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By osuzyqilovu 2008-05-17 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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I purchased this printer approximatrly 10 days ago. I have gone through almost a box of Epson Ultra Premium Glossy Photo Paper(5 star) trying to match my prints to my screen display. (I have Spyder2Pro calibrated my monitor.) Every color print has (Read full review at CNET)
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| Pros: prints CDs |
| Cons: No real tech support |
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| very upset |
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2008-04-24 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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I got his printer in Feb of 2006 b/c I wanted a large format printer...now in 2008 it will no longer print. And y? Well out of media, paper not loaded correctly. I have read the reviews and tried everything..but still not working. Two of my... (Read full review at Amazon)
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| A moody model |
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2008-03-03 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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I bought the R1800 as it was by far the most recommended for my printing needs. But within the first weeks it started to complain about media not being loaded properly and was struggling to grab onto any paper. I worked with it and patiently... (Read full review at Amazon)
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| Dissapearing Ink -- Very Expensive Proposition |
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2008-03-02 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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You know how when you buy a car consumer reports now gives you an estimate on how much it costs to actually own it . . . well I hope someone would have told me about how expensive it's to own this printer. I have owned this printer for six months... (Read full review at Amazon)
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| Overall not bad |
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2008-02-28 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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Overall this printer isn't bad for the out put is fairly nice.
However that being said if you plan on working with a mac on the new leopard you might encounter slight problems where you can't turn off the color balance completely and thus... (Read full review at Amazon)
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-- Pcworld Expert, Pcworld  0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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| Epson Stylus Photo R800 With its extra red and blue inks, the R800 produces intense, rich photos; it can also print on CDs and paper rolls. The Stylus Photo R800 adds red and blue inks to the standard set of cyan, magenta, and yellow inks; but it omits light photo cyan and light photo magenta. Other cartridges supply photo black, matte black (for text), and a gloss overcoat. The matte black helped the R800 produce text that looked bold yet clean even at small sizes. While gray-scale photos exhibited punch that other printers' output lacked, they also displayed precise detail and realistic shading. Like other Epson inkjets, the R800 made a mess of narrow parallel lines. And when we tried to print our CMYK-format test photo with this model, we ran into the same problem that we did with Epson's Stylus Photo R200: The photo sometimes printed too dark and appeared severely underexposed. Even when it did print correctly, the image was a little duller than when output from other printers we tested. (CMYK is not typically used with PC printers, but most of our test models handled it without difficulty). Images printed on the R800 in the more-common RGB format looked gorgeous, with realistic textures, sharp detail, and strong, rich colors. The printer applies its gloss overcoat to photos in areas with light-colored ink to prevent dull patches. Epson's driver allows you to turn the gloss cartridge on or off; PC World' s panel of judges could detect no difference in quality between prints that used the overcoat and those that did not. Epson says that prints made with the R800's pigment-based color inks won't fade for 80 years if placed behind glass. Based on tests conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology for PC World , black ink pages cost 2.8 cents each, and pages of black plus the three standard colors (not photos) cost 11.1 cents each; both figures are somewhat lower than the average for recently tested photo printers. The R800 doesn't win any medals for speed: Text pages emerge at 2.1 ppm, a hair faster than the slowest rate we've seen lately, and photos take a more ordinary 0.4 ppm. The R800 can print on rolls of photo paper either 4 inches or 8.3 inches wide. The printer has a button that pushes finished photos out to be cut off, and then retracts the excess paper to avoid waste. You don't have to remove paper from the main tray before feeding in a roll--an improvement on Epson's previous roll-printing models. The R800 carries a tray for feeding a CD or DVD through the paper path, and it provides a bare-bones utility for designing labels. One minor inconvenience: To print on a CD or DVD, you must reposition the output tray. The R800 doesn't have a control panel or a direct-to-camera port, but it does provide USB 2.0 and six-pin FireWire ports. Upshot: If you plan on printing a lot of snapshots, you'll appreciate the R800's roll feeder; and as long as you stick with RGB files, the R800 will reward you with great-looking photo prints. -- Dan Littman ...
