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 3,100 user and expert reviews and 110+ 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 $154 for the Stylus Photo R800 which is a 5760 x 1440 photo printer and a photo printer that has a 210 x 297 mm (A4) max print size and go up to $1,980 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. The average price of a new Epson photo printer is $830.

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 3rd 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 $830, 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 6 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		103
4 stars		103
3 stars		18
2 stars		1
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		304
4 stars		86
3 stars		23
2 stars		21
1 star		29

Over 92% of expert reviews and 84% of user reviews for Epson photo printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 87% and 87% respectively across all Photo Printer brands.

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% 17 reviews	82% 10 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	83% 12 reviews	75% 13 reviews
	73% 12 reviews	74% 10 reviews
	83% 8 reviews	83% 11 reviews
	77% 7 reviews	80% 7 reviews
	81% 8 reviews	85% 3 reviews
	86% 6 reviews	89% 4 reviews		86% 1 review
	74% 7 reviews	84% 4 reviews
	75% 4 reviews	77% 6 reviews
	70% 5 reviews	87% 5 reviews
	84% 6 reviews	79% 4 reviews
	80% 7 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	68% 6 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	73% 6 reviews	70% 2 reviews			100% 1 review
	67% 3 reviews	84% 5 reviews
	80% 1 review	78% 5 reviews	80% 1 review
	79% 4 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	91% 1 review	84% 4 reviews
	80% 1 review	85% 4 reviews
Other Expert Sites	71% 89 reviews	72% 74 reviews	75% 6 reviews	68% 8 reviews	50% 7 reviews
Average	77% 227 reviews	80% 199 reviews	79% 12 reviews	78% 10 reviews	75% 8 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Epson Photo Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 52 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 received by 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
	2	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	12	1		5
Total	43	52	3		5

How Reliable Are Epson Photo Printers?

We checked over 3,100 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Epson photo printers. 20 of these reviews mention reliability of which 77% 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

its rugged wipe-clean design means its t

it’s well made

It’s more robust than the R2400

The quality of this printer is unbeleivable - great build quality

This is a nicely built compact unit

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

express surprise that the printer had broken down so early in it's life expectancy

What is the Best Mid-Range Epson Photo Printer?

Epson Stylus Photo R1800

5760 X 1440 DPI

47dB NOISE LEVEL

A great mid range choice, priced at $1,249 is the Epson Stylus Photo R1800, which has a Kagoo Score of 74.

Features We Love:

5760 x 1440 DPI

Supports borderless printing

A4 / letter max print size

Our review analysis indicates that this photo printer produces excellent quality photo prints. It's a good spec and award winning 5760 x 1440 DPI photo printer.

92 Reviews	20 Reviews + 1 Award
79 Features	Good Features
62 Value for Money	Good
74 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Customers report that Epson Stylus Photo R1800 has very good expert reviews with an average expert rating of 85%, based on 20 reviews.

Epson Stylus Photo R1800 "Self-Test"

Epson Stylus Photo R1800 "Self-Test"

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What is the Best Budget Choice Epson Photo Printer?

Epson L800

5760 X 1440 DPI

38ppm PRINT SPEED

At only $1,980 and with a Kagoo Score of 74 the Epson L800 makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

5760 x 1440 DPI

Very fast print speed (colour) (38ppm)

Energy Star certified

A good spec and award winning 5760 x 1440 DPI photo printer.

94 Reviews	13 Reviews + 1 Award
79 Features	Good Features
62 Value for Money	Good
74 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Multiple reviews mentioned that Epson L800 has great expert reviews with an average expert rating of 88%, based on 13 reviews.

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