Epson Stylus Photo R2400 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Epson Stylus Photo R2400 inkjet printer is the company's top of the range A3 plus printer using the long life Ultrachrome K3 inks. These are pigment inks, rather than the dye inks that are more common in inkjet printers and that are susceptible to fad

Pros: The prints! They have richness and vibrancy. Sumptuous is the best word. Resolution is not quite as acute as the best Canon printers, but this is probably the trade-off for using the long life pigment inks.

Cons: The user manual is an html file on disc. This is cheap! And for an expensive and complex piece of equipment is simply unacceptable. This is what cost the printer half a star.

Verdict: The Epson Stylus Photo R2400 is a superb machine. It is highly recommended to anyone considering the transition from the darkroom to the PC.

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Review summary: Printing our test PDF document to A3 paper, the Epson proved slightly faster than the HP Deskjet 1280 (reviewed opposite), taking two minutes and 56 seconds, and its text reproduction quality was equally as impressive as its photo quality.

Pros: Excellent photo prints, quiet, USB and Firewire connectivity, decent supplied media.

Cons: Expensive, black inks switching required for best results.

Verdict: If you're serious about photo printing and price isn't a worry, the R2400 is the best tool for the job.

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Review summary: Are you in the market for a 13" x 19" photo printer? See how Epson's new eight-color model complicates your shopping experience.

Verdict: If an archival span of thirty to forty years is long enough for you, then either the Canon or HP products are excellent choices for the photographer on a budget. The quality differences between these two models and the R2400 is slight. (For example, I've

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Review summary: Technology: Ink Jet, Potential Use: All-purpose

Pros: Photos are superb, with sizes of up to 13 by 44 inches. Photos are smudgeproof and long lived, with a claimed lightfastness of more than 100 years.

Cons: Different black ink cartridges for different types of paper mean you may have to change cartridges repeatedly.

Verdict: The Epson Stylus Photo R2400 is the first printer to use Epson's new UltraChrome K3 ink technology. With the right paper, the K3 inks yield superb photos that are also waterproof, smudgeproof, and of archival quality.

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Review summary: It's a good printer for anyone who wants the very best possible colour and black and white output from an inkjet printer. However, it's let down by a few inexplicable quirks and omissions, and also by potentially high running costs for professional print

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