Epson Stylus PX800FW all-in one
The Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW, is a high-definition all-in-one printer, fax, copier and scanner with automatic document feeder and Wi-Fi capability. It's ideal for all kinds of home printing, including premium-grade photos.
- Stylish compact design
- 19.8cm touch screen controls
- Wi-Fi, USB and Ethernet connections
- Prints directly onto CDs/DVDs
Overview
Quickfire Feature Summary
| Printer Type: | Multi-function Inkjet (Print, Scan, Copy, Fax) |
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| Connection: | USB 2.0 |
| Wireless: | Yes |
| Number of Inks: | up to 6 |
| Printing Resolution: | 5760 x 1440 dpi |
| Scanning Resolution: | 4800 x 4800 dpi |
| Transparency Unit: | No |
| Maximum Paper Size: | A4 |
| Minimum Paper Size: | User defined |
| Maximum Number of Sheets: | 120 |
| Borderless Printing: | Yes |
| Max pages per minute: | 40 |
| Camera Memory Card Reader: | Yes |
| LCD / Display: | Yes |
| Direct Printing: | Yes |
| Print from Mobile Phones: | No |
Designed to seamlessly integrate into any home office, the high-speed Epson Stylus PX800FW all-in-one printer, copier, scanner and fax boasts a stylish black gloss design, giving it an ultra modern look.
High-speed, high-definition
Print up to 40 colour pages per minute, using 6 high-definition, dye-based photographic inks. You can even print onto CDs and DVDs to give your discs the personal touch, while the 30-page auto document feeder allows easy document copying and faxing.
Direct printing and control
Enjoy lab-quality photos straight from your memory card or Pictbridge connected camera and access and control advanced functions with the 19.8cm LCD touch panel viewer that tilts to provide the most comfortable photo preview angle.
Wireless connectivity
Integrated Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity lets you print over your home network wirelessly, while the high-resolution 4800 dpi scanner allows you to duplicate important documents with ease.
Features
- All-in-one printer, scanner, copier and fax
- Stylish compact design
- 19.8cm touch screen with intuitive workflow
- Better than lab-quality photo prints
- 4800 dpi scanner
- Automatic document feeder for copying and faxing
- Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections
- Front-in/Front-out twin paper trays
- Covered paper cassette
- Print directly onto CDs/DVDs
- Print automatically onto both sides of the page
- 6 individual inks
- Card slots- Print photos in standalone mode or via your computer
- PictBridge- Print photos directly from digital cameras
- Includes Epson Easy Photo Fix and Epson PhotoEnhance for image Correction and manipulation
- Free OCR software for turning scanned documents into editable text
Did you know?
You can print wirelessly on a variety of media from plain paper to high gloss photo paper and even onto CDs and DVDs.
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All kinds of copying, faxing, scanning and wireless home printing, including premium-grade photos, documents and CDs/DVDs.
Technical specifications
Printing
- Printing method: 6-colour inkjet printer, Epson Micro Piezo print head
- Droplet size: 1.5 pl (minimum) with Advanced Variable-sized Droplet Technology
- Ink system: Epson Claria Photographic ink
- Print permanence: Up to 200 years in a photo album
- Print resolution: Up to 5760 x 1440 optimised dpi
- Speed, Black text A4: Up to 40 ppm
- Speed, Colour text A4: Up to 40 ppm
- Speed, Photo 10x15: Approx. 10 secs
Scanner
- Speed, Black A4: 1200dpi - 8.8msec/line
- Speed, Colour A4: 1200dpi - 25.4msec/line
- Technology: A4 flatbed colour image scanner
- Scan resolution: 4800 x 4800 dpi
Fax
- Type of fax: Black and white and colour fax capability
- Fax resolution: Standard (200 x 100), Fine (200 x 200)
- Page memory: Up to 180 pages
- ADF Function
- Maximum number of pages: 30 (based on 64 g/m2)
Paper handling
- Main paper tray: 120 sheets A4 plain paper (64 g/m2)
- Photopaper tray: 20 sheets Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper
- Media size: A4, Letter, Legal, 20x25cm, 13x18cm, 10x15 cm, 9x13cm, 13x20cm, A5, A6, B5, Envelopes: No.10, DL, C6, User Defined
- Print margin: 0 mm top, left, right, bottom via custom settings in printer driver
Other technical details
- LCD Screen: 19.8cm touch screen with integral 8.9 cm LCD viewer
- Memory cards: CompactFlash (Memory card only), MicroDrive, Memory Stick/Pro/Duo, MagicGate Memory Stick, SD/SDHC, MMC/MMCplus, xD-Picture card/Type-M/Type-H
- Interface: USB
- Wi-Fi: Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g - compatible with 802.11n
- Ethernet: Wired LAN IEEE 802.3 (100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T)
- Double-sided printing: Optional
