Epson Stylus Photo R800 Review

Good Points
Text printing good.

Bad Points
Does not print envelopes - even the Epson staff cannot help. The start up disc displayed only Italian text - whatever other language was entered. A very complex Epson solution was only partially succesful.

General Comments
An expensive printer which has not jusitfied its price. Colour printing is variable; sometimes good, often very poor, no matter how you try to manipulate the options list. Colour saturation is common, as well as the opposite effect of washed out colour. I cannot rely upon this machine, nor - in my experience - the Epson 'help' line. What use is a printer that cannot (without very complicated manipulation) print envelopes? My old HP Photosmart still works better and more reliably. Finally, the ink costs are outrageous. My next printer will certainly not be an Epson.