Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Epson 1280 Printer Review
| Epson 1280 - Large Format Inkjet Printer - Big Picture without Borders MSRP(Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) for Epson Stylus Photo 1280: $399.00 |  |
With Epson 1280 inkjet printer you get great 8" x 10" prints (in less than 2 minutes) and also 11" x 14" prints (in less than 4 minutes). You can get fast 13" x 44" panoramas too. Epson 1280 inkjet printer is ideal for people who looks for a large format printer. Also, creating memorable results on everything from gallery exhibition prints to portfolio prints, duplicates, soft proofs, and enlargements is possible with Epson Stylus Photo 1280.
AcuPhoto Halftoning™ technology and quick-drying six-color ink palette create excellent, large photo prints. By the help of this technology (and the other technologies of Epson 1280), you can get photos with great shadow detail, dazzling highlights and true skintones. Epson 1280 also provides an automatic low-ink detection sensor and this sensor alerts you when your ink cartridges run low.
Detailed Specs:
- Printer Type - Personal Inkjet Printer
- Printing Technology - Advanced Micro Piezo®, optimized for photo printing
- Print Speed - Up to 9 PPM² (black text) - 54 seconds² (4" x 6" Photo), - 1 minute 50 seconds² (8" x 10" Photo)
- Maximum Resolution - Up to 5760 x 720 optimized dpi
- Black/ Color Resolution - 2880 dpi x 720 dpi
- Number of Nozzles - 48 nozzles (monochrome head), 48 nozzles x 5 (CcMmY)(color head)
- OS Compatibility - Windows USB - Windows 98, 2000, Me and XP, Windows Parallel - Windows 95, 98, NT4.0, 2000, Me and XP, Macintosh USB - Macintosh OS 8.5.1 - 9.X, OS X 10.1 and later
- Connectivity - USB and Parallel
- Compatibility - PC
- Paper Size - 3.5" x 5", 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", Letter, A4, legal, 11" x 14", 11" x 17" (B), A3 (11.7" x 16.5"), 13" x 19" (Super B), statement, executive, user definable sizes and panoramic up tp 13" x 44"
- Borderless Photo Size - 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", letter, 11" x 14" and 13" x 19"
- Paper Compatibility - Epson photo papers, roll papers, plain, bond and air mail papers. EPSON Premium Bright White, Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Semigloss Photo Paper, Premium Luster Photo Paper, ColorLife Photo Paper, Matte Paper Heavyweight, Double-sided Matte, Inkjet Transparencies, Self-adhesive Sheets, Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper, Greeting Cards, High Quality Banner paper; labels; envelopes, Iron-on Transfers and Photo Stickers; and EPSON 4", 8.3" and 13" roll paper
- Paper Handling - 100 Sheets(plain paper)/10 envelopes/1 transparency (input paper tray), 50 pages (output tray)
- Software Compatibility - EPSON Software™ Film Factory™, PRINT Image Matching Plug-In for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
- 6 Colors-Ink Palette (CcMmYK)
- One black ink cartridge and one color ink cartridge (CcMmY)
MSRP for Epson Stylus Photo 1280: $399.00
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Color: Black
Yield: 370 pages
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Color: Color
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Color: Black
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Color: Color
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Reviews Summary:
The summary is based on testimonials of the Epson 1280 users and editors in various sources such as PC Magazine, Cnet, PCWorld etc.
Epson 1280 is a fast inkjet printer and provides super photo output quality. It is surprisingly inexpensive. Epson Stylus Photo 1280 is easy to operate. There are also strong colors in Epson 1280. You can see no streaks, no paper jams in it.
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Related links for Epson 1280:
Epson 1280 Ink Cartridges at PrintCountry.com
Buy this printer at Amazon.com
Epson’s Related Page
Compatible Inkjet Cartridges
Epson Stylus Photo 1280 Driver
Monday, November 29, 2004
Epson 2200 Printer Review
| Epson 2200 - First Photo Inkjet Printer using seven ink cartridges MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) for Epson Stylus Photo 2200: $699.00 |  |
Epson 2200 is stylish, fast and has user-friendly features. Epson 2200 Printer has seven individual color ink cartridges and these ink cartridges include two shades each of cyan, magenta, black and one yellow. With lighter black shade, you can get better grays. There is a separate matte black ink cartridge in Epson 2200 and it is recommended for printing text on matte papers. Epson 2200 provides attractive black-and-white prints. The UltraChrome ink cartridges are formulated to resist water-light damage and to ensure longevity. With Epson 2200, it is easy to make prints on envelopes, roll paper, and many types and sizes of single-sheet paper.
