105 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
87% of people recommend it.
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Anonymous verified purchaser
, “degree student on budget”
Score 1.0/10
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Excellent print quality,
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Ink runs out quickly, tried to use compatables but get error message,"incompatable cartridge", originals too expensive. Anybody want to buy a printer that will cost £30 month to use?
45 of 45 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Mar 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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A really good all round printer. Print quality is excellent. Printing is very fast for an inkjet.
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Ink is expensive, even with the separate tanks. Plus it never uses the whole tank, thanks to the chips fitted to each cartridge.
30 of 30 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Speed of printing and picture printing quality
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Epson keep changing styles of cratridges and can not use those epurcahsed for earlier Epson printer
24 of 24 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Sep 2008
Luke, Haverfordwest
, “Wannabe landscape photographer”
Score 9.0/10
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Very good colour saturation, it picked up all the hues in my sunset pictures very well indeed...but you do need to use Epson paper!
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None that I have found as yet apart from if you need to print a picture, it can take a few minutes, but hey, thats the price you need to be willing pay for the finished result, which is excellent.
19 of 19 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 May 2008
Debi, Liverpool
Score 5.0/10
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Reviewer left no comment
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Driver issues with vista.
Print tray design is poor.
Eats ink!
16 of 18 people found this review helpful
purchased 26 Nov 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Excellent print quality especially photo prints. Also prints directly on CD's/ DVD's. Fast when it has finished primeing the cartridges.Genuine cartriges are not overly expensive.
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Reviewer left no comment
14 of 14 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Apr 2008
Grace , Caerphilly
Score 10.0/10
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very easy to use and lovely looking machine
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none in my opinion
13 of 13 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Jul 2008
Ken , Brighton
Score 8.0/10
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Good availability of low cost inks
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Reviewer left no comment
13 of 13 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Jun 2008
William, Atherton,Greater manchester
, “always wants quality products”
Score 10.0/10
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Good clear print quality,can use compatible cardridges with no problems
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None to date
13 of 13 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Retired office manager”
Score 9.0/10
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The product is quite fast and the print quality is certainly very good. It is almost idiot proof and changing ink cartridges is very easy.
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I cannot find any bad points; not evenany little niggles
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Alan, Chorley Lancs
, “over 65. print lots”
Score 10.0/10
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Works ine with Windows Vista, and even though I had read that the status monitor wouldn't work, it works perfectly fine.
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I have no complaints about this printer, and consider it to be excellent value for money.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 07 Apr 2008
Garry, Talacre
, “Photographer”
Score 10.0/10
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Epson quality at an affordable price.. Needed a printer to print service CD / DVD and this one does a good job
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As always.. costs of original brand replacement inks
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 09 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Very clear good quality images
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Its very thirsty when printing quality photo's
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Apr 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Good photo quality/ OK on DVD as well. Reasonably easy to use.
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Bit noisy
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Feb 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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A really fast printer, quality is good. The CD/DVD printer feature is way above of quality to what I was expecting. Does work with Epson compatible printer cartridges so you can keep the cost down if you print a lot.
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Though had a bit of a fight to get the printer working initally. The lack of a card reader is a slight let down, as you`ll need a computer to print those precious memories.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Mar 2008
alan, woking
, “Not particularly”
Score 10.0/10
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The photo quality is very good plus it will allow me to print directly onto CD/DVD when I've used up my stock of the non-pribtable type that is.
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Haven't found any YET.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Print quality is excellent
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Reviewer left no comment
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Jul 2008
John , Sutton-in-Ashfield
, “Build my own PC's ”
Score 8.0/10
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Includes 1 set of FULL epson cartridges.Easy to install with cd provided.Print quality both sheet & cd is very good.
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A little noisy.Slightly extended set up time on new projects.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Dec 2008
Frank, Stoke-on-Trent
Score 2.0/10
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Quick with Good quality output
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Extremely noisy with poor build quality
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 04 Apr 2008
Peter, Witney, England
Score 8.0/10
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installation easy.
easy to install; completely trouble free; good print quality and excellent ink economy.
