Customer Rating: 
Summary: A litle perspective on all the reviews
Comment: I agree completely with all the positive reviews and I used HP printers up until recently. The positive reviews are not overstated. I do have one thing to add. If you read all of the reviews, you will notice that the only negative reviews were made by non-photographers. This is important.
The Epson R1800 is made for pro photographers and serious amateurs. As a photographer I know put it, HP printers are designed for mass consumer use. If you want to print out some pictures to put in your scrapbook, send grandmother, or give a friend, get an HP. If you plan to sell your pictures, you need an Epson R1800 or R2400.
The Epson 1800 will produce prints that look like they came from a photo lab, reproduce file detail, and reproduce the colors in the original file to a degree that only an expert could tell the difference. This is not an overstatement. To the trained eye, the improvement over current HP photo printers is dramatic.
The Epson 1800 is, however, much harder to use, and for this level of color accuracy, must be used with something that corrects your monitors output to display accurate colors, such as Pantone's Eye-One. You must use Epson inks and papers, download the latest driver and paper profiles, use the software settings properly, and you must use it with Photo Shop or Photo Elements to do the printing. This is why I state that this printer is for pros and serious amateurs and if you just want to print nice pictures, use an HP.
On a final note, if you read a lot of high end printer specifications, it gets very confusing. Epson produces several high end printers. They all produce professional level results, and the differences in the photos they produce, are so subtle that only a professional can tell the difference. Even then, experienced users can compensate for those differences and produce results that are virtually indistinguishable from other high end printers. In the end, it all boils down to the fact that color and print quality are a matter of your perception and preferences. The Epson 1800 has the power to adjust your photos to look just the way want.
Customer Rating:
Summary: matted and glossy excellent results
Comment: I moved up from the dye-based 1200 to the R1800 about two years ago, having tried and returned an Epson 2200 because of bronzing on the glossy prints(bronzing is a brownish tint that appears when you hold the print at an angle under certain lighting conditions)
The R1800 uses a "gloss optimizer" coating to reduce the bronzing ...Problem solved. The glossy prints produced by this printer do actually look like "real photos". Since this is a pigment, rather than dye printer, the prints should last for a while, even when exposed to air.
I've had no fading or discoloration on any print yet. The prints are pretty much waterproof, while I wouldn't dunk them in the bath tub, drops of water/moisture do not get absorbed or mix with the ink coating. (If you get a dye print wet, it will run). This is particularly good if you print your own business cards. Cards I've printed w/other printers would smudge easily.
My biggest surprise with this printer is the great detail and saturation I've been able to achieve using matte paper(Epson Enhanced Matte/Ultra Premium Mate). Most printers are better at handling one type of media, this one seems to be very well balanced.
Mechanically, I've had no problems so far after hundreds of large prints; ink usage is not bad with the individual tank system. No head cleaning problems at all. I do run the printer every few days even if I don't have to to keep the heads from clogging.
I haven't personally used either the Canon or HP professional photo printers, so can't really offer a comparison. I can say that the R1800 exceeds either the Epson 1200 series or the 2200 printers.
By the way, I bought this from Amazon and as usual got excellent price and shipping time.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Awful printer
Comment: The Epson R1800 has been nothing but trouble for me. I'm in the printing business and wanted to use this for proofs but have never been able to get this printer to print colors correctly. We have tried every setting and every type of paper, but the colors always come out wrong. The software is terrible. It is very un-intuitive.
I think I'll stay with HP printers from now on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Quality Prints with Just a Few Quirks
Comment: This printer prints beautiful colors and detail. The inks are still a bit expensive, but hopefully the price will go down as more stores begin to carry them and the product isn't as new. This printer can also print on cds, which is very useful.
This printer is, for the most part, pretty user-friendly. You can usually solve most problems by following a step by step process when prompted (when inks are low) or by clicking on the printer utility function to perform a cleaning (when there are streaks on the paper), etc...The only problem I have had with this printer is that sometimes after I send a file to print the printer will just run a blank page through and then tell me that the paper is out or was loaded incorrectly. I then reload it, and it may take 4-5 times before the printer will actually print. Also, sometimes a message will pop up after I send a file to print that says, "Communication error," but does not explain the cause of the problem. You are left to guess why the file isn't printing.
I knew about these nuisances when I purchased this printer, but the quality of the prints is such that I am willing to put up with a few quirks.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Epson R1800 - What I needed!
Comment: I have previously owned an Epson, and returned again since this was the only product in its category that had all the features I needed. It is incredibly quiet, and prints very quickly, no matter if it is a Speed or Quality print you are sending to it. It prints up to 13" x 19" sheets or even on rolls of banner paper and printable CD's.
