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Summary: Don't waste your money on a 2880 dpi. BUY THIS PRINTER!
Review: I tried shopping around locally for Epson printers and was told, that Hewlett Packard was the "only way to go," and that I would be "extremely disappointed in the 1440 x 720 resolution."Hogwash. My Epson 1270 gives me amazing photo-quality prints. I couldn't be happier with it. The ink cartridges seem to last a reasonable amount of time, and really aren't that expensive. As everyone has mentioned, you've got to use Epson paper to get the best results, but why wouldn't you? It's relatively inexpensive and gives magnificent results! Well worth the money... and it's even been marked down from what I paid!
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Summary: Don't waste your money on a 2880 dpi. BUY THIS PRINTER!
Review: I tried shopping around locally for Epson printers and was told, that Hewlett Packard was the "only way to go," and that I would be "extremely disappointed in the 1440 x 720 resolution." Hogwash. My Epson 1270 gives me amazing photo-quality prints. I couldn't be happier with it. The ink cartridges seem to last a reasonable amount of time, and really aren't that expensive. As everyone has mentioned, you've got to use Epson paper to get the best results, but why wouldn't you? It's relatively inexpensive and gives magnificent results! Well worth the money... and it's even been marked down from what I paid!
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Summary: The Best photo inkjet printer.... period.
Review: I've been using the 1270 for awhile now. Nothing but gorgeous print after gorgeous print. I shoot with a Nikon D1 and it's a match made in computer heaven.
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Summary: Can't be topped for quality!
Review: I've compared the 1270 against other printers (Lex, HP, Cannon, etc.) in the less than $500 price range. The 1270 wins in quality of output by far! You will be forced to use the Epson Paper to achieve the best results, but if buying a printer for photographic work why wouldn't you buy the best paper to give the best out put. The printer driver for 98 is a bit finicky. Make sure you use the power switch on the printer to cycle power (read the manual!!). For best long term (more than 5 years) photo output results, place all photos in protection sheets or under glass. Don't be to concerned about the "orange shift". Had my printer for 5 months with NO issues. Epson is a great company to deal with too. If you don't need wide format output, goto the 870 and save a few bucks.
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Summary: Great Photo Printer
Review: I've used several HP & Alps photo printers & this one surpasses them all in quality and usability.
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Summary: The Best I've Seen Yet
Review: If one were to read the rest of my reviews, one would think I worked for Lexmark. I'm not bad-mouthing Lexmark here, I'll continue to use my Z52, but I wanted larger output, so I went with the Epson 1270. Sometimes I have to pat myself on the back for making the right choices, and this is one of those times. I'm very impressed with what I've done with this printer. The results are far more than I would have expected. An associate of mine has one of these, so I created a few prints on his and was so blown away that I went out the next day and bought one. I already have several 11 X 17 and 13 X 19 prints framed and hanging on the walls. Friends who have seen them can't believe this stuff came out of a computer. If you get a 1270, don't experiment with different paper...it doesn't work well at all. Colors are unpredictable at best. One of the big selling points of this printer for me was the Premium Glossy Photo Paper that Epson makes. So far, this is the closest finish to Cibachrome that I've found. If you know your imaging capabilities well enough, you'll get dynamite prints on this paper. They are truly gallery caliber. I do photography professionally, so I'm a harsh critic of my prints. I do have to qualify this though and say honestly that there still is no substitute for a good quality slide processed with the Cibachrome process, but you'll do far better with the 1270 than Ritz camera, or Wal-Mart, or any of the other "processing" labs will do with your enlargements. If you're debating a new printer to print your photographs with, wait no more!
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Summary: Short Lived - 1 died at 10 months 2nd died at 3months
Review: My first one lasted 10 months and my warranty replacement lasted 3 months, just long enough to put it over the one year mark and EPSON does not vary from its 1 year warranty regardless of the fact the second machine is only 3 months old. Would not suggest buying this product. It definitely has injet head problems.
Very poor customer support for problems, such as I experienced. My company have made a new policy, no more EPSONS.
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Summary: Similar to 1200
Review: Ok, I have the 1200 and not the 1270. But what reviewers have failed to point out about this printer that the WIDE CARRIAGE that is present here. You easily print 11 x 14 inch prints and (actual max is 13" x 44" on roll paper). This feature really makes this a photographers printer! The quality is excellent, the speed (who cares) is actually more like 10 minutes for a highest quality large print. But the quality is so good, who cares how long it takes, less time (I'll bet) then driving to the photo finisher.
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Summary: Not a good printer for it's price.
Review: Prints horizontal lines all over the page. Dots are uneven and visible. Compared to my brother's same priced HP P1100, it don't have any duplex printing, memory card or networking capability. Customer support is horrible, You'll be atleast an hour on the phone before you hear a live voice.
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Summary: Prints do not last as advertised.
Review: The quality of prints from this printer is absolutely amazing. However, when using the Premium Glossy paper, I and many other people on e-mail lists have experienced an orange shift in as little as 24 hours. You must read Epson's advertising very carefully - it says that prints are "lightfast." What they fail to say is that the prints will beging to fade and shift color due to certain gasses (specifically ozone). If you use the Heavyweight Matte paper, the prints seem to be fine, especially if you keep everything under glass, but who can do that for every print?
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