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it's a bit noisy.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Very good for printing on CD's/DVD's. Very good photographs
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None
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Dec 2008
teresa, porth
Score 10.0/10
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really good quality and really fast printing
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haven't had any so far
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Apr 2008
stuart, lostwithiel
Score 6.0/10
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Reviewer left no comment
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leaves black ink smudges on all photos.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Jun 2008
Iain, Hemel hempstead
Score 10.0/10
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CD template and print cartridges backwards compatible with earlier models. Good set of utilities supplied on disc and easy install
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Takes up a fair amount of desk space. CD printing a bit slow.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Aug 2008
John, Gerrards Cross
, “Engineer with PhD”
Score 10.0/10
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It is an improvement on my old Stylus photo (10 years) and the price was unbelievable.
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None that I have discovered yet!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Jul 2008
carl, rhondda,wales
, “average joe”
Score 7.0/10
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the disc printer is excellent and photo prints are very good
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no card reader available but for the price you wouldn't expect one
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Great quality prints and very good on CD's.
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Does use a lot of ink though - but the print quality is worth it.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jun 2008
Harry, Pitlochry
, “Retired scientist.”
Score 9.0/10
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Quality of photographs very good. Software excellent and easy to understand.
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Inks are expensive
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Reviewer left no comment
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Noisy starting up and in operation
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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The quality of print for photographs.
Was the very best price I could find for this product.
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None yet
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Feb 2008
PETER, BRISTOL
Score 8.0/10
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EXCELLENT QUALITY
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NONE YET
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 May 2008
Annerley , Birmingham
, “www.thewitchofwildlands.com”
Score 10.0/10
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Disc printer is excellent - produces a really professional quality. Ink goes a long way too.
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None - great little printer
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Aug 2008
Philip, Woodhall Spa
Score 10.0/10
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Very good quality printing for a reasonable price. Excellent if you're not too bothered about speed.
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Reviewer left no comment
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 26 Aug 2008
Geoffrey , Scunthorpe
Score 10.0/10
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Works well, good print quality, a very cost effective printer.
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Cannot find any bad points, does what it should do.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Looks good, performs well - excellent value.
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None
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 07 Dec 2008
Don, Aberdeen
Score 10.0/10
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Cheap ink
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None so far
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Quality of print
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Cost of ink cartridges
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 7.0/10
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Few printers seem to still offer direct-to-disc printing, and this feature combined with years of using Epson printers made this a simple choice.
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No USB cable included - but then which printers do include these?!?
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Nov 2008
carl, south kirkby
Score 10.0/10
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cheap ink good quality prints
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no memory card insert
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Dec 2008
Mike, Winterbourne
Score 10.0/10
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Excellent quality of photo prints
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Instructions included in packaging not comprehensive enough
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Apr 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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good print quality, ease of use.
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first printer i received did not work.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 May 2008
peter, reading
Score 10.0/10
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great for printing on to dvd's,very fast
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no scanner or fax,very bulky,no card reader
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Photographs are better than R200 which I previously owned. Faster too.
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Larger than the R200. Noisier and "clunkier" too
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Jan 2009
alan, barnoldswick
Score 9.0/10
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easy to use
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none as yet
purchased 21 Mar 2008
John, Boston, Lincs
Score 8.0/10
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Photo Quality Prints
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Price of replacement inks
purchased 28 Feb 2009
steve, Lancashire
Score 2.0/10
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Aesthetically good.
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The literature states that it is compatable with APPLE MAC, but it is not!!!
purchased 28 Feb 2009
Andrew, Roos
Score 9.0/10
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Good print speed. Reasonable price for replacement cartridges. Good print quality for photographs.
