On a technical level, the general sharpness and level of detail in photos was fine, but the blocks of colour were under-saturated, particularly yellow. It took just over two-and-a-half minutes to print our A4 photomontage and almost two minutes more for an A3 version. Using the included Easy-PhotoPrint application (which is considerably more convenient than printing from Photoshop), we saw the R1800 print a 6 x 4in photo in one minute, 25 seconds – not as quick as the iP9950, which was 48 seconds faster. The R1800 isn’t exactly compact, though with the paper trays extended, it measures 613 x 780 x 459mm (WDH). At the rear are USB 2 and FireWire interfaces, and we like that the PSU is integrated, unlike the HP’s external unit, which seems slightly unnecessary given the unit’s gargantuan dimensions. Thanks to the flip-down front panel, you can print directly onto CDs and DVDs – something the HP 8750 can’t do. Buttons on the right-hand side let you cancel jobs, feed roll paper through and change ink tanks, but that’s it in terms of controls. There isn’t even a PictBridge port on the front. As you’d expect from a printer that’s aimed at the semi-pro market, there are no card readers or TFT on the front – Epson knows that the target audience are much more likely to edit and print photos from Photoshop.
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