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Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW
The Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW is a new all-in-one printer, scanner and fax machine designed for your living room. With a black gloss finish, the PX800FW features a 19.8cm LCD touch panel interface, automatic document feeder, 4800 dpi scanner, and integrated Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. Epson Claria dye-based ink produces better-than-lab-quality photos. An optional automatic duplexer clicks on the rear of the Epson PX800FW and provides double-sided printing, including booklet printing. The Epson Stylus PX800FW will cost £299.99, available from today.
Epson UK Press Release
The Epson® Stylus Photo PX800FW – Elegant and Intelligent 4-in-1
4th September – Epson launches the Stylus Photo PX800FW, a Hi-Definition 4-in-1 with fax, automatic document feeder, and Wi-Fi. Its stylish good looks conceal advanced functionality which is accessed and controlled via an impressive touch panel interface. Ideal for all kinds of home applications, including premium home photo printing, users can expect photographic prints that will exceed lab print quality.
Designed to seamlessly integrate into your living room, the Epson Stylus PX800FW comes with a black gloss finish, giving it an ultra modern look. Its carefully considered contours hide an automatic document feeder whilst the twin paper trays are fully integrated adding to its overall sleek design that won’t disrupt the aesthetic of your home.
To add functionality to the design the Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW comes with integrated Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity, enabling users to print over their home network. It features a 19.8cm LCD touch panel viewer which tilts to provide the most comfortable viewing angle. The dynamic menu system guides users effortlessly through the preview and printing options, including some unique features such as printing customised stationary. Users can also print directly from a Pictbridge connected camera, or from memory cards for ultimate ease of use. An optional automatic duplexer clicks on the rear of the main unit and provides double-sided printing, including booklet printing.
Besides its elegant design, its many features and intuitive interface, the Epson Stylus PX800FW delivers outstanding results thanks to Epson Claria™ Photographic Ink, a Hi-Definition, dye-based ink that gives better-than-lab-quality photos. This ink comes in individual cartridges so you only replace the colour you use. In addition a new high-speed Micro Piezo™ print head is at the heart of the printer providing the fastest inkjet printing technology available from Epson.
Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW key features summary:
· Stylish and contemporary design
· Integrated automatic document feeder for multiple-page faxing, copying and scanning
· Intuitive 19.8 cm touch panel viewer
· Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity
· High-speed printing
· Integrated twin paper trays
· Print on a variety of media from plain paper to high gloss photo paper and even suitable CD’s and DVD’s
· Turn scanned documents in to editable text thanks to Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software
· High-resolution 4800 dpi scanner
· Optional automatic duplexer for double-sided printing
· Individual ink cartridges - save money, only replace the colour used
· Epson Stylus PX800FW, including VAT £299.99 – available 4th September 2008
About Epson Claria™ Photographic Ink
Epson Claria™ Photographic Ink is a long lasting, six-colour, dye-based ink that gives high-definition, better-than-lab-quality photos and is the ideal partner for printing images from the latest D-SLR and compact digital cameras. Epson Claria™ Photographic Ink supports a wide colour gamut and smooth gradations for vivid prints. Photos printed with Claria™ Photographic Ink will last up to 200 years in a photo album or 98 years in a photo frame.
Visit us at http://www.epson.co.uk
About the Epson Group
Epson is a global leader in imaging products including printers, 3LCD projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs. With an innovative and creative culture, Epson is dedicated to exceeding the vision and expectations of customers worldwide with products known for their superior quality, functionality, compactness and energy efficiency.
Epson is a network of 88,925 employees in 109 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and to the communities in which it is located. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corp., the Group had consolidated sales of 1,347 billion yen in fiscal 2007.
About Epson Europe
Epson Europe B.V., based in Amsterdam, is the Group’s regional headquarters for Europe, Middle-East, Russia and Africa. With a workforce of 2,400 employees, Epson Europe’s sales for fiscal year 2007 were 1,854 million Euros.
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#1 Ian Samson
What the blurb does not say is whether the new printer has fax capabilities over and above what it does say about this new multifunction printer.
12:53 pm - Saturday, September 6, 2008
#2 Ian Samson
Apologies to the readers, I missed the part about fax machine. It's there alright. It happens with speed reading and I was concentrating more on CD/DVD printing than fax at the time.
12:58 pm - Saturday, September 6, 2008
#3 Kevin Robertson
Having just bought one of these so called multifunction machines I have to say I it has been a complete waste of money and time. I have spent the best part of a week trying to figure out how to use the Scan to PDF and the Scan to PC buttons which can be found on the control panel on the front of the machine. Only to discover that this function is only available if the machine is connected via a USB lead. There is no facility for sending a document to fax directly from a pc. You have to print the document first and then manually insert the pages into the ADF and send manually. Surely the whole point of this kind of machine is its versatility or should be. I am seriously considering taking it back to the store for a refund. Think carefully before buying this. My operating system is Vista 64 running 6gB of RAM.
1:48 am - Sunday, February 8, 2009
#4 Ian Samson
Kevin, I cannot understand how a manufacturer like EPSON could omit functions. I doubt there is no function for sending a document to fax directly from a PC. Take Symantec's WinFax Pro for example, it faxes directly from the PC, so why would Epson's software not do the same. Are you sure you have installed the software correctly? If it was not supplied, Microsoft Fax should work. If the printer has USB and network capabilities, functions should work irrespective of connection. Take up your concerns with EPSON first before taking the machine back to the shop. Shop people generally do not know all the bells and whistles of anything.
10:10 am - Sunday, February 8, 2009
#5 Kevin Robertson
Eventually got a reply from Epson see below for details.
In regards to your email, if you are connecting across a network then this is correct, as the printer cannot know which PC to start the scan on. You will need to start the scan from Epson Scan on your PC.
The Scan to function is designed with the direct USB connection in mind.
If you require further assistance please do not hesitate to contact the EPSON Customer Inter@ction Centre and we will endeavour to resolve any further queries you may have.
4:28 pm - Tuesday, February 10, 2009
#6 Ian Samson
Ouch! They ALWAYS have the words to rebut questions and deny anything wrong with their equipment or software. However, I can see the sense in the first paragraph. One has to use Epson Scan on the target PC. I do not understand why the "Scan to function" is designed for USB connection. Why is it not controlled by the software on the PC? I have 2 laptops in my main room, and 3 desktops in the computer room. Obviously I will not want to scan anything from the main room's laptops (physical impossibility), so obviously I will use one of the machines that is directly connected to the printer. That makes sense.
Yeah, right, that "if you require further assistance" paragraph is a "yeah right". I have had SO MANY problems with them using their online help system.
Anyway, I cannot get this printer in South Africa yet, because of all the RED TAPE and the "global economic downturn". It's ridiculous. The machine has to be certified by ICASA, then TELKOM (the telephone line provider), and when they have both agreed to the fax system inside the machine they send their reports to Parliament for enactment. In the meanwhile, however, the Rand/Pound exchange rate has changed and GBP299 equates with ZAR4600 or greater. Then there are import charges, customs and excise taxes, importers fees, profit (profiteering and racketeering) and if it passes the mafia bosses here, they make it available to us general public who have waited for YEARS for this machine. Not one other printer manufacturer has brought out such a good machine for home and business users. Not even HP! And that's saying something.
Cheers!
Ian
5:04 pm - Tuesday, February 10, 2009
#7 Marcos Scriven
I find it much easier to 'Scan to Memory Card', and then access it with //PRINTERNAME/MEMORYCARD/ over the network. Better than messing around with clunky Epson software.
8:38 am - Thursday, April 2, 2009