Epson Stylus Photo® R260 InkJet Printer

I had a work horse in the R260, and after it gave up the ghost, I found a brand new 280 on eBay and thought I was getting a real deal. Through no fault of the seller, as it was brand new in the box, the machine was just defective. After doing all the trouble shooting through Epson's tech support, he concluded my machine was defective and they would replace it. BUT, since I purchased it through eBay and not a store, there was no way I could do that. So I am going through the paypal thing to see if I can get my money back. eBay is a great place to find bargains, but I thing I'll stick to bona fide stores for my electronics from now on...and just watch for the good sales.

Well, I purchased it on ebay, but seller sent to me with refillable ink cartridges, which were not refillable, and sent six bottles of ink (all part of lisitng),but never packaged them properly, just put them in the box with the printer. Needless to say, the bottles emptied inside th ecarton and all over the contents of carton. But, what I read about printer before I bought it was good, thats why I bought it. However, I will never know. Filed a dispute but nothing ever becanme of it, and seller is still laughing. Would love to find another printer like it, but I think if I do I will buy in a store.

I bought this printer is because i owned few units of this model before, this is a work horse and print with fantastic resolution, super fast speed without disappointing you, one set back is don't let the print head clog, if head clogged chances of getting it clean is quite rare.

This is a great printer. Terrific Quality. There are a few more ink cartridges 6 in all. And since the model is fairly new, the reman cartridges can be hard to find.

I've purchase the refillable cartridges to save money.

Overall this printer is easy to use, quiet and delivers great quality photos!

I bought the RX 580 on the internet from tigerdirect. They were very good to deal with and I received my order timely and it was packed very well. I will do business with them again.

This actually turned out to be an R280, the updated R260.

Like most Epson Stylus Inkjets this one is top drawer in the price range,easy to use and exceptional color reproduction on photos and other work.

It was picked as a Best Buy in the current issue of Consumer Reports magazine

I use it primarily to print color labels on CD's, and make CD jackets from scans and it works like a charm.

Can use other than Epson (less expensive) ink with good results

Extremely pleased with purchase. Item was as described and contained clear instructions and related information. Shipped fast and will purchase from seller again.

If I knew then, what I know now about this printer, I would not have bid on it. This printer is the LOUDEST and NOISIEST printer that I have ever heard. I don't see how EPSON stays in business, I will never buy another EPSON Product.

I have had many many printers and this printer and the R380 print 4X6 digital photos as good as I have ever done. But I give it a 4 because Epson caused the Federal Trade Commission to ban all imported ink cartridges,(not OEM), that are compatible with Epson. My point being the OEM Ink is too expensive.I spent hours checking all the inkjet websites for compatiable R260/R380 refills to no avail. All said,"Not Available at this time."

El funcionamiento de la impresora es muy bueno pero la cantidad que se desperdicia de tinta es increible como gasta tinta al limpiar las cabezales cada vez que la prendes se baja un nivel y eso esta muy mal ya que el producto no es economico y por lo tanto se gasta mucho en tintas... la calidad de la impresion es muy buena y facil de utilizar

I bought one of the Epson R260 printers for the capability to print on CD's and DVD's. I also found out that you can use one of the CIS ink systems which I purchased and can't believe how long the ink is lasting plus the quality is incredible!! I have a T-Shirt business and this printer works BEYOND great for transfers!!!!

I really love this printer. I purchased my first one over a year ago from an office supply place in town. I had gone there to purchase new cartridges for my R220 and found out I could buy this R260 (with cartridges) for only about $10 more(on sale). Before I switched to Epson I swore by HP. The main thing that I switched for was the capability to print CD's. Then I compared the two for picture printing. Actually there was no comparison, Epson won hands down!!

Then I discovered E-bay! I then purchased four more R260's for future use. I strongly feel the R260 is much, much better than either the R200 or R220. I would definitely suggest to anyone who prints a lot to invest in a CISS and save a fortune in Ink Cartridges. I have one and I haven't spent much more than $100 for ink in the last year. (about what one full set of cartridges cost)

My only gripe is that the CD's take about 2 minutes to print. But when they come out they are great, so it's worth it. I use Matte Silver and White Full C overage discs with printer settings for Premium Discs and Kodak 3 Star Gloss Photo paper for the Case Inserts. However, I do use Epson Premium Gloss Photo Paper for regular photos.

All in all, The Epson R260 and E-Bay have a 5+ Gold Star Rating from me.

colburner

Hello I liked not having to wait in long lines. Also I liked the fact that the item was deliverd to my door step. And i saved a few dollors which is always a good thing. Thank you RICK HILL

I like the price of this printer and the functions it has for the price compared to some other brands. It has some faults like the print head starts getting clogged after a bout a year of normal use and even sooner if it is left on and not used for several days. I know how to service it and get it working again since I have 2 of these printers and have had 2 of the previous model. I did start saving money by using a continuous ink tank system which costs me about 30 to 50 dollars a year to fill with ink where the factory ink cartridges cost around 65 dollars more or less depending where they are purchased. Also Epson has built in firmware in this printer that causes an error message to pop up after the printer cycles X number of times and says that a component in the printer has reached it's life expectancy and then the printer will not print. They do have a downloadable small program on the Epson Support web site that resets this and allows it to continue to work but, you should read the notice on the website before downloading, installing, and running this program. I have run this on 3 printers now without problems.

