Epson Stylus Photo R800 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Printer manufacturers have steadily been increasing the number of ink cartridges in their top of the range photo printers on the basis that the more basic colours they have to work with the more precise the overall result. Epson's new eight cartridge ...

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: Despite some finicky printhead behaviour, this excellent printer earns an Editors' Choice for photo enthusiasts.

Pros: Excellent print quality, Relatively fast photo printing, Flexible printer driver, No need to swap Matte Black and Photo Black cartridges.

Cons: Doesn't handle changes in output resolution gracefully, No PictBridge support.

Verdict: Despite some finicky printhead behavior, this excellent printer earns an Editors' Choice for photo enthusiasts.

Verdict: The Epson Stylus Photo R800 is the perfect photo printer. Well, almost. It quickly and easily produces stunning prints that are the match of any traditional photo lab, which will last in ...

Review summary: Despite some finicky printhead behaviour, this excellent printer earns an Editors' Choice for photo enthusiasts.

Review summary: With its extra red and blue inks, the R800 produces intense, rich photos; it can also print on CDs and paper rolls.

Verdict: If you plan on printing a lot of snapshots, you'll appreciate the R800's roll feeder; and as long as you stick with RGB files, the R800 will reward you with great-looking photo prints.