February 2011 - When did printers get exciting? Seriously, it used to be the case that a printer was just an unsightly lump of plastic that was tucked away in the corner somewhere and used to print out the odd document and, when the technology allowed it, occasional photographs. The R3000 is the latest A3+ desktop printer from the Epson printer maestros and reflects just how far things have come in the world of home printing. I got to try one out at Epson’s HQ near Hemel Hempstead a full month before its official release... Read our R3000 Preview...
Epson Stylus Photo R3000 main features
Front-loading fine art paper feed
Easily insert fine art media with less risk of damage thanks to the front-loading fine art paper feed, which removes the need for space behind the printer.
Convenient high-capacity inks
Complete medium print runs and optimise your cost per page with the convenient 25.9ml high-capacity ink cartridges.
Colour LCD
View media instructions and check ink levels quickly and easily with the 2.5-inch colour LCD.
Consistent, true-to-life prints
Enjoy an improved grey balance without colour casts and a smoother, more natural-looking tonal range thanks to Epson's UltraChrome K3 Ink with Vivid Magenta and three densities of black ink. Either a standard photo or matte black is employed and switched automatically to suit the media used and, along with light black and light light black, creates true black and white images.
Choice of grey tones
Choose your own black and white tonality, from warm to neutral or cool, and customise to suit your own tastes - then easily save your settings in the print driver.
Easy-to-use print driver
Take complete control of your images with the R3000's print driver, which is incredibly easy to use. It helps you improve productivity, customise media settings and use the supplied ICC profiling to get the right output for your style.
Wide media compatibility
Print on a wide variety of media, from roll and cut-sheet fine art paper to board up to 1.3mm thick.