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Epson Stylus Photo R220 Ink Jet Printer (C11C626011)
Studio : Epson
by Epson
Brand : Epson
Model : C11C626011
Platform : Mac, Windows
Publisher : Epson
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Color : silver
EAN : 0010343855663
UPC : 010343855663
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 62 reviews)
List Price : $99.99
Our Price : $169.00
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5,760 x 1,440 dpi maximum resolution, 3-picoliter drop size
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Up to 15 ppm color, 15 ppm black
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Prints a 4-by-6-inches borderless photo in as fast as 57 seconds
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Complete, easy to use CD and DVD face printing solution
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USB interface, PC and Mac compatible, 1-year warranty
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Product Description |
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Stylus Photo R220 Inkjet Printer. Offers the speed and versatility you need to easily print brilliant frame-ready photos to customized designs directly onto printable CDs/DVDs. |
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Expensive to Buy and Feed; Unspectacular Performance |
This was far from a cheap printer when I bought it a couple years ago. It was like $250. The six ink cartridges are supposed to give better color rendition - to me, all they provide is a better bottom line for Epson. The printer goes through cartridges extremely quickly. I have never been able to get it to properly print envelopes, a very simple and straighforward task that my previous Epson Stylus C-80 (much less expensive) did easily. The C-80 also printed photos and graphics better. The R220 has an annoying habit of leaving drops and blobs of ink in random places, a problem I very rarely had with the HP's or the Epson C-80. Color rendition is especially disappointing, especially when one considers the extra ink cartridges.
I had graphics images from my Epson C-80 and HP printers framed and on my walls at home, and routinely expected that kind of quality from those printers. The R-220, by contrast, seldom yields output that is good for anything but reference. The first print that is sent to it during any printing session, is lousy. The second is iffy, and the third and subsequent ones usually are okay, but again, not impressive in any way. Choosing the option "best photo" usually results in a poorer quality image. I have experimented with different papers, from plain to very fancy and made the decision long ago not to risk any fancy expensive papers in this printer. I use Epson Bright White and hope for the best, in comfort knowing I'm not going to waste a dollar a sheet if the print quality sucks.
I am looking for a replacement now, though I probably won't buy one at leat until next fall, and I will certainly be hoping for - and expecting!! - a much better quality of output. I'm sure there are planty of $50 printers out there that will match the quality I'm getting from this one, and in retrospect, I wish I got one of them. I thought I was spending the extra money for excellent graphics, which I most certainly did not get out of this printer. I'm mad as hell about this, and probably will be going back to HP for my next one, though I dread dealing with installing their drivers, which are always a nightmare. The Epson ones aren't that much better in that regard, however.
Of course, I can't say for sure that the newer model isn't any better than this one, but I can say for sure that I won't be buying it!!
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Epson = ripoff |
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I have had this printer for a year or so and just recently the black ink cartridge ran out (colors were fine because I never use them, and refuse to pay the crazy amount for 5 different color cartridges). Anyway, long story short, even though my printer is set in Black Ink Only mode, it REFUSES to let me print anything whatsoever because one of the color cartridges is too low. What a ripoff. My Canon lets me print how I deem fit, in Black Ink only, even though the color cartridges aren't even installed in this printer. |
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Shuts down when any ink color is low! |
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It should be noted that this printer will not work if any of the six ink cartridges runs out. I tried everything to get it to print, including cleaning all nozzles, and got nothing. I went to the basement and found my old HP 932C, which had sat unused for AN ENTIRE YEAR, and hooked it up to finish the job I was working on when the Epson threw its fit. The HP printed just fine, no problem. That should tell you everything you need to know. |
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This printer thinks it's "smart". But it's not |
If you like a printer that has to think for about 5 minutes before printing out a job (all the while making an annoying series of noises), than this is the printer for you.
Another irritating feature is that if you run out of yellow ink, it won't allow you to print, even though what you're printing is black and white and doesn't involve any use of yellow ink.
Speaking for myself, I'd rather have a printer that didn't feel the need to make decisions for me. Please, Epson, let the user make decisions. Don't impose your "smart" printer's "thinking" on the user. |
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I will never buy an EPSON product again |
I could not believe it when I read other reviews, that the printer will refuse to print Black & white if one of the 5 color cartridges runs out of ink. All of my other printers (HP, Samsung, Lexmark) will print B&W even if the color ink runs out.
And because there's 5 color inks, I frequently have 1 of them run out, and the printer will not use just the black ink cartridge to print B&W.
Because of this, I have vowed never to buy an EPSON product again, and will write similar review on Epinions and other websites. EPSON - you should be ashamed of yourselves for this terrible product. I have never felt this cheated in any electronic purchase I have ever made, and I almost never complain.
Read the other 1 star reviews - This printer is GARBAGE
P.S. The ink recharging/cleaning cycle that drains extra ink every time you turn the printer on is another SCAM. I have a 12 year old HP injet color printer that still works, and uses less ink. |
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