Product Description

Epson Stylus Photo R1800 quickly creates large, archival quality glossy and matte photos worthy of display. Experience the rich, true-to-life colors and subtle detail that's evident in every image. It's all possible with Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss Inks, plus an industry leading resolution and ink droplet size - the same innovative features that made the Epson Stylus Photo R800 a resounding success. This printer's impressive 8-color individual ink system, which incorporates red and blue inks, means you get a wider color gamut for incredibly vivid photos. Its separate matte and photo black ink cartridges are integrated into the system as well, so you get the deepest, darkest blacks on matte paper, and brilliant results on glossy paper automatically. Finally, the unique gloss optimizer makes glossy prints look like they came from a traditional photo lab. And, since the inks are pigment-based, you can be confident the color and detail will remain true for up to 200 years. The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 delivers studio quality results on a wide variety of media and in eight popular borderless sizes - up to 13-inches wide, as well as panoramics up to 44-inches long. Best of all, the Epson Stylus Photo R1800 speeds through every project - so you can quickly print stacks of high-quality photos. And, its expertise goes well beyond the art of photographic prints. This photo printer makes it easy to add that special touch to your portfolio with professional quality printing on ink jet printable CDs and DVDs. Print directly on inkjet printable CDs/DVDs Accomodates 4, 8.3 and 13 roll papers Ink Shelf Life - 2 years from production date; 6 months from first use Input paper tray - 100 Sheets(plain paper)/ 20 sheets (photo paper)/ 1 printable CD/DVD Printer Dimensions & Weight (L x W x H) - 24.2 x 12.6 x 9.1 / Weight - 33 pounds Works with Windows PC and Macintosh

Product Details

• Color: Dark gray
• Brand: Epson
• Model: C11C589011
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 25.00" w x 13.00" l, 36.00 pounds
• Memory: 0.064MB

Features

• Up to 5,760 x 1,440 optimized dpi resolution
• 4-by-6-inch photos as fast as 42 seconds, 11-by-14 as fast as 1 minute 51 seconds
• Prints directly onto inkjet-printable CDs and DVDs
• Supports poster prints up to 13 by 44 inches
• USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces; PC and Mac compatible

From the Manufacturer
Note: If the Epson R1800 is not available in the timeframe you need, consider purchasing the R800 instead. The R800 often ships faster and has a lower price but does not support wide-format printing.

The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 is the photographer's choice for large archival photos. Taking Epson's award-winning technology one step further, the printer quickly creates large, archival quality glossy and matte photos worthy of display. Experience the rich, true-to- life colors and subtle detail that's evident in every image. It's all possible with Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss Inks, plus an industry leading resolution and ink droplet size--the same innovative features that made the Epson Stylus Photo R800 a resounding success.

Easy-to-use printer driver

This printer's impressive eight-color individual ink system, which incorporates red and blue inks, means you get a wider color gamut for incredibly vivid photos. Its separate matte and photo black ink cartridges are integrated into the system as well, so you get the deepest, darkest blacks on matte paper, and brilliant results on glossy paper automatically. Finally, the unique gloss optimizer makes glossy prints look like they came from a traditional photo lab. And, since the inks are pigment-based, you can be confident the color and detail will remain true for up to 200 years (see www.epson.com for details).

Print Directly onto CDs
The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 delivers studio quality results on a wide variety of media and in eight popular borderless sizes--up to 13-inches wide, as well as panoramics up to 44 inches long. Best of all, the Epson Stylus Photo R1800 speeds through every project, so you can quickly print stacks of high-quality photos.

The R1800's expertise goes well beyond the art of photographic prints. This photo printer makes it easy to add that special touch to your portfolio with professional quality printing on inkjet-printable CDs and DVDs.

What's in the Box
Printer, ink cartridges, small CD insert, printers software CD-ROM, CD position check paper, user's guide, matte sheet support, roll paper holders, single sheet guide, CD/DVD tray, FireWire IEEE1394 cable; USB cable not included

Customer Reviews

LEMON

-5 out of 5 stars Bad printer - don't waste your money -
LEMON!!!!! I bought this printer because of all the rave reviews. I have had it a year and have not have even one good print. The ink is very expensive. The printer eats cartridges. When the color only printed out blue I tried to clean the cartridges, and while cleaning the cartridges I went through 4X of each of the 7 colors. It cost a fortune! I kept thinking it was a fluke, maybe the ink was all dried up. But even buying cartridges from different stores didn't help. My computer said it was out of ink each time a new cartridge was inserted. I ended up spending more on ink than the computer cost. Throwing it out the window would be a delight except that would be more effort than this printer is worth.

very upset
I got his printer in Feb of 2006 b/c I wanted a large format printer...now in 2008 it will no longer print. And y? Well out of media, paper not loaded correctly. I have read the reviews and tried everything..but still not working. Two of my friends have this printer and one of them works fine..the other one same problem. Its very tempermental! I had a epson printer in 2002 and it did the same thing..after a year...then they sent me 2 more referbished ones still same problem. My sister has the epson C86 its aweful! it eats INK,,and the black ink cost 30 dollars! It makes lines through the prints and the text printing is terrible! I don't know what to do or what printer to buy. Then i called espon and they said they never heard of the "out of media, paper not loaded correctly problem" liars..all they have to do is check message boards like these.

A moody model
I bought the R1800 as it was by far the most recommended for my printing needs. But within the first weeks it started to complain about media not being loaded properly and was struggling to grab onto any paper. I worked with it and patiently re-fed sheets when it acted up, but of course, it would then act fine for a few days (just so you wont call customer service...). Finally (at the worst moment, obviously) it completely gave up and stopped working completely. After going through the epson customer service steps, which I have to say are a bit tedious and the customer care calls a little frustrating (bad internet phone line to god knows where), epson finally agreed to send me a replacement. Needless to say (hence bad review), that one didn't work well for more than 2 weeks. So, now I'm on the third one, without any guarantee, they quote it as out of stock and therefore replace broken ones with, yes, refurbished ones. Not really the kind of warranty you would expect with a 600 printer.
Granted, the quality is great, when it prints, if it prints. Most of my colleagues agree with frustrations, most are having problems with them. But I somehow feel it should be more than just good quality, but also, stability, service etc. for this price tag. And consistency would be nice, i.e. not deciding to only allow plain paper for 2 days.
Like I said - A moody model.