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WorkForce® 520 Fact Sheet

May 04, 2010
The Epson WorkForce 520 all-in-one is specially designed to offer small business owners with a reliable print/scan/copy/fax solution that delivers on performance and print quality. This compact, yet powerful ink jet all-in-one delivers superior performance with the fastest print speeds in its class, built-in Wi-Fi® and durable black-and-white and color output on plain and photo paper.  The WorkForce 520 also offers a 30-page automatic document feeder to help increase productivity and efficiency. 
 
Superior Performance
  • Speed through critical documents with the world’s fastest all-in-one in its class1
  • ISO Print Speeds of 15 ISO ppm (black) and 5.4 ISO ppm (color)2
  • Sends and receives black and color faxes in as fast as three seconds per page
 
High-Productivity Features
  • Print from virtually anywhere in your office or home with built-in Wi-Fi (802.11n) and Ethernet networking3
  • Copy/scan/fax stacks of documents quickly with built-in 30-page automatic document feeder
  • PC fax for faxing documents directly from a computer4
 
Cost-Efficient
  • Produces about 2x more prints with two black cartridges5
  • High-Capacity ink cartridges available for high-volume printing
  • Five individual ink cartridges for replacing only the color that is needed
 
Superior Print Quality 
  • Smudge and water resistant to protect important documents6
  • Features DURABrite® Ultra all-pigment inks for crisp text and vibrant graphics on all media types
  • Instant drying inks for truly touchable, laser-like quality documents and lab-quality photos

Eco-Features
  • Saves up to 50% of your paper supply with manual, two-sided printing7
  • Uses up to 70% less energy than a laser printer when printing daily jobs8
  • ENERGY STAR® qualified
  • RoHS compliant
  • Designed to be recycled9
  • Epson America, Inc. is a SmartWaySM Transport Partner10

Better Products for a Better Future
For more information on Epson’s environmental programs, go to www.epson.com/environment
 
 
Versatile Printing, Scanning and Copying
  • Maximum print resolution of 5760 x 1440 dpi
  • High quality scanning for archiving important documents with up to 2400 dpi
  • Scan directly to e-mail to easily send invoices or proposals
  • Offers standalone (one-touch) color and black and white copying
    • Copies up to 99 pages – no computer required
    • Reduces and enlarges copies (25 to 400 percent)
    • Scan and save directly into PDF format for easy archiving
    • Features Auto Fit Page to adjust a variety of document and photo sizes to letter size
 
Full-Featured Faxing
  • High-speed faxing in black and color using a 33.6 kbps modem
  • Stores up to 60 speed dial numbers; Receives up to 180 pages in memory
  • Dedicated speed dial buttons for 5 most frequently used fax numbers
  • Automatic redial, auto answer, delay send
 
Epson MicroPiezo® Printing Technology
  • Features advanced MicroPiezo® print head technology, exclusively from Epson, which ensures sharp, accurate ink placement, while optimizing print speeds. With “smart” nozzles, this powerful technology delivers droplets in as many as 3 sizes, some as small as 3 picoliters. So, you get laser-like quality text — fast!
 
Protection You Can Count On       
  • One-year limited warranty
  • Phone support, without charge, for the life of the product
  • Access to free business templates, “how-to” tutorials, videos and other resources
  • Quick and convenient product exchange

Multipurpose Paper Options       
  • Epson Premium Bright White Paper, plain paper, Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte, Premium Presentation Paper Matte, Presentation Paper Matte, Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Luster, and Premium Photo Paper Semi-Gloss 
  • Letter, legal, 3.5”x5”, 4”x6”, 5”x7”, 8”x10”, 16:9, A4, A5, A6, B5, Envelopes, User Defined 3.5”x3.5” up to 8.5”x44”
 
Interface and Compatibility
  • Windows®: 7, Vista®, XP, XP Professional x64, 2000
  • Macintosh®: OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x
  • Hi-speed USB 2.0
  • Wireless 802.11b/g/n
  • Ethernet 10/100
 
Printer Dimensions         
  • Compact footprint
  • Dimensions: 18.1” x 15.9” x 9.3” (W x D x H) 
  • Weight: 16.3 lbs.  
 
Availability          
  • Available in May 2010 through major computer, office and electronic superstores, a variety of retail stores nationwide, mail order, PC manufacturers, the Internet, and Epson’s own retail site, www.epsonstore.com.
 
Estimated Street Price
$129.99 estimated street price
 
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1 Fastest in its class; 50% faster than the competition printing black text in default, single-side mode, in accordance  with ISO/IEC 24734. Compared to ink jet all-in-ones priced at $199 or less, as of September 2009, based on independent testing.
2ISO ppm is based on the new international standard for measuring print speed.  Black and color print speeds are determined in default, single-side mode in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734. Actual print times will vary based on system configuration, software, and page complexity. See www.epson.com/printspeed for details, including complete ISO reports.
3Subject to the capabilities of your wireless router.
4 For sending faxes only.
5Two Black cartridges allow about twice as much black printing as compared to printing with a single Black cartridge
6Water resistance on Epson Glossy Papers, Epson Matte Papers and plain papers, when using genuine Epson inks.
7Some applications and/or functions, like two-sided printing, may not be supported by Mac.
8Compared to the best selling monochrome and color multifunction laser printers available for $499 or less as of January 1, 2009. Actual power savings will vary by product model and usage.
9See our website for convenient and reasonable recycling options at www.epson.com/recycle.
10SmartWay is an innovative partnership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that reduces greenhouse gases and other air pollutants and improves fuel efficiency.

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