Monday, September 12, 2005
Review of Epson Stylus Photo R300 Printer and Ink Cartridges
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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 R300 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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Full Specifications (Epson Stylus Photo R300, C11C536011):
Product Description for Epson R300 (From the Manufacturer, Epson)
Bypass your computer system and print photos directly from your digital camera's memory card, with the Epson R300. Just choose the photos you want from a proof sheet and press a couple of buttons, 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.
Six individual printer 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.
Print brilliant photos to share with family and friends with or without a computer! A versatile, full-featured performer, the Epson Stylus R300 makes producing colorful photos a snap. This innovative printer even prints directly on inkjet-printable CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. So, now it's easier than ever to personalize your discs with a cool, finished look.
Best of all, the Epson Stylus R300 directly accepts digital-camera memory cards and allows you to select and print your photos without a computer. Additionally, a front access host USB port makes it easy to print from your CD-R drive, Zip drive or PictBridge enabled digital camera. If you have a Bluetooth-enabled device with printing capability, you can print from it using Epson's optional Bluetooth adapter. For your convenience, the built-in card slots also let you save images from your memory card directly to your PC.
MSRP for Epson R300: $179.00
Street Price: $94.00 - $283.00
PC WORLD.com Editors' review:
Photo Printer Does Discs, Too
The R300's included Epson CD Print applet is markedly improved from its predecessor, offering greater flexibility in design without becoming overly complex. Text handling is awkward, though. For example, you can't directly change text sizes or colors; you have to enter a separate dialog box. And you can't create multiple lines of circular text. But adding and positioning background images is easy, and if all you want to do is create a label that describes the content on the disc, this applet will do quite nicely.
Less impressive was the printer's disc handling. It's easy enough to mount a disc on the included tray, which you then insert halfway into the front-accessible slot. But the loading mechanism proved finicky. I frequently had to remove and reload the tray, then reset the printer's Maintenance button.
This annoyance aside, I found myself enjoying the process more and more with each disc label I created. Creating a full-disc label with a 3-megapixel digital image as the background took just over 3 minutes--a reasonably short enough time that I didn't begin to feel antsy.
Not Quite Label Magic
The Print CD applet from Epson is quite usable, but it can only design the label that goes on the disc. Sadly, there's more than this to labeling: You need accompanying inserts for the CD or DVD jewel case, too. So as good as the Epson applet is, you'll still need to look elsewhere for help completing your labeling job.
I didn't get a full-blown copy of SureThing's latest kit in time for this review. But Roxio's Label Creator, which is included in Easy Media Creator 7, represents a vast improvement over previous labeling components included in earlier iterations of the company's software. I still wish certain things were easier to do, and it took a little fooling around to get the hang of the interface, but I found much to like.
Another neat feature: The software can auto-populate labels based on what it deems "Smart Content," picking up certain information stored on the disc itself, such as track lists for Audio CDs, the disc's title and contents, the number of files, and more. This is particularly handy for quick-and-dirty labeling. It's not pain-free or seamless yet, but it's a step in the right direction.
Printing on the Epson R300 is easy--you just click the Print to Disc check box in the printer dialog box, and the label is printed accordingly.
Special Media Required
Of course, to use the Epson R300 printer, you'll need printable media, offered by Verbatim and other manufacturers, that has a specially coated layer designed for absorbing printer inks. I used Verbatim media for my tests and was generally satisfied with the results--although I did see some patterning in the full-disc image, which was due to the disc's surface coating.
Another caveat: The image was easily smudged when it came into contact with water, even after drying for more than 15 hours.
I already have a perfectly good ink jet photo printer, but I'm wondering whether the R300--glitches and all--is just the excuse I need to upgrade.
Related links for Epson R300:
Epson Stylus Photo R300 ink cartridges at PrintCountry.com
Buy this printer at Amazon.com
Epson's Related Page
Remanufactured ink cartridges
Epson R300 Driver