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Could be smaller in size. Link cable should be supplied with printer.
purchased 03 Mar 2009
william , Eastriggs
, “Im happy with it”
Score 10.0/10
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Its doing what I want it too do so its very good
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none
purchased 20 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Compact C”
Score 9.0/10
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Reliable good photo prints.
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Ink very expensive.
Could be built more compact
purchased 20 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 7.0/10
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good quality cheap printer
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expensive inks if you buy epson branded
purchased 21 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “photographer/designer/musician”
Score 10.0/10
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Great print quality, reasonably quick. Printing to CD very good. Easy to set up,
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As ever epson inks expensive but they do give best results
purchased 22 Apr 2009
michael, clacton on sea
, “i tell the truth”
Score 10.0/10
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works very very good with outside the printer ink [ciss] 100% all the time photos excellent
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none
purchased 26 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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ease of use, cd printer, individual inks
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slow start time, no borderless print on plain paper
purchased 27 Apr 2009
derek, Burford, Oxon
Score 8.0/10
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Prints on plain paper with saturated colour for pamphlets etc.
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Haven't found any yet
purchased 21 May 2009
PHIL, WALTON LE DALE
Score 8.0/10
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cd printability
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Epsom should have left the cd print cradle as earlier model R200 - cost reduction ???
purchased 11 Jun 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to install and use. good print speed and quality. Value for money product.
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Ink prices.
purchased 21 Jul 2009
PAUL, GRAVSEND KENT
, “Frequent home user”
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Score 10.0/10
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I HAVE GOT TWO AS MY WIFE OLD CANON WENT T*t*sup AND I WAS SO HAPPY WITH MY ONE I TREATED HER TO ONE AND SHE IS VERY HAPPY
THANK YOU.
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NONE
purchased 23 Jul 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Frequent home user”
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Score 9.0/10
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CD Writing is perfect for this price
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printing speed is not enough.
purchased 19 Jul 2009
Alan, Sheffield
, “Frequent home user”
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Score 9.0/10
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Easy set up,Excellent print speed and the cd printing option is a mega plus and gives excellent results.
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Gobbles ink on set up,but seems ok since
purchased 22 Jul 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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DVD Label Printing.
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nil
purchased 13 Aug 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Frequent home user”
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Score 10.0/10
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easy to set up and use. compatable inks work well and at a good price making it economicle for photo printing.
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not found any yet.
purchased 23 Jul 2009
vicky, huntingdon
, “Graphics or photo printing”
Score 10.0/10
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lovely photo prints extra good when used with the premium paper
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Uses up ink too fast
purchased 14 Sep 2009
Lawrence, Caldicot
Score 10.0/10
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The R285 has so far done everything I have as of it,I am very pleased with the machine. The photo reproduction is excellent, and very fast.
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Nil.
purchased 21 Sep 2009
tracey, coventry
Score 9.0/10
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very good at printing on the discs,ink lasts quite a long time,well worth the money
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none
purchased 07 Aug 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Early days yet but very clear photos. Not done much text printing yet.
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It takes a long time to power up.
purchased 13 Sep 2009
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Expert reviews for Epson Stylus Photo R285
TechRadar expert review
The Epson R285 is a bare-bones A4 printer which doesn't even include PictBridge support. What you do get, however, is Epson's latest generation of Claria dye-based inks that are delivered from six replaceable cartridges. The colour range is therefore very good but, in our tests, outright accuracy left a little to be desired, especially when it came to skin tones, which tended to be a little on the cool side. Prints are a little too contrasty and overly saturated in some cases. Highlight detail was also lost in some areas of prints.Same differencePrint speed is quick in normal quality…
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reviewed 07 Feb 2008
Also known as: Stylus Photo R285, Epson R285 Stylus Photo
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Manufacturer's Description
If you are getting into digital photography and need a reliable, high quality photo printer the Epson Stylus Photo R285 is for you. Offering a great value photo printing solution for users printing through a computer.
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