Epson Stylus Photo 2200 Inkjet Printer

this is my 2nd Epson 2200. so far it's the best printer i've found for high-quality prints on matte & fine art papers. wish epson was still making them, but i'm going to use mine til they wear out, which looks like it's gonna be a long time.

It's been a workhorse ever since I bought it. The ink heads sometimes get clogged/dirty whenever not in use for a long period (weeks/months) of time. That's nothing major issue as a self cleaning easily resolves the problem.

The Epson 2200 set the standard for the pro-sumer photo printer. I've had one since 2003 and I still love it. I am a professional photographer, but I use the 2200 for many of my personal (as opposed to professional) projects. I work in a very modern photo studio that regularly updates its technology; be it photo gear, computers, projectors, printers, software, etc. Yet, I often find myself using my trusty 2200 again and again. It is the versatility and simplicity that brings me back. Sure, it uses ultrachrome ink and can be configured for most papers. My personal projects tend to be heavy in black/white images and the 2200 gives a professional and consistent look to my work. I use only matte papers with the 2200 as the glazing effect produced on pearl, luster or gloss papers is distracting and unprofessional. 2200's printers can now be acquired for a pittance. Though I have several other printers in my work flow, I might very well buy another 2200 if mine were to go down. These are a steal for hobbyists that want to play with printing professional archival black and white images.

Epson photo 2200. This is the best printer ever for the task I only use it to print black. Best part of it I can install clone ink cartridges the machine accepts them allways. unlike my HP all in one worst printer ever. this Epson beats the HP hands down.

I'm in college and have no choice but to use this printer to print out important projects. I work with Illustrator and InDesign, and though I resize the file image to a size far smaller than the huge matte paper that I must print with, the printer either consistently crops everything or makes the image smaller than I specified. This cost me many sheets of expensive matte paper, and probably half of the school's ink supply, just trying to GET IT RIGHT.

The one time that I succeeded in configuring everything correctly, which took far more time, sweat and tears than a simple printer should deserve, the print quality was horrible. There were rows of thin white lines going across the image. I hope after I leave school that I will never see this printer again.