Best Economy Epson Printer

The bottom line: Epson's least expensive pro-series printer yet, the Stylus Pro 3800 is sure to dominate among pros, prosumers, and big-spending amateurs alike.

Setup is quick and easy: the cartridges snap into place, and the driver installation is simple. Colours are rich and vibrant, even on glossy paper, which often presents a problem for pigment inks. The Epson Stylus Pro 3800's black and white prints were exceptional - and exhibited no color shifts (or metameric failure) - when printed on fibre and fine art papers. *

Colors are rich and vibrant, even on glossy paper, which often presents a problem for pigment inks. Long-lasting prints. Setup is quick and easy: the cartridges snap into place, and the driver installation is simple. Large-capacity ink cartridges.. Switching between matte and photo papers wastes ink.. *

Epson's least expensive pro-series printer yet, the Stylus Pro 3800 is sure to dominate among pros, prosumers, and big-spending amateurs alike.

Print quality on plain paper was disappointing: Text appeared slate gray, and the edges of characters were so jagged and fuzzy, they almost looked like dot-matrix-printer output. Photo print speeds were more competitive, however. Archives to USB devices. The $200 (as of 10/25/2006) Epson Stylus Photo RX580 could appeal to many photo hobbyists due to its fast scanning and high-quality glossy photos. The RX580's copy quality was equally dismal, earning a score of Poor; text looked very gray an... *

This medium-sized printer's setup is quick and straightforward. This new ink is dye based, but has many of the characteristics and fewer of the drawbacks associated with pigment inks: It gives you long-lasting prints with smudge, water, and scratch resistance, but without the bronzing and metamerization (color shifting) on glossy papers. Scanning times were a little sluggish; the unit took three minutes and 30 seconds to digitize a 4-by-6-inch photo at 1,200 dpi and 24-bit color (millions of... *

This unit can print a borderless 4x6-inch photo in about 32 seconds, which is an outstanding performance. *

Color fidelity is bang-on, and dynamic range shows great detail, from the deepest shadows to the greatest highlights. The nine ink cartridges are well-labeled and easy to load and change. *

It is a four-line monochrome screen flanked by keys/buttons that are easy to interpret and use. The output tray is adjustable as well and can be set at 5”, 12”, or 18” depending on what you need printed. *

The main thing that struck me was the quality of the prints,they are smooth and gorgeous,even tones and detailed, especially in the black and white prints. Exclusive Epson screening provides intuitive and consistent control for stunning neutral or toned black-and-white prints. *

The colors were bright and vibrant, especially in the magenta and blue hues. The color of the food looked brighter and more appealing. *

Slower than its Epson cousins but also a little cheaper, the Charm is a good choice for a basic photo printer.

The ink prices are great, and one of the highlights of Epson snapshot printers in general. *

Better than lab quality prints. It is compatible with a wide variety of USBs and digital cameras, and has the ability to remove red eyes. *