Thoughts on Epson R200?

[John Worman]

I'm wondering what the group thoughts are on the Epson R200 printer?
I've not been a fan of Epson printers and the only reason I'm at all
interested in this one is its ability to print on CDs and DVDs.

The sample print page from the machine at CompUSA looked pretty good. I
notice that Staples is selling them for $99.95 with a $20.00 Staples
check back. I haven't even looked at other sources yet.

I noticed this printer has ink tanks so you don't have to replace a
color that isn't empty yet. The tanks for one of the Epson's didn't
look too expensive. I expect if I got the printer I would only print
CDs and a test page every week so the head doesn't clog up.

Thanks for any thoughts.

John

 

[measekite]

I'm wondering what the group thoughts are on the Epson R200 printer?
I've not been a fan of Epson printers and the only reason I'm at all
interested in this one is its ability to print on CDs and DVDs.

The sample print page from the machine at CompUSA looked pretty good.
I notice that Staples is selling them for $99.95 with a $20.00 Staples
check back. I haven't even looked at other sources yet.

I noticed this printer has ink tanks so you don't have to replace a
color that isn't empty yet.

You will find out that you will need to replace every tank before it is
empty. But if you are in the UK get the Canon IP4000 but if you are in
the US you do not have a choice.

 

[Dan G]

You can get the UK versions of Canon printers in the US, I just did.
You just have to know where to look.

http://www.expansys-usa.com/product.asp?code=CAN_PIXMA_IP4000

 

[measekite]

You can get the UK versions of Canon printers in the US, I just did.
You just have to know where to look.

Is there any difference between the versions ie the electrical etc?

 

[CSE]

You will find out that you will need to replace every tank before it is
empty. But if you are in the UK get the Canon IP4000 but if you are in
the US you do not have a choice.

The Canon IP4000 is not a match at all to the R200.

 

[billygee left this...]

The man is looking at the R200 for it's ability to print on CDs and DVDs. I
doubt the Canon can do that. ;-)

I have the R300, which is the same as the R200 except it has the card slots
for the digital camera cards. I have had NO problems with it, output is
awesome and compatible inks are cheap for it.

 

[measekite]

The Canon IP4000 is not a match at all to the R200.

I know. Very much superior.

 

[measekite]

The man is looking at the R200 for it's ability to print on CDs and DVDs. I
doubt the Canon can do that. ;-)

The European Canon Pixmas does indeed have that capability. Because of
patent problems, that feature is omitted in North America.

I have the R300, which is the same as the R200 except it has the card slots
for the digital camera cards. I have had NO problems with it, output is
awesome and compatible inks are cheap for it.

My friend had 3 of them. The first 2 failed because of a design error in
the CD print feed. This engineering error was admitted by Epson. I
will also guarantee that nobody ever has a problem with 3rd party ink
until they have a problem.

 

[Dan G]

I'm about to find out about the voltage, but in past cases, the printer came
with a plug adapter. The printers themselves are supposed to be
multi-voltage capable, so either 210 or 110 would work. If I'm wrong, I'll
post back in a few days.

 

[SteveB]

If you only get 2 refills before the head permanently clogs and the printer
has to be dumped you are still winning financially over buying 2 sets of OEM
cartridges (at UK prices anyway).

 

[John H]

I emailed expansys-usa about the canon printers that print on cds.
And they emailed me back saying that they could only ship the usa model
in the usa.
and it does not print on cds.If you get one please post here about it.
John.H.

You can get the UK versions of Canon printers in the US, I just did.
You just have to know where to look.

http://www.expansys-usa.com/product.asp?code=CAN_PIXMA_IP4000

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[measekite]

If you only get 2 refills before the head permanently clogs and the printer
has to be dumped you are still winning financially over buying 2 sets of OEM
cartridges (at UK prices anyway).

Well if you are in the UK, you may be better off with a Canon printer.

 

[Anorak]

The man is looking at the R200 for it's ability to print on CDs and DVDs.
I doubt the Canon can do that. ;-)

I have the R300, which is the same as the R200 except it has the card
slots for the digital camera cards. I have had NO problems with it, output
is awesome and compatible inks are cheap for it.

