Binding: Electronics Brand: Heartland Compatibility: PC USB EAN: 0010343838031 Feature: Prints a 4-by-6-inch photo in 48 seconds, 8-by-10-inch photo in 1 minute, 50 seconds Label: HEARTLAND Manufacturer: HEARTLAND Model: C394011 Modem Description: None Platform: Windows NT Publisher: HEARTLAND Studio: HEARTLAND System Memory Size: 256 Warranty: 1
Features
Prints a 4-by-6-inch photo in 48 seconds, 8-by-10-inch photo in 1 minute, 50 seconds 6-color individually replaceable ink system 2,880 x 720 dpi resolution; 4-picoliter, variable-size ink droplets Supports roll paper and border-free photo printing USB and parallel ports; PC and Mac compatible
The Epson Stylus Photo 890 offers photo-lab prints and enlargements straight from your desk. And now even faster to keep up with your imagination! The Stylus Photo 890 utilizes the latest Epson photo printing technology to print with higher quality and convenience than ever before. Using the latest Photo Reproduction Quality technology incorporating the Epson Perfect Picture Imaging System, true photo-quality performance comes as standard without the need for additional upgrades, while printing on plain paper has been improved even further.The Stylus Photo 890 offers breakthrough 2880-dpi resolution for pinsharp text, graphics and photo images, combined with Epson's 4 picoliter Ultra Micro Dot and Variable Sized Droplet Technology for finer detail and gradations.Improved edge-to-edge printing now means that photos can be printed with no surrounding white space on standard 4"x6" and A4 paper, meaning that special oversized paper and cropping are unnecessary. For panoramic prints, a roll holder is also supplied that can take 100mm and 210mm wide roll media.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: 4 YEARS AND GOING STRONG!! Comment: I purchased this Epson 890 in Dec. of 2001. It has worked perfectly since day one. The pictures when DPI is set to 2880 are stunning. If your having a problem with the color I have noticed you need to go to custom settings before printing and set to 2880 DPI. I have always used Epson ink & paper. Using Epson ink has to be the reason why I never had a clog. If you have a chance to still pick up this work horse refurbished jump at the chance. Good Luck!! Customer Rating: Summary: Great performer on more than photos! Comment: This is my third Epson printer, purchased in June, 2001, just before a trip to Italy where I planned to take lots of digital shots. The first Epson lasted me 4½ years, and the second one, a Stylus Color 800 (refurbished) is still going strong as my everyday "workhorse" for non-photo applications after 4 years. After poor HP experiences, I am absolutely sold on Epson. When this printer is given Epson papers to work with, it produces the most stunning (and lightfast) photos imaginable. I've actually taken some of the same digital images to a local drugstore and printed on their Kodak machines, and BOY, are mine superior! Well worth the price even though it has been superceded by faster models with individual ink tanks. I've heard fairly often that this is an ink drinker, but that hasn't been my experience. As long as you set the proper settings in the printer options panel depending on the job, they'll last a reasonable length of time. This one will keep me happy for a few more years, I trust. Customer Rating: Summary: JUST BUY IT ! Comment: You can't improve on perfection. It's fast, quiet and the quality is superb. Don't let the price of supplies scare you. Compatible color cartridges are available ... from many vendors and the quality is the same. Try eBay for Epson Paper. Sure it's 2880 DPI, and some of the new ones are 5760 DPI. If your eyes can detect 2880 dots in an inch, you are obviously Clark Kent. There's enough rebates out there that you should be able to get this printer for around $99. Look, don't read any further, take my word for it, JUST BUY IT ! Customer Rating: Summary: Beautiful pictures, but ink cartridge nightmare Comment: I was excited by the extraordinary initial quality of the Epson 890 photo printer until I had to change the ink cartridge.
The ink cartridges are both equipped with chips that are supposed to monitor ink usage. Unfortunately, when the chip calculates that either cartridge needs to be replaced, you have no option to continue printing. The printer refuses to do ANYTHING until the desired cartridge(s) is replaced. Even if you only want to print in black and white with an empty colour cartridge, TOO BAD.
Further, if you accidently misalign cartridges when installing new cartridges, you can easily damage the chip sensors. In this case you end up with a printer that won't ever acknowledge the insertion of a new cartridge and will thus never print again.
Additionally, the colour cartridge is a single cartridge, forcing the replacement of the entire cartridge when any one of the five coulours runs out.
My advice: Get a photo printer with individual, inexpensive, chipless colour cartridges. Avoid the Epson 890.
Customer Rating: Summary: Great printer Comment: I've had this printer for about a year, and have had no problems at all - no paper jamming, no clogged cartridges, and no software related problems. As far as using ink, if I print photos, I expect it to use ink - otherwise I'd get a blank sheet of paper. The quality and color of the photos I print is outstanding - friends and family can't tell if I printed them, or if I had them printed at a lab. On any printer, the paper used for photos makes all the difference in the world - so I use Epson's premium glossy photo paper, as well as their heavyweight matte paper - and the results are excellent. This is my second Epson printer - the first was a 640 - and when the time comes to upgrade, I'll definitely buy another Epson.
