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Epson Stylus Photo R800 Printer
Well, it looks as if Epson may be releasing the printer that was announced in Japan a few weeks ago to the rest of the world. jasonB over on the DP-Now Forums has spotted a new printer on the Epson USA website. The A4 Epson Stylus Photo R800 printer, which uses UltraChrome pigment inks, will cost $399 and will ship in February 2004! At last, an A4 printer that uses archival-quality inks 
Here are the specs:
- Product Available February 2004
- Epson UltraChrome™ Hi-Gloss pigment ink for archival quality glossy and matte photos lasting up to 80 years
- Eight individual cartridges, including matte black ink and gloss optimizer
- World’s first 1.5-picoliter droplets and up to 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi for unsurpassed clarity and detail
- Prints a 5” x 7” color photo in as fast as 45 seconds and black text at up to 17 ppm¹
- True BorderFree™ photo printing in popular photo sizes (4” x 6”, 5” x 7” and 8” x 10”)
- Print directly on ink jet printable CD/DVDs
- Fast connectivity with built-in USB 2.0 High Speed and IEEE 1394 FireWire
Website: Epson USA - Epson Stylus Photo R800
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#1 SeanB
The HP7960 already claims 70+ years print life and judging by the review on photo-i.co.uk should give the new Epson a run for it's money.
It will be interesting to see how the HP and Epson compare, particularly in the B&W area which the HP7960 seems to do very well.
6:31 pm - Wednesday, October 29, 2003
#2 sthug
HP claims 70+ on one type of paper (HP paper) despite Epson ink last longer one a lot of type of paper.
5:29 am - Thursday, October 30, 2003
#3 Mark Goldstein
There was a comment left on an earlier post about the 7960 by Fazal Majid, who bought the new HP printer and then took it back for a refund:
http://www.photographyblog.com/comments.php?id=P811_0_1_0_C
Just another point of view.
I was tempted by the HP 7960 when it was first announced, but now that the R800 is on the near-horizon, I'd rther wait and go for that.
8:47 am - Thursday, October 30, 2003
#4 SeanB
Yes I would like to see a few more reviews and comparative tests of the HP7960. Fazal's experience does not bode well. I expected the HP7960 to attract a bit more attention from some of the photo web sites, but maybe it is early days yet. Unless Mark buys one and reviews it for us
9:29 pm - Thursday, October 30, 2003
#5 Mark Goldstein
I'd try and get a review unit from HP, but so far I haven't even been able to contact their PR department successfully :-(
Some good news is that Epson are sending me the A3 Stylus 2100 Photo printer next week to review
6:52 pm - Friday, October 31, 2003