Epson Stylus Photo R380 Inkjet Printer

Average customer rating: 3.5

Ink Hog!!!
Better save plenty of money to pay for ink!
Great Product for the Price.
Cost Prohibitive
Great printer but has problems

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Epson Stylus Photo R380 Inkjet Printer

Manufacturer: Epson
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000I98XZC
2006-10-08

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Product Description

The Epson Stylus Photo R380 is the step-up from the Epson Stylus Photo R260, offering the same Ultra Hi-Definition quality and versatility along with a robust set of PC-free photo printing capabilities. Featuring a large high-quality 3.5-inch color LCD and built-in memory card slots for all popular formats, the Epson Stylus Photo R380 enables digital camera owners to quickly view, select, crop, enlarge, and print photos without a PC. In standalone mode, users can browse and share photos with a built-in slideshow feature, crop and print photos in various sizes and on multiple media types, and view and print images by date. The photo printer also allows users to print photos directly from video clips offered only with the Epson Stylus Photo R380. Other features of the Epson Stylus Photo R380 include the ability to save photos to, and print from, an external CD, Zip or Flash memory drive as well as direct printing from Bluetooth enabled devices using an optional Bluetooth adapter. With this versatile printer, you can even personalize CDs & DVDs using your own photos and text. Print directly onto ink jet printable CDs & DVDs for professional looking results with no messy labels. Black & Color text up to 30 ppm 4x6 inch borderless photo in as fast as 13 seconds Epson PRINT Image Matching, Exif Direct Ink jet printable CDs and DVDs Maximum Paper Size - 8.5 x 44 inches Input Paper Capacity - 120 sheets plain paper 20 sheets Premium Photo Paper Glossy Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Connectivity Supports - Plain paper, Epson Premium Bright White Paper, Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Luster, Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss, and Presentation Paper Matte, Premium Presentation Paper Matte and Matte Scrapbook Paper (letter), No. 10, DL, C6; plain paper, bond paper, airmail Envelope Operating Systems - Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP and XP Professional x64

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The Epson Stylus Photo R380 offers the power and versatility you need to print Ultra Hi-Definition photos right at home. This full-featured printer goes even further with a host of PC-free capabilities that save you valuable time when printing your photos.

Print beautiful photos without a PC. Use the extra large, 3.5-inch, color LCD to view, select, rotate and crop images from digital cameras, mobile phones or memory cards. For larger memory cards, with hundreds of images, use the exclusive Print-by-date Mode to quickly sort through your photos. When it's time to print, the Stylus Photo R380 automatically analyzes and adjusts the color and lighting of each image, plus easily removes red-eye. You get phenomenal photos without extra effort.

With the Stylus Photo R380, you get what you want, when you want it. Print borderless 4x6 photos in as fast as 13 seconds or print everyday documents in black and color text up to 30 ppm.1

Get reprints and enlargements like those you've come to expect from the lab - only better! It's like having a photo technician right in the printer. Precision 6-color printing with Claria™ Hi-Definition Ink provide the ultimate combination of photo quality and longevity. You can feel confident about sharing and displaying stunning borderless photos that are smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant, up to 200 years album storage.3

You can even print directly onto ink jet printable CDs/DVDs using your own photos and text. Get professional-looking results with no messy labels. The versatile, full-featured Epson Stylus Photo R380 lets you do more with your photos and documents. Get Ultra Hi-Definition prints with remarkable richness, depth and clarity. It's all possible with Epson, the overwhelming brand of choice among professional photographers.

Features and Benefits
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3.5-inch color LCD to view, select, rotate, crop and print photos from memory cards, USB flash drives, digital cameras and mobile phones

Ultra Hi-Definition prints - professional level prints at amazing speeds

Borderless 4x6 photos printed in as fast as 13 seconds and better than lab quality in as fast as 32 seconds (default); prints up to 30 ppm¹ (black and color text)

Claria Hi-Definition Ink for the ultimate in photo quality and longevity (smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant for up to 200 years³)

Automatic color and lighting correction² of your photos, detects scenery or people and automatically adjusts the image, plus easy red-eye removal, for stunning results all with or without a PC.

Direct printing onto ink jet printable CDs and DVDs - no messy labels

Direct photo printing from PictBridge compatible digital cameras and phones

Up to 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi and 6-color ink for the finest detail DX5 technology produces 5 microscopically small ink droplet sizes, some as small as

1.5 Picoliters, for the smoothest gradations and grain free photos.

BorderFree® photos in popular sizes (4x6, 5x7, 8x10 and 8.5x11) on matte and glossy paper A variety of other paper types, sizes and surfaces are available to satisfy your printing needs

Print movie clips from a digital camera PC-free. </ul>

Notes
1. Black text memo, measured after the first page, is in Economy mode on plain paper. Color photo speed is in Draft and Photo modes on Epson Glossy Photo Paper, measured from start of paper feed. Additional print time will vary based on system configuration, software application and page complexity.
2. Not available when printing using Mac OS X.
3. Print permanence ratings are based on accelerated testing of prints on specialty media, displayed indoors under glass or UV filter or stored in archival sleeves in album storage. Actual print stability will vary according to media, printed image, display conditions, light intensity, humidity, and atmospheric conditions. Epson does not guarantee longevity of prints. For maximum print life, display all prints under glass or UV filter or properly store them.

Customer Reviews:

Ink Hog!!!.......2007-06-11

This was the last Epson I'll ever buy. You'll spend more on ink than on the printer in no time, even if you try off brand ink (which it has trouble recognizing). Not recommended.

Better save plenty of money to pay for ink!.......2007-06-04

This printer, like most other Epsons is an ink hog. Moderate amounts of printing drains the ink cartridge and you'll be constantly buying and stocking spares. When you look at the costs of this, its far cheaper and better to have photos printed by professional photo processors than to deal with printing them yourself.

Of course, Epson wants you to use lots of ink - that's where they make their money...

You're better off buying an HP - they seem to use much less ink for a similar print quality.

Great Product for the Price........2007-05-26

Approve>>
Great print quality
Price
Easy of use
CD Tray works Great(Make sure you have printable CD or DVD's)

Disapprove>>
Speed a little slow on high quality.
Maybe ink usage might be high. I haven't printed that much and have went thru 1/2 my ink cartridges. I am hoping that because the machine had to prime itself.

Overall>>
I would make the purchase again.

Cost Prohibitive.......2007-05-21

I have had my R380 for several months now. The print quality is excellent. I did a 50th anniversary project with it that turned out great. However it drank ink like a drunken sailor drinks booze on shore leave. I just cannot decide wether the quality offsets the cost of ink.

Great printer but has problems.......2007-05-12

The first unit I received did not work at all. It would not start correctly to allow the ink to be installed. After several calls to Epson tech support they decided to send me an exchange unit. A week later the replacement unit showed up. It didn't work either but in a different way. This unit would not allow the CD tray to be inserted. Something was blocking it. After several more calls to Epson tech support they decided to sent me ANOTHER replacement unit. A week later I finally received a unit that worked. So far, so good.

I wouldn't buy a R380 again.

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