Epson SureColor P900 17-Inch Printer,Black

We purchased this to replace an old Epson 2200 that had seen better days. Thus far, the P900 has exceeded all expectations. Since we are using this for personal printing of photos rather than as a professional photographer would, the set-up was straightforward and we haven't needed to mess around with advanced settings. The Wi-Fi setup was simple and my wife can print from her multiple Apple devices and I can print from my Android phone and Windows based laptop. Three months in, we have had zero problems. Picture quality is as sharp as anything you could want. Colors are incredibly life-like and vivid. Blacks and Grey's are equally impressive. The printer also uses wide format paper up to 17 inches and that's without purchasing a paper-roll attachment for banner length printing. So my artist wife and her non-artistic spouse (me) couldn't be happier with this printer. It's admittedly a little expensive, but the printing results are as professional as anything I've seen.

This web page's description of this printer begins: "Outstanding image quality and color." I have never encountered a marketing claim that is less true than that one. In my opinion, the printer is junk. Fit and finish are shoddy. The construction feels cheap and fragile. The on screen "instructions" are often incomplete and confusing. Ditto for the user manual. The printer devours...and destroys...expensive Epson photo paper. The principal quality issue is that prints are marred by "banding"...long colored bands that span the print at every few inches. I have made every possible adjustment that Epson suggests, and nothing solves the problem. I have had "success" only with Epson matte photo paper, which is so thin I'm not sure how it could be mounted without damage. I'm extremely disappointed that Epson shipped this half-baked printer, as it is not even approximately ready for prime time. Shame on Epson for continuing to sell such a grossly unsatisfactory product!

I'm a professional photographer. I use the P900 for my black and white printing needs. It's excellent. It does have a couple of drawbacks. One is ink choice. If you want deeper blacks, you have to use a certain paper. I like a heavy paper and often a heavy textured paper. I'm still experimenting with this, trying to figure out how to get more ink on certain papers.The other *major* drawback is the price for the ink cartridges. Granted you'll seldom have to buy all 10 cartridges at once, but if you do, it's going to cost you around $450 for all ten.Epson needs to furnish an initial 10 FULL cartridges that come with the printer, not the sorta 10 half-full ones. That's like buying a new car and the dealer puts enough gas in it for you to drive it home. Wouldn't hurt to lower the price on ink, either.I like the printer, though. I gave it Five Stars. So far, there isn't anything that makes me regret buying it. Really don't need the little pop-up LCD, but it's there just the same. Use it, don't use it...buyer's choice. This printer has a lot of good stuff going for it. Read the specs thoroughly before you buy. Read some dependable reviews. Make sure it's what you need.

After being into photography for some time I still considered myself a digital only shooter. From camera to screen it was all about the best presentation on this medium but I reached a point where I wanted something I could give to people and in came prints. Now like many things this is a hobby for me but I wanted something substantial and after some research landed on the 17" size as the largest I could feasibly manage and that narrowed the choices down to this and the cannon. Both are great printers but the Epson had a slight edge for me. What this brings to the table for me is the ability to pint out something and make changes where as sending it off to a print shop it had best be right the first time.On to the downsides. Ink and paper this printer demands the best and devours resources at breakneck speeds. Expect to spend $2-3 per sheet of paper and over $400 for a pack of inks. Only you can decide if this is worth it to you.The prints are amazing and well beyond my expectation. I feel that I have improved as a photographer from this as it pushes me to create more.

The media could not be loaded. After reading a ton of mixed reviews, I was really nervous about this printer. I talked to other street photographers and they said this was the printer to get. It did not disappoint! I love this printer. It is easy to use and produces beautiful results. My pictures are sharp and the colors are beautiful. It’s one of my favorite investments.