Epson Stylus Photo R1800

Manufacturer: Epson America Inc. Part number: C11C589011

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Bottom Line:: A very solid medium-format printer with a couple of quirks.

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Epson Stylus Photo R1800

price range: $399.00 - $432.32

Reviewed by: John Blackford
Edited by: Lori Grunin
Reviewed on: 06/02/2005
Released on: 03/15/2005

The good: Excellent color photo quality; relatively speedy; CD- and DVD-label printing.

The bad: High-maintenance nozzles; Epson makes you look elsewhere for top-of-the-line black-and-white photo quality.

The bottom line: A very solid medium-format printer with a couple of quirks.

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A perfect printer for the budget-minded photo fanatic, the medium-format Epson Stylus Photo R1800 delivers long-lasting, exhibition-quality color prints. It's virtually identical to its letter-size counterpart, the equally impressive Stylus Photo R800, but its UltraChrome Hi-Gloss ink set lacks the monochrome chops that Epson put into the new UltraChrome K3 inks, which debut in the Stylus Photo R2400.

The Hi-Gloss ink set comprises six primaries: cyan, magenta, yellow, red, and blue, plus a choice of photo black or matte black, which both reside in the printer full time--no cartridge swapping required. The eighth tank holds the gloss optimizer, which is applied when printing on glossy paper stock. This coating overcomes the tendency of the black pigment inks to become perceptibly less glossy soon after drying as well as preventing bronzing in those areas.

Like the R800, the 13x19-capable R1800 feeds paper through an L-shaped path, loading from the top and exiting in front. This design is easy to manage, though more prone to collecting dust than are cassette or front-feed paths. It also provides a straight-through paper path for very heavy media, including CDs or DVDs. The Stylus Photo R1800 also offers roll-paper capability, which permits prints as large as 13x44 inches. The R1800, like the HP Photosmart 8750, handles large-size output via a series of extendable plastic trays that seem rather flimsy. To protect them, consider locating the printer in a low-traffic area. In practice, the trays do work well and have the advantage of being able to retract completely into the printer body when not in use.

The Stylus Photo R1800 does a reasonably good job with black-and-white output but creates composite grays, typically resulting in a slight color cast in the print. For more neutral monochrome, you'll have to opt for the R2400. Though not quite neutral, the R1800's grays show less variability under changing light sources than do those of its competitors. It also displays a very good dynamic range and color accuracy, as well as the best flesh tones of any of the photo printers we've seen thus far. Text looks extremely sharp, though under a loupe we spotted some minor irregularities. Also, graphics had some slight printhead banding in the gradient fills, as well as some slight jaggies in the curves.

Wilhelm Research's initial print-life estimates for the UltraChrome Hi-Gloss ink set on various specialty papers indicate stability ranging from 64 to 200 years when properly mounted in a frame, under glass.

In CNET Labs' tests, the R1800 was noticeably faster than the R800--conceivably the result of testing with different versions of the printer driver--and thus far ranks as the fastest for printing text among the medium-format photo printers. It can't quite keep up with Canon for photo-printing speed, but it clearly outpaces the HP Photosmart 8750. It printed our 8x10-inch test photo (on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper using the Best quality option) in two minutes flat.

In nearly 90 days of use, the printer operated flawlessly except for one incident. After several idle days, it nearly stopped printing red tones. Nozzle Check revealed that about 90 percent of the red nozzles were blocked, but running Head Cleaning twice fixed the problem. Unfortunately, Epson's printheads have a reputation for this type of behavior, as we noted in the review for the R800. You should make it a habit to run Nozzle Check after several days of printer inactivity.

Like its little brother, the R800, the Epson Stylus Photo R1800 produces very good color photos, and if you're willing to put up with some finicky nozzles and imperfect black-and-white prints in exchange for speed and media flexibility, you'll find it a very solid choice.

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Ecstatic last week, Annoyed this week

by feebee67 on August 3, 2005

Pros: Excellent print quality, fast, large format.

Cons: Lack of paper options.

Summary: My main reasons for purchasing the R1800 were: Long print life (up to 300 years), one of the paper size options being 12x12, & the fact that my old Epson ...

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Summary: My main reasons for purchasing the R1800 were: Long print life (up to 300 years), one of the paper size options being 12x12, & the fact that my old Epson was a fantastic little workhorse.

If you'd have asked me last week, I would have given a glowing report on my new printer. The prints are beautiful, crisp & clear, it's easy to use, & it prints very fast. I was disappointed at the lack of paper-type options. I do like to print on transparencies, handmades, & various other papers - I haven't seen a printer without the 'transparency' option.

I purchased my printer only 1 month ago, & have made just 6 or so prints since then. Today, it is already back being repaired under warranty, as the rollers refused to pick up the paper (even plain paper!)

After spending a lot of money on this printer, I am extrememly disappointed that this would happen - I hadn't even attempted any 'unusual' papers yet!

