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Summary: Great Photo Printer for Anyone......even the picky!!!! LOL
Review: After much researching photo printers I decided the Epson R300 was best for me. Then after much waiting and searching for the item I located it and immediately set to work getting it set up. Let me tell you, it was very easy and quick....a big plus in my book. I printed my first 4 x 6 and was extremely pleased. Made me want to call my local photo developer and tell them goodbye. The ink usage is far less per photo than I would have ever imagined and the fact that there are separate ink carts. will in fact save you money. I can't even begin to tell you how great the photo quality is.....you really just need to buy the printer and find out all of it's marvelous points yourself, trust me, you will not be disappointed. This machine is definitely worth the wait and aggrivation trying to find it. Read all the other reviews and you will know you will be making the right decision with the R300. One last thing, I spoke to a local, well known portrait photog and she uses this epson to showcase a lot of her work and she said she wouldn't go back to any other printer after this one. That should say alot. To sum it all up.....Go Buy It....You Will Love It!!!!!
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Summary: Epson R300 prints are outstanding, competes with 35mm
Review: After very happily owning a Durabrite Epson C82 I decided I wanted richer prints of my digital photos, so I picked up an R300 even though it does not support the truly amazing Durabrite technology. The Print Image Matching attracted me being an owner of the Sony DSC-F707. I got it home and set it up in about 5 minutes which was a smooth process. After 15 minutes of reading the manual about PIM2 I fired up the plug-in and prepared to make my first borderless print onto a sheet of included complimentary 4x6 glossy paper. I made the mental note to not waste ink and get all settings correct the first time. Print Image Matching made this easy. I followed the steps, finalized print settings and pushed the button. The print that quickly emerged is incredible, accurate, rich, and sharp. If only my retailer (a major computer superstore) was able to sell me inkjet printable CDR's I would have tried that neat feature too. Unfortunately they did not know what I was talking about when I pointed to the R300 box. I highly recommend this product. In my opinion this unit is a milestone in the digital photography revolution! This is the first printer I've seen yet that can print a digital photograph with stunning results.
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Summary: Pointless inkjet technology!! This printer sucks!!
Review: Don't be fooled by the "six-color separate ink cartridge" baloney. Epson does not let you print if one of the cartridges is low. I mean what's the point? I replaced the black cartridge and then wanted to do a nozzle check, but it wouldn't let me because the light magenta cartridge was low, so I had to wind up replacing that one as well--then the cyan cartridge wasn't full enough--I ended up replacing four of the six cartridges just to do a nozzle check print!! I am so sick and tired of this crap!! Epson is in the business of selling ink not printers! It's a worthless piece of junk!!
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Summary: Has its good points but the bad points outweight them.
Review: First the PROS:
1) excellent print quality on both paper and CD/DVD media.
2) Has card readers built in and ability to capture directly from it's own USB port from devices such as a digital camera.
3) card port can be used in passthrough so it acts just like a normal card reader.
4) fairly quiet overall.
5) not a bad price for the printer itself and you can get the R200, same printer without card reader basically for about $100. But the Cons:
1) Ink costs a fortune for it and I have yet to find a generic ink that will work all that well in it. Carts are very difficult to refill.
2) Sucks up ink like cheap wine. It prints light compared to some printers so you have to set it to darken the print, using more ink in the process, if you want a true to color picture and the ink drops rapidly.
3) When you replace a cart it drops the others by about 1/10 of the meter for no reason at all. Once more way for epson to milk more ink money out of you.
4) reports ink is out far before its really gone, forcing you to use a third party utility to trick it into letting you use all your ink, and that utility can damage the printer if you aren't careful with it.
5) I've noticed some streaking from the black head on almost every cover I've printed.
6) It likes to catch the front corners of the paper and ink them black by accident. I guess because it doesn't secure the front edge before printing. This may be why I'm getting streaking too. its possible the black head is screwed up from the corners of paper poking into it.
7) takes forever to power on when you want to use it.
8) Draft printing is horrible. It comes out very light, unlike the HPs which still look good in draft mode. Overall it gives good prints but has too many drawbacks for me. I've gotten to just using it for DVD/CD and some photo work. I'll get an HP for text and other photo work and save the fortune I'm spending in overpriced short lived ink.
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Summary: What a treat!
Review: Forget any negative reviews you read about this printer. My only explanation for those reviews is either those people got a defective unit, or they're one of those people who throw their hands in the air and give up if things don't work on the first try. The photos this thing produces (on Epson paper) are great. But enough about that. I bought this printer for one main reason... it's ability to print directly to injet printable cd/dvds. Doing so could not be easier. I will say this READ THE DIRECTIONS. They tell you how to verify the alignment using a cardboard mock CD that comes with it. Also if you slide the CD try all the way in, it won't work. Slide it in until the arrows match up (about 1/4 inch of being in all the way.) Not mentioned in any other reviews here is the software that comes with it for printing to disks called Epson Print CD. If you've ever used Adobe page maker or or MS Publisher, you'll be printing CDs in 10 minutes. Want to change the background? Click Background. Want to add a picture? Click on the icon of a photo, same for text, etc. Plus you can save your design to use again (or modify slightly IE family movies disk 1, 2, etc) For under $200 you can't beat it. A full set of ink (SIX cartriges) will set you back over $70, but that's true with most ink jets. If one COLOR runs out, you can only print in Black and white. If Black runs out, your shut down until it's replaced, but that's true of most ink jets. Buy this printer, then buy stock in Epson. HP better catch up quick.
