Pros: Excellent quality borderless photos, affordable Cons: Ink cartridges are expensive and run out quickly
You know, the problem with buying one new high tech gadget is that it inevitably leads to another. In November my husband and I bought ourselves a Canon Digital S110 camera to take on our family trip to Hawaii. We came home with lovely memories and...
Pros: cheap, excellent photo-color, acceptable resolution, excellent software Cons: loud, slow, uses lots of ink, prints not 100% reliable both for texts or photos
I bought the Epson Stylus Photo 820 after I got fed up with my Canon Color Bubble Jet printer BJC-7004 that did not print well and wasted so much of its expensive ink; and it was driving me nuts with its unbelievably long warm-up and shut-down time. The...
Pros: Cheap, fast, great prints, good ink length Cons: Noisy and sluggish
The Printer
Being stamped a photo printer these days, for an inkjet, is very significant. Considering a true photo printer costs in the region of half a grand for a decent one, the inkjet alternative that is Epson’s Stylus Photo...
Pros: Excellent quality photos Cons: Uses lots of ink, a bit noisy, one color ink cartridge rather than individual tanks
This is a great printer. I have had an old Epson Stylus color 600 for the past 6 years. Recently I purchased a digital camera and soon realized that my old printer is simply not good enough to take full advantage of my digital photos. That is when I...
Pros: Low Price Point, 6 Colors, Epson Reputation, Lab Quality Prints, Border-free Printing Cons: Relatively High Ink Consumption, Cartridge Cost
I'll begin by explaining what led me to purchase the Epson Photo 820 printer. I had purchased an Alps MD-2010 printer about six years ago, which was about $500 at the time. The newer technologies were not out yet, so the dye-sub printers were leaps and...
Pros: print results are very good for a $100 model. we use-it with our digital camera. Cons: a seemingly unique "ink-drying" cartridge problem. please read about my experience.
Hello, pleased to be here to share my experience with the Epson Stylus Photo 820.
My family has two of these printers (exact same model). We’ve had them for about eight months and six months, respectively.
Pros: Excellent photo quality, easy to set-up and use, and great price. Cons: Uses a lot of ink and needs to be used regularly.
(I have decided to update this review (on Feb. 2, 2004) after almost two years of use. I am not as enamored as I was before so I wanted to update this review with a little more info. It's still a great printer, just not as fantastic as I previously ...
Pros: Easy to setup, beautiful color printouts, good compatibility with XP Cons: Expensive ink cartridges, flimsy construction
Let me preface this review with the fact that I have had two other Epson Stylus Photo printers, and this printer shows that lineage and growth. It also continues the tradition of a wonderfully accurate, colorful, and inexpensive printer that uses pretty...
I purchased the Epson Photo 820 back in January 2002, shortly after they were introduced in Canada. Therefore I have had a fairly lengthy run with this Printer.
The printer was easy to set up as far as installing the drivers and having...
Pros: Great Photo Printing. Borderless letter size printing! Cons: Consumes allot of ink. Not good for office use.
I purchased this printer based on its' borderless abilities. I'm a Graphic Designer who likes to print some of my work for the purpose of putting it directly into my portfolio. When I went to Fry's Electronics to purchase the printer, it was very...
Pros: Stunning photo quality printouts, value price Cons: Not so stellar text output, slow print speeds, expensive media and ink cartridges
When I saw the flyer at the local computer store advertising the Epson Stylus 820 Photo for $150 CDN, I was a little skeptical at first. I didn't want to believe that a photo printer at that price could produce high quality photo printouts. Especially...
Pros: Excellent Print Quality, Improved Print Drivers, USB and parallel ports Cons: Warmup period, slow, expensive ink, ink runs out quick
What an attrative printer. I had an Epson Stylus II before this one, and I was happy with it, so I wanted the Epson Photo 820 because at a price of $99 at most stores, you can't go wrong on a new printer. Sorta.