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| -- Pcworld Expert, Pcworld 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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| The Stylus Photo R800 adds red and blue inks to the standard set of cyan, magenta, and yellow inks; but it omits light photo cyan and light photo magenta. Other cartridges supply photo black, matte black (for text), and a gloss overcoat. The matte black helped the R800 produce text that looked bold yet clean even at small sizes. While gray-scale photos exhibited punch that other printers' output lacked, they also displayed precise detail and realistic shading. Like other Epson inkjets, the R800 made a mess of narrow parallel lines. And when we tried to print our CMYK-format test photo with this model, we ran into the same problem that we did with Epson's Stylus Photo R200: The photo sometimes printed too dark and appeared severely underexposed. Even when it did print correctly, the image was a little duller than when output from other printers we tested. (CMYK is not typically used with PC printers, but most of our test models handled it without difficulty). Images printed on the R800 in the more-common RGB format looked gorgeous, with realistic textures, sharp detail, and strong, rich colors. The printer applies its gloss overcoat to photos in areas with light-colored ink to prevent dull patches. Epson's driver allows you to turn the gloss cartridge on or off; PC World' s panel of judges could detect no difference in quality between prints that used the overcoat and those that did not. Epson says that prints made with the R800's pigment-based color inks won't fade for 80 years if placed behind glass. Based on tests conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology for PC World , black ink pages cost 2.8 cents each, and pages of black plus the three standard colors (not photos) cost 11.1 cents each; both figures are somewhat lower than the average for recently tested photo printers. The R800 doesn't win any medals for speed: Text pages emerge at 2.1 ppm, a hair faster than the slowest rate we've seen lately, and photos take a more ordinary 0.4 ppm. The R800 can print on rolls of photo paper either 4 inches or 8.3 inches wide. The printer has a button that pushes finished photos out to be cut off, and then retracts the excess paper to avoid waste. You don't have to remove paper from the main tray before feeding in a roll--an improvement on Epson's previous roll-printing models. The R800 carries a tray for feeding a CD or DVD through the paper path, and it provides a bare-bones utility for designing labels. One minor inconvenience: To print on a CD or DVD, you must reposition the output tray. The R800 doesn't have a control panel or a direct-to-camera port, but it does provide USB 2.0 and six-pin FireWire ports. Upshot: If you plan on printing a lot of snapshots, you'll appreciate the R800's roll feeder; and as long as you stick with RGB files, the R800 will reward you with great-looking photo prints. -- Dan Littman ...
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| -- Fredmiranda Expert, Fredmiranda 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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| EPSON’s world leadership in desktop photo printing has never been more evident than with the EPSON STYLUS™ PHOTO R800. Its combination of superb photo quality and incredibly high durability positions this printer as a major step forward in desktop photo printing, the EPSON STYLUS PHOTO R800 delivers supreme long life matte or gloss prints for photo professionals who require outstanding photo image quality. New UltraChrome Hi-Gloss™ pigment inks for outstanding photo quality and durability 5760 Optimized dpi using a new Multi Layer Piezo (MLP) print head for smooth and detailed output 1.5pl droplet size and Variable Sized Droplet Technology (VSDT) Eight individual cartridges including matte black ink and gloss optimiser (C, M, Y, R, B, MBk, PBk, GO) Print direct-to-surface with compatible inkjet printable CD-R / DVD-Rs ...
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| -- Itp Expert, Itp 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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| While the Epson Stylus Photo R300 is aimed at the value segment of the photo printer market, the R800 aims at the higher rungs of the ladder. The Stylus Photo R800 does feature the same 5760 x 1440 dpi inkjet print engine as the R300. Unlike the R300 however the R800 relies on an eight tank ink cartridge design to put prints to media. The printer is equipped with both USB and Firewire ports making it flexible in the connectivity department. PictBridge support is also present for direct photo prints. We were however disappointed to note that despite its high price, the R800 lacked a built in memory card reader and an LCD screen. Like the Stylus Photo R300, the R800 can also print to CD / DVD media with the use of the included disc print kit and software. When it came down to the business of prints, we found ourselves perplexed with the R800's performance. The printer seemed uncharacteristically fast while printing in photo quality as we timed it as taking a mere 88 and 92 seconds to print our test photographs. The speed came with a price however as we noted very visible banding through the photographs in our samples. This ruined an otherwise very vibrant and well contrasted print out. Repeating the test produced the same results sadly. ...
