Pros
- Top-notch photo prints
- 2.4-inch color LCD display
Cons
- Slow print speeds
- Only holds 120 sheets of plain paper
At A Glance
The R340 prints top-notch photos, but slow print speeds and middling print quality on plain paper limit its versatility.
Manufacturer’s Description
It's never been easier to get beautiful frame ready photos right from your memory card or digital camera. With the Epson Stylus R340 Photo Printer, you can select, crop and print your favorite photos without ever turning on your PC. A top performer for photo and CD/DVD printing.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | C11C607011 |
| Inventory Number | 24735 |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Bluetooth | Optional |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 13 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 3 watts |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 19.6 inches |
| Depth | 10.4 inches |
| Height | 8.6 inches |
| Weight | 14.0 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 120 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| Micro SD | xD-Picture Card |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Smart media | SmartMedia |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 5760 x 1440 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 5760 x 1440 dpi |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | n/a |
| Postcript Type | n/a |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Fair |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 2 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Very Good |
| Color Photo (secs) | 30.29 |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Superior |
| 5 x 7 Photo (secs) | 82.11 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Poor |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 31.81 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 123.42 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 30.29 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 301.59 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.7 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Poor |
| Color Photo, Best Quality Settings | 82.11 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 0.7 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 71.38 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Fair |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.6 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Fair |
