Epson Stylus Photo 1290S

97 reviews

Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 97 reviews of Epson Stylus Photo 1290S. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the print quality and usability are generally positive. The reliability and performance are also mentioned favorably, whereas opinions are divided on the price.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Epson Stylus Photo 1290S is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 77/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of Epson Stylus Photo 1290S from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the usability. The reliability also gets good opinions. Many are negative about the price.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Epson - Stylus Photo 1290S

The chief appeal of the Epson Stylus Photo 1290S is the size of paper it can handle. While many photo printers in a similar price bracket can deal with a maximum size of A4, the 1290S ...

The Epson Stylus Photo 1290S is a high-quality photo printer that works well with A4 and A3 media. It's not a unit for the casual user, but its target audience will certainly appreciate the results they get when printing digital photographs or other...

Aug, 2003

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Expert review by : Jaison Lewis (techtree.com)

Epson Stylus Photo 1290

Though HP is the market leader in professional inkjet printer sales, they have, in the Stylus Photo 1290, a serious challenger from Epson. This printer produces sharper prints than any existing HP printer, which it achieves using variable-sized...

Affordable consumables, extremely high-quality output

Not very fast, poor text printing quality in 'normal' mode

The printer isn't too fast, so those looking for hi-speed printing might want to look elsewhere, but those who want extremely hi-quality (yet reasonably affordable) large format A3 printing, should definitely look at the Stylus Photo 1290. At Rs.35000,...

Sep, 2002

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Expert review by (ephotozine.com)

Epson Stylus Photo 1290 inkjet printer

Peter Bargh gets to grips with the new Epson Stylus Photo 1290 inkjet printer from Epson.

If you have the space and access to high resolution digital images (either shot using one of the latest 3 million pixel cameras or scanned using a film scanner/bureaux) it's worth considering an A3 printer. As well as printing great photos for the wall...

Oct, 2001

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Epson Stylus Photo 1290 inkjet printer Review

Oct, 2001

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Epson Stylus Photo 1290

excelent printer,I have been printing stitch up photo,s in panramic and banner mode up to 73.5" x13" with perfect results.

Mar, 2007

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Epson Stylus Photo 1290

The printer was exactly what I required and expected from what I think of as a very reputable source ..to quote a well known phrase ""excellence comes as standard ""

not here !!!

Jan, 2007

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