Epson Stylus Photo 1280

Pros: Print Quality
Cons: USB interface does not work correctly

The Epson 1280 prints excellent photo quality prints when it works. Often when I tried to print I would get a "communication error." I tried different USB cables, ports, and reinstalling the drivers. I also e-mailed their customer support for help. I ...

Pros: Excellent Photo Quality, Pictures are very durable as long as Epson inks are used
Cons: Epson greed: NO printing with low ink, nor with refilled cartridges. Quirky software. Nozzles clog

I work with PhotoShop, and am also finishing several degrees at university. Thus I've printed a hundreds of digital pictures with this printer, and perhaps a couple thousand pages of reports. Although this printer outputs excellent quality photos and ...

Pros: Beautiful photo quality.
Cons: Nozzle are always clogged. Consumes lots of ink. Only one cartridge for all colors.

I bought this printer back in May of 2002 so I have had a lot of time to try it out. I paid $500 for this printer. Setup : Setup was easy with the required instructions. I was up and going relatively quick. Bundled Software: The bundled ...

Pros: Excellent print quality and resonable speed
Cons: Big beast, expensive feeding and clogs easily

This printer is one of Epson's best printer for the home digital darkroom. However, there are a few caveats that I will get to in a minute. The printer is well made and the technical specs are detailed in other reviews. Suffice to say that the Epson 12 ...

Pros: GREAT PHOTO QUALITY!!! six color inks, ALL SOFTWARE WORKS ON MAC OS X
Cons: can't change seperate ink tanks, ink goes quick

I have had the Epson 1280 for about two weeks now. I can’t believe the quality that comes out of this printer!! The prints that I have made (not many) have turned out absoulutely gorgeous. This printer can print pictures that are 13” wide and...

Pros: nice prints, easy to set up
Cons: costly to run, printhead died 1 month after warranty

I purchased my 1280 about a year and a half ago. As a graphic designer, i was impressed with the prints from the epson 3000 at my office and the durability of this machine

when i got it home I found it easy to set up, and the prints quite...

Pros: Superb Print Quality, does good on CAD work as well
Cons: Heads require frequent cleaning, ink used up rapidly. Machine is not for beginners

Being an under-employed Aerospace Engineer in a dying industry, I purchased the Epson 1280 in late 2001 after extensively checking out its competition. I knew in advance that more than likely, print head clogging would be a problem. In this price range,...

Pros: Excellent printouts, speedy, quiet
Cons: Terrible problem with heads getting clogged REPEATEDLY. Try to find a more reliable alternative.

Outstanding photo printing, very quiet, and surprisingly fast prints for such high resolution.

However, even WITH the expensive "official" Epson print cartridges, the print heads are CONSTANTLY getting clogged. When this...

Pros: Great photo quality, no paper jams
Cons: cleaning heads a lot, not EPS compatible, need RIP software to print EPS

I've had this printer for close to two years (in March). I'm a Graphic Designer and have had experience with numerous types of printers over the years.

If your a Mac user, you'll notice right away that you won't be able to print an EPS file...

Pros: price, output quality
Cons: expensive consumables

With the recent $100 rebate there's been a lot of renewed interest in this printer, despite the fact that it's "over a year old" by now. And for good reason.

The print quality is, indeed, photo quality. While I'm certain it's possible to...

Pros: Excellent photo quality prints, quiet, reasonably fast, borderless printing to 14" width
Cons: carts ... small,expensive,chipped. Show no ink with ink remaining. Head clogs with non-Epson inks

I've had my 1280 for about a year and a half. I replaced an Epson photo 700 with it. The 700 gave me excellent prints, but it took me a awhile to make it work. When I first rec'd my 1280, results from the 700 were equal (or better) than the 1280, but I...

Pros: Beautiful prints, borderless, quiet
Cons: Doesn't come with a USB cable.

Epson has done it again. I just finished printing an 11x14 borderless picture taken with a low end digital camera. Just as good if not better than a photo lab picture. True borderless prints with no hassel, just click "no margins" in the setup area....

Pros: Feature-rich, highest quality photo prints, easy to setup
Cons: Parallel port support questionable, pricey

I researched wide-format printers for some time, and finally settled on this gem. The main reason I came to this conclusion was I compared it side-by-side with other wide-formats in its class, and the color photo output of the Epson was by far the best....

Pros: Great pictures and easy to operate
Cons: Ink cartridges are too small

The nice thing about when the owner of the company recently upgraded all of our computer equipment. She also decided that we needed new printers and I am writing this review on our new presentation printer. Up until now we have been printing all of our...

Pros: Great print quality, reasonable price
Cons: The nozzles clog constantly

I loved this printer when I was occasionally printing photographic prints, but now that I am doing greater quantities, I hate it. The nozzles keep clogging and are time consuming to try to clear (with the utility that comes with the printer needs to be...