Epson Stylus Photo 1270

alaTest has collected and analyzed 123 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the build quality and usability. The connectivity and performance also get good reviews. The value for money and paper handling get less positive reviews.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the Epson Stylus Photo 1270 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 60/100 = Good quality.

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Epson Stylus Photo 1270

 

The Epson Stylus Photo 1270, the smaller format Stylus Photo 870 and the Stylus Photo 875DC printers represent the absolute best in current inkjet photo printing technology at the time of this writing

Every year Epson brings out a new line of printers and each year they get better. I can't imagine what they will do next year to top these printers because they already produce the same photo quality as prints made in color photo labs

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Epson Stylus Photo 1270 photo quality printer

 

My last printer was purchased in 1988. It's an Epson. Dot matrix. 24 pin. Pretty swish for 1988

I bought this thing. It's great

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Epson Stylus Photo 1270 Delivers Large, Lasting Images

 

Thankfully, Epson hasn't sacrificed its hallmark industry-leading image-printing quality for longevity. In both black-and-white and color images, the detail, contrast, and dynamic range lead the desktop-printer pack.

This article seemed like a great review of product I'm interested in purchasing, except for all the contradictory information! The sidebar states the target user for the Epson 1270 is artisit and designers, then, toward the end of the article, states...

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Very satisfied

 

Excelent print quality, very quiet

Ink seems to go fast

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Amazon review summary for the Epson Stylus Photo 1270

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 45 user reviews of the Epson Stylus Photo 1270 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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80% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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This printer sucks

 

This printer sucks

I am sure any positive reviews for this machine are from people that work for epson. The print quality is truly bad. Dont' believe anything positive.

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Epson Stylus Photo 1270 Inkjet Printer

 

This printer sucks

I am sure any positive reviews for this machine are from people that work for epson. The print quality is truly bad. Dont' believe anything positive.

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Beware of upgrading to Windows XP !

 

Beware of upgrading to Windows XP !

BEWARE! DO NOT UPGRADE FROM WINDOWS 98 TO WINDOWS XP IF YOU WANT YOUR 1270 TO WORK PROPERLY EVER AGAIN! I have had my 1270 since Aug. 2001 and it has worked exceptionally well and produced award winning prints. I would have rated it 5 stars until I...

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Epson Stylus Photo 1270 Inkjet Printer

 

Beware of upgrading to Windows XP !

BEWARE! DO NOT UPGRADE FROM WINDOWS 98 TO WINDOWS XP IF YOU WANT YOUR 1270 TO WORK PROPERLY EVER AGAIN! I have had my 1270 since Aug. 2001 and it has worked exceptionally well and produced award winning prints. I would have rated it 5 stars until I...

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Overrated

 

Overrated

This printer is over rated! I have owned my Epson 1270 for 3 years. I am lucky if I printed 200 - 8 x 10's since then. It uses up way too much ink and then you have to replace the color cartridge at $35.00 because you ran out of ink on 1 color. The...

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Product Specifications

The Stylus Photo 1270 is a high quality A3+ printer ideal as a dedicated Photo Printer or for the everyday over size printing requirements of photographers, business users, and home enthusiasts. In addition, the newly introduced inks and paper media used by the Stylus Photo 1270 provide in excess of 10 years light fastness for images printed on EPSON Premium Glossy Photo paper and Matte Paper Heavyweight. Using the latest Photo Reproduction Quality technology incorporating the EPSON Perfect Picture Imaging System, true Photo-Quality performance comes as standard without the need for additional upgrades, while printing on plain paper has been improved even further. The Stylus Photo 1270 uses a combination of 4pl Ultra Micro Dot, advanced Variable sized droplet technology, PhotoEnhance 4 and 1440dpi printing to produce superb print results on plain paper, coupled with high speed photo printing on specialist media. A newly designed case, combined with exceptionally quiet operation make this printer an ideal desktop companion.

Consumable

Color:Cyan / Light cyan / Light magenta / Magenta / Yellow
Consumable Type:Print cartridge

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:11.3in/12.2in/30.3in
Height:16.3in/6.9in
Weight:16.5lbs/18.5lbs
Width:22.8in/24in

General

Consumable Subcategory:Cartridges
Printer Consumable Class:Consumables and kits
Technology:Ink-jet

Header

Compatibility:Mac / PC/PC
Country Kits:United States
Localization:English
Manufacturer:Epson
Model:1270/1270 Demo/T0530
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Epson/Epson Stylus Photo

Miscellaneous

Category of Accessory:Printing consumables
Color:White

Modem

Type: None

Networking

Type: None

Printer

Connectivity Technology:Wired
Form Factor:Desktop
Interface:Parallel / USB
Language Simulation:EPSON ESC/P 2/EPSON ESC/P 2 / IBM X24E
Max H-Resolution B/W:1440dpi
Max H-Resolution Color:1440dpi
Max Media Size (Standard):A3 (11.7 in x 16.5 in) / Super B (13 in x 19 in)/A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in)/Super B (13 in x 19 in)
Max Printing Speed (ppm):9ppm
Max Printing Speed Color (ppm):8.8ppm
Max V-Resolution B/W:720dpi
Max V-Resolution Color:720dpi
Media Path Type:Straight
Media Type:Coated paper / Envelopes / Glossy paper / Photo paper / Plain paper / Transparencies
Output Type:Color
PostScript Support:Not available
Technology:Ink-jet
Total Media Capacity:100sheets
Type:Photo printer

RAM

Installed Size:256KB
Max Supported Size:256KB

Scanner

Type: None

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

System Requirements

OS Required:Apple MacOS 7.5 or later / Microsoft Windows 2000 / Microsoft Windows 95/98 / Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
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