Epson R300 or... else.

I read a review about the R200/R300 and it said the two printers was the
same. the R300 just had the photo slots and you could print without a
printer.It is of the same quality.

Rev Dr Mark wrote:
"Al Dykes" wrote in message
...

In article ,
LLutton wrote:

Another thing:
with R300 - do you need to scale (down) big pictures
yourself (to get better sharpness) or the printer's software
does it good enough?

It does pretty good at this. I have printed an 8.5"x11" and a 4"x6"
(inches)

from a memory card and it will auto-crop to fit the paper. You do have a

choice with "Advanced" turned on to custom crop - you select which of
several
crop settings look best.
Lynn


Can anyone confirn the statement made in this thread that the
R300 has better build quality than the R200 ?

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yup R300 is more robust than the R200, R200 remids me of low end lexmark
build quality



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latet wrote:
Hello,

I'd like to buy a printer for photos.
I've seen some prints from R300 and they looked great.
But before I buy R300...
what other printers should I consider ?
I mean - are there any ofering the same (or better) quality
and possible to get for the same (or less) money?

Thank you,

latet


I just bought an R300, I had it narrowed down to the Canon pixma 5000,
HP7760 and R300. Each had a feature I liked that the others didn't have,
but in the end it was the price that did it The R300 had 50C$ off at the
till and a 30US$ rebate, bringing it down to 150C$, the best price I
could get on a Canon at the time was 239C$ and I think I could have
picked up the HP for about 170C$.
As well, any reviews (that I read) put the R300 slightly ahead of the
others in photo printing quality, and I found it strange that the pixma
5000 with its 1 pico and much higher res. rated lower in photo quality
than the pixma 4000.

In any case, I figured that the differences between the three would have
been so subtle they would have been hardly noticeable anyway, so it was
price that decided it in the end.

I have almost spent my first set of cartridges and am so far very happy
with the results, I printed an 8X10 from a negative scan that is
virtually indistiguishable from a lab print, and it does a very passable
job on black & white prints as well (the HP's stong point).

hth

"John H." wrote in message
...
I read a review about the R200/R300 and it said the two printers was the
same. the R300 just had the photo slots and you could print without a
printer.It is of the same quality.

Rev Dr Mark wrote:
"Al Dykes" wrote in message
...

In article ,
LLutton wrote:

Another thing:
with R300 - do you need to scale (down) big pictures
yourself (to get better sharpness) or the printer's software
does it good enough?

It does pretty good at this. I have printed an 8.5"x11" and a 4"x6"
(inches)

from a memory card and it will auto-crop to fit the paper. You do have
a

choice with "Advanced" turned on to custom crop - you select which of
several
crop settings look best.
Lynn


Can anyone confirn the statement made in this thread that the
R300 has better build quality than the R200 ?

--

a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.


yup R300 is more robust than the R200, R200 remids me of low end lexmark
build quality
The ink carts and heads are the same I can't comment on the build quality, I
run an R300, got it before the 200 came out. I've been very satified with
it. I pay £1.49 +vat for carts BUT you only get a small quantity of ink in
them, not the 30 ml of a genuine Epson, but it still works out cheaper, just
not as cheap as you think.

Peter.

"John H." wrote in message
...
I read a review about the R200/R300 and it said the two printers was the
same. the R300 just had the photo slots and you could print without a
printer.It is of the same quality.


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The print quality is exactly the same - but the construction is very
different. The 200 is flimsy and creaky in comparison to the 300

I know, I've got both of them.

"Peter Seddon" wrote in message
...

"John H." wrote in message
...
I read a review about the R200/R300 and it said the two printers was the
same. the R300 just had the photo slots and you could print without a
printer.It is of the same quality.

Rev Dr Mark wrote:
"Al Dykes" wrote in message
...

In article ,
LLutton wrote:

Another thing:
with R300 - do you need to scale (down) big pictures
yourself (to get better sharpness) or the printer's software
does it good enough?

It does pretty good at this. I have printed an 8.5"x11" and a 4"x6"
(inches)

from a memory card and it will auto-crop to fit the paper. You do have
a

choice with "Advanced" turned on to custom crop - you select which of
several
crop settings look best.
Lynn


Can anyone confirn the statement made in this thread that the
R300 has better build quality than the R200 ?

--

a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.


yup R300 is more robust than the R200, R200 remids me of low end lexmark
build quality
The ink carts and heads are the same I can't comment on the build quality,
I run an R300, got it before the 200 came out. I've been very satified
with it. I pay £1.49 +vat for carts BUT you only get a small quantity of
ink in them, not the 30 ml of a genuine Epson, but it still works out
cheaper, just not as cheap as you think.