Pros: Prints great photos! Cons: Noisy start up...uses lots of ink
I've owned my Epson 820 for approx one month. I've owned Hp and Lexmark printers previously and needed a printer with cheaper ink and the ability to print decent photos. I had heard and read so many positive reviews about Epson printers I decided to...
Pros: Inexpensive; prints in color Cons: very slow; cartridges very expensive and don't last long
When my laser printer burned out, I dragged my son to the computer store to help me pick out a new one for my home. I was happy to see they were inexpensive. The Epson Stylus Photo 820 was priced at $l00 with a $50 rebate.
Pros: Cheap, good pictures, borderless printing Cons: Unable to print at all if one cartridge is empty.
My experience with the Epson Stylus 820 Photo has been mixed. On one hand the cost was fantastic and the pictures are about an 8.5 out of 10. On the other hand it has been a real pain to deal with mechanically.
Pros: NOT MANY! When it works it's OK Cons: Never works
Never works
Ok, sometimes works but frustrating
I bought this printer hoping to find an economical printing solution, mostly for photos but also for other color printing. What I found was that I committed the worst sin - bought based on price. As a result of this experience I won't be buying another...
Pros: Beautiful prints, low initial cost Cons: Ink hog, occasional problem with ink clog, expensive cartridges
The 820 can produce stunning photographs. My friends are amazed what the printer can do and literally drop their jaws when I told them the printer costs $80. The print is very good at normal viewing distance and rival traditional print unless you...
I purchased this printer specifically to print digital pictures (I use a Panasonic KXP-6500 laser printer for text printing). Therefore I'll only comment on the photo printing. The good news is that the printer and maintenance costs are very low. I got...
Pros: Beautiful print-outs, close to laser-quality text with proper maintenance. Cons: Paper-handling--it has trouble with large volumes of sheets, and that can sometimes damage the printhead.
I've had my share of Epson printers, and I prefer them for my main use: printing photos. When I saw the opportunity to grab one of these babies from Epson's web site for $50, I jumped at the chance. I actually didn't open up the box and use the ...
Pros: Great deal for the price, pretty good photos Cons: Expensive ink, slow photo printing, requires Epson paper
I bought this printer at a ridiculously low price (under $100 plus a rebate)! And, it does pretty good photo printing. However, using any paper other than Epson is risky. Printer seems to bleed ink on other papers. And, the ink is so expensive, you...
Pros: Excellent photo quality, reasonably fast printer Cons: Noisy, ink user
By now you know all the facts about the printer so I won’t bore you with the details all over again. I’ll get cut to the chase with what’s good and what’s bad.
What’s good is that it does a great job printing photos. I tried an Epson C80...
Pros: Excellent print quality and color. Cheapest, good quality photo inkjet on the market. Cons: Could be quicker and ink could last a little longer
I've had my printer for just over a week now and have put over 30, 8 1/2 x 11, with over 50% coverage, high gloss photo pages, 10 gloss sticker pages and a bunch of regular 8 1/2 x 11 pages through it already. I've gone through one color cart and have...
Pros: GREAT print quality, waterproof prints! easy to use, small footprint Cons: Would not be good for production printing
I happened across a wonderful deal of a printer! My Epson 820! I was using another brand, and still have that brand, but the photo quality was just not what I was looking for.
One day while shopping at Micro Center, I saw a demo of this...
Pros: Super resolution and color on glossy paper. A breeze to set up. Price! Cons: Software not as intuitive as it could be.
With the proliferation of digital imagery in the past few years, I went looking for a printer capable of producing good quality results from digital photos. The Epson Stylus 820 does this in spades, at a reasonable price. Albeit, I was a little skeptical...
Pros: Great pictures Cons: Gulps expensive ink, slow
After moving from 35mm to digital photography, I bought the Epson 820 thinking it would be cheaper and handier than having digital photos printed commercially. I was shocked to see the visual representation of remaining ink drop by 25% after printing my...
