Customer Rating: 
Summary: Most Fantastic Printer I Have Found Yet
Comment: After having gone through Lexmark, Canon and HP printers, I decided to try the Epson R800 and I couldn't be more thrilled!! We have a business that I need to be able to print transfers on my printer and this printer outdoes itself for crisp clear, permanent inked transfers. All of the other printers I have had used water based dye inks which have had issues with washing, and the Ultrachrome pigment based inks are perfect for long lasting designs. And as for photos - WOW!! They look professional as if they just came out of the photo lab. It's also great for CD's - I bought a stack of printable CD's and they turn out looking like you bought them in the store. Installation was a snap with Windows XP and I have found no disadvantages so far with this printer. Everything I have tried consistently comes out looking professional with this printer although the 8 individual cartridges can be pricey at around $14.00 a piece. Still, if thats the price for quality work, I guess I will pay it gladly!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good, but finicky. Solved CD/DVD printing problem!
Comment: I also had horrific problems trying to print CDs/DVDs. Spent the better part of a day trying to get the printer to accept a disc. Tried everything I could think of. It was a Sunday, and Epson Customer Service was closed. Checked internet for a solution; no solution, but discovered it was a common problem. Finally decided to return printer. After I had uninstalled it, I thought about trying a firewire connection instead of USB. Re-installed with firewire. . . and it worked!
Also discovered that not all plain, and photo papers work well. Kodak and HP photo papers were blotchy. Canon paper printed nice. Epson paper printed great!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good printer
Comment: I've had this printer a couple of months now but haven't printed a whole lot of photos on it.
Setup was quite quick following the instructions provided. Using glossy premium paper from both Epson and Kodak I was able to print excellent pictures.
I wanted the longevity of the type of ink this printer uses (up to 80 years under glass is claimed). The pics aren't as vivid as dye-based inks but are still acceptable.
With digital printing there are variations in how a print will appear depending on camera settings, printer settings and how your software interprets the preceding info. It took a bit of trial and error to print pics of my daughter that didn't look like she had bubble-gum all over her lips. Once it's figured out things work well.
Only thing I'd add to the wish list would be the ability to print over 8x10. The pics really are good enough to frame so I'd like to be able to do something larger.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One significant disappointing feature
Comment: Half the reason I bought this printer was to print out my music CD projects. BUT, you cannot (as far as I can tell) use other labeling programs besides the supplied Epson one. OK, not that big a deal EXCEPT the Epson program will not import the song titles from a CD Text encoded disc (or from the internet via the CCDB). So am I supposed to actually TYPE all these song titles into the CD? Come on, Epson, get with the program.
I've only had the printer one day, so am still evaluating. It does appear to make very good prints on Epson Premium Glossy paper. The print quality on the TDK CDRs I bought is a washed out look. I'm trying to find out how to get more color there (Epson does say they don't pump as much ink onto the CDRs as the printer would onto regular paper due to absorption problems I assume).
Just my initial cut/thoughts on this printer.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I'm in love!
Comment: I have owned many printers...but I have to say I love this printer the best so far. It's so versatile. The prints on Epson photo glossy paper look like they just came from the lab. I'm still amazed after two weeks.
Summary: Most Fantastic Printer I Have Found Yet
Comment: After having gone through Lexmark, Canon and HP printers, I decided to try the Epson R800 and I couldn't be more thrilled!! We have a business that I need to be able to print transfers on my printer and this printer outdoes itself for crisp clear, permanent inked transfers. All of the other printers I have had used water based dye inks which have had issues with washing, and the Ultrachrome pigment based inks are perfect for long lasting designs. And as for photos - WOW!! They look professional as if they just came out of the photo lab. It's also great for CD's - I bought a stack of printable CD's and they turn out looking like you bought them in the store. Installation was a snap with Windows XP and I have found no disadvantages so far with this printer. Everything I have tried consistently comes out looking professional with this printer although the 8 individual cartridges can be pricey at around $14.00 a piece. Still, if thats the price for quality work, I guess I will pay it gladly!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good, but finicky. Solved CD/DVD printing problem!
Comment: I also had horrific problems trying to print CDs/DVDs. Spent the better part of a day trying to get the printer to accept a disc. Tried everything I could think of. It was a Sunday, and Epson Customer Service was closed. Checked internet for a solution; no solution, but discovered it was a common problem. Finally decided to return printer. After I had uninstalled it, I thought about trying a firewire connection instead of USB. Re-installed with firewire. . . and it worked!
Also discovered that not all plain, and photo papers work well. Kodak and HP photo papers were blotchy. Canon paper printed nice. Epson paper printed great!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good printer
Comment: I've had this printer a couple of months now but haven't printed a whole lot of photos on it.
Setup was quite quick following the instructions provided. Using glossy premium paper from both Epson and Kodak I was able to print excellent pictures.
I wanted the longevity of the type of ink this printer uses (up to 80 years under glass is claimed). The pics aren't as vivid as dye-based inks but are still acceptable.
With digital printing there are variations in how a print will appear depending on camera settings, printer settings and how your software interprets the preceding info. It took a bit of trial and error to print pics of my daughter that didn't look like she had bubble-gum all over her lips. Once it's figured out things work well.
Only thing I'd add to the wish list would be the ability to print over 8x10. The pics really are good enough to frame so I'd like to be able to do something larger.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One significant disappointing feature
Comment: Half the reason I bought this printer was to print out my music CD projects. BUT, you cannot (as far as I can tell) use other labeling programs besides the supplied Epson one. OK, not that big a deal EXCEPT the Epson program will not import the song titles from a CD Text encoded disc (or from the internet via the CCDB). So am I supposed to actually TYPE all these song titles into the CD? Come on, Epson, get with the program.
I've only had the printer one day, so am still evaluating. It does appear to make very good prints on Epson Premium Glossy paper. The print quality on the TDK CDRs I bought is a washed out look. I'm trying to find out how to get more color there (Epson does say they don't pump as much ink onto the CDRs as the printer would onto regular paper due to absorption problems I assume).
Just my initial cut/thoughts on this printer.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I'm in love!
Comment: I have owned many printers...but I have to say I love this printer the best so far. It's so versatile. The prints on Epson photo glossy paper look like they just came from the lab. I'm still amazed after two weeks.
Prints on coated inkjet CDs are a bit under saturated. Also if you want the best quality and water proof photos you have to use Epson paper.
This is a wonderful printer for photo enthusiasts and the geek who wants the novelty of printing on CDs. However if you do not intend to print on a regular basis do not buy this printer. The pigmented ink will clog the head with infrequent use.
I would give it five stars if it were a bit faster. I still love it though.