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 4,200 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 $165 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 $1,800 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 $1,043.

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 $1,043, 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 5 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		352
4 stars		95
3 stars		24
2 stars		25
1 star		36

Over 92% of expert reviews and 84% of user reviews for Epson photo printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 88% and 76% 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% 16 reviews	80% 21 reviews	80% 4 reviews
	77% 18 reviews	82% 10 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	82% 14 reviews	75% 13 reviews
	72% 12 reviews	74% 10 reviews
	84% 8 reviews	83% 11 reviews
	77% 7 reviews	80% 7 reviews
	86% 6 reviews	89% 4 reviews		86% 1 review
	78% 8 reviews	70% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	70% 5 reviews	87% 5 reviews
	80% 7 reviews	85% 3 reviews
	73% 6 reviews	84% 4 reviews
	83% 5 reviews	79% 4 reviews
	80% 3 reviews	77% 6 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% 2 reviews
	86% 3 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review	85% 4 reviews
	75% 4 reviews	80% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	71% 90 reviews	72% 77 reviews	78% 18 reviews	68% 8 reviews	50% 7 reviews
Average	77% 229 reviews	80% 199 reviews	80% 26 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
	2	3
	2	3
	2	3
	1	2	2
	1	1	1
	2	1
	2	1
	1	2
	1	2
	2		1
		3
	1	2
	1	2
	3
		2
	2
	1		1
	1	1
Other Expert Sites	11	14	1		5
Total	43	52	6		5

How Reliable Are Epson Photo Printers?

We checked over 4,200 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Epson photo printers. 20 of these reviews mention reliability of which 73% were positive. Therefore the 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

its rugged wipe-clean design means its t

it’s well made

It’s more robust than the R2400

It’s sturdy

The fact that the box was badly damaged does not seem to have damaged the printer Will find out more when I have had a proper print run

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

then I am stuck with a broken printer

What is the Best High End Epson Photo Printer?

Epson R3000

5760 X 1440 DPI

38dB NOISE LEVEL

120 Sheets MAX INPUT CAPACITY

If you're looking for a high end Epson photo printer then the Epson R3000 takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 77, but is a bit more expensive at $1,800.

Features We Love:

5760 x 1440 DPI

Quieter than average noise level (38dB)

Supports Wi-Fi

Supports Direct Printing (PictBridge)

Energy Star certified

The highest review score direct printing photo printer on the market. It supports Wi-Fi and Direct Printing (PictBridge) and has a noise level of 38dB. Our review analysis indicates that it produces excellent prints, it's good-looking but expensive.

93 Reviews	117 Reviews + 10 Awards
81 Features	Fully-Featured
66 Value for Money	Good
77 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Multiple reviews mentioned that Epson R3000 has very good expert reviews and great user reviews with an average overall rating of 87%, based on 117 reviews.

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The cheapest price that we could find for the R3000 in the US is $1,800.00 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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