Epson Stylus Photo SP1400 A3+ Printer , Borderless Printing, Individual Ink Cartridges

Amazon Customer Reviews

(5 out of 5)

Really photo fantastic ..

I was suggested this printer by a friend of mine who makes digital negitives by printing onto asitate. He uses this printer and having started a photography degree this year I felt it time to invest in something that could actually print an acceptable image.
I wasnt sure what I was expecting but the qulity really is very good. The colours are viberent without being over the top and the images look almost seamless. The indevidual colour cartrages mean that you only need to replace the one you run out of so helps to cost down costs of running.
If you are looking for something for creating your family album then this would be way more than good enough and if your an amture photographer who wants to put together an early portfolio then this would be a perfect choise.
Reliable, good looking, fantastic print qulity and, I think, at a really good price!

(4 out of 5)

Cost effective??

I have today taken delivery of this printer. My first impressions are that this printer itself produces amazing quality prints!! I really cant emphasize this enough!!

I do have a couple of snags though:
Mac OSX software - Well, the driver works, but the utility software is rotten, and cant even detect the printer!

Ink usage - while im aware that some printers may ship with 'not full' ink cartridges, im suprised that this epson either came with virtually no ink in the cardridges OR absolutely drinks it!!
Since installing the printer i've printed 2 A3 B&W prints, and when trying to print a 3rd (color A4) the printer ran out of ink, and churned out a dreadful stripy photo!
So, if its the case that the printer guzzles ink we're looking at approx 32.50 pounds per A3 print (based on 2 pictures from 60quids worth of ink, and 2 sheets of canon pro A3 paper - 25 pounds for 10 sheets), i have a nasty feeling i could have a reem of A3 prints from some stoopid snaps shop on the high street for this amount!!!

Oh, and one last thing - no USB cable supplied - not an issue for me, but i would have hated to have been eagerly anticipating delivery to find i'd have to go out to buy a cable!

(5 out of 5)

Excellent quality and Value

I'm currently using one at home and one at school. I can't sing its praises high enough...excellent colour quality prints to A3+, and just as good at printing 4"*6"! The CD printing is also good.
The inks do NOT fade in sunlight - I've exposed two to sunlight for 2 months with half of the print covered. There is no difference between either side.
Only quibble is the size and cost of the cartridges - they are far too small for an A3+ printer. Of course you can always get a CIS system (Fotospeed) for it and that's amazingly good value for money...

(5 out of 5)

Great Printer..but heavy on the ink refills!

Hi
I ordered this printer from Amazon with next day delivery and it arrived at 9am in perfect condition..great service.

The printer was sparkling out of the box but it does'nt come with a 4-pin USB connecter cable, but this is easy to get.

I did some test prints and the quality of the prints is very high, I used the Epson 1290 alot and that was a good printer but this is much better as you can see in the printing speed (which is fast) and the detail quality in the prints.
The type of dye ink the printer use's feels high quality also but (this is the strong bad point) the printer has these tiny cartridges you have to change after doing acouple of A3 prints..you do have the option of just replacing a certain color which is good, but if you want to use it alot I think the inks runs out to quick.
I then bought a good quality colorghost cis system for the printer which use's continous ink from tanks, this has made it so I can print non-stop n there is still tons of ink.
I really recommend this printer but only with a CIS system unless you don't mind paying for cartridges.

Overall the printer is great and I love it, but only with the continious ink system.

I hope this helps
Thanks.

(1 out of 5)

Very Expensive way to print out A3

The Epson 1400 creates excellent A3 Photo prints but at the price of ink it makes no sense unless you require prints immediately. Far cheaper to use an online photo print service. It is obvious that Epson need you to buy the ink refills in order to make a profit so they have made them very small. And expensive. Otherwise if you absolutely must have the ability to print in house I would highly recommend it. I just feel as though I've been had my fault for not reading reviews