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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: John R Smith on April 08, 2011, 06:54:42 am
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Has anyone here taken delivery of the new Epson R3000 yet? And if so, how do you like it - any problems at all? I know that folks around here tend to have only very HUGE printers, but sometimes a little good 'un does the job ;)
John
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I've run a few prints on one, John. The build quality is very nice and the prints are comparable to the output of a 3800/3880, just on a smaller form factor.
I haven't done any quantitive tests on speed, but it seems quite reasonable.
For that end of the market, the ink cartridges are something like 2 or 3 times larger than the average (specifically it's predecessor). The WiFi could be handy, too.
If you have lower volumes or space restricted or just never print larger, then it's definitely a nice option. For higher volumes and larger prints, the 3880 stacks up as being more flexible and more economical.
I haven't done enough prints to have run into any problems, so can't comment in that regard. Also, I've only printed on one paper, so again can't comment in that regard, either.
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I have had an R3000 for about 3 weeks now, and it is a solid machine. It is definitely the best 13" printer on the market. The new features, such as black switching, WiFi and a great user interface were all welcome additions. The quality of the prints are, as mentioned above, in line with 3800 / 3880 output, but I think we have reached a place where features are less important incrementally than usability.
With that being said, for $800 to $850 the printer isn't as good of a value when compared with the 3880. The 3880 ships with about $450 worth of ink, and when you consider what the 3880 gives you it is like buying an R3000 in price and then a ton of ink.
I would get the 3880, as you invest more up front but have great efficiency of ink costs down the road.