Epson Stylus Photo R300 Inkjet Printer

I had one that ran for over 15 years and it started having issues, so I replaced it with the same model. I like it a lot.

I researched this carefully before buying. I heard good things from salesmen and on CNET and Epinions. My 8 year old HP had finally gasped its last and I needed a replacement. Although it was only 300dpi my photo prints were really great. The Epson should have been a big improvement. It is not. I really hate this printer. The photo printing is just fair. The ink cartridges are miniscule and the printer warns you when you replace with a generic substitute. It will let you print, but not happily. When the LED display vanished Epson reluctantly replaced the printer with a refurbrished one. This one prints no bettter than the first. It is worse. The pages do not feed well and paper jams are constant. A letter may print clearly but is not square on the page. I am now replacing it with a Konica Minolta laser printer and a HP dedicated photo printer. Epson was very firm about not replacing the printer more than one time, and that was clearly offered as a BIG favor. Initially they told me I had to take it to a repair service. Their closest repair service is about 70 miles away (one way)in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I could also elect to go to Indianapolis, about twice as far. Epson was not plesant to deal with. I will certainly NEVER buy another Epson.

Here's a purchase I don't regret. The output quality is pretty good; the driver has many useful features, like an automaic print preview (checkbox in the Printing Preferences, Main tab) and a neat multi-page option (Printing Preferences, Page Layout tab) that shrinks the output and puts 2 (or more) pages per sheet. I've had this feature in other printers and I find it handy.Con: The first time I used this printer, I was surprised by a lengthy initial delay: you click Print (in whatever application you're in) and nothing happens for several seconds, enough to make you think that the printer's broken or you didn't connect it correctly. To eliminate this delay I disabled the status monitor (to find the checkbox go to the Printing Preferences, Maintenance tab and click the button tagged Speed & Progress). Now I don't get automatically a display of the ink levels, and to request the display manually I must re-enable the status monitor. But the printer responds normally.I haven't tried yet to print on CD's, and I wish I could give (or get) feedback on the crucial question: What happens when the printer is out of warranty and it needs repairs?

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Printer works fine if you leave it on. Getting it powered on is a problem. There appears to be a short of some kind in the switch. Printer works fine for the purpose it was purchased.

Was received promptly and works perfectly with all parts included

The ink records no ink when the ink is in there, Not printing , would not print a disk, would not print graphics on a disk, does allow for manuel adjustments.

Everything works just fine, except for one small detail, when the print head goes to the left while printing, it HITS on something, sometimes really hard. Don't see any damage yet, but it might be coming!