Pros: beautiful photo quality prints of all sizes, and it's under $100 Cons: slow print speed, uses alot of ink
I bought this printer for only $80 and have been loving it ever since. The print speed is rather slow, but the quality makes it worth it. I can print perfectly borderless prints of all sizes, you just tell the printing application what size paper you're...
Pros: Excellent photo quality prints without waiting forever. Cons: It whines.
Well, the most important thing about a printer is the print quality. I have yet to use the highest resolution setting, and yet the output I see is better than printers 3 to 4 times the price. It is quick and the images are excellent. As with all...
Pros: Printing quality, USB and serial connectors, ink meter, borderless prints while it lasts. Cons: Thirsty of ink, expensive operation, cheap funeral
I bought it to replace a HP 650C printer. I got improvement in the photo prints but with some quality loose in writing documents.
It was easy to connect by USB or serial port and there was nothing to set in your computer. Just installed the...
Pros: Worked well initially Cons: noisy, poor print quality, poor tech support, goes through ink like water
Though it has always been noisy, slow and reminiscent of an old washing machine that shakes everything around it during its spin cycle, I was not entirely unhappy with this printer when I first bought it. In all fairness, I did print out at least 5...
Pros: DEEP, BOLD, VIVID, DETAILED PHOTOS Cons: Text is not the highest level, though is satisfactory
I'm a photographer, and I love good prints (like everyone), and this printer is unsurpassed in anything under $100, and better than an HP or Lexmark at photos at any price. Really. You just need to use high quality paper (I use Epson brand, which is no mo ...
Pros: Print quality - when it works. Cons: Clogs, smears, expensive ink wasted on cleaning.
It clogs, it smears, it won't print well on generics and ink is really expensive. I am going through my second printer and going to RMA it soon. Stay away from those low-end models. I tried everything in the world to prevent it from clogging - did not ...
Pros: Prints excellent photo quality pictures. Cons: It runs out of ink fairly fast.
Overall, I was very excited when we bought this printer and brought it home. The ink is cheap compared to my laser printer. I love being able to print off documents with color again. I have had no problems with paper jamming. The one problem I have...
After having a HP660 for nearly 5 yrs my wife and I desired a printer with a higher resolution. This was the beginning of my mistake. After shopping around we found the Epson Stylus 820 Photo. This device was highly recommended by the individuals at...
Pros: Honestly not very many, fair quality. Cons: Ink thirsty, only Epson paper, error prone.
I wish I had read the reviews here first. Initially I thought this would be a good buy not only because of Epson's reputation but also because they seem to use inexpensive cartridges.
Turns out those inexpensive cartridges are mighty small...
Pros: Great quality, borderless printing and a great price. Cons: Noisy, heads clog, and few programs can deal without borders.
I own three of these for around four months, and they are yet to have a problem (except clogged heads). The paper has always fed perfectly for me, and the prints have always looked great (except when the heads clog).
Pros: Good quality Cons: Only works with Epson paper. Ink is very expensive and runs out quickly.
I have an Epson Photo 820 and find that it is almost too expensive to even use. I only use it for a few photos now and then. I have a Samsung laser printer I use for most of my printing. The EPSON ink is very expensive as is the necessary Epson papers....
Pros: uses a lot of ink, nozzle clogs a little slow Cons: great photo's and service seems great (so far)
I wrote a review a couple of days ago and was very upset with my 3 month old printer. I put new black ink cartridge in and it does not recognize it and the red service light won't go off. E mailed tech support and received a answer a day later. Did...
I finally replaced my old Lexmark with the new Epson 820. I was looking for improved and more consistent output quality for photos and lower price for the ink.
I use this printer exclusively for photos - i use an HP for document output due to...
Pros: Beautiful output, when it works Cons: Frequent clogging, software so-so
After we downloaded the Kodak software to print on Kodak photo paper (the Epson software yielded mediocre results on Kodak paper) we loved our 820! The output is beautiful! We printed several 8x10s for neighbors, who were blown away that we could get...
