That's faster than the HP 8750, which took 2:29 and 5:20, but much slower than the Epson R1800's 1:18 and 2:42. On our tests, it averaged 2 minutes 3 seconds for each 4-by-6 and 4:29 for each 8-by-10. It's a good thing that the 1400's photo output is worth waiting for, because speed isn't one of its strengths. Text on plain paper, however, is below par for an ink jet, with fewer than half of our test fonts qualifying as easily readable with well-formed characters at 5 points, and none qualifying at 4 points. Graphics quality is good enough (no problems worth noting) for a graphic artist to consider using the printer. You can feel comfortable passing photos around without worrying about someone ruining them with moist hands.
On my standard torture test-holding a freshly printed photo underwater while rubbing it-I saw some minor bleeding into the white border, but no visible damage to the photo itself. Prints are also reasonably water-resistant, although they'll stain if you leave water drops on them to air-dry. If you don't care about printing in black and white, this won't be a problem.Įpson promises that the 1400's photos will last, claiming a lifetime of 200 years for dark storage-as in an album-and 98 years for photos mounted behind glass. The only significant problem I saw was with a monochrome photo, which had a distinct off-black tint and some minor posterization (shades changing abruptly where it should change gradually). The 1400 did nothing less than print every photo in our test suite at true photo quality, without a single flaw on the color output worth mentioning.
EPSON STYLUS PHOTO 1400 PRINTER REVIEWS PROFESSIONAL
It's not quite the equal of Epson's more expensive Epson Stylus Photo R1800, but it's in the same league, as well as being a close match to-and arguably better than-the also-more-expensive HP Photosmart 8750 Professional Photo Printer. It's that card slots are convenient for moving files to the computer.įor any printer that's intended primarily for photos, the most important issue is photo quality, and that's precisely where the 1400 shines. The issue isn't the lack of direct printing from cards, as most serious photographers would rather edit-or at least take a look at-their photos on a computer before printing.
The 1400 includes a connector for printing directly from PictBridge cameras, but alas, no memory card slots.
As you might expect for a relatively expensive photo printer, the 1400 uses six ink colors-cyan, yellow, magenta, black, light cyan, and light magenta-with a separate cartridge for each, so you don't have to throw unused ink away every time one color runs out. Setup is essentially the same as that of most ink jet printers: Remove the packing materials, load paper, snap in the ink cartridges, run the automated installation routine, and plug in the power cord and USB cable. Even so, the printer looks handsome enough to go well with most home office or hobby areas. The 1400 weighs 25 pounds and measures 8.8 by 24.2 by 12.4 inches (HWD), not including the output tray that you can extend as much as 13 inches to the front to catch the large-size paper. Printing on large sheets of paper takes a relatively big printer.
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