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 446 x 385 x 198 mm
- Weight: 11.1kg (excluding ink cartridges and power cable)
System requirements
Mac
- Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher
- Power PC G4 1.67 Ghz or Intel CPU
- 512 MB Ram (1GB for OS X 10.5.x)
- 450MB Hard disk space
- USB 2.0 interface
PC
- Windows 2000 or higher
- 1Ghz Processor
- 512MB Ram, 450MB Hard disk space
- USB 2.0 interface
Warranty
- 1 Year Epson Warranty
What's in the Box
- Epson Stylus PX800FW Printer
- Software CD
- Power Cable
- Ethernet/LAN cable
- Epson Media Pack
- 6 Individual Ink Cartridges
Most Recent Reviews
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Epson Stylus PX800FW all-in one
Awesome photo prints
Written by BA from Cheadle
Nov 5, 2008
I purchased this printer to replace my HP3310 which was of a similar spec, but just wasn't producing good enough photo prints afte…Read morer 3 years of (good) service. I have only ever owned HP printers, so changing to Epson was quite a big deal for me. At around £250, it isn't cheap either considering you can get a wireless enabled printer for less than £100 these days.
Firstly, this printer is aesthetically very pleasing to look at and compact in its nature, with no odd parts sticking out here or there. It has a big touch panel display, which is very intuitive to use. Note however that when viewing your photos and scans on the display, it will only use up the middle portion. Still big though. It has 2 paper trays, one for A4 size paper and the other for 5x7 or lower size photo paper, which saves you having to fiddle about changing paper depending on your activity. Operation is very quiet, prints come out quickly, even photos.
Now as I mentioned earlier, the quality of photo printing is awesome. The same picture printed in a professional lab doesn't look as good as the output on this. This is definitely a printer for photo enthusiasts. Ordinary printing looks no better or worse than any other printer to be honest. The scans come in at respectable times. Photocopying works as expected. I don't use fax so I can't comment. There are a few other bits and pieces which may appeal to certain people like being able to print ruled/graph/note paper straight from the printer (filofax anyone?) and something called colouring book mode (for kids). The direct to CD/DVD printing is welcome and the tray is built in and automated. A memory card reader is built in, as is a pictbridge USB port. On the back you have your ethernet, USB, power and fax inputs. On the top is an auto document feeder. Changing the ink is as simple as lifting the scanner lid.
The printer is supposed to be energy efficient which is a bonus in this day and age. I do have some concerns about this printer though. I've read on the net that epson print heads tend to break down just out of warranty, only time will tell. The ink cartridges appear to be quite small, so it may not be the cheapest price/print ratio. The paper output tray is a little flimsy, as is the flap that covers the paper trays. Bluetooth is not standard, you will need a bluetooth dongle to enable this feature. Disappointing on a printer this expensive. As is the lack of duplexing, on top of the fact that the duplexing unit (at around £30) is seemingly impossible to get hold of at the time of writing this review.
A note about setup on a OSX Leopard. The included setup is straightforward. It has a step by step configuration for using wirelessly. Again pretty easy to setup because it pulls your routers settings off the router via an ethernet cable (you must connect the ethernet cable to the router before setting up the wireless), all you need is your WEP password or similar. I believe the printer has 'N' specification wireless which is plus for most recent mac hardware purchasers. The drivers and colour profiles are installed via the setup CD and of course you get a small suite of applications to use but most people will be using iPhoto or Aperture to print their pictures. Using the printer in Aperture is alot easier than the HP because when you select for example borderless 4x6 the printer knows to use paper in the photo tray automatically (unlike the HP). The epson software is alot less bloated than the HP software for macs (anyone who has had to download software updates from HP knows what I mean). Overall, I feel the mac support from epson is alot better than HP, which is one thing that did worry me with the switch.
Overall I would recommend this printer for the quality of photo prints and the way in which features are implemented. It is a quick, quiet, attractive and easy to use. If its within your budget, go for it.(66 of 67 people found this review useful)
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