Borderless 4x6 photos in as fast as 13 sec; up to 30 ppm black/color text* Direct printing onto CD/DVD, no messy labels ClariaTM Hi definition ink for smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant prints Automatic photo correction and red-eye removal Epson Stylus Photo R380 Inkjet Printer Online Store ">
Binding: Electronics Brand: Epson Color: Silver EAN: 0010343859074 Feature: Extra large 3.5" display and card slots to select, crop and print photos -- PC free Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Epson Manufacturer: Epson Model: C11C658011 Modem Description: None Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Epson Release Date: 2006-10-08 Studio: Epson Variation Description: Silver Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features
Extra large 3.5" display and card slots to select, crop and print photos -- PC free Borderless 4x6 photos in as fast as 13 sec; up to 30 ppm black/color text* Direct printing onto CD/DVD, no messy labels ClariaTM Hi definition ink for smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant prints Automatic photo correction and red-eye removal
The Epson Stylus Photo R380 is the step-up from the Epson Stylus Photo R260, offering the same Ultra Hi-Definition quality and versatility along with a robust set of PC-free photo printing capabilities. Featuring a large high-quality 3.5-inch color LCD and built-in memory card slots for all popular formats, the Epson Stylus Photo R380 enables digital camera owners to quickly view, select, crop, enlarge, and print photos without a PC. In standalone mode, users can browse and share photos with a built-in slideshow feature, crop and print photos in various sizes and on multiple media types, and view and print images by date. The photo printer also allows users to print photos directly from video clips offered only with the Epson Stylus Photo R380. Other features of the Epson Stylus Photo R380 include the ability to save photos to, and print from, an external CD, Zip or Flash memory drive as well as direct printing from Bluetooth enabled devices using an optional Bluetooth adapter. With this versatile printer, you can even personalize CDs & DVDs using your own photos and text. Print directly onto ink jet printable CDs & DVDs for professional looking results with no messy labels. Black & Color text up to 30 ppm 4x6 inch borderless photo in as fast as 13 seconds Epson PRINT Image Matching, Exif Direct Ink jet printable CDs and DVDs Maximum Paper Size - 8.5 x 44 inches Input Paper Capacity - 120 sheets plain paper 20 sheets Premium Photo Paper Glossy Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Connectivity Supports - Plain paper, Epson Premium Bright White Paper, Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Luster, Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss, and Presentation Paper Matte, Premium Presentation Paper Matte and Matte Scrapbook Paper (letter), No. 10, DL, C6; plain paper, bond paper, airmail Envelope Operating Systems - Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP and XP Professional x64
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Customer Rating: Summary: Inks and CD tray Sticking Comment: First the ink usage is absolutely the worst I have ever seen. It is really not the amount of ink it uses but the minuscule amount of ink that Epson loads in the cartridges. This problem is easily solved by using 3rd party inks and spongless refillable self resetting cartridges or even external ink tanks. This system will cost you approx. $50 but will save you that much in your first refill. Each spongless cartridge holds about 5 times the ink that is in an Epson cartridge and costs Penney's to fill. That said there is now a caveat to this -----The colors will not be as good as the Epson ink.This issue is 85% solved by profiling the new inks and this is time consuming but only needs to be done one time. I did not re-profile because I am not printing to resell and do not really care if the colors are a bit off.
Second issue which removed a star from my vote is that after printing a couple hundred CDs I started getting a paper jam error and had to restart the printer wasting more ink and time. I almost threw out the printer but then noticed slight wear marks on the bottom of the CD tray and it was very smooth. I slightly wet a rag with MEK [ Methyl Ethyl Keytone ] available from Home Depot and wiped the bottom of the tray to create a fresh surface for the rollers to work against and now everything is perfect again. Great little printer and I would buy another. Customer Rating: Summary: Sad Gift to Give Comment: I bought this printer for a friend as a gift, when we took it out of the box to try it out, it did not work. It gave an error "ink not recognized". Called Epson and they sent new ink cartridges, a week and half later all was OK.
It was a sad gift to give because it sat there for two weeks. Once it got working she loves it. Customer Rating: Summary: Fabulous! Comment: This printer is perfect! I haven't had an ounce of trouble with it. It quickly prints clean, professional-looking color photos and CDs as well as standard black print documents. Even more, I've printed over 100 pages (many with color) and 20 full-color CDs/DVDs, and the only cartridge I've had to replace so far is the black one. The other colors are holding up well. And these are the low-capacity cartridges that come with the printer. I can't wait to get the high-capacity cartridges--they'll probably last me for months. Customer Rating: Summary: Not very durable Comment: This was my wife's Christmas gift for me a year ago. Yep, you guessed it. Two weeks after the warranty expired the printer stopped functioning properly. I get an "ink cartridge not recognized" error. Unfortunately I bought several genuine, Epson ink cartridges to find out the problem was with the printer. Epson tells me that fixing it might cost more than a new unit.
This is my fourth Epson printer and the other three lasted at least 1000 pages each. Perhaps this one has printed 150. So I'm left with the decision: fix it and salvage the $85 worth of ink laying about or just chuck everything and get something better. Even when it worked the prints weren't that inspiring. Sigh.... Customer Rating: Summary: Unbelievable ink consumption! Comment: I bought this to print black text on dvd's. I would think that it is total over kill for this but I was using a r260 before. It broke after a year. I went with this figuring that Epson made the dvd/cd feed feature better and learned from their first design. I think they did redesign the feeder because it looks like this one works different/better. I also bought the two year extended warranty.
Now to the ink usage. I really can not believe how much ink this printer uses. When I first got it I was excited to run it through it's paces and see how fantastic the prints were. I will admit that they looked good. But the problem is, who on earth could afford to spend the money it takes to make these prints? I made about 20 prints at 4 x6 and printed out maybe 100 pages of black and white text. Also maybe 100 black text dvd's, with just a minimal title. That took two black cartridges and 5 color ones. I figure it would cost about 90 dollars to print 50 to 60 4 x6 photos. These are the same photos that wal mart prints out for around 10 cents each. One of the big problems with this is the way the system works. First you can not print with any cartridge empty. Second the printer uses ink out of all the cartridges all the time. Every time it cleans itself it uses ink. Every time it starts is uses ink. This means that if you use the cartridges down below a quarter tank they will rapidly just keep depleting. Then what happens is you get some light areas on a print and that forces you to clean the nozzles. Unfortunately the cleaning blows out the ink and then it just refuses to clean or work. So picture that you have three cartridges that you let get low. They are color and you think "Ok, I will wait for my tax refund to replace them, and only print out black stuff". Wrong! You will never make it! They just keep getting lower, and then it will refuse to clean the nozzles. At that point you have to buy the cartridges, even when the software shows the cartridges still have ink in them. You know you could have printed for another month with some of the color ones on low, but the printer will not let you do that. It will demand to be cleaned and the cartridges are too low for a cleaning.
If you buy this, plan on having a couple of sets of cartridges on hand at all times. Three extra sets will only set you back about 280 bucks. But remember the printer was a steal at $100.
