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Epson Stylus R2400 Photo Printer Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: I hope you like doing nozzle cleaning routines and buying ink
Comment: This printer has pretty great color and makes very nice black and whites. But having to swap matte/glossy into the same slot in the print head is a ridiculous waste of time, energy, not to mention ink, as it has to run several cleaning routines across every single color in order to prime just that one head.

And that's this printer's major problem. I run quite a few pages through it, but unless I print a few every single week, it gums up and then needs dozens of cleaning routines to get it back to ship shape. This wastes hundreds of dollars worth of ink every year. It's ridiculous that this thing can't stay unclogged better than that. I ran the drain tubes to a jar so I can quantify just how much ink it's wasting, and I empty that 125ml jar when it's full at least 3x per year. I run about 250 ml of ink of each color per year, so there's your math: 2000 ml of ink per year, 375ml of ink wasted via cleaning routines, for an astounding 18.8% waste.

Also, the printer is a few years old, but the build has never been good. Cheap plastic, poorly joined. Nowadays, panels flop open on their own (bad latches and the print head's own motion is violent enough to pop them) which causes mechanical problems and interference with the print head.

I love the images, but I will never get another Epson inkjet again. Canon, here we come.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect for home photo studio
Comment: I have used this printer for high res photos and cannot tell the difference bwtn those from my photo processing lab. It's a bit costly to print vs to have lab processed, but if you need a print at midnight or for 7 am, you've got 24 access to a lab at your fingertips. Also, I have had other Epson printers and my biggest complaint is having to clean the heads weekly. I have gone weeks without using this printer and don't need to clean anything- it prints just as well after sitting turned off a few weeks! Big improvement from the other Epsons I've had (but now I use a Canon for my non-pro printing). Highly recommended, even though I think by now it's been upgraded to a newer model.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Epson Stylus R2400
Comment: This is a fantastic printer! The image quality is fantastic and the archival inks are great. I was worried when I saw how little the ink cartridges were, but I have printed some large projects and haven't had to replace them yet. I have owned this since Feb or March of 2008.
Make sure you have a sturdy table or surface to put this on so it doesn't shake or move while printing.
I researched several wide format printers, and after speaking with some friends and others in the print industry, Epson was recommended overall more than any other brand, and this printer was in the top running for wide format printers- with the exception of the professional models. I would recommend this to anyone.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: An Ink Guzzler
Comment: Besides being an ink guzzler, I find this printer to be quite picky and finicky. It's not the easiest machine to figure out. I think it's an engineering nightmare. Still can't match color quality of an HP.I'll stick with my Hewlett-Packards.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good but with problems
Comment: My initial experience was good, but after a year and a half here is the sum of the current state of affairs. I truly like the color quality with excellent black and white. Just so you know, I am a big Epson fan. I will not mention the design irritations as, the gymnastics required when handling large or heaver paper, or that blue/green print areas often require a separate layer mask to enhance color saturation, or that some saturated reds found in nature are unprintable (out of gamut). After a year and have of service:

* Some panels will not close and must be taped
* Will occasionally start printing about 2 stops darker than normal
* When changing from Photo to Matt black system will indicate that the cartridge is empty when it is not
* Occasionally will not recognize / feed paper
* Printer profiles are a bit confusing to setup and configure.

As I mentioned, I am an Epson fan, but for $700 I expected fewer problems and better ease of use. I will probably try a different printer the next time. Regards

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