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  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: thelastslayer

    Updated:11-21-07

    Duration of ownership:6 Days

    Strengths: Stunning prints, simply gorgeous color reproduction | FAST color printing!

    Weaknesses: Expensive ink | Printer is pretty heavy considering the size | Surprisingly loud!

    Overall Evaluation: This printer is a rather low-cost solution to full color, accurate photo reproduction in your home, especially if you pick it up for a lower price after rebate. The prints so far have been virtually the same as a real photograph you?d get developed in-store. I?ve been very happy with this printer so far. The only real issue I have with it is the size of it, and oddly enough, the noise level though neither the size or noise really matter. It?s not like you will be moving the printer around a lot, and you won?t be printing non-stop either.. so they are very minor issues at best. Like with most photo printers, however, the Expensive Ink will always be a downer. I believe that the cost per 8x10 is about 35-40ish cents if my math is correct.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: screenname

    Updated:11-14-07

    Duration of ownership:2 Days

    Strengths: Able to print directly to ink jet printable CD

    Weaknesses: Similar to other ink jet printers, the consumables are expensive.

    Overall Evaluation: I got this as part of the "buy a digital camera, get a free printer" promotion.Installed it under Windows Vista without any problem and was able to print right away. Beatiful pictures and sharp text. Have not tried to print directly to CD/DVD yet but don't see any issues since this printer has been on the market for a while. Overall, a very nice printer.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: m_corbelli

    Updated:11-14-07

    Duration of ownership:90 Days

    Strengths: Reliable, Great color

    Weaknesses: Print head gets clogged if you don't print a lot

    Overall Evaluation: As for print quality, this printer is as good as any. One drawback I've found is that the printhead gets clogged if you don't use it for awhile. While it has a test/clean nozzle program in maintenance, I have found this to be lacking. I recommend printing a test page every day or two to keep the heads clear.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: jiantao

    Updated:11-13-07

    Duration of ownership:2 Days

    Strengths: Good picture qualityFast speedEasy to usePrint on CD/DVD

    Weaknesses: Ink runs out quickly

    Overall Evaluation: I got this photo printer with with canon digital camera purchase. Setup was really easy and it prints good quality photo. I also like the feature to print on CD/DVD. I am happy with this printer so far.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: jonchoi

    Updated:11-11-07

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Price, picture quality, quick setup, fast speed, and easy to use.

    Weaknesses: Ink drainage.

    Overall Evaluation: Just a brief background, this is only the 3rd inkjet printer I have personally owned in the last 2 years and this printer blows the others I have owned in the past for much less of the cost. I was surprised on how many rebates epson offers so that these printers can be bought for free after rebate with the purchase of a camera or laptop, so that was a plus. I was able to setup the printer in less than 15 min and begin using it right away. I was amazed by the speed it prints out pictures at as my HP 8000 series printer could never go this fast. The quality is the best I've ever seen! The quality of the printer is much better than the prints I have gotten from Walmart, Longs, or Walgreens. The only downside is how much ink this uses. I've already gone through my first set of inks in quite a short period of time, and that's with the 5 cartridges this thing carries. I don't know if it's because the starter inks that this printer comes with are small or this printer uses up ink fast, but the ink is the only possible concern I have with my purchase.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: Bhagwan

    Updated:11-08-07

    Duration of ownership:1 Months

    Strengths: Cheap and prints good

    Weaknesses: No USB cable in box

    Overall Evaluation: Got it at a cheap price with digital camera purchase. Prints good quality photo. Easy to install but does not contain the USB cable to connect to the computer. I am happy with this printer.

  • Overall Rating
    5 stars 5 Star Review
    Reviewed by: lynoio

    Updated:10-24-07

    Duration of ownership:2 Days

    Strengths: beautiful photos, fast

    Weaknesses: n/a

    Overall Evaluation: The Epson R280 photo printer is cheap and the printing speed is quite fast. It has built-in auto photo correction which corrects the lighting in poorly exposed photos. It also print images and text directly onto ink jet printable CDs and DVDs, a feature I am really fond of. It's a good printer though I am not sure how fast the ink will run out.

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Epson Stylus Photo R280 InkJet Printer
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