Epson Stylus Photo 1280 Inkjet Printer (Silver)
Maybe Epson should use this printer to make banners promoting its own release. At up to 13 by 44 inches in dimension with full bleed, they'd be nearly large enough to trail behind small chartered planes! Software drivers for - Windows USB--Win98/2000/Me; Windows Parallel--Win95/98/NT 4.0/2000/Me; Macintosh USB--OS 8.5.1+ Input buffer - 256KB Paper sizes - Letter, legal, A4, A6, 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 8 x 10, 11 x 14, user definable (4 to 44) Size - 6.9H x 24W x 12.2D; 18.48 pounds Roll paper holder included Color - Silver Actual print speed will vary according to use
Epson's Stylus Photo 1280S is a large format, photo-quality printer perfect for a wide variety of professional and home uses. With a high 2,880 x 720 dpi resolution, six-color ink palette, and Epson's Micro Piezo inkjet technology, the 1280S produces exceptionally crisp and detailed prints. This printer also offers BorderFree printing--the image goes right to the edge of the paper. Supported photo sizes include 4-by-6, 5-by-7, 8-by-10, letter, 11-by-14, and 13-by-19 inches. A wide variety of paper types are also supported, including photo papers, roll papers (with included roll paper holder), inkjet transparencies, self-adhesive sheets, greeting cards, banner paper, labels, and envelopes. Media sizes range from 3-by-5 cards up to large-format 13-by-44-inch posters. Epson claims that when stored under normal conditions, images are water and light resistant for up to 25 years. Compatible with both Mac and PC platforms, the 1280S's software bundle comes with both Epson's Film Factory and Adobe's Photoshop Elements 2.0 to help users get the best possible prints. Epson also provides a one-year limited warranty. What's in the Box
Epson Stylus Photo 1280 inkjet printer, one black ink cartridge (T007201), one color ink cartridge (T009201), roll paper holder accessory, printer documentation, Epson Software Film Factory, PRINT Image Matching Plug-In for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; cable not included
Epson Stylus Photo 1280 Inkjet Printer (Silver) Accessories
 Epson T009201 Stylus Photo Color Cartridge
Epson T007201 Black Inkjet Printer Cartridge
Epson S041069 Photo-Quality Inkjet Paper (13x19, 100 Sheets)
Epson Stylus C88+ Ink Jet Printer (C11C617121)
Epson S041568 Double-Sided Matte Photo Paper (8.5x11, 50-Sheets)
Epson Premium Glossy 8 1/2 x 11 Inch Photo Paper, 50 Sheets (S041667)
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Epson Stylus Photo 1280 Inkjet Printer (Silver) Reviews
As well as this works, I can't see buying a new printer from a company with such poor support. There are some online postings saying people have had trouble getting the ink levels to read and there is a patch for that, but mine won't work at all. I may have to get a local techie to see if my new computer (and I know there can be serious problems here, functionality-wise) can be converted back to XP. Anyway, this is a serious and possible very expensive problem. So far, no reply from Epson. I've had my 1280 for several years, and other than using a fair bit of ink it's an excellent machine (I sell my photography). HOWEVER - I had to get a new computer recently and the 1280 won't work at all.
I love it. If it ever goes, I will get another Epson. I can clearly read even tiny print done by it. It probably needs to be put under glass. I will say however that my erzatz ink does tend to fade when left on display. I am very happy with the colors, sharpness, everything.
Again not the fault of the printer. I've had my Epson 1280 for about 2 years. It prints excellent text and photos. All told, I am very satisfied with this printer. This keeps my printing costs way down. I can use non-Epson brand ink and glossy photo paper with no problems.
I can't think of a thing wrong with this printer. If you print on paper that it's not set for (ie you set it for plain paper but feed it glossy), the jets seem to jam, but that's easily resolved by cleaning the heads using their utility routines.
This printer has been great for me to have as it is helping my build my business and am very pleased that it has been so helpful and sent so quickly.
I was constantly cleaning and drying the sponge so the ink doesn't get onto the paper. I am giving a 3 stars because the quality of the prints were very good (I would give 4 or 5 stars), but the amount of work on my part was so much that I cannot give any better rate. The problem #7 occurred after I came back from one month trip. I even had to feed the most common paper one by one because the printer grabs paper irregularly so the next page starts printing in the middle of the paper instead of the top of the paper.
I bought another, the same "1280 Silver" again, only because Epson was offering a sale and the printer was very cheap and also because I already knew the problems and how to fix them. Problem 4: The room got smelly when I printed for hours because I had to print that much. What happened was that the nasty sponge got trapped into a few wheels that move the paper.
The smell made me feel sick. The cleaning used up both black and colored inks, both brand new. What it did was, each time I printed, the edges of paper got black stains. And I never printed borderless again with the second printer. There is a thin gray sponge to collect the excess ink, but since I printed so much the ink was soaked in the sponge. One of the nozzles was clogged.
I had to use all sorts of tools (I am exceptionally good at using small tools to fix things) to remove the chunks of the nasty sponge that were already spinning with the little wheels. Problems 3: Each time I put new ink, I had to clean up the nozzles so many times, and that is a pain because, first of all, it cleans just a little bit at a time, and each time it cleans a lot of ink is consumed. This printer requires a lot of maintenance if one uses a lot like I do.
Problem 2: The gray sponge (it was already black from the excess ink) got so worn out that it decided to come out of the spot where the sponge should have stayed. The first printer had lots of problems, although it produced high quality prints with my struggles to control this machine. Problem 5: This printer, according to Epson's specification, is supposed to print what they used to call "double-sided matt paper." This paper is thicker than the regular paper, and I had to feed one by one because this printer can grab any number of papers. I am talking about a lot of ink staying in two spots in the printer. I think I have had just enough. I bought this "1280 Silver" twice. Problem 6: Then finally it started printing incorrect color.
I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned and cleaned. Then this leads to the Problem 2. So I did not give up, and removed the crap out of the printer. Problem 7: After buying the second printer, I removed the gray sponge because I knew that someday it would get trapped into the wheels. I honestly think most people cannot do what I did because, like I mentioned I am very good at doing stuff like that. I can ask someone to feed a cat, but I hate a printer that requires that much of care. The first printer started printing incorrect colors after extensive use over a year. I am very good at repairing certain electronics, and that was why I was able to print so much, but I don't think people should work so hard to cleaning and tuning the mechanical device inside just to print things.
I just did feel like spending more time trying to figure out how to fix it. The inks are over $40 worth with black and colors, and it was only one of seven nozzles that was clogged. I am writing this not because I want someone read this but because I am exhausted from using this printer and am going to buy Canon. Since I didn't want to re-print nor waste papers, I had to feel papers one by one, restraining me at around the printer like a tied up dog. What this might imply is that one must hire someone to come to his or her office to print something once a week or so to make sure that the nozzles don't get clogged when the owner of the printer is out of town for a long time. Problem 1: After printing borderless prints, the ink that didn't land onto the paper, where the edges are, accumulated on two certain spots, in this case, since I was printing a lot of letter size prints, the ink accumulation were 8.5 inches apart. It took a lot of cleaning solution to clean up the excess ink from the printer, and I decided not to print borderless again with this printer. Also I had to clean the part where ink tank and printer meet each time I replace the ink tanks because the ink mess was tremendous.
This printer is old (I thought it was recently introduced by epson). but does a good job printing. Man.it uses the ink.
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