Rating  - Great printer but $$$ ink
The printer is great. I have it in the garage so I dont like having the paper exposed due to dust, dirt etc. Like other reviews have said its loud but fast. Its worked flawlessly for a year now. The only problem? The ink is freaking expensive and epson has done a good job blocking/preventing 3rd party inks. THe cheapest and only place the high capacity ink is available is [...] and they always seem to be sold out....
Rating  - EPSON 280, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY
This printer is JUNK! I bought 2 (for a good price) and neither worked correctly. Ink nozzles drilled badly caused lines in photos and 'smudges' in text. I've owned an epson R-1800, and an epson R-380 and they were good printers. Epson may have replaced the 280s for me, but they are so inexpensive that it was more practical to just throw them away. Odds were not in my favor that a replacement would have been any better.
Rating - Worst printer I ever had
I had Epson Stylus Photo R280 Photo Printer a year ago when I bought from Fry's Electronics. This was the first Epson printer I ever bought.
The Good - Print quality was pretty good and sharp, but used too much ink compare to my previous Canon printer.
The Bad - The printer worked on the first day when I opened up, but when I tried printing another paper on the next day, it did not bother to print anymore. It claimed that my yellow ink cartridge was empty, eventhough the ink itself was still full. I was totally disappointed with this, and I just used it only once on my first day. Plus I did not get a chance to test out its CD/DVD printing function. I took it back to Fry's and got my full refund back. The employees decided to take it back after I discuss my problems about the printer. They thought the ink became dry and this printer did not attempt to print.
After several months, I decided to go to Office Depot, I was browsing for some good printers. I spotted the same printer (Epson R280) I bought several months ago. One of the employee asked me if I need help buying a printer. I replied back about the printer I had problems with and somehow he claimed that he used to work as part of Epson's worker. And here is something I wanted to hear. Epson planned this integrated chip installed in their new printers not too long ago. This means that each new ink cartridge has an expiration date which prevent users using it again eventough the cartridge is full or half way empty. I was shocked to hear that kind of explanation and concluded that Epson wants to pull consumers' money out of their pockets by putting expiration dates on the cartridges to prevent users from using them again. I thanked the employee for giving me this explanation and decided that I am not going to buy Epson's printers again.
For those who are lucky that their inks did not expired yet, consider yourselves a pat on the back.
Rating  - Epson R280 Very Happy!!
I am very happy with this printer. The Epson R280 is perfect for what I need, It prints on to printable cd's perfectly. I am A disc Jockey and it is great for the money.
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