Epson Stylus Photo R220

I've owned a R220 photo printer for the last 4 years after having brought it for about £50 new from Ebay. Its a 6 ink photo printer and I brought it to mainly be used to print photos from my digital camera with the odd bit of text when and where required. Now I did do my research at the time but the budget was a little tight as I'd just finished University and become a dad at the same time so I couldn't afford a big do everything printer. I read lots of reviews that praised the photo quality but at the same time criticising the text print quality so it sounded like it would fit my needs perfectly. I also wanted a printer that was cheap to run and ...  Read the complete review

I bought this because i am a musician and like to make CD's/design artwork and then put the whole package together. It was the quality of the photo printing - plus a bargain price on ebay that made me buy this printer Photo's come out very sharp indeed. My partner has a standard HP office printer - and although we will always rely on the HP for office style tasks, whenever we want to print photos we use the Epson R220. On the downside it does take five different ink cartridges to run, so this can be quite expensive. Epson argue that this is more efficient, but with a lack of cheap cartridges available i beg to differ. It is for this reason - and the ...  Read the complete review

I had been wanting a new printer for some time and was unsure of what I should buy. These days the range of printers available on the market is extensive, ranging from inkjets, to bubblejets, laser printers and multi function devices. I already had three printers here but none of them worked anymore and although it may have been worth repairing them, the price of printers these days is so reasonable that it made sense to buy a new one rather than spend a similar amount of money on repairs. And so without much research it was with a feeling of an authorative air that I strolled into PC World to persuse the rather large selection of printers on offer. Lets make ...  Read the complete review