For home users looking for flexibility and convenience in an all-in-one multifunction printer, the Epson CX-9400 is a dream come true. Built into this relatively small unit is a very good quality scanner, fax machine, and photo quality ink jet printer all of which work seamlessly with most software packages. Other benefits to this unit include:

• Automatic document feeder with the ability to scan directly to PDF.
• Instant photo copying from the front control panel.
• Instant faxing without help from the computer.
• Vibrant, very high quality photo prints when using Epson inks and paper.
• Built in card readers and PictBridge support allows printing of photos without a computer.
• LCD screen on front of printer allows for minor editing and cropping of images prior to printing.
• Traditional flat-bed scanning to import images into the computer for editing.
• Prints photos up to 8 1/2 by 11 inches.

Overall this unit gets high marks for almost every criteria. Customer support is also quite good. The initial test unit had a defective ink tray. After a brief wait on the phone and a few troubleshooting questions Epson sent out a replacement unit and a pre-paid return tag to ship the bad unit back to the factory.