Epson Stylus Pro 3800 Photo Printer Review

It retails for $1295 from the Epson site**, but is available for about $1168 from Amazon.com. Newegg.com is currently selling it for $1145 plus shipping. The Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Photo Printer is about $1695 at its cheapest.

Epson sometimes offers a rebate on the Epson Stylus Pro 3800, usually if you if you purchase the printer and $100 in Epson media from them at the same time. They also offer free ground service shipping.

It is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and with Vista, although you may need to download the Vista drivers directly from Epson if they are not on the installation disk. It works with Mac OS X 10.4.7 and higher, and there is a Linux driver available at driverscollection.com .

It has a USB port and a 10/100Base Ethernet port and can be used on a network.

It is a large format printer, meaning that it can handle paper up to 17 x 22 inches. Unlike the Epson Stylus Pro 4800, it can only use cut paper media, not rolled media- one reason for the lower price and weight, as it does not need a cutter either. It can handle paper sizes from 4 x 6 inches up to 17 inches wide, with a maximum of 17 x 22 inches. Like the Epson 4800, it has four paper handling choices, from a top loading feeder which will hold 120 sheets or regular bond or up to 20 sheets of photographic media to a straight pass through which can handle 16 x 22 inch poster board up to 1.5 mm in thickness.