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| -- Networkitweek Expert, Networkitweek 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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| The most interesting thing about the Epson Stylus Photo R800 is that it holds a staggering eight ink cartridges instead of the standard two or three. Notably, red and blue inks have been added to the usual CMYK group to increase the colour gamut. Using the extra inks creates a colour response comparable to that of Silver Halide negative. This creates a better colour depth in scenes that use these colours such as sky, sea, sunsets and autumnal shots - and it works. There are also two black inks, one for matt, one for gloss and a gloss optimiser cartridge to assist gloss images. You can produce up to A4 sized borderless prints at a maximum of 5,760 x 1,440dpi with optimisation though software. We found the photo printing results to be excellent, especially on the matt media. The high resolution combined with the new inks really does produce quality images with little fuss. The accompanying Epson printer drivers and status monitor programs aren't as invasive and resource hungry as in the past. The driver, despite being rammed with settings, is easy to navigate. In our tests it managed a photo in around 97 seconds, which is fairly quick for this kind of quality. It also managed around two pages a minute of mixed text and images. The cartridges are all specified for 400 pages at five per cent coverage and cost £11.90 (£10.13 ex VAT) each, bar the gloss optimiser, which is £6.35 (£5.41). This puts the cost, replacing all cartridges at £89.65 inc VAT, which is expensive, but the quality is top notch. Overall, the R800 is an excellent printer, but its price means it's one for the photo enthusiast only. Contact: Epson www.epson.co.uk Specifications: 100 A4 sheets (plain paper) cut sheet feeder 100 A4 photo quality inkjet paper Black text (economy mode): 17ppm Colour text (economy mode): 8ppm 5,760 x 1,440dpi 8 cartridges USB2 495 x 307 x 198mm (h x w x d) 8kg Permalink Comments Forward Print digg del.icio.us reddit! Related content Latest news Back-up Storage Review: Sony AIT-5 (SDX-1100) backup drive A tiny tape drive with a big appetite 20 Dec 2006 Software Applications Hands on: Organisation in databases Organise your data by creating many-to-many relationships between multiple fields 20 Dec 2006 Network Tools Review: Peak Mpeg4 Pan/Tilt Internet Camera A low-cost way to monitor your home via the internet 20 Dec 2006 > More news Latest in depth Comment Lose track of time and yule be sorry The age-old problem of shopping in good time for Xmas has not been cracked by e-commerce 19 Dec 2006 Comment Barclays can?t bank on its intelligence BI systems can prove a liability if, like one high-street bank, you measure the wrong things 18 Dec 2006 Comment Will Palm revitalise its old platform? Reports of the demise of Palm OS were premature, but can it compete in today?s world? 18 Dec 2006 > More in depth Reader comments Advertising Marketplace Software License control, Windows Vista/XP Upgrade Manage Software Licenses, plan for XP/Vista upgrades, Security Audits. Click to try and whitepapers. Free Webcast: How to Profit with Remote Support Learn how to grow your IT services business. Discover how remote support can fuel your business in ways you've never thought of before, expand your geographic reach and see how the right technology can widen the gap between you and your competition. Security Within - Configuration based Security Configuration based security is a pro-active way to defend against attacks. Click for whitepapers. EMC - The easier way to archive is here Minimize risk, control costs, and protect vital information with EMC's software archiving platform. Online Storage - IBackup IBackup offers secure online storage, online backup and remote access services for consumers and businesses, for Windows, Mac and Linux including handheld devices. Features include Network Drive Mapping using IDrive, Sharing and more! Have your product or service listed here > TechFinder Search for Software, Hardware & Solutions Enterprise Accounting Solutions Business Intelligence Solutions Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Supply Chain Management Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Project Management Solutions Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Security Solutions Systems Management Networking and Communications Solutions Sponsored links ...
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| Epson Stylus Photo R800 InkbÅt Desktop Printer |
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