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21 out of 24 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

Exceeded Expectations in EVERY Way!

by chrisking1970 on April 3, 2005

Pros: Print Sizes, Border-Free Printing, Quality of all output types

Cons: Cost of ink!

Summary: I quit using Epson printers 3 years ago and moved to Dye Sublimation printers for the durability and quality. The Epson R1800 finally exceeds dye-sub quality with ink jet technology. ...

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Summary: I quit using Epson printers 3 years ago and moved to Dye Sublimation printers for the durability and quality. The Epson R1800 finally exceeds dye-sub quality with ink jet technology. One of the best features of this printer is the Gloss Optimizer ink cartridge. Go ahead and poor water on your glossy prints! They repel water! No sticky print surface on your photos either! This printer ROCKS!

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11 out of 11 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

The color printouts are brilliant! I'm very impressed!

by andipandeecandy on April 20, 2005

Pros: vivid detail on color photograph prints, excellent results when printing with "Epson Enhanced matte paper" , prints up to 13 x 44 feet.

Cons: takes up a large amount of space.

Summary: I bought/ returned 2 different printers without satisfaction. Then recently I purchased this one- and I have no complaints! I AM SO HAPPY with this product! Try watercolor paper- the ...

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Summary: I bought/ returned 2 different printers without satisfaction. Then recently I purchased this one- and I have no complaints! I AM SO HAPPY with this product! Try watercolor paper- the results are amazing!

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7 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
3 stars

Printer freezes Epson's Indifferent

by dmill787 on August 14, 2005

Pros: Great color quality when it works

Cons: Printer will not recognize print media- period.

Summary: Purchased the printer three months ago. It worked fine for a month and half. One day just froze. Wold not recognize any print media. Called Epson tech three times. First ...

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Summary: Purchased the printer three months ago. It worked fine for a month and half. One day just froze. Wold not recognize any print media. Called Epson tech three times. First tech told me 'I use a 1800 it works perfectly.'. Finally got some email messages telling me what to do. Didn't help. Printer returned. Just got it back. No information on what they did. Printer still freezes. Must turn it off, turn it back on, try again. Any suggestions?

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4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
1 stars

A Piece of crap

by morrie14 on March 5, 2007

Pros: Nice Image Quality

Cons: Slow, stupid, and flimsy

Summary: If you like to babysit each print, and push it through the feeder, and if you have lots of money to blow on ink, and if you don't mind ...

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Summary: If you like to babysit each print, and push it through the feeder, and if you have lots of money to blow on ink, and if you don't mind sitting and waiting for your printer to do god-knows-what before it actually tried to feed your page, then this is the printer for you.

I am a professional graphic designer, and when I bought this consumer model from Epson (I have bought Epsons for as long as I can remember) I had no doubts that it would work for me. Actually, my experience with a glitchy and clogging photo printer gave me doubts, but the reviews said otherwise. Well I'm here to tell anyone who'll listen that this is a piece of consumer junk. A toy for someone who will only use it a few times and doesn't mind the monumental hassle it takes to coax a print of any kind out of this thing (ok, I'm not printing 20 lb. webpages). This printer let me down so many times, I actaully lost my temper and broke it with my fist (flimsy). It was new (6 months) and should not have needed any kind of maintenance. Woudl not feed paper. I have always this problem with Epson and have gotten pretty good working around it, but this time, it just wouldn't pick it up.

The ink is way too expensive (I priced print-outs at about $2.00 each for 8 1/2 x 11" color). (Holy-Laser printer batman!)

This is another consumer gimmick trap set by Epson, who I really don't think can make a quality product anymore. Epson is great on the phone until you buy a printer, then beware of the rude squad!!

In my 15 years as a graphic desinger this is the most insulting humiliating experience I have had to deal with a piece of equipment.

I hope espon goes out of business for making such shoddy crap (and needless to say, they've lost mine).

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3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

Excellent printing quality, inks well spent!

by wisgem on March 9, 2006

Pros: Spectacular quality, fast printing, large format, up to 13" x 44"!!

Cons: Consume lots of inks and costly ink cartridge replacements

Summary: I have this printer for about 8 months. I've used this printer with softwares from Adobe and Autodesk. On average I printed out approx 10 pages of 13"x19" ...

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Summary: I have this printer for about 8 months. I've used this printer with softwares from Adobe and Autodesk. On average I printed out approx 10 pages of 13"x19" monthly. I've used media from plain paper to double-sided to glossy photo paper to even watercolor paper. Right now i am using my 2nd batch of inks. The inks are expensive, but with such excellent printing quality, i think it's well worth it.

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3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
8 stars

The R1800 is great!

by lusci on June 6, 2005

Pros: Does a great job on photos and scrapbook pages!

Cons: Have problems starting to print sometimes.

Summary: Overall I am impressed with this printer. Being able to print on 13" paper is great and the photos look spectacular. If I overlook the printer not starting a job ...