----------------------------

I've been paying £2 each at a local market - where do you get yours? -
online? (it would save traipsing off to the market on cold wet days)

"Peter Seddon" wrote in message
...

"John H." wrote in message
...
I read a review about the R200/R300 and it said the two printers was the
same. the R300 just had the photo slots and you could print without a
printer.It is of the same quality.

Rev Dr Mark wrote:
"Al Dykes" wrote in message
...

In article ,
LLutton wrote:

Another thing:
with R300 - do you need to scale (down) big pictures
yourself (to get better sharpness) or the printer's software
does it good enough?

It does pretty good at this. I have printed an 8.5"x11" and a 4"x6"
(inches)

from a memory card and it will auto-crop to fit the paper. You do have
a

choice with "Advanced" turned on to custom crop - you select which of
several
crop settings look best.
Lynn


Can anyone confirn the statement made in this thread that the
R300 has better build quality than the R200 ?

--

a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.


yup R300 is more robust than the R200, R200 remids me of low end lexmark
build quality
The ink carts and heads are the same I can't comment on the build quality,
I run an R300, got it before the 200 came out. I've been very satified
with it. I pay £1.49 +vat for carts BUT you only get a small quantity of
ink in them, not the 30 ml of a genuine Epson, but it still works out
cheaper, just not as cheap as you think.

Peter.

30ml? Sure about that? I've seen 13ml as the capacity of the Epson's...
All the compatible carts I've seen have the same or slightly more capacity -
16ml or 18ml.

I'm trying the IMJET carts at the moment in my R200 - and apart from the
rather alarming gurgle of ink when the air seal tape is removed they seem to
work fine, and at less then £10 for a complete set they're a bargain.

I've not handled an R300 to comment on the build quality, but the R200's
outer case is decidedly cheap and cheerful. Its quite alarming the first
time you switch it on and have the whole of the top flex down half an inch
as you press the on/off button. I'm guessing the mechanics are the same -
the R200's innards look like typical Epson construction.. just a hell of a
lot quieter than they were 2 or 3 years back.

"Tojo" wrote in message
...
Don't forget that, whichever model you choose, compatible cartridges are
now
down to £2 each (price on local Sunday market) - I've used about a dozen
sets so far with no clogging and print quality that is only fractionally
lower than genuine Epson ink.


Sorry to enter the conversation, but I just bought a R300 and I'm
wondering
what is the brand of the compatible cartridges you're using that are so
cheap? Can you tell me that, please?

Thanks,
TJ

I got mine from here http://svp.co.uk/acatalog/Epson_Stylus_Photo_R200.html

In article , Tojo wrote:
Don't forget that, whichever model you choose, compatible cartridges are
now
down to £2 each (price on local Sunday market) - I've used about a dozen
sets so far with no clogging and print quality that is only fractionally
lower than genuine Epson ink.


Sorry to enter the conversation, but I just bought a R300 and I'm wondering
what is the brand of the compatible cartridges you're using that are so
cheap? Can you tell me that, please?

Thanks,
TJ




If you go to pricewatch.com and search for the part # for
a cartridge you'll find some "generic" inks, cheap.
I'm not interested in them. YMMV.

I suggest you check resellerratings.com before you do
business with any online vendor for the first time.

newegg.com has the real thing for about $9 each.

--

a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.

Don't forget that, whichever model you choose, compatible cartridges are
now
down to £2 each (price on local Sunday market) - I've used about a dozen
sets so far with no clogging and print quality that is only fractionally
lower than genuine Epson ink.


Sorry to enter the conversation, but I just bought a R300 and I'm wondering
what is the brand of the compatible cartridges you're using that are so
cheap? Can you tell me that, please?

Thanks,
TJ

Al Dykes wrote:
In article , Tojo wrote:

Don't forget that, whichever model you choose, compatible cartridges are

now

down to £2 each (price on local Sunday market) - I've used about a dozen
sets so far with no clogging and print quality that is only fractionally
lower than genuine Epson ink.


Sorry to enter the conversation, but I just bought a R300 and I'm wondering
what is the brand of the compatible cartridges you're using that are so
cheap? Can you tell me that, please?

Thanks,
TJ





If you go to pricewatch.com and search for the part # for
a cartridge you'll find some "generic" inks, cheap.
I'm not interested in them. YMMV.

I suggest you check resellerratings.com before you do
business with any online vendor for the first time.

newegg.com has the real thing for about $9 each.
Yeah plus 4.99 a piece for shipping

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* Magic Is Believing In Yourself*

*if you can do that*

* You Can Make Anything Happen *