Epson R2400 manual Family Comparison, Competitive Comparison

Family Comparison

Competitive Comparison

Feature	Epson Stylus Photo	Epson Stylus Photo	Epson Stylus Photo
	R1800	1280	R2400
Target Customer	Pro/semi-pro/advanced	Pro/semi-pro/advanced	Pro/semi-pro/advanced
	amateur photographer,	amateur photographer,	amateur photographer
	digital artist	graphic designer
Applications	General, commercial and	General and commercial	General and commercial photography
	event photography, album	photography, comps, color proofs,	exhibition, gallery fine art, portrait and
	and frame prints	album prints, portfolios, and	album prints, and prepress proofing
		promotional materials
Format	13 inch wide	13 inch wide	13 inch wide
Fade Resistance Rating	As long as 100 to 200 years	27 years on Epson	Up to 108 years for color,
(indoor display)†	on Epson glossy and matte papers	ColorLife™ media	over 200 years for black-and-white
			on Epson Matte papers
Ink Technology	Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss	Epson Photo Inks	Epson UltraChrome K3
	(pigment)	(dye)	(pigment)
Individual Ink Cartridges	Yes	No	Yes
Ink Cartridges	8 (CMY, Red, Blue, Matte Black,	2 (1 color cartridge CcMmY;	9 (CcMmYLKLLK, Matte Black and
	Photo Black, and Gloss Optimizer)	1 black cartridge K)	Photo Black)
Direct CD Printing	Yes	No	No
Maximum Resolution (dpi)	5760 x 1440	5760 x 720	5760 x 1440
Smallest Dot Size	1.5 picoliters	4 picoliters	3.5 picoliters
BorderFree Printing	4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11,11x14,	4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, 11x14,	4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, 11x14,
	12x12, 13x19 and panoramics	13x19	12x12, 13x19 and panoramic sizes
Roll Paper Holder	Included	Included	Included
Compatibility	Windows 2000, XP	Windows 2000, XP	Windows 2000, XP
	Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later	Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later	Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later
Built-in Connectivity	Hi-Speed USB 2.0,	Parallel, USB	Hi-speed USB 2.0,
	IEEE 1394 FireWire		IEEE 1394 FireWire

†See www.epson.com for test conditions and detailed ratings

Feature	Epson Stylus Photo	Hewlett Packard	Canon
	R2400	Deskjet 9650	i9900
Ink Type	8-color pigment inks	9-color dye inks	8-color dye inks
Maximum Resolution (dpi)
Color	5760 x 1440	4800 x 1200 color	4800 x 2400
Black-and-white	5760 x 1440	1200 x 1200	4800 x 2400
Individual Ink Cartridges	Yes	No	Yes
Fade Resistance Rating	Up to 108 years color/	108 years on one paper type,	25 years only on
	over 200 years black-and-white	under 23 years on others	Canon PhotoPaper Pro
	on matte and glossy paper*
BorderFree Printing	4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11,	4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, 11x17	4x6, 5x7,8.5x11, and 13x19
	11x14, 12x12, 13x19, and	and 13x19
	panoramic sizes
Water-resistant Prints	Yes	No	No
Color Gamut	9% larger than HP Deskjet 9650	Smaller than the R2400	3% less than the R2400
8x10 Print Speed	72 sec (Photo mode)	331 sec (Best mode)	115 sec (High mode)
Smallest Dot Size	3.5 picoliters	5 picoliters	2 picoliters
Thick Media Support	Yes	No	No
Roll Paper Support	Yes	No	No

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