Epson Stylus Photo 870 Photo Printer and Technical Guide
Features
1,440 x 720 dpi quality
Ideal for digital imaging and photo applications
Parallel or USB interface for PC or Macintosh
100-sheet, 10-envelope feeder tray
1-year warranty with Epson's Exchange Program
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Price Range:
Amazon: $652.00
Review 1
Header: Incredible Quality at a Great Price,
Reviewed By: Marc Pottier
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2000
I've avoided inkjet printers for years. I've always felt that the inkjet process creates low quality images and poorly defined text. Recently I took a second look at inkjets and wound up buying an Epson Stylus Photo 870.
The Epson Stylus 870 was simple to set up (took it out of the box, plugged it in, installed the software), simple to operate (the control panels are easy to use an intuitive), and produces absolutely stunning photographic quality images.
Paper is one of the keys to this printer. If you use regular paper you'll get good, but inkjet-like results (some bleeding, degraded resolution). However, if you use the premium glossy paper (the printer comes with some samples), you get *incredible* photo-quality output. Paper makes a huge difference. The pictures you get using the right paper are photographic quality... they really are incredible.
I recently used it for printing wedding invitations on a variety of different shapes, sizes and types of paper (transparent/vellum, thick stock, smooth and textured surfaces). The results weren't as exceptional as photo-quality paper, but they certainly were high enough quality to send out. The printer held up well through the process, and produced great results.
The printer has multiple speeds and quality settings (accessible via software)... in general it's quite fast.
The only downside with this product is the cost of the supplies. Paper is quite expensive, and the inkjet cartriges run quite a bit.
To summarize, I'm amazed by this product and the quality of it's output. I'm happy with my purchase. Well done Epson.
Supplies:
Compatible Epson T007201 Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Compatible Epson T008201 Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
VALUE PACK for Epson T007201/T008201 Compatible Cartridges
Chip Resetter for Epson Compatible G&G Cartridges
Compatible Epson T007201 Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Compatible Epson T008201 Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
VALUE PACK for Epson T007201/T008201 Compatible Cartridges
Original New OEM Epson T007201 Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Original New OEM Epson T008201 Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
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Review 2
Header: Superb results VS HP 970CSE
Reviewed By: Stephen Hardy
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2000
I have been a long time user of HP printers (550c, 720 & 970). That is until recently. Because of a variety of problems with HP in recents months, I looked at and went with the EPSON 870. It took only a matter of a few minutes to get the 870 up and running.
As a matter of comparison, I also left the HP970Cse attached. (Both the Epson 870 and the HP970 use USB). Using their respective premium glossy photo paper, I printed the same series of photos on both printers from three differnt programs (Corel, MicroSoft Picture It!2000 and Adobe). Without exception, the Epson 870 clearly had better results than the HP970 and in less time. The HP970 had very good results and prior to using the Epson, I considered the results from HP as outstanding, but the Epson 870 was superb. Results from the EPSON rival that from a professional photo lab.
Cost is another factor. The Epson 870 is about $100 less than the HP 970. The Ink is also significantly less for the Epson. I am very happy with the results that I am now getting from my Epson.
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