The ink and paper chase
As for the printer's overall cost, we find it quite reasonable. The printer itself may have a high initial price, but it gets high marks for its relatively low 19 cents per color page. Professional papers run about 70 cents to $1 for letter-sized sheets and as high as $2.50 per sheet for Super B.
Tech support isn't quite as cost effective, though; toll charges apply to the free phone calls. On the bright side, Epson's Web site offers online documentation, driver downloads, and troubleshooting FAQs. The company covers the printer with its standard one-year, limited parts-and-labor warranty.
If you're simply looking for a good tabloid-sized photo printer, the Stylus Photo 1280 and the Canon S9000 are probably more in your price range. But imaging enthusiasts and experts in search of high-quality, stable inkjet prints meant for controlled environments should put the Stylus Photo 2200 at the top of their shopping lists.
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| In CNET Labs' tests, the Stylus Photo 2200 printed an 8x10 image in Photo mode in about 3.8 minutes using a test bed with USB 1.1 ports. However, as we expected, using a higher-speed interface won't speed up the process; the print mechanism is the bottleneck, and the memory buffer isn't large enough to cache more data. |
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