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| Epson Stylus Photo R280 Photo Printer | 
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| Brand: Epson
Category: CE
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $48.99
You Save: $51.00 (51%)
New (61) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $34.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 17.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 17.7 x 7.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: Epson R280 Photo Printer
Model: Epson R280 Photo Printer
UPC: 010343866171
EAN: 0010343866171
ASIN: B000SDU7ZW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 When Defective: More Trouble Then its Worth April 25, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The item purchased was defective. The printer was functioning properly for about 3 weeks, (4 stars for functionality- while it was working) until I was alerted that an ink cartridge needed to be replaced (for the first time).
I purchased 6 ink cartridges from a retailer, and upon installing the specific cartridge that needed to be replaced, (Yellow), I have had nothing but trouble and an inoperable printer ever since.
At first, after the new ink cartridge was properly installed, it would not load the ink, nor even recognize that the ink cartridge had been replaced, no matter that I was following the instructions specifically. The same message occurred, communicating that the yellow ink cartridge needed to be replaced, over 2 dozen times.
After spending much time trying to solve this issue, to my surprise, another message appeared indicating that the light cyan ink cartridge needed to be replaced. I assumed that, for whatever reason, the yellow cartridge had been recognized and the ink recharged. So, I went ahead and installed a new ink cartridge for light cyan, and followed the proper procedure in charging the ink once again. To my dismay, the same problem occurred, the same message kept appearing. The new light cyan ink cartridge I installed was not recognized, the message stated I still needed to replace the light cyan cartridge. And so the ink was never charged, despite my best efforts.
In fact, the ink, to the new cartridges which I installed (both the new Yellow and Light Cyan cartridges I purchased separately), and tried to charge, were completely expended, without the printer recognizing the installation, nor without the ink being able to charge- obviously without a single page being printed. The particular product I received is clearly defective, and the manufacturer agrees.
EPSON R280 ***JUNK*** April 20, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is my second review on this printer and my opinion hasn't changed. This printer is horrible. Put your money into something else. I have had nothing but problems printing labels and that's why I bought it. I had success with only 2 labels so far. I decided to give up on the labels and use it just to print documents. I printed those 2 labels and only 2 documents and it's already asking me to replace 3 of the 6 ink cartridges. I emailed EPSON and asked them if they actually put ink in the cartridges. The printer is huge and bulky. In a nutshell, Stay away from this printer. For those who have had good luck with it...congratulations....you must have gotten lucky.
 My first "disposable" printer? April 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the R280 to replace my third R340 as a "print-on-CD" unit. I print a lot of CDs and DVDs and the R340s lasted about a year each before the black ink would no longer make it through to the media. So far, the print quality on the R280 is superb, as is the feed mechanism. It is annoying, though, that the print driver that comes with the printer is out-of-date and that you have to move the paper tray to "paper" when turning it on and then move it back into the upper slot after the printer warms up. The startup cost for the R280 is quite good at under $60 with a full set of T78 ink cartridges, but the ongoing cost is horrific -- the best price I can find on a set of genuine Epson T78s is more than the cost of a new R280 (and the retail cost is 1.5 times that of a new R280). At least with the "cost of printer vs cost of ink" here, I won't begrudge replacing the printer if it starts to act up.
Defective April 6, 2008
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
This printer was non functional out of the box. I called Epson and waited on the phone for customer service (after getting no where online); finally after quite some time, they determined that the printer was defective and sent me a new one.
I used Epson exclusively...until now. March 27, 2008
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is possibly the worst printer known to man. In my opinion, all of the other reviews were written within 24 hrs of purchasing this printer. I've used this printer since 10/1/07 and after using Epson for over 10 years, I can honestly say that I will never willingly purchase another Epson printer again.
Straight out of the box, this printer is extremely impressive. I was printing photos and other documents at lighting speed. The CD/DVD printing experience is bar none better than any other machine on the market...until you run out of ink.
After one of the 6 ink cartridges runs out of ink for the first time, this printer is pretty much your worst enemy. The cartridges are around $20 each if your purchase them one at a time [black is the only cartridge that you'll probably purchase by itself, the other colors seem to run out in pairs]. Heaven forbid that you need all 6 cartridges at once. The set of 6 costs around $90 for the high quality and $120 for the high capacity. It dawned on me when I was standing in the ink aisle of my local office supply store that a brand new Epson r280 [with ink] is $85, while a replacement set of cartridges is about $89 after tax!!?! Why does the replacement ink cost more than a brand new printer with ink?
Epson created a horrible user experience with their new line of photo printers. I absolutely hate the idea of having 6 individual cartridges [because the black is soooo small] when there is no generic ink on the market. I used this printer to print photo samples for ads and for clothing samples. After paying $120 for ink, I was only able to print about 40-45 8 1/2 x 11 photos before I had to go back to the store and spend another $40 to finish the job. The end result was that I paid about $2.25 per photo, when just about any other printer on the market [not made by Epson] could have done the same thing for around 30 cents per print.
Go with HP instead, the cartridges are roughly the same price, but they are 4x bigger and there are only 2, not 6.
Way to drop the ball, Epson.
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