Epson Stylus Photo R1800: Three Reviews

"PMA 2005 | Epson Stylus Photo R1800 introduction
The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 is a further step on the road to success:
True borderless printing featuring eight Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss pigment inks and outstanding Epson printing technology is now available in larger formats!
The innovative Epson Photo R1800 provides the same performance the multi-award-winning Epson Stylus Photo R800 offers for formats of up to A4, but up to borderless A3-plus format.
In December 2004, the readers of druckerchannel.de crowned the Epson Photo R800 photo printer of the year 2004."
PMA Report 2005

"In a nutshell, the R1800 has the better color gamut and lack-of-gloss-differential advantages of the 1280, and the greater longevity advantages of a pigmented inkset (the R1800 UltraChrome inkset has even greater fade-resistance than the 2200's UltraChrome inkset). In most instances, users will prefer the output of the R1800 for glossy, luster and semigloss prints over the output of the 2200. However, even though the R1800's dual-black 'plumbing' (having both photo and matte black ink cartridges ready to use), makes it easier to switch back and forth between matte and glossy media, discerning matte and fine art printers will notice a slight advantage in quality with the 2200."
Inkjet Art

"Epson announces Stylus Photo R1800 (UPDATED)
By Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource
(Friday, February 11, 2005 - 00:01 EST)
Epson America Inc. has today announced a new photo printer for its Stylus Photo line.
The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 features a 5760 x 1440 dpi resolution, 1.5 picoliter droplet size, eight ink colors using UltraChrome Hi-Gloss inks, and a print longevity claims to be from 104 to 200 years on a variety of Epson paper types. Print speeds are said to be 42 seconds for a 4' x 6' print, and 111 seconds for an 11' x 14' print, and the R1800 offers borderless printing for 4” x 6”, 5” x 7”, 8” x 10”, 8.5” x 11”, 11” x 14”, 12” x 12”, 13” x 19”, and panoramic prints. It is also capable of printing directly on printable CDs or DVDs."
Imaging Resource