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Epson - Stylus Office Inkjet Printer - Color - 5760 x 1440 dpi Print - CD/DVD Print - Desktop
Average customer rating
4.4
(436 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 436 reviews
5 Stars
296
4 Stars
81
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
11
1 Star
20
89%of customers recommend this product.
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436)
Customer Reviews for Epson - Stylus Office Inkjet Printer - Color - 5760 x 1440 dpi Print - CD/DVD Print - Desktop
Customer Rating
5
I can count on it!
on October 30, 2014
Posted by: FancyCouch
from Houston, TX, USA
I run a small photography business (mostly a hobby that pays for itself!) out of my home. I offer a few prints to my clients with their photo packages, and I am always proud to deliver them. The color is vivid and spot on when compared to what I hoped would print, and sometimes it's better! I would recommend this product to anyone who wants to print their photos in house and avoid the uncertainty of color you get from the local pharmacy.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
2
Hand feed only for quality printing
on December 12, 2014
Posted by: GraphicDesigner
from Austin, TX, USA
I just purchased this printer and I am very disappointed! The only way to get quality photo prints is to hand feed it one sheet at-a-time. I need a photo printer as I am a graphic designer but I do need it to also do multiple prints and feeding it one-at-a-time is un productive. I must babysit this printer for quality prints. You can only bulk load regular printer paper and we all know that regular printer paper does not work for photo printing! I am going to return this printer and never look at EPSON again! Great print quality, love print to edge but you fell short on paper feed!!!
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
3
no use
on July 3, 2015
Posted by: steph
from New York,NY
Does not offer upgrade for Yosemite in Mac Apple as yet. use suspended as a result of lack of upgrade. Used printer for 2 years and can not use since March. Mac users do printing. Liked color but can not use product because of lack of update.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
3000 failure
on August 1, 2013
Posted by: Asher
from Virginia
Less than 1 year my stylus R3000 failed-it was warranted by Epson and the new unit was out of the box and hooked up and in 10 minutes also failed
When working this model does fine work- problem is to get it to work
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Posted by: ThePhotogsBlog
from Montreal
I purchased this printer the day ofter my R220 gave up the ghost after 4 or 5 years of hard service. In between the time that I'd bought my R220 and the day it crapped out on me, I'd graduated from a professional photography school and and one of the things that I came away with from that place was the love of printing all of my own photos. I was resolved to have a printer that could:
A. I could afford
B. Could make decent black and white/sepia prints
C. Could print on Hahnemuhle fine art papers
D. Could handle 13" wide papers.
E. Wasn't running out of ink every other day.
B. Could make decent black and white/sepia prints
C. Could print on Hahnemuhle fine art papers
D. Could handle 13" wide papers.
E. Wasn't running out of ink every other day.
The R2880 met the first four criteria but not the fifth while the R3880 met the last four but not the first. Then along came the R3000. After reading some reviews, I decided that this was the printer to buy when the time came to get a new one. It came rather unexpectedly!
One warning! The box for this printer is huge. and heavy. Make sure you clear your trunk or the back of your car before going to purchase one. Don't even think of going to the photo store without a vehicle, even if its only a few blocks.
The installation is pretty straightforward and easy though it takes approximately 10 minutes for the printer to pump the ink into the ink lines once the cartridges are installed. The cartridges themselves contain 25ml of ink each, twice what my R220 held, and cost exactly twice as much also. One feature is that both the Photo Black and Mat Black are installed at the same time, obviating the need to switch them when switching papers. This is not so useful a feature as it seems. In the first place, I generally never use mat papers. Second, both cartridges use the same ink lines, and switching from one to the other, which is done with the push of a button, flushes about 3 ml of whichever ink was previously being used out of the ink line. This is stupid. How difficult would it have been to put separate lines for each ink?
That being said, the whole set up process and operation of the printer are very intuitive. ICC profiles for my favorite Hahnemuhle and Ilford papers were downloaded and installed and away I went to printing.
I found the printer to be quiet in operation, and probably because of its weight, vibrates a whole lot less than the R220 it replaced. Every print I've made has been perfect. The black and whites are beautiful and the prints made on fine art papers just rock. Printing is quite fast also. I haven't timed it or anything, but making large prints on this printer, even at the maximum quality, seems to take less time than with the 4800's I used to use in photography school.
I feel that overall, this was a good investment and a sensible alternative to buying a 3880 which was really beyond my budget for now.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
Black Ink Waste Is A Deal Breaker
on February 7, 2012
Posted by: dmmontal
I normally do not write product reviews but in this case I am compelled due to the enormous flaw that is the black ink switching system. The amount of ink wasted when switching between the two types of black ink is really staggering. I will admit I am partially to blame, as I read reviews stating this prior to my purchase, however I didn't think it would be this bad. I am down to barely a quarter tank on one of the blacks and I have never even used that black to print - the loss is entirely from waste. I understand by troubleshooting that there are workarounds to conserve ink, but they are not always easy to figure out and they are often not a permanent solution. The printer is great otherwise, but it simply is not worth the staggering amount of waste. I strongly regret this purchase.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
Perfectly Wonderful
on November 9, 2014
Posted by: Michelle of Yardley
from Yardley, PA
Purchased this printer to replace my R1900, which had a disappointingly short lifespan! THAT is another story--the only Epson product that ever proved to be a bad experience (I have had several GOOD experiences over the years). The R3000, so far, is a JOY, especially with the $200 rebate. Its performance has been stellar so far. The only complaint I have (not trivial) is that when switching from Photo Black to Matte Black (or vice-versa) too much ink is used up. It may be exaggerated because I'm still using the start-up ink cartridges (which are also a disappointment in that they have very little ink). But the prints are beautiful and flawless. So I'm truly happy on that point.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
4
First Impressions
on November 19, 2011
Posted by: beek91355
from Valencia, California
I am a long time Epson customer who just finished setting up my new Photo R3000 inkjet printer. I am a photo hobbyist whose printer must be multi-media/multi-user friendly to myself and my wife. So far this printer has proven to meet this need. The increased ink capacity is a positive factor but the replacement cartridge cost is ridiculous. Only time will tell whether HEAD CLEANING uses a prohibitive amount of ink. This has been a problem on my prior Epson inkjet printers. I hope that it is not the case on the R3000. In fact it is the only complaint I have ever had with any Epson inkjet printer.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com