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Personal Printers, Color Printer, Micro Piezo Printer, Color Resolution: 2880 x 1440 dpi, Black Resolution: 2880 x 1440 dpi, Platf... |  |
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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | Arrived with a major part missing!
When you pay this much for printer, all the parts should be there. For me, the INK MAINTENANCE CARTRIDGE was missing. The printer won't function without it, so I couldn't even install the software and see if I liked what I'd bought.
Epson and Amazon should clean up their quality control act. It may be a great printer or a lousy printer, but I won't know until I pay Epson $40 to overnight a part that should have been installed in the first place.
Beware. Buy it from a hands-on dealer if you live close enough to one.
| 1 | Today | Epson owns your printer, even after you buy it
Don't buy the optional ColorBurst RIP software. There's nothing wrong with the software, except that it only works with Epson papers. You can never add another paper to the list. The RIP is also hard to use and loves to print on absurd locations on the paper, even when you select "center."
The printer itself is nice, and my one call to Epson support was handled well by a gentleman who was sympathetic to the castrated-RIP issue.
Be prepared to spend at least $[...] more for a full-fledged RIP.
| 3 | Today | Thank you all for your reviews!
Thank you all for your thoughtful and honest reviews.
Product reviews by actual customers are the first thing I read before buying anything, especially in my recent purchase of this printer.
I've had my doubts but ordered anyway because I've wanted to buy a printer that I can "grow" into as I get more and more serious into Photography.
This is my first photo printer so I don't have much to comapre but I must say that this printer is easier to set up then an Apple computer out of the box. I bought 8.5x11 photo paper in advance of receiving for testing and etc and to my surprise the printer came with a packet of Luster Photo Papers(8.5x11).
Working with PS CS3 for borderless printing took a while to figure out but I'm a printing fool now. I can't wait to try out the 11x17 and 16x20!
I highly recommend this printer any serious novis like myself. | 5 | Today | Good One
After years of owning modestly priced Epson large format printers, I finally spent more and bought a 3800. So glad that I did. None of the complaints I had about the others apply to this one. It is one fine machine, installs easily, not too big and heavy considering the competition, communicates with the user. Perhaps the biggest improvement over the lower priced models is the paper handling capability, you can feed this unit most any kind of paper and it will be handled with ease. Another nice feature is the size of the cartridges, you won't be buying a set every few weeks as with the lower priced models. My 14 year experience with Epson has always been love/hate, loved the images, hated the flimsy paper carriages, cartridge ripoffs, etc. Not saying that everything about this one is lovely (strange black ink strategies in particular, pedantic auto settings that are hard to get around, etc.) but the overall quality of the machine puts one into a forgiving mood. This is one jewel of a printer. | 5 | Today | Amateur photography and printing on the 3800
I am an amateur photographer and have made the financial decision to take my work to the next level. This included purchasing this printer as well as the new Nikon D300 DSLR. I wanted to be able to take very high image quality pictures and then print them out at various sizes at a quality that would match any studio.
The first printer that was shipped to me had to be returned as some internal parts were trapped on the first print job by the print head and jammed up the printer. Not a great beginning.
The second printer arrived within days. I printed another test print and this one made it through the printer! However, the colors were completely off from what I saw on the display versus what appeared on the print.
I'd just learned my first lesson about controlling the process end-to-end (photo to print) and that was that color management was more than a maybe. It's a MUST.
I then purchased a kit to calibrate both the monitor and the printer (even though the printer ships with a print profile). After calibration and following some very specific steps on each and every print job, I now get reliably correct prints. And they're beautiful!
If you're considering this printer, be aware of the following three key issues:
1) You stand a chance of getting one with mechancial problems and will need to have a replacement.
2) You will also likely run into issues of color management. If you don't know what that is I'd highly recommend you read up on it.
3) If you haven't yet, you will now notice the imperfections of your captured images and will want to upgrade your camera gear because this printer creates excellent renditions of your photographs. IF your images are clear and sharp, so will the prints.
Bottom line, in spite of the issues I ran into using this printer, I'd do it all over again and would recommend it highly. | 5 | Today | Beautiful printer
Bought this to replace an old Epson 3000. Its very fast, fairly quiet and turns out gorgeous prints. It's also much smaller than my old printer. There are 2 minor downsides. There is no paper feed tray...paper feeds from the top, or larger sheets can be fed through from the back. The paper output tray folds down from the front of the machine is quite flimsy. It works OK, but take care that its not in the way. Other than that I would highly recommend this machine. | 5 | Today | Photographers preference.
I have had an Stylus Pro 2400 for the past 2 years before this up-grade to a Stylus pro 3800. The fact that I can produce image sizes of 16x20 (largest with this printer is 17x22) I have found no manufacturer that offers 16x20 papers as yet. I am extremely happy with the results of my 17x22 enlargements and with the menu options in the printer window. It is however, necessary to read the manual...especially on the feed options and how to get the papers to feed. Some of the instructions are a little vague and require familiarity with earlier Epson printing techniques. The ICC paper profiles become a little easier to determine with use. | 4 | Today | Good news-Bad news
We purchased the Professional version of the Stylus Pro 3800 which costs several hundred dollars more than the standard model.
Unfortunately, we are on our third printer. Presumably this was sheer bad luck that we got a couple of lemons. The first printer failed shortly after purchase. The second one suffered a serious paper jam and had to be taken into an Epson service center (across the state I might add). They repaired it while my wife waited. However, it failed almost immediately upon being put back in service.
On a positive note, Epson customer service has been excellent and when the printer works it produces excellent quality prints. However, it seems to have a paper feeding system prone to catastrophic jams and it does not do well with thick papers. Since this is supposed to be a professional model the inability to handle thick specialty papers and to use the full range of feeding options has been a major disappointment.
We just put the third printer into service and it has worked with a few simple test prints. Maybe this one will be OK.
We have owned a number of Epson printers over the years and this has been the only model that has been unreliable. | 3 | Today | 3800 is tops
Except for a dodgy front door flap, the Espon 3800 arrived hours early, well secured with over 40 bits of tape. The new [beta] drivers from Epson for Leopard are way slicker than any I have seen before. Printing is a delight, results are excellent. I'd recommend this printer to anyone who's serious about making fine prints at home. | 5 | Today | Excellent Printer.
Ive had this printer for over a year now, and its flawless. Wanted black and white prints that actually looked like black and white, with no color cast unless I put it there. It does that and more. 17x22's are beautiful. Its not a cheap printer, but ink savings are substantial considering the cost per ml is much lower than my previous 2200's Have already made my money back on this printer months ago from sales of framed photos, and photography is just a side thing for me now. If I could say anything bad at all about the 3800, it would probably be the cheap feeling output tray and front closing mechanism. Nothing has broken, but Im careful, it just feels kind of cheap. I expect better quality from Epson for a printer of this price. Because of this, I gave it 4 stars. As far as print quality, it gets a 5. You cant get bigger or better prints from any other manufacturer at this price. | 4 | Today |
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