Epson Stylus Photo R800 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Stylus Photo R800 adds red and blue inks to the standard set of cyan, magenta, and yellow inks; but it omits light photo cyan and light photo magenta. Other cartridges supply photo black, matte black (for text), and a gloss overcoat. The matte black h

Pros: Prints on rolls of photo paper

Cons: Slow print speeds

Verdict: The R800 can print on rolls of photo paper either 4 inches or 8.3 inches wide. The printer has a button that pushes finished photos out to be cut off, and then retracts the excess paper to avoid waste. You don't have to remove paper from the main tray bef

Review summary: Professional prints using eight colours.

Pros: Top-notch photo performance.

Cons: A lot of ink carts to deal with.

Review summary: Despite some finicky printhead behaviour, we recommend this excellent printer for photo enthusiasts

Pros: Excellent print quality; relatively fast photo printing; flexible printer driver; no need to swap Matte Black and Photo Black cartridges

Cons: Doesn't handle changes in output resolution gracefully; no PictBridge support

Pros: Photos are true photo quality; separate cartridge for each color; Epson's easiest approach yet for printing on printable CDs and DVDs.

Cons: No memory card slots, even for transferring files to your PC; does not do direct printing at all; relatively slow for standard printing.

Verdict: With eight ink cartridges, including red, blue, and two variations of black, the Epson Stylus Photo R800 offers a large color gamut and true photo quality. It's also designed for easy printing on CDs and DVDs and can function as your single, all-purpose p

Review summary: It might look like just another Epson Stylus from the outside, but open the covers of the R800 and there's a whole new spectrum provided by no less than seven inks.

Verdict: If you're looking for the most stunning quality, then the R800 is more than worth the purchase price and running costs.