This started out as a good buy. Price was fair, output quality reported in computer mags was excellent. But it soon deteriorated into ink cartridge hell. Unfortunately I do not print a lot of photos. I soon discovered that if you do not use this printer...
Pros: For the occasional use it's price is well worth it. Cons: OVERALL, CARTRIDGES ARE ***VERY EXPENSIVE***, Also a B & W issue.
I thought if I invested in a good digital camera (Toshiba 2.11 megapixel) and a really good photo printer (Epson Photo Stylus 820) within a reasonable price range I would have saved money over the long run. Instead I find using this printer for 'very...
Pros: Cheap Hardware, 6 month ago $ 135 and a $ 50 Rebate Cons: Lousy Warranty.Ink Sucker at $ 25 a pop.
I purchased my Epson Stylus Photo 820 after reading good reviews to replace an HP 870 CXI, that had provided great printing Services for 5+ years and would not feed properly anymore.
Rather than having the HP repaired, I decided to buy a new one,...
Pros: Excellent photo-quality,very affordable, borderless sizingand printing! Cons: Uses up alot of ink, the cartridges are expensive,not very fast at printing
This is the best photo-quality printer I have in my house. I use it in everyday, typing and printing, plus occasionally printing photo-copies. For the price you cannot beat it, and the quality will show that it should be much more expensive. I have...
Pros: Great quality prints Cons: Slow print starts.
The print quality is excellent, but if you have anything other than a system with a Pentium 4, do not get this printer. On my wife's Pentium 233 w/ 256M of RAM, the printer took 45-60 seconds to even start printing for a one page document, plus the...
Pros: Excelent prints on Epson Glossy paper Cons: Ink hog, pay $30 for 10-15 pages printed. Cannot stay idle.
I own several Epson ink-jets, and Photo 820 is one of the members of my printer graveyard. Epson piezo technology requires very fine nozzles, which use to clog with drying ink if you do not let printer print for a week. After that, expect to spend half...
Pros: Cheap! Cons: Everything. Not worth the stamp to mail in the rebate with
I got this printer with a new computer purchase and was free after rebates. After having owned an Epson ActionLaser 1000 for many years I thought the quality, dependability, and ease of use would be great. Boy was I wrong! This thing is a piece of...
Pros: Great little printer for the money!! Cons: noisy, ink usage
This is my third Epson printer but my first photo. I'm used to the noise, cleaning printheads, speed, and various other Epson quirks. The Epson 820 photo makes fantastic prints from my digital camera and also off the photo CD that I get with my...
I had two of these and regret ever having to use the units. Not only did the heads clog up excessively and waste ink ... I wasted expensive label and print paper. Both units are now in the trash. Was told later by a computer science grad that the whole...
Uses ink like no other. After going through two printers (both lexmark) I finally got a photo quality printer. I wished I knew how much ink it used before I had bought it. This is not the printer to buy if you print a lot of papers and not so many...
Black ink jet constantly clogging by mranal ,Mar 21 '04
Pros: Great quality prints for the first 5 pages Cons: Black ink is nothing but trouble.
This printer was awesome for the first week but has since given me nothing but grief. The black jet always needs to be cleaned after 5 pages are printed. I contacted Epson and they were more than willing to ship me a new one (great service). However, once I started printing on the replacement unit, the same exact problem happened. Clearly, this model is a lemon!
Inexpensive and reliable printer by kywriter ,Jan 27 '04
Pros: You can't beat the price; good quality on printing Cons: A bit loud at startup
Although a bit noisy, the printer produces clean text and sharp photos. A real bargain for the money. The printer can handle 8x10 photos and is relatively quick.
Not too shabby - for the price! by grinch6 ,Jan 21 '04
Pros: Cheap, decent photos on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper Cons: Text prints pretty shabby, regardless of paper stock.
If you're in the market for a "decent" printer under $100.00, this one's it.
However, I run a graphic design firm and this printer isn't cutting it. I've been through two (2) exchanged printers with EPSON and they all have the same problem: if it sits too long with the power on without printing, the jets clog and they you're hosed. You'll then need to spend about 5-6 sheets of paper cleaning and realigning the ink jet heads.
