Advantages: Quiet, Quality of print, flexibility Disadvantages: Fiddly CD printing tray
...edges), and if the recommended Epson photo paper is used, and your original source image is of sufficient resolution, the print quality is excellent. The prints dry very quickly, and the whole thing is very fuss free.
The printer connects to the PC via a USB port (there is no parallel connectivity option), but does support bi-directional printing (this means that the printer can report its status back to the user) The ink cartridges (6 of them) ... ...with the following software:
Epson Photoquicker This piece of software allows you to print contact sheets, and edit your photos. Amongst its useful, and user friendly features, it ahs the ability to reduce red-eye in a photo, and adjust most aspects of the picture (e.g. colour balance, brightness and contrast, size and orientation etc)
The software is very easy for beginners to use, but don’t expect to be able to do anything major with it, in terms ...
flaggster 14.10.2004
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Advantages: Superb Photo Quality Printer Disadvantages: Manual is on CD
...I opted for the superb Epson R200.
After several weeks of waiting for the printer to come into Argos, I finally got a text message to say that the printer was in stock. So off I went to my local Argos and picked up my printer and straight back home.
Now the R200 is quite a fair size, but amazingly it’s not that heavy and as with all Epson printers it is extremely well built and sturdy.
Anyway, upon getting home I unpacked the R200 and followed ... ...It also comes with the Epson Print CD software, now this IS impressive, the R200 comes with a special tray that you place a printable CD in, or place a label on a CD such as the Fellowes disc labels, design your CD and then just print it out.
The CD printing software is a dream to use, the only thing that holds you back on your CD design is your own imagination, and it is quite quick at printing on the CD/DVD and the print quality is professional. ...
kwildchild 30.03.2004
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Advantages: Quality for the price, CD printing Disadvantages: Ink usage and costs, occasional problems printing CDs
...that not only did the Epson do a good job of printing CDs, it was also an excellent quality photo printer. I was therefore quite pleased to find out that this is most definitely the case!
== CD quality ==
The printer will print onto "inkjet-printable" CDs. The quality is excellent, and using the supplied software it is easy to design a professional looking label - the end product looking far better than any other non-professional disc I have seen. ... ...out. If you buy Epson branded cartridges then a replacement set could cost close to the price of the printer, especially if you buy them singly, but complete packs are also available.
Each time the printer is turned on from cold, it performs a certain amount of head-cleaning, which uses up the only liquid available to the printer - ink. I have one of these printers at work, which never gets turned off, and one at home, which is used infrequently ...
kah123 05.03.2006
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...need to go to the epson site to download the right server for your machine for your pics to come out so well. Ours were coming out really dark until we did that.
The disc printing is also great. If you want to print directly onto a disc, the quality is again fantastic. Finding out how to insert the disc tray into the machine is fiddly at first and you have to make sure that there's enough room at the back of the printer for the tray to come out ... ...altogether and the genuine epson ones aren't cheap. There are however several compatible ones at much lower prices, which we've used and found to make no difference whatsoever to the speed, quality and reliabiltiy of printing.
An excellent printer and if you can get it below £70, a bargain. ...
sarahbott 17.03.2005
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Advantages: Fast, Reliable and Pretty Damn Good Disadvantages: A tad noisy, Can be a bit awkward to get used to
...have used a number of Epson printers including the C62, CX3200 etc and I honestly can hold my hands up and say they are in my opinion the best printers for value of money.
The R200 is one of the first printers to allow you to print directly to a printable DVD or CD, this in itself is a great concept and makes the standard DVD or CD look that much more professional. Use it for creating your own CD or DVD make it stand out from the crowd!
Print Quality
... ...done this load up the Epson PrintCD software and setup the disc the way you want, once your done click print and your away.
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This printer is very reliable and with Epson's 12 month manufactures guarantee you cant go wrong.
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I find this printer to be very efficient on ink as with most Epson printers the compatible ink available on the market makes the Epson printer range the cheapest ...
