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A basic printer but not without its upsides
A bit of a plain-Jane, both in terms of its outward looks and the range of features it offers, the Epson R265 is the closest device in our test to an old-school inkjet printer.
There are no memory card slots, for example, and no LCD screen for autonomous printing. The boxy black and metallic-blue design, meanwhile, probably won’t set your desk alight, either.
The printer’s basic nature does have its upsides, though. With just three buttons on the device itself, relatively simple accompanying software and precious few frills to complicate matters, the Epson inkjet is one of the easier photo-printers to operate.
And it’s not until printing a picture at photo quality that the R265’s real inner beauty shines through. Detail is spot-on and, while colours are strong, flesh tones remain natural. Our only criticism would be that the printer tends to oversaturate bolder colours.
See also:
Canon Pixma MP510
Canon Selphy CP720
Epson Picturemate PM240
HP Photosmart D7160
Lexmark P350
A table of features can be found via the attached pdf above.
Overall Simple to use, good prints but no memory card slot
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Poor product
Like most Epsons, they use huge amounts of ink, have unreliable print heads, and use even more ink when the heads need cleaning. Go for HP products anytime.
Posted by Mike, 18 Aug 2007
A poor replacement for their previous range of printers.
Not a patch on the R300, less versatile, far less attractive and horrendously expensive to run. Ink cartridges cost an arm and a leg although containing less ink than those of the R300 and will almost empty when head cleaning is in progress. Print quality is good however but it is far cheaper to have photos printed professionally. Sadly I will not be buying another Epson printer after many years of using their products.
Posted by R. Hodgson, 02 Dec 2007