP-640 spat out mixed text and graphics in a fraction of the time of most other tested models. The Canon TS6020 made two-sided prints at 3.5 ppm, while Canon's Pixma MG3620 did so at a pokey 1.7 ppm. The next-fastest competitor, the HP Envy 5540, clocked in at 3.6 ppm. But the XP-640 excelled here, making two-sided text prints at 5.5 ppm. The Epson has a duplexer, which isn't usually much cause for celebration in this budget class, as it can slow things down. For example, the Epson printed text documents at 9.1 pages per minute, versus the average of 8 ppm. On almost every timed test, the XP-640 was among the fastest inkjets we've tested. If the need for speed tops your list, the XP-640 is unlikely to disappoint. The only major missing feature is an automatic document feeder (ADF) for hands-free multipage copying. Other features include a duplexer for two-sided printing, Wi-Fi connectivity, and both a USB port and SD Card slot for printing from thumb drives and memory cards.

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