Printer is quick and easy to use. Setup was simple. I did have to down load the Windows & install pack, but that was not trouble. I have printed several 13"x19" and every customer is very impressed with the quality. Even the B/W's are very nice. I am more than happy, between this printer and my Epson R280 I do very little out of shop prints.
This printer wastes paper by printing one line, then ejects it then begins to print the request. It wastes paper. I don't get to see what the printer is going to print since it prints more than the requested pages.
I consider myself an advanced amateur photographer and have spent a lot of time making traditional B&W prints from negatives. I'm calling myself a beginner with respect to my printing expertise because I've never worked with digital printing and only recently bought a digital SLR that captures 16 MP color images nice enough that I wanted to print them REALLY BIG.
I chose the Epson Color Photo 1400 because it seemed like the cheapest and most sensible entry into dedicated photo printers that could go at least to 11x14 inches and give me creative control over the final product. Since it arrived four days ago, I've had the opportunity to print maybe 10-15 4x6 prints and two 11x14's. The quality is astonishing compared to what I'm used to (i.e. uploading to a website and picking up at the drug store photo counter). I'm printing directly from Photoshop and turning off the printer's color handling (I think). In any case, the colors are perfectly faithful to my Macbook computer screen and since the print resolution is higher than the screen, the print detail looks much better. I don't know why I waited so long to buy a real photo printer.
One thing that was clear when I pulled the printer out of the box was that it means business and demands a significant amount of table top space. It's very nice to look at though, and when all the trays and doors are collapsed it is sleek and solid. It is obvious that this is a tool for serious photography and not for tucking into the corner of a computer desk. All of the doors and trays are nice and solid and don't feel cheap like they will break if you pull a little too hard. Some of them have nice magnetic closures (think of the click in/out glass doors on an entertainment center).
The operation is quiet, but I can't really compare it to similar products. What I can say is that my 8 month old son was asleep 5 feet away and didn't wake up as I was printing on both the fast and slow settings.
This is the first Epson printer that I have bought in a long time. In the past the Epson printers left me unhappy with the print quility. However, this printer is excellent. I was a pro photographer for many years and have now become a semi- pro photographer doing my own lab work. This printer satisfies my need for wide format and color quality for my clients. It is much quieter than most other brands of wide format printers and is a delight to use.
The 1400 does an absolute beautiful job in all phases of printing, specially the clarity of the photos.I have not printed larger than 8X11 photos but if the results are as good as the 8X11 then I can safely say there is not another printer on the market that can compare to the 1400. The only negative for a Mac 10.6 plus version is that you have to download the printer drive from the Internet. The only negatives, the IMac 10.6 version has been around for several years and Epson should have updated their installation CD long before now and they should have included Elements 10 rather than 9, because most people who will invest in the 1400 already have more than the basic Photo Elements.
I own two of the Epson Photo Stylus 1400. I have had one for 3-4 years, using it for individual prints for groups. I thought the first had failed, so I ordered a second. Before that arrived, I discovered the cause of the failure---it was me!
Old one still ticking right along. Newer one in storage just in case. It may be there for another few years. GREAT MACHINE!
I choose Epson products to use for my photography. This printer nails every little detail in my photographs including the colors. I really like the individual color ink cartridges as you only have to replace the colors that are low.
Superb colors. My underwater dive photos are beautiful, bright and vivid. I couldn't be happier! I have printed on photo paper and premium matte presentation paper and the results have been exceptional. The printer was easy to hook up and start using immediately.