I'm pretty bummed about the Mac OS X margin restrictions, mainly losing 1/2" of image area at the bottom of the page. I'm now in the market for a full-bleed 11 x 17 printer.
In short, I've compared EPSON printers to Cannon printers. EPSON has the superior ink by far, although the printers seem to use up a lot of ink. I'd recommend this if you're printing photos. Don't depend on the text quality being too predictable.
Secret: When you're not using it... turn the power off! You'll save your ink in the long run by not having to waste it on cleaning passes and head realignments.
Print heads always need cleaning by mwitthoft ,Aug 30 '04
Pros: Prints photos well, once you get the @#$# print heads clean Cons: Requires LOTS of "print head cleaning" over and over
I don't use the printer that often. I guess it dries out and clogs when it's not used steadily. Every time I try to print, the output is streaky and thin. I have to do the "clean print heads" thing about six times (no exxageration! a single "clean print heads" does not work) before it'll print a decent image.
Pros: its a printer Cons: jams, ink heads constantly jam, loud, a mimeograph is an improvement over this thing
I have had this little baby now for a couple of years, it replaced my 640. Yes, I made the mistake twice. This little gem jams constantly on greeting card paper. It likes to throw tantrums and jam inks too. I have even resorted to using the same cleaning solution epson does (bought it from maxpatch.com) to fix this when it happens. And it is LOUD, the neighbors wake up when the thing starts to print and the house shakes back and forth (just kidding, but close to the truth). Listen, dont waste your hard earned cash on this dog, buy an HP, at least with an HP you get a new printhead everytime you buy a new ink cartridge. I also heard that cannons were good. This is my second and last epson, would take one if it were free (which I have seen them close to lately) remember with epson, you get what you pay for.
Pros: Very high quality prints, it is a photo printer. Cons: Could be faster, but it is a low cost photo printer.
The 820 is a great photo printer for the cost. It produces photo prints that are almost and very close to continues tone. The problems I have seen on this review page are because the instructions are not followed: 1. download the latest drives from Epson,and 2. as for clogging of the print heads, clean as directed, up to four times, if that doesn't work, turn the printer off and let is sit over night, and sometimes, I have found that printing a photo in the best photo, turning of high speed off takes care of clogging. The most important thing is to turn the printer off at night. I have used Epson Cartridges, and OEM Cartridges and they all work. I have used Epson Photo Papers, most likely the best for quality, but have also used, Kodak, Ilford, etc. and they all work great once things are fine tuned in the advanced settings and photo editing programs.
Pros: Decent quality Cons: Chronic clogged jets are annoying
I don't use this printer much, maybe once every two weeks.
But everytime I use it, I have to run maintenance on it to unclog the jets. Its very annoying and wastes a lot of ink.
Pros: They say it has the best or better print quality Cons: Expensive cartridges that run out after minimal use - that's how they make their money
This is my second Epson printer, and I'm still disappointed. My mom's been dealing with home computers since I was 10 (about 18 years ago) so she's used to dealing with all the hills and valleys of getting a printer to work with a Mac, namely an HP printer. Since I have no patience for such things, I always ended up getting an Epson for my Mac because it's so much more easily recognized. Well, no more. She bought me one of each color and black inkjet cartridges in July, and by October I'd used it like TWICE and the color was ALREADY failing. I don't think that's good value for the $60-80 I'm sure she spent on them. I think Epson is an inferior product, and like somebody else said, LOUD. The warm-up process is so nerve-grating that I find myself wanting to throw it out the window. Well, I've now gotten a laser printer and a 3-in-1 from HP for a total of $240 (laser printer on sale and 3-in-1 was refurbished from OfficeMax) so look forward to my glowing review of printer products I've had nothing but the best experiences with at work!
