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 Stylus Photo 820 compatible
printer ink cartridges:
OEM #: T026201 Color: Black Yield: 500 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $6.75 Your Savings:$20.20 (74.95%)
3 or more: $5.45 ea.
OEM #: T027201 Color: Color Yield: 220 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $8.25 Your Savings:$13.70 (62.41%)
3 or more: $6.95 ea.
OEM #: T026201/T027201 Color: Set
MSRP: Our Price: $28.95 Your Savings:$95.80 (76.79%)
OEM #: T026201 Color: Black Yield: 500 pages
Our Price: $26.95
OEM #: T027201 Color: Color Yield: 220 pages
Our Price: $22.95
Epson 820 (C11C483001) Specs:
Print speed: 4 x 6 inch Photo: 48 secs; 8 x
10 inch Photo: 1 minute 42 seconds; Black text memo: Up to 12 ppm
Print resolution: 2880 x 720 dpi on special
paper; 1440 x 720 dpi normal
Print technology: Advanced Micro Piezo
Print method: 6-color (CcMmYK) Micro Piezo
ink jet technology, plus additional borderless printing 4 x 6, 5 x
7, 8 x 10 and 8.5 x 11 inch support
Ink cartridges: Black ink cartridge, product
code T026201; color ink cartridge, product code T027201
Media handling (standard): Letter, legal, 4
by 6 inches, A4, B5, A5, A6, half letter, executive, user
definable, 5 by 7 inches, 8 by 10 inches; envelopes No. 10, DL,
C6, plain, bond, and air mail paper
Media handling/output: 30 sheets
Media types: Supports a variety of Epson
photo papers and cut sheets; plain and bond paper
Interface: USB, Parallel (IEEE-1284)
System requirements: USB: Windows 98 or
above, Mac OS 8.6, 9.X and 10.X; Parallel: Windows 95 or above
In the box: Printer; EPSON Software Film
Factory with Print Image Matching support, Arcsoft PhotoImpression
3.0, and QBeo PhotoGenetics 2.0 TE; Printer drivers; Color and
black ink cartridges; Cable not included
Width: 10 inches
Height: 18.5 inches
Depth: 18.5 inches
Weight: 7.54 pounds
Warranty, parts: One year
Warranty, labor: One year
ProductDescription for Epson Stylus
Photo 820 (From the Manufacturer, Epson)
Epson combines brilliant color with 2,880 x 720 dpi resolution in
the Stylus Photo 820. Epson's PRINT Image Matching technology
oversees six separate fast-drying color photo inks that are formed
into superfine 4-picoliter droplets, resulting in bright,
accurate, true-to-life color. The 820's prints are frequently
indistinguishable from standard photographs, making this an ideal
printer for professional applications as well as the home office.
Print speed is a respectable 12 ppm for black-and-white prints,
while a 4-by-6-inch photo takes roughly 48 seconds. The 820
supports a wide variety of media types, including standard
letter-size paper; greeting cards; banners up to 44 inches; and
4-by-6-inch, 5-by-7-inch, and 8-by-10-inch borderless papers. The
input tray holds 100 sheets or 10 envelopes, and the output tray
holds 30 sheets.
The Software bundle includes Epson Software Film Factory with
Print Image Matching support, Arcsoft PhotoImpression 3.0, and
QBeo PhotoGenetics 2.0 TE. Installation and connectivity are easy,
with both USB and parallel ports provided. Compatible with both
Windows and Macintosh, the Photo 820 comes with a one-year
warranty and is backed by the Epson Exchange program.
MSRP for Epson Stylus Photo 820: $79.00 Street Price: $100.00 - $150.00
PCWORLD.com Editors' review: WHAT'S HOT: Epson's Stylus Photo 820 is a six-ink
photo printer priced at $99--that's a deal. (The six-ink-design,
common on high-end photo printers, includes light shades of cyan
and magenta in addition to the standard cyan, magenta, yellow, and
black.) And you can see the benefits of the six inks on glossy
paper, where the Stylus Photo 820 renders highly detailed, rich,
and realistic-looking photographs. Epson packs the 820 with clear,
logical printed documentation and a great on-screen manual
containing a batch of how-to movies. WHAT'S NOT: It didn't surprise us that the Stylus
Photo 820 printed slightly grayish text with rough edges--after
all, Epson designed this printer for photos, not text. But we were
disappointed by its grainy gray-scale images and foggy looking
color graphics. Printing on ink jet paper didn't improve the
quality of text or gray scales much. WHAT ELSE: Graphics print out fairly quickly, at
1.3 pages per minute, but text prints at just 1.9 ppm, about a
third of the average print speed of ink jets on PC World's Top 10
chart. Epson provides two good software packages with the Stylus
Photo 820: ArcSoft's PhotoImpression photo editor, and Epson's own
Film Factory software, which lets you store, manage, and lightly
edit your digital images. UPSHOT: The Stylus Photo 820's low purchase price
and attractive glossy photos gear it to people who've just
discovered digital cameras, but it's not appropriate for letter
writers.
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