This is one of the best photo printers you can buy but print costs appear to be high

My friend recommended this printer to me and it clearly surpassed my expectations. His printer is an earlier version of mine. Epson really stepped up the options on this model by adding more ink colors/blacks, larger variety of paper/media to print on including - Canvas, CD/DVD, etc.

" This product renders colours perfectly with so little work. Scanned professional slides are simply stunning on these great photo papers that Epson provides in so many genres. Was so happy at the very first printing of a complex photography that had been worked on through 6 different programs.

Still, if you're like me and you print hundreds of prints every week, then I suppose the consumable parts of the printer will wear out long before the rest of it does, as was the case with my R2880.

Superb photo prints; Can print on roll paper; CDs and DVDs; Bigger ink cartridges are more economical; Auto switches between photo; matte black ink

Wasteful ink purge during auto switching

The R3000 is the follow-up to Epson's highly-rated R2800 large-format printer. It can handle big sheets of up to A3+ in size and uses a total of nine ink cartridges to deliver more professional quality prints. All this technology doesn't come cheap.

Excellent monochrome results; Vivid natural colours; Impressive detail levels; Quiet print engine

Larger capacity ink cartridges don't bring huge savings; Print speeds are a tad sluggish

A s soon as our Canon Pro-1 review was published, we heard from Epson. You really should take a look at our R3000, they said. Indeed, the R3000, which beat the Pro-1 to market by several months, has a lot going for it that the Pro-1 does not. Ethernet, for one. And a small pigment droplet size, too.

Easy to set up and run. After recalibrating my monitor and the printer, this is the first non-professional printer to consistently produce the color fidelity that I require for images processed in Photoshop. I also like the benefits of not having to change ink cartridges frequently.

Fantastic quality photographs. Quick and quiet operation when running off word processed documents. Ink lasts a little longer than my previous printer.

My first Epsom for many years, and the best printer, excellent image pint colour and quality. My advise to any user is to match the printer driver to the paper used (if it is not Epson paper). If you get a profile to suit paper and ink you will not be disappointed.

It could be a tad faster and I wish the higher-capacity cartridges had brought more of a saving on ink costs. Neverthless, this larger format printer produces really excellent results, delivering photos with rich contrasts, stunning detail levels and beautifully vibrant colours.

Excellent monochrome results; Vivid natural colours; Impressive detail levels; Quiet print engine

Larger capacity ink cartridges don't bring huge savings; Print speeds are a tad sluggish