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Epson Stylus Photo R800 Inkjet Printer

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Prints on rolls of photo paper
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Slow print speeds

Epson Stylus Photo R800 Review

by Dan Littman

- 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.

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User Reviews for Epson Stylus Photo R800 Inkjet Printer

Reviewed by: scottegos2

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Strengths: great colorslong photo life

Weaknesses: slowexpensive

Overall Evaluation: I bought this as a third printer -- I have a high speed b&w laser printer (the great e450dn) & a general purpose inkjet printer (the canaon ip4500) already. However, the colors for phto printing on the canon weren't quiiiite good enough. There are also concerns about the longevity of the dye based ink in the Canon. We bought this pigment-based printer, which has resolved those isssues. However, because it's a lot slower than the Canon and with much higher ink costs, it seems like a better supplemental printer than primary.
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Strengths: Print quality is superb. I don't need to go to Walmart anymore for great digital prints. Prints cd's and DVD's as well.

Weaknesses: None experienced so far

Overall Evaluation: I bought one about two years ago as I needed another printer for our companys cd's. I do about 9000 a year. Since it worked so well and I needed a faster turn around time, I bought another. I've also printed pictures on the 4 x 6 sheets of paper and quality is excellent. I put the pictures in direct sunlight and still have no major fading. I would however recommend using the EPSON high quality Ultra paper for prints as other papers, like Kodaks, seemed to take longer to dry and didn't lay as smooth.

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