Epson SureColor P900 17-Inch Printer

As an independent artist and business owner, getting my own printer was a huge goal of mine, and I'm so glad I took the plunge! The printer is a game-changer for me; I can now produce my own fine art prints in any size up to 16x20". I primarily print on 8x10", 11x14" and 12x16" matte fine art paper, using Premium Matte paper by Durico or Finestra Art. The first printer I ordered did not work, but I called Epson and they immediately sent me a new printer and set up an exchange. I've been printing on my new printer for 3 months, and here is a summary of my experience: The Upsides: -Quick and easy wireless communication with my laptop -Great customer service from Epson -The printer yields gorgeous, rich, and vibrant colors; high color accuracy -Each print takes just a few minutes to create -The Epson Print Layout program is straightforward and easy to use. I open this up every time I want to print something. Once I've selected the size and type of paper, I let the printer choose the colors. I find that this produces a better, brighter color quality than the color profiles listed. -Each print is 25-50% the cost of ordering from a fine art printing business -I've ordered ink once in 3 months -Fits perfectly on the alex drawers from Ikea The cons: -Sometimes the printer takes in a few pages at once instead of one at a time. You must keep an eye on it. -For some, the printer might feel slow -If you accidentally shut your laptop, or if your laptop unexpectedly dies, the printer will stop printing midway and you have to start over -Ink costs are high ($522 to replace all cartridges), so you must factor that into your print costs. I calculated my cost of ink per print using ChatGPT -Epson and Amazon ran out of ink recently, so I had to buy my ink from B&H Photo in NYC -The first printer didn't work, which was stressful -The ink isn't quite as vibrant as my the art prints that I used to order from a fine art printer, but it works well enough for me and my customers.

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!

This is my 2nd Epson SureColor Printer. My previous printer was the P800 which is still working but getting aged. This new P900 is printing beautifully! I have purchased a new set of ink cartridges however I have not started using them yet. If someone says that Epson does not send much ink in the first cartridges, they must not know this printer very well. If the settings are done correctly, the ink will last and give you plenty of great prints before you move on to the next set. There is a learning curve as with any updated printer, but I am very pleased so far.

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.

Upon receiving the P900 I printed an artwork on Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte and the print came out with what appeared to be a light haze over the image. The black title box was not black but a dark foggy grey. I compared the print to a print from the now obsolete Stylus Photo R1900 and the P900 was not acceptable. I spent three days working first the Asurion (Warranty) Tech support and after 3 hours they could not figure out the problem so I went to Epson support and spent at least 8 hours over two days trying everything they suggested until they declared the P900 I had to be defective. Thankfully this seller is refunding my money. I ordered another P900 this time from Epson directly and that printer has the same issue with the Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte. Unfortunately I had ordered almost $3,000 worth of inks (that only can be used on the P900) and papers of all sizes. And now because I will have to get a refund for the second printer and I don't feel I can trust Epson Quality I have to try to get refunds from JetLex for the inks I have no use for. The Stylus Photo R1900 was a great printer but is now obsolete. And the P900 was supposed to have replaced it. I cannot recommend the SureColor P900. What a shame. It appears the P900 line has some serious issues using the Premium Presentation Matte Paper. Epson must have known this. And I have a show coming up and won't have a supply of prints to sell. The refunds won't arrive until after the show so I am out of luck. Darn.

Nice prints. Easy set up.

The printer itself is very good. I purchased one recently to replace a much older similar Epson large format printer. The print quality is outstanding and it is easy to set up. One thing to keep in mind is that the printer comes with starter ink cartridges that are 1/4 the normal size. The cost of the normal sized ink cartridges for genuine Epson one is around $48 per cartridge and for 10 cartridges, about $500. You should factor that into your purchase decision. You should also be aware that you can't buy the actual Epson cartridges on Amazon, as Amazon only appears to carry refurbished 3rd party ones, that most likely void the manufacturers warranty if you use them and may not offer the same quality of ink as the real deal. To add insult to injury, you can't get these cartridges from the Epson website either. They have the cartridges for the SureColor P700 but not the P900. You will have to go to another vendor to purchase them and hope they deliver them reasonably quickly. The same is true for the quality photographic paper that Epson makes. Amazon does not carry the 17 * 22 Metallic Luster or Gloss packs and you also can't get them on the Epson site. For those reasons, if I was a first time buyer of a large format color printer, I'd probably look at other options.

I'm a professional photographer. I use the P900 for my black and white printing needs. It's excellent. It does have a couple of drawbacks. One is ink choice. If you want deeper blacks, you have to use a certain paper. I like a heavy paper and often a heavy textured paper. I'm still experimenting with this, trying to figure out how to get more ink on certain papers. The other *major* drawback is the price for the ink cartridges. Granted you'll seldom have to buy all 10 cartridges at once, but if you do, it's going to cost you around $450 for all ten. Epson needs to furnish an initial 10 FULL cartridges that come with the printer, not the sorta 10 half-full ones. That's like buying a new car and the dealer puts enough gas in it for you to drive it home. Wouldn't hurt to lower the price on ink, either. I like the printer, though. I gave it Five Stars. So far, there isn't anything that makes me regret buying it. Really don't need the little pop-up LCD, but it's there just the same. Use it, don't use it...buyer's choice. This printer has a lot of good stuff going for it. Read the specs thoroughly before you buy. Read some dependable reviews. Make sure it's what you need.

So far so good. Came with everything properly in place. Ink carts are all half full (as expected) but PLENTY of ink to do several prints! Works good so far. Set up was super easy. I am very happy with this purchase. Hopefully this doesn't die within a month.

Exxelente calicad fotografica.

Printer only came with about 1/4 cartridge of ink each. Thought that there would have been a full cartridge each for the initial purchase, considering that there are 10 different colours of ink. And the cost of the printer was not cheap, neither are the replacement full cartridges of ink.