Beautiful prints... once in a blue moon by liftin ,Nov 14 '04
Pros: great resolution and color Cons: Impossibly moody, ink-greedy, cloggy, paper-misfeed-prone
You can get wonderful images out of this machine, once in a while. In between you are running cleaning cycles. You are restarting the print queue when the paper misfeeds. You are replacing the cartridges. This is a moody, hard-to-please beast. You could NEVER put a stack of paper in it, run a few pictures and come back later to a stack of prints. It will never happen
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! by appleboyswife ,Feb 12 '04
Pros: Great prints! Self cleaning! Can find ink cheap! Cons: Doesn't let you print when its below a certain percentage of ink.
My husband and I bought Epson Stylus Photo 820 Ink-jet Printer thinking that it would get us buy for a short time but little did we know! Can't believe the deal we got on it and definately cannot believe the use we have gotten out of it.
Printer is great! Prints good photos and the ink lasts for quite awhile. At first we thought the ink was expensive to buy but then we found a website that we can get the cartridges for 3.00 a piece if you buy in bulk, which we do.
My husband does advertising on the side and believe it or not, this is the printer he uses!
One of the best things about this printer is that it is self cleaning. If you print several pages it will stop and clean itself before proceeding! How wonderful is that?!
Whoever gave this printer a good review must work for Epson. This is by far the worst printer I have ever had or know of. It sucks ink and unfortunately, that's not all that sucks about this printer. I bought it because WinXP doesn't support my 8-year-old HP, a workhorse that never failed. I have had constant problems with the Epson, first the nozzles clog constantly and it takes lots of ink to unclog them. The ink cartridges are small and pricey, usually lasting a matter of weeks. The output is blotchy unless you use Epson's overpriced paper, then it is not great, but better.
Right now, I have just put in $50 worth of Epson brand ink cartridges which my printer will not recognize. Therefore, it reports that there is no ink and will not print. Should you even be able to find their tech support it is worthless. They suggested by autoresponder that if the printer was still in warranty they'd send me a new one. I don't want a new one...I don't even want this one. I just want one that works. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER EPSON PRINTER!!!
It looked like a printer that would produce quality photo images for a reasonable price.
The images were fair, but the printer was unbelievably slow, was noisy, and was an ink-hog (likely due to the frequently maintenance required due to clogged nozzle).
When a part broke during routine cartridge replacement at 15 months of purchase, I was relieved to replace the whole darned thing.
Not worth the money, time, effort, etc. by rbrong ,Jan 02 '04
Pros: The rare good print. Cons: Ink hog, expensive cartridges, slow, noisy, poor engineering, clogs, clogs, clogs, clogs.
This printer had problems from the day it came out of the box. The included ink were gone in a matter of days due to the need to clean the print head almost immediately. The printer is defective and Epson should quit selling it - even if it is now under $100. It isn't worth it! On the rare occasion we could get a print to come out without missing colors then I was impressed. The jubilation only lasted a for a few more prints until the thing clogged again.
After I finally said... (fill in your own colorful metaphor) I set the printer aside and bought a Canon i960 (very high ratings so far). I just took the Epson apart to take a peek inside to see if I could at least make a respectable back up printer. All I can say about the design and engieering is, "cheap, cheap, cheap."
Bottom line: don't waste your money. Spend a few extra bucks and get a printer with better ratings (there are many).
I had this printer now for a year and I hate it. The print heads get clogged constantly. You will waste half the ink you use trying to unclog the jets. My black has two permanently clogged jets that will not clear up ever. This results in poor photos in the dark areas. Has ink monitoring that is not very accurate at all. Had a color run out, with quarter full according to the monitor.
Pros: Price is cheap, initial set-up easy, maintenance and ink status indication simple. Cons: heads clog, canon ink cost more than prints, very slow in photo setting
I buy the 820 printer base on the enjoy received with my old Epson Stylus 777i, this was a great all-purpose printer. The 820 hasn't been a enjoy at all, clogs a lot requiring head cleaning daily, photo colors inconsistent requires multi-cleanings and head adjustments to achieve good prints. Very slow in photo setting
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