I will be sure to investigate the epson papers as I’m sure they will have excellent results coupled with this printer. It even holds a new photo paper type (to me anyway) that is widescreen photo paper. The paper holder completely pulls out of the unit which is VERY nice and also has a top holder for photo paper. The final step of the hardware setup is loading the paper. I don’t know what the repercussions of turning it off would be so try to not do it during a lightning storm, lol. The process takes about 5 minutes and you are not supposed to turn off the unit while it is doing this. This was fairly new to me as I had never had to do this with HP printers but apparently is only done on introduction of new cartridges. The next step in the setup was what Epson refers to as “Charging the Print Cartridges”. Turns out you are simply moving it to a spot designed to hold it should you ever need to transport the printer again, do not throw the plastic away if you plan on moving the printer long distances at any point in its life span. There is one piece of paper inside the printer that points to the plastic device and is somewhat confusing. The only thing that might be a gotcha is removing the print head stabilizer for packing. I found the easy set up poster and began to walk through the steps. Immediately it fired up and asked me to go through the easy set up options. The usual taped edges and plastic covered most of the outer and inner workings of the printer but once removed I plugged it in and pressed on. The warranty is 2 years anyway which is double what HP offers.

I declined the extended warranty and will opt to let Epson help me should any problems arise. Upon entering the store I acquired the last Epson Artisan 800 that they had in the store. Once I noted that Office Max had the same $70 instant rebate in store that Epson had online I knew I had found my replacement printer. Never one did I see notes on hardware failure, poor craftsmanship or any of the other typical printer problems. The only bad reviews seemed to focus on poor yield from ink cartridges. Enter the Epson Artisan 800 All-In-One printer.Īmazon’s many reviewers had given it a cumulative 4.25 stars which is saying a lot. Anyway, after being burned by this printer I was determined to do my homework and find the right printer for my home office. It was loud, scanned horribly, always pulled two sheets of paper into the feeder and had a multitude of other problems including bloated software which seems to be the staple of HP these days. In a nutshell it was the worst printer I had ever owned and that is saying a lot. After several grueling months with the Hewlett Packard 7280 All-in-One printer I invoked my Office Max Max Assurance Warranty and happily got my money back.

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