Mark20 18.07.2005
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Advantages: Fantastic, fast printing Disadvantages: Noisy, instructions a bit odd
Im no techy, so I apologise in advance for this low tech review of this printer. This is a review based for your average PC user, not teccy buffs.
Anyway, i recently bought this great printer for a nifty £84 (from John Lewis). I looked around at the competition, and I chose this printer for the follwoing reasons:
1) Its small and looks decent
2) Competitively priced compared to other printers
3) Uses different cartridges for different colours ... ...you only need to change that cartridge (unlike other brands available, where you have to change the whole cartridge, a real waste!)
4) Great photo prining ability
5) Recommended by a John Lewis sales assistant (almost always a good bet!)
Instillation is easy. You follow a self explaintory instillation wizard. The paper instructions are a bit limited, and I had to scratch my head a bit before I could work out where to load the paper! (its from ...
Dan_ep 01.03.2005
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Advantages: Quality of prints, prints onto dvds/cds, price of cartridges Disadvantages: None
...had a number of different epson printers (C42, then CX3200 all in one), when I was looking for a printer that would print on the printable dvd's I had recently bought for my DVD recorder, epson was the first choice.
I looked at the R200 and R300, the only difference really being the memory card reader on the R300 which I did'nt need as I have a card reader on my computer and £20 price difference.
So having chosen which printer I wanted I looked ... ...of which I've used.
Epson Photoquicker - not tried this yet as I use a different photo editing program
Epson Image Framer - Not tried this either
Epson Pif Editor - Nor this
Epson Print Cd - This I have used, and find a fantastic piece of software. It allows you to use any image on your hard drive and creat a cd design from it. Although I did find that the setting required a little adjustment (a couple of mm here and there) I was creating very ...
sandemp 08.11.2004
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Advantages: Fast, Photo Quality Printing, CD Printing, Inexpensive Disadvantages: None?
I have now had the Epson R200 for about 6 months, replacing my old (and very noisy Epson 790). Purchase price was around £60-70
*** While the printer comes with a power cable there is no cable to connect the printer to the computer, if you do not already have one you will need a USB printer cable (about £3-6)
USB cable can either be plugged in the front or back
Maximum Printable Area
Full bleed possible on 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", Letter, ... ...up to A4, and with Epson 6x4 Photo paper printing photos has never been easier!
If you have a good understanding of printing images you can move away from the general setting, as the printer also offers a more manual approach to colour setting the printer, although I have to say the general setting are all I have ever needed.
Prints a 4" x 6" borderless photo within 1-2 minutes (quicker depending on image) and black text up to 15 ppm. All printing ...
dsayce 21.06.2005
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Advantages: Great print quality, prints on discs, seperate cartridges Disadvantages: mine didnt come with a manual, a bit chunky
...the best things of using Epson printers is that you can get 'compatible' cartridges from other manufactureres bery easily. Compatibles are now down to a round a pound each (the printer taked 6 cartridges, one for each colour) whereas epson originals are around 6 pounds each.
As mentioned above, the printer takes 6 different ink cartridges, which is very useful, as if one colour runs out, you just need to replace that cartridge instead of the whole ...
peter_mh 27.03.2005
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Advantages: Requires 6 cartridges Disadvantages: Prints directly onto "Printable" cd's
...you can get from the Epson site, I'm just going to tell you what I've done with it and any problems that I encountered.
I brought the printer as a 2nd printer and I've used it to print letters, photo's (4" x 6" and A4) without problem. I can't say whether it's pixel perfect because I'm not that bothered but I was happy with what I printed.
Printing cd's is a different matter. Firstly you open up the cd printing software and drag in your pictures. ... ...the hole in the centre doesn't spoil the effect and then you can type text where you want and have it bent so it circles the disc, etc. I'm no expert but I've got some nice results. Then you have to play with the printer. There's a tray that comes with it and you fit the cd into the tray, then you pull down the front of the printer and push the tray into its slot until the arrow on the side aligns with the arrow on the printer. The cd should be one ...
