 Epson photo paper made the difference with this printer |
| Review Date: December 16, 2008 |
| Reviewer: K. Bates, |
We purchased this printer because we were having trouble printing photos with our prior all-in-one printer, and this one had great reviews in our local newspaper and online.
As advertised, the printer setup was relatively easy. The biggest challenge I had was in loading paper tray, which left me wondering if I had done it right until I actually printed anything. I still haven't done the network setup for the printer, partly because you can't scan images to your computer using that setup. You must use the USB connection to do so.
Once set-up, I was impressed by how easy it was to get our camera connected and to work with photos from the computer.
I was very unimpressed, however, with the print quality we were getting on photo paper. We were using some photo paper that we already had lying around the house to do the printing, and the images all seemed grainy. You could see ink dots all over the images, and while they would look fine from about 5 feet away, they looked horrible at arm's length.
Frustrated with the results we were getting and feeling like we had been taken for a ride, we decided to give the recommended Epson brand photo paper a try as a last ditch effort. There was no sample was included with the printer, but that brand was recommended throughout the documentation. The specific paper we purchased is the: 100-SHEET 4X6 Glossy Ultra Premium Photo Paper
That paper made all of the difference. The images that we're printing now are matching the descriptions provided by others. They're high quality, just like a photo printed from a shop. |
Artisan 800 Printer & Ink
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| Review Date: August 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: G. Byrom, Sacramento, CA |
Epson Artisan 800 Wireless Photo All-in-One Printer (Black)(C11CA29201)
Epson Artisan 800 printer is the best inkjet printer I have ever owned!!!!
I have bought just about every make of ink jet printer there is over the years. I can give a list of printers to avoid, but that is another horror story.
I use ink jet printers primarily for photos as I have not found a lazer printer that can reproduce photos as well as an ink jet.
I read the reviews on Amazon before I bought this printer and I can say that I was a little gun shy about the issue of ink use and other downfalls people wrote about. I bought this on sale at a major office supply store with the guarantee that if I didn't like it I could return it.
I have owned it about 9 months and printed a lot of 4x6, 5x7 and a few 8x10 pictures. The detail and color is beautiful, the printing fast, you can handle the prints right out of the printer. Documents look like they were printed on a lazer. I have found that it is very good on ink. At the time of this writing I have gone thru 2 sets of ink cartridges. Note: ONLY use Epson Ink and Epson Photo Paper. Like most printers, if you use aftermarket supplies you will get very bad results. Inexpensive supplies that don't work is no bargain.
Being wireless is great. The only draw back is the scanner is slow, no big deal to me as I use a lazer all in one for that.
Bottom line is if your looking for a great printer I highly recommend the Artisan 800! Hope this helps. |
Epson ink replacement for Artisan 800
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| Review Date: March 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: L. Royer, West Palm Beach, FL |
| I like the genuine replacements because the colors are truer than knockoff replacements. The only problem (which is with the Artisan) is the ink runs out too fast. |
Fast service
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| Review Date: June 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. McElroy, |
| Received the ink cartridges several days ahead of listed date in excellent condition and cheaper than offered through Epson's website. |
Ink is good
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| Review Date: December 12, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Evan Jacobs, Los Angeles, CA |
| Well, I don't know what to say about this ink except that it met my expectations. I put it in my printer and my printer was happy. :) |
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