Should I buy this used Epson R1800?

[optxx]

Anybody out there with experience printing with the Epson R1800?
Owner is about to be transfered and will sell nearly new one to me for
$300 with a supply of ink and paper. Later on I plan to purchase for
$150 a CISS supply system to apply archival ink. Is it a good printer
and a good buy?

 

[Paul Furman]

Anybody out there with experience printing with the Epson R1800?
Owner is about to be transfered and will sell nearly new one to me for
$300 with a supply of ink and paper. Later on I plan to purchase for
$150 a CISS supply system to apply archival ink. Is it a good printer
and a good buy?

Sounds like a deal. I just got mine with the understanding that it's the
latest and greatest, the only problem being not the cheapest to run for
ink costs.

 

[frederick]

Anybody out there with experience printing with the Epson R1800?
Owner is about to be transfered and will sell nearly new one to me for
$300 with a supply of ink and paper. Later on I plan to purchase for
$150 a CISS supply system to apply archival ink. Is it a good printer
and a good buy?

Sounds like a good deal if you can check that it's working okay and if
it's local so that you can carefully pick it up and place it in in your
car to take it home. If it is being shipped, then unless it is repacked
in it's original packaging, then it's almost a dead cert to be trashed
when you recieve it

 

[Arthur Entlich]

I've heard a rumor that the R1800 has been discontinued now that the
2400 has been released with the new K3 Ultrachrome inks which are
supposed to work well with glossy papers without the need for a gloss
optimizer.

I do not have confirmation yet... so this sits as rumor only... anyone
hear anything more?

Art

 

[frederick]

I've heard a rumor that the R1800 has been discontinued now that the
2400 has been released with the new K3 Ultrachrome inks which are
supposed to work well with glossy papers without the need for a gloss
optimizer.

I do not have confirmation yet... so this sits as rumor only... anyone
hear anything more?

There was a rumour that started from an error on Amazon a month or so
ago stating that the R1800 had been discontinued.
I wouldn't expect that the R1800 will be discontinued unless/until a
consumer level A4 printer using the K3 inkset is released. I don't
expect that to happen in the immediate future - as a consumer level
printer that needs an ink cartridge change between matte and photo black
isn't ideal. Epson/Noritsu are also now producing and promoting dry
minilabs that use the same ultrachrome inks as the R800/1800 - a 7 ink
system including GOP, less the matte black ink/. The K3 inks are much
much better than an R2200 on gloss/semi-gloss, but some bronzing and
gloss differential remains. The 2400 would be better if it had GOP.
My guess is that the next generation might be a 10 ink system - using K3
inks but also GOP. Hopefully, Epson will design it like the HP 8250.
Apart from the ink savings by recirculating ink used for
priming/cleaning, it might make a 10 ink head system a bit more
practical and compact than a 10 cartridge head assembly.

 

[Rob]

Anybody out there with experience printing with the Epson R1800?
Owner is about to be transfered and will sell nearly new one to me for
$300 with a supply of ink and paper. Later on I plan to purchase for
$150 a CISS supply system to apply archival ink. Is it a good printer
and a good buy?

Yes and the OEM inks are archival pigment inks. They were $550 USD
street (maybe less now) so $300 is a good price. The R1800 A3 has a lot
of niceties over the R800 A4 printer although still using the same inks.

 

[Jan Alter]

Hi,
We've had an R1800 running since May. It does beautiful work, and the
color is quite superior to any of the dye based printers I've seen from
Epson (Epson C84, 880, though not photo printers). If the thing is in good
running condition and you want excellent printing capability then it's a
good deal. As stated, the only annoyance I have are the costs of the ink and
the fact that the cartridges are a bi smallish.

 

[Hecate]

I've heard a rumor that the R1800 has been discontinued now that the
2400 has been released with the new K3 Ultrachrome inks which are
supposed to work well with glossy papers without the need for a gloss
optimizer.

I do not have confirmation yet... so this sits as rumor only... anyone
hear anything more?

Unlikely. The R1800 is aimed at the consumer, the R2400 at the
professional. Two different markets. (Though, of course, there is
crossover between the two).

--

Hecate - The Real One
(e-mail address removed)
Fashion: Buying things you don't need, with money
you don't have, to impress people you don't like...

 

[Safetymom123]

R1800 and 2400 are both being sold. I have not heard of any plans to
discontinue the 1800.