Should You Buy an Epson Photo Printer?

Epson is one of the most popular photo printer brands as well as being well known for its projectors, scanners and inkjet printers.

We've collated all the key information on Epson photo printers in this handy guide. We've analysed over 2,700 user and expert reviews and 100+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 150+ photo printers to impartially compare each photo printer brand.

Epson are recognised for their wide selection of premium and award winning photo printers. Their photo printers start at $37 for the L800 which is a 5760 x 1440 photo printer and a photo printer that has a 216 x 356 mm max print size and go up to $1,500 for the R3000 which is a 5760 x 1440 photo printer and a photo printer that has a 5\" x 7\" (13x18 cm) max print size. The average price of a new Epson photo printer is $524.

Is Epson the Best Photo Printer Brand?

So are Epson photo printers any good? We give every photo printer a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all photo printers we are able to impartially rank all the photo printer brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Epson is the 2nd best photo printer brand out there.

Let's look at how Epson photo printers compare to the other photo printer brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $524, Epson photo printers tend to be more expensive than most other photo printer brands. Epson also have better reviews than the typical photo printer brand, with the average rating of a Epson photo printer being 77%.

There's a smaller selection of Epson photo printers available compared to other photo printer brands, with only 7 Epson photo printers currently on the market in the US.

What Do the Epson Photo Printer Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Epson photo printer to work out the average distribution of reviews for Epson and then compared this to the other photo printer brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		104
4 stars		103
3 stars		18
2 stars		1
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		318
4 stars		94
3 stars		23
2 stars		21
1 star		30

Over 92% of expert reviews and 85% of user reviews for Epson photo printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 88% and 88% respectively across all Photo Printer brands.

Purchasers of Epson photo printers frequently mentioned that the product produced good quality prints, and they have won 50+ awards.

Looking at just the expert reviews, in the table below we compare the average review score given to Epson photo printers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other photo printer brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Canon	Epson	Fujifilm	Polaroid	LG
	72% 17 reviews	80% 21 reviews	80% 4 reviews
	77% 18 reviews	82% 10 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	83% 12 reviews	75% 13 reviews
	70% 10 reviews	74% 10 reviews
	84% 7 reviews	83% 11 reviews
	77% 7 reviews	80% 7 reviews
	75% 8 reviews	84% 4 reviews
	86% 6 reviews	89% 4 reviews		86% 1 review
	84% 6 reviews	79% 4 reviews
	80% 7 reviews	85% 3 reviews
	69% 7 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	70% 5 reviews	87% 5 reviews
	73% 6 reviews	70% 2 reviews			100% 1 review
	77% 7 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	80% 3 reviews	77% 6 reviews
	67% 3 reviews	84% 5 reviews
	80% 1 review	78% 5 reviews	80% 1 review
	76% 4 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	74% 5 reviews	80% 1 review
	80% 2 reviews		80% 1 review		60% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	71% 80 reviews	73% 82 reviews	67% 4 reviews	68% 8 reviews	49% 5 reviews
Average	76% 221 reviews	76% 200 reviews	77% 11 reviews	78% 10 reviews	70% 8 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Epson Photo Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 53 industry awards for Epson photo printers. This means that Epson has more awards for its photo printers than any other brand. The table below compares the number of awards given to Epson to other popular photo printer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning photo printers

Number of Awards	Canon	Epson	Fujifilm	Polaroid	LG
	4	6
	3	4
	3	3
	2	3
	1	3
	1	2	1
	1	1	1
	2	1
	2	1
	1	2
	1	2
	3
		3
	1	2
	1	2
		2
	2
	1	1
	2
		2
Other Expert Sites	11	13			5
Total	42	53	2		5

How Reliable Are Epson Photo Printers?

We checked over 2,700 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Epson photo printers. 10 of these reviews that mention reliability of which 88% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Epson photo printer owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Epson photo printers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Epson photo printers that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

It’s sturdy

it’s well made

It’s more robust than the R2400

so the impression given is of a rugged device that you can use to print 6 x 4-inch postcards while your

This is a nicely built compact unit

Seems to be well made

as the XP-8500 has definitely been one of the most reliable printers that I've ever owned

NOT RELIABLE

Ultra quiet inkjetVery detailed prints Accurate colour potentialRelatively cheap inksVery well built Shots in the dark

Theres been a lot of scaremongering of late concerning the robustness