Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Epson Stylus Photo R300M Printer & InkJet Cartridges Review
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Epson R300M Printer Key Features:
- 2 USB ports; supports DirectPrint and PictBridge cameras
- Up to 5,760 x 1,440 optimized dpi resolution
- Slots for digital-camera memory cards
- Built-in 2.5-inch preview LCD
- Accepts inkjet-printable CDs and DVDs
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Important Printer Buying Tip: ALWAYS check for the ink cartridge prices before you purchase a printer. Why? Sometimes cheaper printers end up costing more because its ink cartridges may be way expensive. You should calculate the "cost of ownership" per month. The math is simple: (number of prints per month) times (cost of the cartridge) divided by (the yield of the cartridge). Yield is the number of pages that can be printed with one particular cartridge. For example, assume that average home user prints 150 black pages per month using a black cartridge that yields 200 pages and costs $28. The monthly "cost of ownership" is (150 pages) x ($28) = $21 200 pages Also look at the printer ink alternatives; besides the original manufacturer's cartridges (OEMs), you may have the selection of remanufactured cartridges, compatible ink cartridges, and ink refill kits. |
Below is the list of Epson R300M compatible printer ink cartridges:
) OEM #: T048120 Color: Black Yield: 630 pages |
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) OEM #: T048220 Color: Cyan Yield: 430 pages |
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) OEM #: T048320 Color: Magenta Yield: 430 pages |
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) OEM #: T048420 Color: Yellow Yield: 430 pages |
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) OEM #: T048520 Color: Light Cyan Yield: 430 pages |
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) OEM #: T048620 Color: Light Magenta Yield: 430 pages |
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) OEM #: T048SET Color: Set |
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) OEM #: T048120 Color: Black Yield: 630 pages |
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) OEM #: T048220 Color: Cyan Yield: 430 pages |
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) OEM #: T048320 Color: Magenta Yield: 430 pages |
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) OEM #: T048420 Color: Yellow Yield: 430 pages |
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) OEM #: T048520 Color: Light Cyan Yield: 430 pages |
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) OEM #: T048620 Color: Light Magenta Yield: 430 pages |
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Detailed Specs (Epson Stylus Photo R300M):
Software: Epson Print CD software, Epson Software(tm) Film Factory 3.0 PC and Macintosh compatible, P.I.M.- plug-in
Product Description for Epson R300M (From the Manufacturer, Epson)
Bypass your computer system and print photos directly from your digital camera's memory card, with the Epson R300M. Thanks to a 2.5-inch color preview LCD, you can enlarge, crop, or resize before you even press the print button, and then enjoy your borderless 4-by-6-inch photo in as little as 37 seconds. With clear border definition and color separation and genuinely realistic skin tones, the prints will be suitable for framing, as if they had come from a professional photo lab.
The R300M also does a splendid job on standard text documents, envelopes, labels or transparencies--you can even print on CDs and DVDs in both 8cm and 12cm sizes. When you're in a hurry, churn out draft-quality sheets at 15 pages per minute, or take your time and achieve the ultimate perfection of 5,760 x 1,440 optimized dpi photos.
Six individual ink cartridges keep the cost of consumables low; yields of 630 black pages and 430 color pages (based on 5% coverage) mean you won't have to replace any of them too often. A convenient USB port allows you to connect a Zip drive or PictBridge-equipped camera directly to the front panel.The sleek black and silver finish adds a streamlined modern look to your desktop, and the paper trays fold away when not in use to keep the area tidy. Epson includes a one-year warranty with the Epson exchange program.
Designed by Epson, an industry leader in photo imaging technology, the Epson Stylus R300M supports Exif Print and PRINT Image Matching technology to automatically print the best possible photos from P.I.M.-enabled digital cameras. With stunning image quality, a large color preview monitor, and many easy-to-use features, printing all your favorite photos is a breeze. And, when you pair the printer's individual ink cartridges with Epson's high-quality, value-priced papers, you've got an affordable home printing solution. Whether you're printing with or without your computer, the Epson Stylus R300M offers total control, with remarkable results every time.
What's in the Box
Epson Stylus Photo R300M inkjet printer with preview monitor, 1 black ink cartridge (T048120), 1 cyan ink cartridge (T048220), 1 light cyan ink cartridge (T048520), 1 light magenta ink cartridge (T048620), 1 magenta ink cartridge (T048320), 1 yellow ink cartridge (T048420), CD print tray; CD-ROM contains documentation, printer drivers, CD printing and imaging software (Windows and Macintosh)
MSRP for Epson R300M: $229.99
PC WORLD.com Editors' review:
The Epson Photo R300M possesses many features that make printing and managing your digital photos--with or without a PC--more convenient. The $229 printer has two 2.5-inch LCDs: a monochrome display on the control panel for viewing menus, and a color LCD for previewing images before printing. Among the menu options are commands for printing multiple images (or multiple copies of the same image) on one page, correcting color and brightness, date- and time-stamping, cropping, and printing jewel-case inserts for your CD-Rs. The color LCD displays images from memory cards or from a connected digital camera. The three media slots read most popular memory-card formats.
Via the port on the front of the printer, you can connect and print directly from a digital camera that supports Canon's PictBridge or Epson's USB Direct Print. Manufacturers whose cameras support USB Direct Print include Casio, Minolta, and Nikon. Similarly, you can connect a USB device, such as a Zip drive, to the port and copy files to it from an inserted memory card. If your CD burner supports USB 2.0, you can burn the memory card's files directly onto a CD-R disc, using the printer's menus. And if your camera uses Bluetooth, you can outfit the R300M with the same wireless technology for an extra $69.
Hooking the R300M up to a PC was a simple matter of popping in the driver CD and waiting for the installer to request the USB cable. Once we got it working, however, the R300M turned in rather slow printing speeds. We clocked it printing text at 2.6 pages per minute--2 ppm slower than the average of recently tested photo ink jets. The R300M did better with photos; but at less than half a page per minute, it was still slightly slower than the photo printer average. Nevertheless, we loved its glossy color photos, which reproduced lifelike flesh tones and showed very smooth texturing. Text on ordinary paper looked slightly gray, but had clean letterforms. On plain paper, color and gray-scale photos seemed bland and somewhat foggy, though they appeared much more lively and precise on coated, nonglossy ink-jet paper.
The R300M can print onto specially coated CDs and DVDs. (These discs are widely available but cost a bit more than ordinary media.) The included tray, designed to handle full-size media and 8cm discs, feeds one disc at a time into the printer. Epson provides software for laying out artwork to grace your discs, too.
Epson provides an excellent setup poster; a card with information on printing without a computer; a long and detailed printed manual that includes coverage of using Bluetooth and printing CDs; and an excellent on-screen reference guide in HTML format. The printer comes with Epson's Film Factory software, a combination photo editor and template program.
Upshot: Owners of digital cameras who want to print homemade discs will appreciate the Epson R300M's easy-to-use features.
Related links for Epson R300M:
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