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Summary: Overall I am impressed with this printer. Being able to print on 13" paper is great and the photos look spectacular. If I overlook the printer not starting a job a few times, this printer does a wonderful job in it's class.

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3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

Very nice for the price!

by Ebonylord on May 16, 2005

Pros: Great color on all types of paper

Cons: uses ink and so goes the money

Summary: Love the work so far. Works on canvas paper and other non epson paper. A little slow on printing but it is worth the time.
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Summary: Love the work so far. Works on canvas paper and other non epson paper. A little slow on printing but it is worth the time.
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In the past two years it has been the shop for the twice for same thing. The printer head gets stuck. I am not a happy camper. When it works it is great.

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4 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

The fastest, highest quality color printer I've ever owned

by renokerry on July 11, 2005

Pros: Speed and resolution

Cons: Tiny ink cartridges will need frequent replacement

Summary: My first photo print job on this new machine was a 13" by 19" borderless print of the Reno Balloon Races. The crispness of the image and bright colors of ...

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Summary: My first photo print job on this new machine was a 13" by 19" borderless print of the Reno Balloon Races. The crispness of the image and bright colors of the balloons blew me away.

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3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
3 stars

ILLUSTRATOR USERS BEWARE

by anniebunnie on November 11, 2005

Pros: fast, sleek, many features

Cons: graphic prints (non photo) look streaky regardless of settings, non compatible with illustrator

Summary: I just purchased this printer for mainly graphic design output, along with photos. I ran into the GLITCH with illustrator here. I run mac os x (10.3.9) and ...

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Summary: I just purchased this printer for mainly graphic design output, along with photos. I ran into the GLITCH with illustrator here. I run mac os x (10.3.9) and illustrator CS. The problem here is that you can't choose different media types (plain, ink jet, glossy, etc) within the illustrator application. It reverts back to roll paper- borderless each and every time regardless of page setup settings. I haven't had this problem with other applications like word or acrobat.. Epson tech support had no advice for me. Online, i've read user reviews complaining of this same problem. One persons suggestion was to save your illustrator file as a pdf, and print it from acrobat. Also, this printer is not a postscript font printer, which many graphics people need.I am returning this printer!!

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Manufacturer: Epson America Inc.
Part number: C11C589011
Description: Taking Epson's award-winning technology one step further, the 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.

General
Printer Type Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color
Width 24.2 in
Depth 12.4 in
Height 8.8 in
Weight 33 lbs
Enclosure Color Silver
Localization Canada, United States
Printer
Print Speed up to 1.8 min/page - Photo - 11 in x 14 in, up to 0.7 min/page - Photo - 4 in x 6 in
Connectivity Technology Wired
Interface USB, IEEE1394 FireWire
Max Resolution ( B&W ) 5760 dpi x 1440 dpi
Max Resolution ( Color ) 5760 dpi x 1440 dpi
Language Simulation EPSON ESC/P 2
Printer Features Borderless printing
RAM
RAM Installed ( Max ) 64 KB
Media Handling
Media Type Plain paper, Semi-gloss photo paper, Matte paper, Glossy photo paper, Watercolor paper, Luster photo paper, Heavy-weight matte paper, Photo paper, Compact Disc
Max Media Size (Custom) 13 in x 44 in
Media Sizes 8 in x 10 in, Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in), 11 in x 14 in, Ledger B Size (11 in x 17 in), 12 in x 12 in, Roll (13 in), Roll (8.25 in), A3 (11.7 in x 16.5 in), 5 in x 7 in, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), 13 in x 44 in, Roll (4 in), Tabloid Extra (12 in x 18 in), A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), 3.95 in x 5.9 in, Super B (13 in x 19 in)
Total Media Capacity 100 sheets
Media Feeder(s) 1 x Autoload - 100 sheets - 13 in x 44 in, 1 x Manual load - 1 disks, 1 x Manual load - 1 rolls - Roll (13 in), 1 x Autoload
Duty Cycle
Monthly Duty Cycle 25000 pages
Telecom
Modem None
Networking
Networking None
Power
Voltage Required AC 120 V
Power Consumption Operational 20 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 2 Watt

Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards UL 60950, CSA 22.2 No. 60950, CSA C108.8 Class B, FCC Part 15 B, FCC Class B certified
Scanner
Type None
Copier
Copier Type None
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Bays Total (Free) None
Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
Connections 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Hi-Speed USB
Compatible Slots None
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature 50 ?F
Max Operating Temperature 95 ?F
Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80%
Sound Emission (Operating) 47 dBA
Battery
Type None
Software / System Requirements
Software Included EPSON RAW Print, Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 Standard Edition, EPSON Print CD
OS Required Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.4.x, Apple MacOS X 10.3.9, Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit versions), Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
Peripheral / Interface Devices USB port (compatible with 2.0 specification)

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