The Epson Artisan 800 All-in-One Printer does it all. It does so much that I haven’t even gotten through half of the features yet. I do however, want to touch on some features that I have been enjoying thus far.
Touch Screen – The large 3.5” LCD screen lights up to display buttons for easy navigation and previewing photos. I am fascinated with all things touchscreen. I often catch myself touching and tapping at gadgets that don’t have this capability, simply because I’ve grown so accustomed to the feature.
Copying & Printing Original Photos – It is so convenient being able to copy and print original photos right away. Back in October we attended a wedding and the photographer took a picture of us. Later on that month, we were outraged to see that a 5×7 print would cost $11 + shipping! Needless to say, we only ordered one. We made copies on the Epson Artisan 800 to send to family – they came out perfect, no scan lines. Take a look.
Printing From Memory Card – I usually shoot in natural sunlight to keep from having to edit the lighting in my photos. Just like the HP A826, I can pop in my compact flash memory cards and print directly from them.
Results With Different Brands Of Paper – Although Epson recommends using Epson papers for the best performance, I’ve gotten great results with Georgia-Pacific Copy Paper and HP Advanced Photo Paper as well. I’m such a rebel.
Upon, installing the printer, I did have a few concerns. So far, I only have two.
6 Ink Cartridges? – Ink always scares me. The Epson Artisan 800 requires 6 ink cartridges. Yikes! Each cartridge ranges from $15.99 – $17.00. Yea. We don’t print much in color so this shouldn’t be much of an issue.
USB Cable Not Included – Since we no longer have wifi set up, we needed to connect to the printer via USB cable. Luckily, we had a a cord laying around from a previous printer to use.
Since the Epson Artisan 800 has soooo many features, I’ve decided to address them in a series of posts. Until next time!
Epson received five prestigious Hot One 2009 Awards from Professional Photographer magazine for the Artisan 800, Epson Stylus Photo R2880, the Epson Stylus Pro 7900 and Epson Stylus Pro 9900, and the Epson P-7000 Multimedia Photo Viewer. A panel of 18 judges, all independent working professional photographers, participated in the 2009 voting process. This year, special attention was placed on value for the price, and Epson came out ahead in consumer, enthusiast and professional ink jet printing.
