Customer Reviews
Epson R1800 inkjet printer
This is a wonderful printer. Very easy to use. Beautiful color. I would recommend this printer for anyone, beginner to pro. The ink is slightly expensive, but it prints out beautiful pics in many sizes...up to 13" wide.
Problems
The problem with Epsons and OTHER fixed head printers are:
The head (nozzle) is a permanent fixture and as such it will always clean its self. This at first this doesn't sound bad but....It cleans its self by blowing LOTS of ink through the nozzle and you use their ink it ends up being lots of wasted $$$..
The other problem you may run into is; IF they set for a long ( and that time varies ) the nozzle can become clogged, then unless you know how to work on one... More $$$$
Look for a printer with print head cartridges (a LOT of HP's are like this) the cartridge cost is usually a bit more than inkwell one's BUT they do not SELF clean
and waste ink, so in the long run it costs you less, also each time you do have to replace a cartridge you get a new print head.........
The reason I "picked on" Epson is: I read somewhere that they were trying to stop after market print cartridges. Tho I do NOT know if this indeed true.....
Stylus Photo R1800 is Excellent
I purchased the R1800 a few months after it came out. It was much more expensive then, but well worth it. It is flat out the best printer I have ever owned. The photo print quality is superior, the gloss top coating feels no different than when i have photo's printed at the local lab and I especially like the direct print on CD or DVD, so much that I have a ton of afterburner labels and non-printable DVD blanks I will likely never use.
If your taking pictures at 7 mega pixel or higher, the 13x19 photos and 11x17 photos (on photo paper) are amazing - you'd think you got them at a professional studio.
One problem I have had is finding ink cartridge replacements in local stores - i've only ever found them at Staples online - Office Max and Office Depot consistently don't have them in stock... So when i buy them, I buy 3 of each color and the gloss at one time.
tom
