Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Ink Cartridges

Epson 1400 Printer Review

The wide format printing capabilities of the Epson Stylus Photo 1400 are not limited to pictures, but the machine is at its best when constructing sharp and bold images and graphics. More focused on incomparable quality, the speed of the 1400 will lag behind most standard inkjet printers. Still, it takes less than a minute to produce a 4x6 inch photo, close to 2 minutes to print an 8x10 and about 3 minutes for 11x14 pictures.

Because the paper path is designed for wide materials, a document up to 13x19 inches can be produced, which is somewhat unique in the photo printing world, especially for such a low price. A plethora of media types are supported, including glossy, premium, matte, photo and semi-gloss paper. The 1400 even offers the option of printing on printable CDs and DVDs without needing a label.

There are six Epson 1400 ink cartridges that are used for production, each holding an individual color. Magenta, yellow, cyan and black are the standard colors of printer ink, but this unit also features light cyan and light magenta Stylus Photo 1400 ink. The additional colors make images more accurate and colorful than many machines in the same class can produce. In fact, the highest resolution that the Epson 1400 ink can create is 5760x1440 dpi, which allows for a lot of extra detail.

Computers using any major operating system can connect to the 1400 via USB 2.0 port, but users can also print directly from a digital camera through the PictBridge port. Adobe Photoshop Elements software is included, but even if the computer is bypassed, users can adjust settings using the digital camera's menu.

Though the Stylus Photo 1400 printer ink cartridges yield less than 500 pages each, the compatible versions manufactured by third party suppliers keep the maintenance costs to a minimum. Users can find this type of Epson 1400 ink online from a number of reputable sources.

If print quality of the Epson 1400 sets it apart from many other inkjet photo printers, and its versatility in the types of media it can handle makes it an excellent value, particularly those buyers who want to print on wider formats.