Epson 2200 is the first inkjet printer that uses seven ink cartridges. So, the highest quality output is available from any pigment-based inkjet printer with Epson 2200 Printer. Epson 2200 has a creative ink system design with individual ink cartridges. With this design, Epson 2200 offers the deep, dark blacks for prints and enlargements on both glossy and matte paper. Optimizing the black ink coverage based on the corresponding paper is possible when you exchange the Photo Black ink cartridge and Optional Matte Black ink cartridges.
You can get remarkable archival photos with Epson 2200. Epson 2200 provides accurate borderless photo printing on glossy media (in six popular sizes). You can also get high quality photos from Print Image Matching-enabled digital cameras with Print Image Matching technology. Epson 2200 provides accessories like a roll-paper holder, an automatic paper cutter and a roll-paper output catch. Epson 2200 has several paper-handling options for transferring images from PC to paper. There are three paper paths in Epson 2200: the standard, top-loading L-shaped (roll paper) and a straight-through manual feed for thicker media.
Detailed Specs:
- Printer type - Inkjet Printer
- Printing Technology - Advanced Micro Piezo® inkjet
- Print speed - 8 x 10 inch image: 2 min. 6 sec. on matte paper, 3 min. 51sec. on semi-gloss paper
- Black/ Color Resolution - 2880 x 1440 dpi
- Number of Nozzles - 96 nozzles x 7 (Photo Black/Matte Black, Light Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow)
- OS Compatibility - Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP, USB 2.0 - Windows 2000 and XP, FireWire (IEEE 1394) - Windows 2000, Me, and XP, Macintosh OS 8.6 - 9.x and OS X 10.1.3 or higher
- Connectivity - USB, USB 1.1/Parallel, FireWire® (IEEE 1394)
- Compatibility - PC, Mac
- Paper Size - 3.5" x 5", 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", Letter, A4, legal, 11" x 14", 11" x 17" (B), A3 (11.7" x 16.5"), 13" x 19" (Super B), statement, executive, user definable sizes and panoramic up to 13" x 44"
- Borderless Photo Size - 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", letter, 11" x 14" and 13" x 19" (on glossy media types only)
- Paper Compatibility - Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Semigloss Photo Paper, Premium Luster Photo Paper, Enhanced Matte Paper, Velvet Fine Art Paper, Watercolor Paper - Radiant White, PremierArt™ Water Resistant Canvas, PremierArt Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper, Premium Bright White Paper and Plain paper
- Paper Handling - 100 Sheets (plain paper)/ 10 envelopes
- Software Compatibility - Epson Software™ Film Factory™, PRINT Image Matching Plug-In for Adobe® Photoshop®, and 3rd Party Software
MSRP for Epson Stylus Photo 2200: $699.00
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Color: Black
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Color: Cyan
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Color: Magenta
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Color: Yellow
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Color: Light Cyan
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Color: Light Magenta
Yield: 440 pages
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Color: Light Black
Yield: 440 pages
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Color: Matte Black
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Color: Light Black
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Color: Matte Black
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Reviews Summary:
The summary is based on testimonials of the Epson 2200 users and editors in various sources such as PC Magazine, Cnet, PCWorld, etc.
Epson 2200 provides cutting-edge performance and offers high quality photos. It prints beautiful borderless photos up to 13 x 19 inches. Epson 2200 is quiet and it has very sharp prints. It also has archival ink cartridge and accurate color. It is a well-designed inkjet printer. Epson 2200 is easy to set up and it is fast. Epson 2200 is relatively expensive but if you want high-quality prints that will last, it is well worth the price.
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Related links for Epson 2200:
Epson 2200 Inkjet Cartridge Refills at PrintCountry.com
Buy this printer at Amazon.com
Epson’s Related Page
Compatible Inkjet Cartridges
Epson 2200 Driver
