A "problem" commonly encountered with Epson hardware, printers and scanners, is that Epson simply declines to go through the hoops to have their stuff registered as "Windows Compatible."

People often get the warning during installation that "this device is not certified compatible" - or something to that effect - and try to do something clever, instead of just saying "shut up and install it." If they're "clever" enough they get a messed up installation that requires backing out, removal, and a clean "start over from scratch."

Naturally enough, the ones who can't figure out how to "just do it," or who try to take shortcuts when they've messed it up, are the whiners who complain about how hard it is to get their Epson set up.

Based only on my limited experience, of course, I've not found an Epson device that didn't install and set up pretty cleanly, even if Windows whines about the drivers not being all prettied up with the right Micro-Mouse logos. I don't have any specific info about your particular printer model, but generally I've found Epson stuff at least as good as the rest of the stuff on the market.

A couple of the cheapest Epson inkjets have been reported (by apparently reliable people) as suffering from nozzle clogging if they're left idle for very long, but it appears to be only an isolated couple of models. Clearing a clog uses a very large percentage of the ink in a set of those itty-bitty cartridges, so it's a really noxious thing - and expensive - if it does happen more than a few times.

John