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Advantages Excellent photo quality
Disadvantages No USB cable
I bought my new Epson Stylus Photo R800 in December last year, shortly before Christmas. Kind of present for myself! It was replacement for my old photo printer, as the name suggests - another Epson - Stylus Photo 890. It was a great printer, reliable, durable, making great quality prints until the day…
My promise to myself was to get another Epson printer as I knew the maker and loved quality of its printers and other "photo products". I own photo quality scanner by Epson - another great piece of equipment.I ordered my new printer over the internet, as it was December had to wait 2 weeks for delivery due to big demand for this model.
Unpacking isn't difficult and rather exiting, the box contains:Installation.
After plugging in the printer and turning it on, first what you need to do, is installing all 8 cartridges in to the printer. The activity isn't difficult and takes few seconds for each cartridge. As always with Epson there's a crib on the printer's cover for those who aren't to sure how to do it, so do not wary!Installing the software is straight forward and easy, even for people who do not have much experience with it. Another couple of minutes and the software are ready.
Now, with all done, is time to connect your new printer to the computer. And here comes the first and the only problem I ever come across with the printer. There is no cable to connect printer and computer! Knowing about it in advance I bought my USB 2 cable, so advice you. Connect and give it a go!Performance.
The Epson Stylus Photo R800 is slightly bigger than its predecessor and heavier (8 kg) but you need to remember one aspect of the problem: this is PHOTO PRINTER, and that is the main reason of its existents: to produce photo quality prints. The resolution for both colour and b&w printing is exceptional: 5760 x 144 dpi. Single droplet size is 1.5 pl - amazing!On suitable media, i.e. genuine Epson media (Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper), and resolution set to the highest, prints can hardly be distinguish from photographs. Colours produced by the printer are vivid and lively, thank to 8 separate ink cartridge technology. There are: 2 blacks, one photo and the second for non photo printing; yellow; magenta; cyan; red; blue and photo optimiser. The set is capable of reconstructing any colour taken by your digital camera. Separate ink technology saves you money. When one colour is running out, the replacement cost covers only one colour not the whole set of colours. To replace all cartridges you need to pay app. £90, but again, if you consider how much would you pay for developing and printing, say, 20 film of 36 exposure (including cost of films)? Answer would be app. £240! So you really can save money and time using digital technology personify by the Photo R800.
Durable Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss pigment inks deliver long lasting prints.
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