Bruce S.
Waltonville, IL

IT DOES A GOOD JOB OF PRINTING,BUT IT USES AND WASTE TO MUCH INK.THE INK IS OVERPRICED AND EXPENSIVE.I HAD TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.MY PRINTER THAT I HAD WAS UNRELIABLE SO I WENT LOOKING FOR ANOTHER.I ALSO WANTED ONE THAT COULD PRINT ON CD,S BECAUSE LABLES CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH CD PLAYERS.THE PRINTER WORKS GOOD BUT IS EXPENSIVE TO USE OR WAS UNTIL I ADDED A CISS INK SYSTEM.SO BY THE TIME I BOUGHT INK AND ALL THE PRODUCTS I NEEDED I SPENT WELL OVER 100.00 BUCKS 3 TIMES WHAT THE PRINTER COST.IN THE LONG RUN IT WAS WORTH IT.BUT IT HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS THAT HAD TO BE WORKED OUT.


SINCERELY JEFF DICKERSON

The Eposon R260 printer is an excellent printer for photographs delvering crisp and color rich photos at half the time. I love it. The deliveryof my oder was fast too!

I bought a Epson R260 knowing it is really good. What I could not believe was the price. Almost half of the price at the stores. I am very happy.

I bought it brand new on 11/17/2007. On 1/4/2008 Ebay sent me an email asking for writing a review. If I did that day I would say it's a great printer, for that price.

But today, 1/11/2008, the printer is dead, totally, with the red light on, indicating the ink cartridge is not recognized, although it is the original from Epson.

When you got something new, opened the box, plugged in, test it working and working better than what you already have. WOW, cool, you write a 5-start review right away. This makes manufactures don't care about how durable the product is anymore.

Don't write 5-star review too soon.

It would be a good idea if a person can change the review he/she put online late.

Electronics today are like toys, fancy, and will break up easily. If they don't break, how can we get new toys?

It's time for me to find a new toy now... Just don't want my wife to know that I need another printer. This is the fifth printer I bought in 2007, after my Canon Pixma 780 break up after six months use. After that I hated inkjet printers. So I bought a Canon all-in-one, laser, double sided. But my kid needs color for school work so I bought an Epson RX600 all-in-one from Epson online store, refurbished. It was not working. They sent me another one, again, not working. The third RX600 they sent to me worked with a little feeding problem but I didn't want to return it any more. Late I needed a print that can print CD/DVD which is this one.

the print quality was good and the speed as well, and the pics came out good. the only problem, and i just got off the phone with the help desk for epson, is that it only lasted one year, give or take a month. i have kept ours clean and covered when not in use. the amount of papers that i have put through it is about 5-600 and not to many pics. the bulk is for school work. im not to happy with the life cycle, as the person on the phone told me from epson, bugs have longer life cycles than one year for petes sake. you just cant buy quality and longevity any more, you must be rich enough to keep spending money on new printers every year, and ink and paper. good old american know how, where is it these days, i sure know how to buy someone else products. im not sure who but i'll research it again like i did with this one on consumers reports.
oh well.

I have had several Epson printers in the past, but this Epson Stylus Photo R260 far surpass those in print quality and performance. I will be more than happy to recommend this printer to anyone.

We are a professional production house that creates a lot of original DVD/CD Disk artwork. The Epson R260 produces very high quality proofs and disk work. It can print a high res (1200 dpi) full color disk graphic in about 3 minutes per disk. It is very easy to use (comes with software for both the mac and pc.) It is compatible with older mac operating systems. You can buy recycled (refilled) replacement ink cartridges for about $3 each on ebay. Compare that with $26 each for an HP cartridge at Staples. One full set of ink can print about 100 - 120 disks, so even at 100 disks, the six ink cartridge set will end up costing about 3 cents per disk for graphics printing. Excellent value for the money.

This is a great photo printer. Excels at producing sharp & vivid prints.
Like most Epsons it has separate inks for 6 colors. No Black & White option though. Outboard ink systems available.
Very touchy about cartridges - new "chips" prevent most 3rd party inks.
Color palette is closer to Fuji films than Kodak films. As good as most dye-sub printers.
Produces its best using better quality paper.
Excellent software for PC & MAC and decent drivers available for Linux/CUPS
While it doesn't have some of the features of larger and/or more expensive printers it does one thing really well - great pictures.
Setup, even in Linux, was a breeze and Epson's on-line help is excellent.
The ink cartridges were bad in my box - got a new set expressed shipped from Epson.
The only problem I can see is that it needs to be used at least a couple of times a week to prevent clogging.
All and all a nice replacement printer.

Likes - Individual ink cartridges, front loading of disks, don't have to unload the paper to print disks. Included software very easy to use.

Only dislike - Epson Print CD software has very limited selection of backgrounds and clipart.

I have recommended them to all of my associates who ask about printing disks and no one has been disappointed.

Fabulous color. Faster than any previous inkjet printer I have owned. DVD's and CD's look absolutely great when printed on the R260. The printer does not use much ink when printing CD/DVD but if you print photos on glossy photo paper in "best" mode, it WILL use a LOT. So far I have been able to find genuine Epson ink 6-packs for about $35, which is about half of what Epson will charge you for the same ink. But Epson does not lie when they sing the praises of their Claria ink, and nanojet technology. It's Awesome!