Ink-jet recommendations

[Dave Rado]

Hi

I am replacing my Epson 830U, which is faulty and not worth repairing.
I want a printer both to print business documents, when I need the best
possible colour accuracy because I often have to colour-match company
logos; and to print photos, when I again want good colour accuracy and
also as close as dammit to the genuine quality of a lab print (a lot of
printers that claim to be photo lab quality aren't really, IMO).

Anyway, I have shortlisted the R360, which is the nearest in spec in
the current Epson range to my 830U; and the R800. Jessops and other
retailers have told me that in their opinion the R800 is overrated and
poor value for money and that I wouldn't notice any difference between
the results from it and the much cheaper R360.They say the two extra
print cartridges that the R800 uses make no discernable difference at
all and that the advertised improvement to the colour gamut is pretty
illusory. They claim they know professional photographers who feel the
same way.

On the other hand I have seen some rave reviews of the R800 on the web,
e.g. see http://tinyurl.com/2aq3n. But I haven't been able to find any
comparative reviews of the two printers, or any reviews of one that
positions it relative to the other.

I'm not bothered about the CD printing capability of the R800, or about
the faster print speed. I *would* pay the extra for the R800, however,
if the colour accuracy or overall print quality of the R800 really was
a lot better than the R360, as Epson claim. But as I say, I'm confused
as to whether it really is.

Any thoughts?

Dave

 

[measekite]

The Canon IP4300 is better for both business and photo than the R360 and
the ink is cheaper to run. It has full duplex and dual paper feeds and
the business text is better than the Epson. If you do not care about
dual paper feeds and better registration on envelopes and odd sized
media and photos are not an issue then look at the HP Business printers
that duplex. The cost of HP ink may be more than Canon but is on par
with Epson and it has the best business quality of all.

 

[Roy G]

Hi

I am replacing my Epson 830U, which is faulty and not worth repairing.
I want a printer both to print business documents, when I need the best
possible colour accuracy because I often have to colour-match company
logos; and to print photos, when I again want good colour accuracy and
also as close as dammit to the genuine quality of a lab print (a lot of
printers that claim to be photo lab quality aren't really, IMO).

Anyway, I have shortlisted the R360, which is the nearest in spec in
the current Epson range to my 830U; and the R800. Jessops and other
retailers have told me that in their opinion the R800 is overrated and
poor value for money and that I wouldn't notice any difference between
the results from it and the much cheaper R360.They say the two extra
print cartridges that the R800 uses make no discernable difference at
all and that the advertised improvement to the colour gamut is pretty
illusory. They claim they know professional photographers who feel the
same way.

On the other hand I have seen some rave reviews of the R800 on the web,
e.g. see http://tinyurl.com/2aq3n. But I haven't been able to find any
comparative reviews of the two printers, or any reviews of one that
positions it relative to the other.

I'm not bothered about the CD printing capability of the R800, or about
the faster print speed. I *would* pay the extra for the R800, however,
if the colour accuracy or overall print quality of the R800 really was
a lot better than the R360, as Epson claim. But as I say, I'm confused
as to whether it really is.

Any thoughts?

Dave

Hi.

You can safely ignore anything said by MK. He is a troll.

I don't know much about the R360, but the R800 is a superb printer.

It may well be overpriced, and not such good value as its cheaper brothers,
but it does print a lot better, with more accurate colours.

ICC Profiles are readily available for it, so you will be able to apply
Colour Management.

Roy G