Summary: A litle perspective on all the reviews
Comment: I agree completely with all the positive reviews and I used HP printers up until recently. The positive reviews are not overstated. I do have one thing to add. If you read all of the reviews, you will notice that the only negative reviews were made by non-photographers. This is important.
The Epson R1800 is made for pro photographers and serious amateurs. As a photographer I know put it, HP printers are designed for mass consumer use. If you want to print out some pictures to put in your scrapbook, send grandmother, or give a friend, get an HP. If you plan to sell your pictures, you need an Epson R1800 or R2400.
The Epson 1800 will produce prints that look like they came from a photo lab, reproduce file detail, and reproduce the colors in the original file to a degree that only an expert could tell the difference. This is not an overstatement. To the trained eye, the improvement over current HP photo printers is dramatic.
The Epson 1800 is, however, much harder to use, and for this level of color accuracy, must be used with something that corrects your monitors output to display accurate colors, such as Pantone's Eye-One. You must use Epson inks and papers, download the latest driver and paper profiles, use the software settings properly, and you must use it with Photo Shop or Photo Elements to do the printing. This is why I state that this printer is for pros and serious amateurs and if you just want to print nice pictures, use an HP.
On a final note, if you read a lot of high end printer specifications, it gets very confusing. Epson produces several high end printers. They all produce professional level results, and the differences in the photos they produce, are so subtle that only a professional can tell the difference. Even then, experienced users can compensate for those differences and produce results that are virtually indistinguishable from other high end printers. In the end, it all boils down to the fact that color and print quality are a matter of your perception and preferences. The Epson 1800 has the power to adjust your photos to look just the way want.
Customer Rating:
Summary: matted and glossy excellent results
Comment: I moved up from the dye-based 1200 to the R1800 about two years ago, having tried and returned an Epson 2200 because of bronzing on the glossy prints(bronzing is a brownish tint that appears when you hold the print at an angle under certain lighting conditions)
The R1800 uses a "gloss optimizer" coating to reduce the bronzing ...Problem solved. The glossy prints produced by this printer do actually look like "real photos". Since this is a pigment, rather than dye printer, the prints should last for a while, even when exposed to air.
I've had no fading or discoloration on any print yet. The prints are pretty much waterproof, while I wouldn't dunk them in the bath tub, drops of water/moisture do not get absorbed or mix with the ink coating. (If you get a dye print wet, it will run). This is particularly good if you print your own business cards. Cards I've printed w/other printers would smudge easily.
My biggest surprise with this printer is the great detail and saturation I've been able to achieve using matte paper(Epson Enhanced Matte/Ultra Premium Mate). Most printers are better at handling one type of media, this one seems to be very well balanced.
Mechanically, I've had no problems so far after hundreds of large prints; ink usage is not bad with the individual tank system. No head cleaning problems at all. I do run the printer every few days even if I don't have to to keep the heads from clogging.
I haven't personally used either the Canon or HP professional photo printers, so can't really offer a comparison. I can say that the R1800 exceeds either the Epson 1200 series or the 2200 printers.
By the way, I bought this from Amazon and as usual got excellent price and shipping time.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Awful printer
Comment: The Epson R1800 has been nothing but trouble for me. I'm in the printing business and wanted to use this for proofs but have never been able to get this printer to print colors correctly. We have tried every setting and every type of paper, but the colors always come out wrong. The software is terrible. It is very un-intuitive.
I think I'll stay with HP printers from now on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Quality Prints with Just a Few Quirks
Comment: This printer prints beautiful colors and detail. The inks are still a bit expensive, but hopefully the price will go down as more stores begin to carry them and the product isn't as new. This printer can also print on cds, which is very useful.
This printer is, for the most part, pretty user-friendly. You can usually solve most problems by following a step by step process when prompted (when inks are low) or by clicking on the printer utility function to perform a cleaning (when there are streaks on the paper), etc...The only problem I have had with this printer is that sometimes after I send a file to print the printer will just run a blank page through and then tell me that the paper is out or was loaded incorrectly. I then reload it, and it may take 4-5 times before the printer will actually print. Also, sometimes a message will pop up after I send a file to print that says, "Communication error," but does not explain the cause of the problem. You are left to guess why the file isn't printing.
I knew about these nuisances when I purchased this printer, but the quality of the prints is such that I am willing to put up with a few quirks.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Epson R1800 - What I needed!
Comment: I have previously owned an Epson, and returned again since this was the only product in its category that had all the features I needed. It is incredibly quiet, and prints very quickly, no matter if it is a Speed or Quality print you are sending to it. It prints up to 13" x 19" sheets or even on rolls of banner paper and printable CD's.
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