EpsonSureColor P900 17-Inch Printer,Black

We purchased this to replace an old Epson 2200 that had seen better days. Thus far, the P900 has exceeded all expectations. Since we are using this for personal printing of photos rather than as a professional photographer would, the set-up was straightforward and we haven't needed to mess around with advanced settings. The Wi-Fi setup was simple and my wife can print from her multiple Apple devices and I can print from my Android phone and Windows based laptop. Three months in, we have had zero problems. Picture quality is as sharp as anything you could want. Colors are incredibly life-like and vivid. Blacks and Grey's are equally impressive. The printer also uses wide format paper up to 17 inches and that's without purchasing a paper-roll attachment for banner length printing. So my artist wife and her non-artistic spouse (me) couldn't be happier with this printer. It's admittedly a little expensive, but the printing results are as professional as anything I've seen.

This web page's description of this printer begins: "Outstanding image quality and color." I have never encountered a marketing claim that is less true than that one. In my opinion, the printer is junk. Fit and finish are shoddy. The construction feels cheap and fragile. The on screen "instructions" are often incomplete and confusing. Ditto for the user manual. The printer devours...and destroys...expensive Epson photo paper. The principal quality issue is that prints are marred by "banding"...long colored bands that span the print at every few inches. I have made every possible adjustment that Epson suggests, and nothing solves the problem. I have had "success" only with Epson matte photo paper, which is so thin I'm not sure how it could be mounted without damage. I'm extremely disappointed that Epson shipped this half-baked printer, as it is not even approximately ready for prime time. Shame on Epson for continuing to sell such a grossly unsatisfactory product!

Built in high quality. Image quality is fantastic. Love it. Please make sure use it every month. At least print the nozzle check

After being into photography for some time I still considered myself a digital only shooter. From camera to screen it was all about the best presentation on this medium but I reached a point where I wanted something I could give to people and in came prints. Now like many things this is a hobby for me but I wanted something substantial and after some research landed on the 17" size as the largest I could feasibly manage and that narrowed the choices down to this and the cannon. Both are great printers but the Epson had a slight edge for me. What this brings to the table for me is the ability to pint out something and make changes where as sending it off to a print shop it had best be right the first time.On to the downsides. Ink and paper this printer demands the best and devours resources at breakneck speeds. Expect to spend $2-3 per sheet of paper and over $400 for a pack of inks. Only you can decide if this is worth it to you.The prints are amazing and well beyond my expectation. I feel that I have improved as a photographer from this as it pushes me to create more.

Product arrived quickly and was easy to set up. Works great—a fitting successor to my Epson SP3880, which I loved. Yes the ink is expensive and you basically need a complete set ($440) soon after you start using this printer, but it produces stunning prints—at least B&W; I’m still fine tuning the color output, which is a bit trickier.But my beef, which you’ll find in other reviews as well, is with the warranty. Amazon’s vendor, Cargo Mart, somehow got their hands on a bunch of Epson SC900 printers intended for the Latin American market. Same printer as the one sold in the US, as far as I can tell, but the difference is that Epson won’t honor its warranty on these if they weren’t actually purchased in Latin America. Fortunately, I read the reviews and knew this, but it still took four or five phone calls and a couple of days to get Cargo Mart to pony up a third-party warranty for this printer, to replace the defunct Epson warranty. Now we all hope we never have to use our warranty, but for a printer that costs $1,300, I am sleeping better now knowing I at least have one. Just something to beware of before you take the plunge.Otherwise, great printer!

I bought this printer primarily because it would print large format on roll media. So I added the roll feeder to the printer. Two things to remember. When attaching the feeder its important to pay attention to the angles. It felt like it didn't fit until I did that. Then it came together just like it was supposed to.And when loading roll media, make sure to select the media type before inserting the media into the printer. I started with satin canvas but did not select the type and the printer refused to load the media. Once I selected the media type, it loaded just like it should.People have complained about the initial inks not lasting long enough. My printer did use about half of the ink during the priming process. But I have since been able to print thee 30" X 5" prints and still have more than a third of the ink left in each reservoir. Yes, the inks are expensive. But, the prints are amazing on either satin canvas or matte fine art role paper. I am very pleased, so far.

I'm a professional photographer who has used the P900 regularly for the past year. I've been quite impressed with its features, particularly the color tones. However, The printer started producing vertical banding about six weeks ago (less than two weeks out of warranty). I tried every fix that is documented & the banding continued. After enduring Epson's [sic] customer support, they basically said, "too bad." & tried to sell me a new printer. High-end color printers can be finicky, but I expect more from customer support. I won't be buying any Epson products again.