Epson Stylus Photo 1410 the cheapest A3 capable photo printers available

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Epson Stylus Photo 1410 .The Epson Stylus Photo 1410 is one of the cheapest A3+ capable photo printers available, but it still produces great photos. It uses dye-based inks, making it a suitable for glossy photos and presentation documents.

The Epson Stylus Photo 1410 A3+ photo printer won’t feed roll paper like the Stylus Photo R2880, but it’s cheaper and sits at a tempting price point for amateur photographers. Direct CD/DVD printing, brilliant output and dye-based consumables make this a viable choice for glossy photos and in-house production of marketing materials.

The Epson Stylus Photo 1410 takes up a considerable amount of desk space with input and output trays fully extended, but they can be retracted into the printer’s body. The rear paper tray accepts a maximum paper thickness of 255gsm which is suitable for most conventional media, but not particularly heavy stock.

Offering USB 2.0 and PictBridge connections, the printer will connect to local PCs as well as compatible digital cameras and mobile phones. We would have liked a card reader as well, but most modern digital cameras support PictBridge anyway.

As with similarly equipped Epson and Canon models, the Epson Stylus Photo 1410 allows you to print directly to CDs and DVDs through a pull-down feed slot and bundled pallet. The feed slot can only be lowered by first lifting the ink cartridge cover. Some printers have an annoying habit of recalibrating the print head every time this occurs, but that’s not the case here.

Like Canon’s entry-level A3 photo printer, the Pro9000 Mark II, the Epson Stylus Photo 1410 uses dye-based inks; the same you would expect to find in most sub-£500 inkjet printers and multifunctions. While the pigment-based consumables used in more expensive printers like the Stylus Photo R2880 provide greater vibrancy, they don’t tend to last as long or work as well with glossy media. Dye-based inks are typically cheaper, too.

We are usually willing to make concessions for photo printers when it comes to speed. However, for the Stylus Photo 1410 it seems none are necessary: the photo printer manages to keep up with A3+ inkjet printers designed for the office in both A4 and A3 speed tests. It even offers a scaling option within the print driver, which makes it easier to blow A4 documents up to A3 without sacrificing quality.

Documents are of an acceptable quality at both A4 and A3 sizes, though colours in graphical documents tend to look a little oversaturated. Though colours aren’t neutral when printing photos, the slight oversaturation makes for spectacularly vibrant results in both full colour and monochrome prints. Those with a discerning eye may complain that blacks are in fact too dark in black and white photos, which has an impact on detail within photos. For glossy photos and marketing materials, the vibrancy and ability to manually alter colour through software.

Epson Stylus Photo 1410 specification :
PRODUCT NAME Epson Stylus Photo 1410
PRODUCT CODE C11C655051
PRINTING METHOD On-demand Inkjet (piezoelectric)
NOZZLE CONFIGURATION 540 nozzles (90 per colour)
MINIMUM DROPLET SIZE 1.5pl
PRINT SPEED
BLACK TEXT (MEMO) A4 Approx. 15 PPM (Draft)*1
COLOUR TEXT (MEMO) A4 Approx. 15 PPM (Draft)*2
PHOTO 8″ x 10″ 111 sec+ (Photo)*3
RESOLUTION
5760 x 1440 Optimised dpi using Resolution
Performance Management (RPM) Technology
PAPER HANDLING
PAPER FEED METHOD Friction feed with Paper Feeder
PAPER HOLD CAPACITY Up to 120 sheets at 90gsm
PAPER SIZES A3+, A3, A4, A5, A6, Letter, B5, Legal, Envelope, Half Letter, 4″ x 6″, 5″ x 7″, 8″ x 10″, 12″ x 12″, 3.5″ x 5″, 11″ x 14″, 11″ x 17″
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PRINTER DRIVERS Windows® 7/7×64/Vista/Vista64/XP/XPx64/2000, Mac® OS 10.3.9 or later with USB*
* Drivers available are downloadable from Tech Epson
APPLICATIONS
(PRINTER SOFTWARE) Epson Web-To-Page
Epson Creativity Suite
Epson Easy Photo Print
Epson File Manager
Epson Attach to Email
Epson Print CD
Epson PIF Installer
Camera RAW Plug in for Creativity Suite
INTERFACES
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed+ for PC/Mac®(cable included)
PictBridge
+ To use the USB port, your PC must conform to PC98 specifications, and have Windows® 2000/XP preinstalled. Consult the documentation provided with your PC for further information about USB connectivity. Note also that printing errors may occur if non-standard cables or more than two hub connections are used.
DIMENSIONS (stored)
615mm (W) x 223mm (H) x 314mm (D)
WEIGHT
11.5kg
WARRANTY
12 months return to base Standard
Optional Additional 2 Year Warranty 3YW1410
Epson Warranty
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
TEMPERATURE 10 ~ 35°C
HUMIDITY 20 ~ 80% RH
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RATED VOLTAGE AC 220 ~ 240V
RATED FREQUENCY 50Hz
DURABILITY
Dark storage: 200 years album storage
PAPER & INK
BLACK INK
Black (T0811)