Epson 1280 Stylus Inkjet Printer Review

Epson Stylus series of inkjet printer have quite literally been a household name in the inkjet printer market for years. Inkjet technology was initially popular in this home market as inkjets offered good text printing and cost a fraction of the then horrendously priced color laser printers. The Epson Stylus 1280, you could argue, is just a continuation of the earlier Stylus series, and in some ways this is true. Yet to even consider lumping the Epson 1280 Stylus with any of the Stylus series from the mid-nineties does not do justice to and in no way prepares you for the simply astounding color photo printing the Epson Stylus 1280 is capable of.

The Epson Stylus 1280 Can Print You Photographs.

The increasing popularity of digital cameras combined with the fact that huddling around your computer monitor with friends and family to look at photos taken at the reception is just not the same has driven a massive increase in print quality of inkjet printers. The Epson Stylus 1280 inkjet printer provides great photo printing in your home for a about $350.

When we say good photo reproduction, The Epson Stylus 1280 is, for the money, in a league of it's own.. The Epson Stylus 1280 is capable of 2.800 x 720 dots per inch dpi), although this is only when printing onto Epson Premium Glossy Photo paper. It makes sense, however, when printing photos to use a speciality paper, and especially the Epson Premium papers as the photographs will last longer, Epson Premium papers are rated for 25 years, at which time you may have to print out another copy.

Another feature that displays the Epson Stylus 1280's qualities as a photo printer is the large format capabilities and the fact that it will print paper with no bleed - that is it will print onto paper right to the very end. In terms of paper size the Epson Stylus 1280 is capable of printing paper 13 x 44-inch panorama photographs. The Epson Stylus 1280 has six color ink and any image you print with it onto Epson Premium Glossy Photo paper will be indistinguishable from a regular photo.

Here Are the Specifications

• black: up to 9 ppm
• color: up to 56 sec (4-by-6-inch color prints)
• Total Input Media Capacity 100 sheets
• 000 dpi x 0000 dpi for monchrome documents
• 4800 dpi x 1200 dpi for color documents
• Maximum Duty Cycle: This is not a high volume printer

Huummm… The Epson Stylus 1280 Sounds a Little Too Good

The Epson Stylus has the same limitations as all inkjet printers, the amount they cost to run. This problem is made worse with photo inkjet printers when you are printing onto print manufacturers branded photo paper. Those of you who are still using a traditional camera and having your photographs developed with a chemist but are thinking of making the switch to digital will be disappointed to discover it really isn't any cheaper.

Our Conclusion on the Epson Stylus 1280

You can't help but like the Epson Styles 1280 inkjet printer, for home use connected to a single machine it will print all of your photographs in amazing color and it will print them to a massive 13 inch width. The Epson Stylus 1280 will also print your photographs right to the edge of the paper and the finish product is almost impossible to distinguish from a traditional photograph.