Epson R1800 Printer
Nearly all printers designed for reproducing digital photographs are targeted at A4 or 15cm x 10cm prints, but there are some applications, particularly posters and advertising materials, where the extra size of A3 comes in very handy. This Printer, Epson r1800 uses its new UltraChrome Hi-Gloss pigmented inks, which it claims have a fade resistance of over 80 years, though inevitably this is under glass and accelerated light tests.

Considering the width of A3 paper is only 1.4 times greater than A4, the r1800 printer from Epson really makes its presence felt. It's a very substantial machine with a huge, telescopic paper support at the back and a counter-balanced output tray that swings out from the front. You can adjust the paper guides for any paper size from 15cm x 10cm prints, through A4 and A3, to A3+, which measures 19 x 13 inches and enables borderless A3 prints.

You can also fit the supplied roll paper holder at the back of the printer so you can produce banners or prints of arbitrary length. Finally, there's a CD holder, so you can print on CDs designed for ink-jet ink Epson r1800 printer.

Although there are eight ink tanks in the cheap Epson r1800 printer, it's only a six-colour printer. The two extra tanks are filled with matte and gloss black. Epson r1800 camera accessories and ink cartridges can be used to produce beautiful results. These extras are used to produce the best possible results on both glossy photo paper and some of the special papers Epson can supply, which include film and watercolor paper for arty prints.

Down the right-hand end of the Epson r1800 printer there's a column of four buttons and these control the usual functions such as page feed and cartridge maintenance. At the back there's a USB 2 socket and, more unusually, a Firewire socket too. This should particularly please the Apple fraternity and those looking for an Epson r1800 for sale.

Despite its size, this Epson wireless printer is easy to set up. Lift the lid, plug in the eight ink tanks and wait for the priming cycle to complete. Software installation is also straightforward and comprises several Epson r1800 printer utilities, for handling tasks like printing Web pages, photos and CDs.

One of the most impressive features of this Epson r1800 printer is the speed with which it can produce an A3, full-color page in a non-photo mode. With a wide swathe from the print heads, the page completes in well under a minute and for many purposes, such as sticking on a student bedsit wall, the print quality is easily good enough. You can find the Epson r1800 cheap and even a discount Epson r1800 printer on the internet.