Epson Artisan 800 Review

I am so glad that I chose to upgrade to this printer despite its few drawbacks.  It was a little expensive and then there's an extra charge for the double sided printer attachment, but the results are spectacular.  It prints quickly and the quality is really good whether it's on paper or photos.  The top opens for an automatic document feeder which makes coping a snap.  There's a touch screen on the front that lets easily you select options.  It's easy to read and in color.

The HD photo printing capabilities are amazing.  The photos are dry almost immediately and look better than those from the photo lab.  But they use tons of ink!  You don't want to print all your photos at home because you'd never be able to afford it.

The ink is expensive.  Because it runs off of multiple cartridges it is about $70 each time I replace them all and I usually do it every two to three months.

My biggest complaint is that the plastic construction is flimsy, especially when it comes to the paper tray.  It feels like your going to break it if you change the paper too quickly.  The discharge tray extends out for the paper to land on when it comes out.  It telescopes to full size and is too thin and has a bunch of joints which will probably break before anything else of the machine.  I walked in to it once and thought I broke it.  It hangs a little lower but is still hanging on.