NeilsCiao 08.12.2005
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Advantages: Great print quality Disadvantages: Expensive original cartridges but there are alternatives
The epson stylus photo r200 is a fairly new printer to the market and i usually am quite hesitant about buying new products. I tend to let other people try them first and depending on the feedback purchase it then. However i was desperate for a printer and so purchased this one straight away.
The intial cost wasn't to bad i think that the price will have gone down by now. The print quality was brilliant and i could print high quality images and ... ...form www.kenborne.com.
Overall the printer is great, its never given me any problems but then, as with anything you have to look after it. Epson provide a customer care line and the instruction manual is very informative so the likelyhood of getting in to a muddle is virtually impossible. ...
SARAHHAMMOND56 21.10.2004
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Advantages: Easy to use Disadvantages: Only likes its own brand paper
The Epson Photo R200 is a well thought-out, well designed little printer. It has a front tray that folds up out of the way when not in use; it has a nice compact rounded design that makes it easy to position in the home environment; it has two USB ports: one front, one back; it does not require a transformer (which is the disadvantage of HP printers). The software is easy to use and includes all the features you would require to produce decent looking ... ...that suggests the designers at Epson have put in the effort to produce something they can be proud of. These little niceties make the printer convenient to use and a pleasure.
Regarding the print quality, the R200 can produce sharp clear prints, however it is very fussy about the paper you give it. Unless you use Epson paper, the results are quite poor actually. On HP photo paper, the ink literally sat on the surface and smeared off. I have not ...
AdrianBB 19.05.2007
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Advantages: Well priced, looks good, excellent photo prints, easy CD/DVD printing Disadvantages: Test printing could be better, empty ink cartridge problem (see review)
...is easy and results, on Epson photo paper, are surprisingly good - although never going to be as good as professional prints.
The major flaw, however, really is unforgiveable. The printer uses 6 different colour cartridges and does a good job of monitoring ink levels. However, when any of them are empty, the printer will not print. So I was recently unable to print an important black and white plain text document because my 'light magenta' cartridge ... ...us to buy more ink, but its very irritating. Epson ink is expensive, although good results can be achieved with cheaper third-party inks.
If it wasn't for the empty ink cartridge problem, I would give this 4 stars. But it has to lose 2 stars for this apalling design flaw. ...
brianbadger 18.07.2007
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Advantages: Excellent photo quality, disc printing, 6 ink cartridges Disadvantages: Can produce poor text output
I have owned this printer since Easter 2004 and found it to be excellent for printing photos. General graphics are also usually very good indeed, except for fades, such as a colour fading to transparent with another colour behind, as can be done with PowerPoint or similar. The printer either seems to ignore the fade or ugly lines appear between tones instead of it being a continuous transition.
The printer driver is very good with many options. ... ...and individually adjusting brightness, contrast, saturation, cyan, magenta and yellow values.
The supplied disc design and printing software can be used to produce good looking discs to a similar standard as normal paper printing.
Unfortunately, normal text printing can be lacking, especially in text mode. I have found that setting the printer to 'Photo' and upping the contrast results in good output.
Having six ink cartridges means that colour ...
ruggero 21.11.2005
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Advantages: prints onto cd Disadvantages: could not stop it from resetting the printer back to factory settings
...as a replacement for my Epson stylus c62. having had my printer for a couple of years, it was reliable and easy to use I had no problems in choosing another Epson printer.
I bought a new digital camera so I needed something that was going to do a really good job with my photos. I choose the R200 as I was impressed with the quality of the prints that were used as example, also all the features of being able to print directly onto cd etc. The separate ... ...an Epson printer I was well aware of the costs involved in replacement inks and even though the separate ink tanks are quite expensive I would have imagined I would not have had to do it as often.
I eagerly got the printer home and set it up, the instructions were really good and it was very easy to install. I charged up the ink and followed all instructions and then printed a photo.
I was very disappointed. the first picture was very posterised ...
darky2005 26.03.2005
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