I certainly agree with you. I've recently got the R300M version but should I
really use these cheap compatable carts for it ? I'm not sure I should

 

[measekite]

I certainly agree with you. I've recently got the R300M version but should I
really use these cheap compatable carts for it ? I'm not sure I should

You can choose to take the risk. It may be worth it if you print a
whole lot and you do very carefully research about what to buy. It is
sad that most of the product out there is who knows what with a website
label. If there is some good stuff out their you not only need to find
it but you need to hope that where ever you get it from that place is
consistent in the choice of their supplier. I hear 88inkjets.com sells
Formulabs ink mfg by Sensinet. Sensinet is a manufacturer that sells
bulk ink in very large sizes for repackaging and filling into after
market cartridges. With Epson, you need to be even more careful.

 

[Dan G]

All I can say is they have been shipping UK versions all along, and the 4000
is advertised as being CD/DVD capable on their site. I'll find out soon
enough.

 

[Not Me]

| I'm wondering what the group thoughts are on the Epson R200 printer?
| I've not been a fan of Epson printers and the only reason I'm at all
| interested in this one is its ability to print on CDs and DVDs.
|
| The sample print page from the machine at CompUSA looked pretty good. I
| notice that Staples is selling them for $99.95 with a $20.00 Staples
| check back. I haven't even looked at other sources yet.
|
| I noticed this printer has ink tanks so you don't have to replace a
| color that isn't empty yet. The tanks for one of the Epson's didn't
| look too expensive. I expect if I got the printer I would only print
| CDs and a test page every week so the head doesn't clog up.

Sam's Club has them for < $78 bucks (I assume the online discount works so
the net is $58.00)

Been using Epson for years. I've been though my last Epson. Looked at the
R200 as the specks were nice. It's an ink hog and screwy about printing if
any one of the tanks is near empty. Been to a number of places and NONE of
the demo units worked as advertised. (one sales person said that was
because they used it too much in demos)

Right now I'm looking at the Cannon iP5000

 

[Arthur Entlich]

It's a lower end printer, and it's main advantage is it can print on
disks. It uses dye colorant inks. The savings from individual ink
cartridges are minimal, if any. It is, I expect, the cheapest
alternative on the market currently for your needs, but recognize if you
plan on doing industrial or commercial numbers of disk labeling, the
printer will probably not last a long time. It is not designed for that
much use.

The cost to have it repaired outside of warranty due to the design will
tend to make it "disposable", which is not good for the environment.

The image quality is quite good, and the disk result is reasonable.
It's really too bad they aren't making a 4 color disk printing model.
It would save money on ink, and you really don't need a 6 color printer
for just disk printing, since the image result will not look much
different on a printable disk surface.

Art

 

[measekite]

| I'm wondering what the group thoughts are on the Epson R200 printer?
| I've not been a fan of Epson printers and the only reason I'm at all
| interested in this one is its ability to print on CDs and DVDs.
|
| The sample print page from the machine at CompUSA looked pretty good. I
| notice that Staples is selling them for $99.95 with a $20.00 Staples
| check back. I haven't even looked at other sources yet.
|
| I noticed this printer has ink tanks so you don't have to replace a
| color that isn't empty yet. The tanks for one of the Epson's didn't
| look too expensive. I expect if I got the printer I would only print
| CDs and a test page every week so the head doesn't clog up.

Sam's Club has them for < $78 bucks (I assume the online discount works so
the net is $58.00)

Been using Epson for years. I've been though my last Epson. Looked at the
R200 as the specks were nice. It's an ink hog and screwy about printing if
any one of the tanks is near empty. Been to a number of places and NONE of
the demo units worked as advertised. (one sales person said that was
because they used it too much in demos)

Right now I'm looking at the Cannon iP5000

That is a good choice. If you do not need the extra quality for business
documents then the IP4000 might be even better for it is a better value.

 

[CSE]

I know. Very much superior.

No its utter CRAP..

Canon that is..

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Is the warranty valid in the US, or do you have to ship it off to the UK?

Art