Epson Stlyus R220 Photo Inkjet Printer (15PPM, 5760x1440 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)

Epson Stylus Photo R220

Stlyus R220 Photo Inkjet Printer (15PPM, 5760x1440 DPI, Color, PC/Mac) Review, by Paul Jasper December 20, 2005

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• Reviewed by: denbink

  Strengths: Very nice photo quality! Nice text and Graphics!

  Weaknesses: Uses ink fairly quick.

  Overall: This printer is worth the money, depsite the negative comments you have read. I love the text and graphics the printer prints. I make a lot of greeting cards and I love the quality. My pictures I print are very very nice. I am happy with the details. The downside of this printer, and other Epson printers I've owned, such as the R200, after heavy use in a 9 to 12 months time, the printer gives an error message stating that a part will expire soon and that is not good. It is usualy the soak sponge for the jets.My R220 just died today and I just ordered the R260. I hope it doesn't use that much ink like I've read.I have an all in one Epson Cx3810 and I like the scan quality. The text is pretty nice too.EPson makes a great printer, I just wish the ink would be less expensive and have to replace less often, but I guess it depends how much you use it too. I give the R220 a 8.75! Almost a 9. ps...You can get great ink from oneink on ebay for 1/2 the price and that includes shipping!

• Reviewed by: Peleg79

  Strengths: Cheap when you buy it.

  Weaknesses: Slow as hell, buying 5 different color cartidges costs $70

  Overall: Seemed a good buy when purchased for $100 at BestBuy, but the old rule of you get what you paid for still applies.The photo quality is good, but when the colored ink runs out, you have to shell $70 for all of the 5 different color cartidges!Until you do so, the printer won't print, even in black and white mode. The annoying epson utility will keep flashing reminding you to buy more ink and spend more money.In comparison, the color cartidge for HP comes in ONE unit, not 5, and costs $40 top, not $70.This is the last Epson product I buy.

• Reviewed by: bastonal1

  Strengths: Tough little printer..images & colors blend well, good thought went into this one, inexpensive machine for a "C" note.

  Weaknesses: Not quite as fast as I'd want...for an everyday....However the final results made up for it.Sometimes I just don't feel like going on an adventure-They say ink is expensive but (always obtions)

  Overall: Astonishing! This little sucker can do it all, (then some) and come up smiling for more....This is a mind-blowing little home printer...Don't be fooled. it's satisfying (but for home)-for every day use...If you want a big time printer this is not it...still one can cozy up to an extraordinary home BBQ!

• Reviewed by: sunnyoc

  Strengths: Can print the cd and dvd labels directly

  Weaknesses: printer head can dry up

  Overall: Great printer. Excellent quality prints and prints excellently on the cd/dvd inkjet printable media. fast printer and the inks are cheap since they dont have the print head in the inks.

• Reviewed by: FloridaDan

  Strengths: Low cost per cover...so easy to use, the software is the best of them all for editing and fixing contrast etc just before printing

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall: I have been using this printer for DVD covers now for 2 months and can advise every one looking to replace the paper covers with ink to get this printer without any worry. I have done a minimum of 150 covers with one set of ink..the yellow and the black will let go first. That comes out to .40 cents a dvd...so it cost less than the paper that cost.20 and the price of the ink The result are just great and the software is outstanding. The problem that was mentioned in several reviews about the plastic carrier has been replaced and it works real well and i can see that the design is going to never break