Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Printer Review
Submitted by admin on Tuesday, 28 April 20096 Comments
Here’s a video review of one of the best photo printers for photographers and people who want quality photo prints every time they press “Print”. The Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Printer:
—
I am about to order one of these printers but am concerned about a few weaknesses I have read about, perhaps you care to comment. Cartridge recognition is a frequently mentioned problem, have you encountered that? Also, the small cartridge size (11ml??) has been much critisized. Furthermore, the ruggedness of the unit has been called in question compared to, let us say, a metal HP B 9180. Finally, I have heard bad things about Epson customer service–again, I welcome your thoughts should you care to share them. Thank you
What you mention are really the only weaknesses the R2880 has (well, plus the having to swap photo black and matte black thing, which always purges ink and isn’t very effective). I didn’t know about cartridge recognition problems, Epsons always worked fine, and the only reason for this is either a faulty printer or dirty/clogged cartridges.
The small cartridge size is really a bummer, but you can always buy a CIS system (look it up on Google), which, if you print a lot of photos, will save you much trouble (you just install and forget about it) and money. The body of the printer is as well built as any other high quality plastic printer around. Sure, it doesn’t compare to metal, but if you’re not gonna carry it around much or drop it off your desk :-) it shouldn’t be a problem.
And about Epson’s customer support, I think they’re quite good, and there will always be a few problems and complaints here and there, but after all, you’re paying a higher price for the quality of the printer and the customer service, so they must try their best. Hope that helped!
Hi!! I have seen your video review on the epson R2880 and i want to ask you about what in your oppinion is the better printer EPSON R800 or EPSON R2880 ? i’m looking for the best quality in CD printing so paper sizes is not fundamental for me i’m only concerned about the quality.
They’re exactly the same in terms of quality. The difference is in the speed of printing (which is negligible, the R800 is only a few seconds behind for a full color A4), paper size (the R2880 is an A3 printer) and the fact that the R800 was discontinued (which makes it cheaper to buy).
They both use pigmented ink in UltraChrome cartridges, can use matte or glossy black (R2880 also requires you to change them manually), their resolution is 5760×1440 dpi and they can print on any paper, roll or DVD. I personally would choose the R800 for CD/DVD and A4 printing because of the price, but if you think you will need to print on A3 paper, then you should get the R2880.
Here are the specs of both on Epson’s site: Epson R800 and Epson R2880.
[...] I think) review of the Epson Stylus Photo R2880 inkjet printer from Geekanoids.co.uk . Check out this post for another video review and a few related comments on the R800 and [...]
1. This printer does not work well out of the box: color management is a nightmare and essential. You need ICC profiles set up and ideally a calibrated colour monitor.
2. This printer has VERY expensive ink. Consider investing in a CIS which DEFINITELY will need colour management and some DIY - the printer will not end up looking good and the lid needs to stay half open. You will need a color munki or something like that to do the color management.
3. This printer is not built to last: it spits tons of waste ink into pads inside the printer (and it wastes a LOT of ink especially if you print borderless) and once the pads are full, the printer is as good as scrap. You can get round this with a waste ink mod (means tubes, drilling holes and buying a kit) and software (SSC) to fool the printer that it is not full of ink.
So good printer if you have lots of time to fart around with settings, a pro colour management system and good DIY skills to mod it.
Leave your response!
Similar Posts
Recent Posts
Categories
Random Posts
Latest Video Post
Most Commented