http://usbt.net All USB devices Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:05:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://usbt.net/review-of-the-epson-stylus-photo-r285.html http://usbt.net/review-of-the-epson-stylus-photo-r285.html#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:59:05 +0000 admin http://usbt.net/?p=355 Epson’s new Stylus Photo R285 is a straight photo printer meaning it’s not a jack of all trades, it’s designed to print high quality photos and it does it very well. The physical design of the printer is conventional yet practical with the folding paper support making the printer very compact so that it takes up minimal space on the desk. The print quality that the machine is capable of producing is excellent, with the combination of a maximum print resolution of 5760 x 1440 dpi and a six colour ink being the reason behind this. One thing that is not so impressive about the R285 is the print in which it prints. Epson claim it can print 37 pages of black text per minute and a 10 x 15cm photo in 12 seconds; however these numbers are very misleading as they are for when the printer is in draft quality mode. The Epson R285 features are very easy to use, loading paper and installing the Epson ink cartridges is not complicated and that’s about all you need to know. On the subject of printer ink cartridges, the replacement cartridges for the Epson R285 can be rather expensive compared to the cost of the printer itself, but if you shop around you can find a set of Epson R285 ink cartridges for around £40. Compatible inks are avaible and cost around half the price of the original Epson inks and also produce excellent print results. Overall the Stylus Photo R285 is a very capable photo printer and is the perfect additional to any amateur photographer’s equipment.

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