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Summary: epson r300
Review: great printer, bought it to print some 4x6 photos. the six color ink printing is great compared to the 4 color types. using it on a usb 1.1 connection slowed it down to about 1.5 minutes per picture ( 4x6). ink useage after 66 4x6 was less than 1/4 of one cartridge ( lt magenta ) this was after printing 6 8x10
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Summary: Very Nice.....
Review: Here we go....my second Amazon review for a product that deserves it.
I was looking for an inexpensive, high-quality printer that was capable of printing more than just the normal 4x6 up to letter size prints and so decided to see what was out there before shelling out the money to buy a wide-format printer such as the Canon 9900. The R300 fit this bill....one thing that immediately impressed me about this printer was the ability to handle panoramic prints up to 44".
First snag....the colors that I saw on my first test prints were way off. Even after adjusting, I couldn't get anything close to what I wanted; everything was way too saturated and dark. There was a heavy tilt toward the magenta colors. I returned the first one and decided to give it another try. After running into the same problem I switched from MS Picture Manager and the included software to Picasa, and BAM! what a difference! Colors were tack on and quality was great.
Panoramas are where this printer really shines. After ordering a roll of panoramic paper from Epson (8.3"x32.8') I discovered I also needed to get a high-tension spindle. I didn't want to shell out the $140 for the spindle so I put on some plastic gloves, asked my wife to hit the print key and tried to stay still for 10 minutes. Boy was it worth the wait. The panoramic I printed was in one word: AMAZING. I have already gotten multiple offers to buy it from my co-workers.
Pros:
-Great quality with the right software
-Easy to use
-Don't "really" need a spindle as long as you can be a human spindle
-Great Panoramas
-Paper handling
Cons:
-I could literally see the ink levels go down as it was printing!
-Color levels were WAY off with the supplied software as well as with MS Picture Manager. Picasa fixed this.
-Ink is mighty expensive. I think I will experiment with off-brand inks
To summarize, I haven't had this printer for very long, but for my needs, it seems to be doing the trick. I will be putting this printer to the test and so far it has been a great buy for me. Bottom line: I am saving $50 per print for some of my panoramas. by printing on this printer
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Summary: Don't buy this printer
Review: I am extremely frustrated with Epson. Their printers stink. At least the Stylus Photo R300. Epson doesn't tell it's customers that the printer uses ink constantly. I mean constantly. I have printed the equivalent of four 8 x 11 sheets of photos in the year I have had the printer. In that time, the printer has used three sets of ink cartridges. At $15 X 6 cartridges = $90 to replace all the cartridges. Epson was nice enough to send me complementary cartridges while we were troubleshooting the problem, but I can't see keeping a printer around that uses up $180 a year if you print or not. Epson replaced the printer, but the replacement did the same thing.
This is what Epson printers do. They have a reservoir that constantly needs to be filled. Whether the printer is left on or turned off at night, it constantly has to keep the reservoir filled. It's not sealed so the ink is always drying. Therefore the printer is constantly using ink. Case in point: during troubleshooting, I placed brand new cartridges in the printer and kept the printer on for a month. Even though I had not printed a single color photo or graphic in the month, one quarter of the color ink was gone.
Now, one might think that they could just store the color cartridges and pull them out when needed. Not true. Their engineers are smart. The printer requires a cartridge in every slot. It can't be empty either. That way the printers are always using ink. It's great for their bottom line, but bad for the consumer.
I'm throwing my $300 Epson away. It's a real shame for the prints are great, but I can't see paying $20 for a 4 X 6 print. I'm going back to my $35 Lexmark.
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Summary: Absolutely great printer for the money!
Review: I am very picky about image quality. So I don't buy anything at first glance. After thorough investigation and looking at reviews here and other sites, it came down to this vs. a comparable Canon and the HP 7760. I went with this because of its size, six separate ink tanks, and its CD printing feature. I use it exclusively for digital pictures from my Olympus digi camera (family pics mostly, nothing fancy) and an older DeskJet for any charts or presentations. I expected simply good quality prints, but this printer has really surpassed my expectations. My prints look like them came from a lab. The local lab will never see my money again. In addition, Epson paper is great and has a good price. The ink tanks are modestly priced as well. For less than $300 you can't go wrong with this printer. Enjoy.
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Summary: Outstanding Photo Printing
Review: I am VP of Technology for a large professional photo company (not Epson) and I highly recommend this printer for home digital photo reproduction. With Epson ink and Premium Glossy Photo Paper the results are stunning. With each ink cartridge replacable separately you no longer need to replace a $25 cartridge just because one color ran out. Individual color cartridges are about $12, although black costs more. Although not cheap, the quality of the Epson supplies are worth it. Off-brand inks and papers do not last anyway.
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