Given the problems with the 1270, some of us are wondering if the 2000P might be our best alternative. I don't have one, but a kind soul from the UK volunteered to make prints of my test file on several different papers. And Epson sent me a sample on the Premium Semi gloss and the PGPP. There are pluses and minuses to this printer, and for every person who thinks the output is fantastic, there seems to be someone who is just as disappointed. Read my impressions and see my fade test results. And then try to get some sample prints to evaluation yourself. This printer really is different. The good news is that none of these samples show any fade or shift in any of my tests, after more than 4 months!
This is a 4 color printer that is not marketed as a photo printer, but which nonetheless produces some very nice images. I tested prints on a few different papers primarily to test Epson's claim that the 1270 inks had "gasfastness" equal to older Epson printers. You can read my comments about the output quality and test results.
Not a solution for 1270 owners, but I thought it would be
interesting to see how a supposedly long lived 3rd party ink compared to the 1270 ink. And since Epson
America is willing to buy back 1270 printers from dissatisfied owners, I've considered buying a 1200
and using "archival" inks. XG inks and papers are supposed to be matched for stable,
long term results. Click here to see how they fared.
Joel Wilcox has printed copies of my test file on a number of papers using MIS archival
inks in an Epson 1160, 4 color printer. He mailed them to me, and I put samples to the test
in each of my test scenarios. Take a look at Joel's comments on the output quality, and see
the results of my fade/shift tests.
Please read my test methodologies and see my disclaimer page.
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