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Epson Artisan 810 Color Inkjet All-In-One Printer | 
| Brand: Epson
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
as of 11/27/2009 08:57 CST details
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Seller: ANTOnline
Rating:  19 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Mac
Shipping Weight (lbs): 30.8
Dimensions (in): 18.3 x 18 x 7.8
Auto-Document Feeder
MPN: C11CA52201
Model: C11CA52201
UPC: 010343871663
EAN: 0010343871663
ASIN: B002JM1XRQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Brilliant 7.8-Inch touch panel | | • | WiFi & Ethernet networking built-in | | • | Unbeatable quality & speed | | • | Color fax and 30 page Auto Document Feeder | | • | Easily charge a cell phone or MP3 player without tying up an additional outlet. |
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Product Description
Easily share your all-in-one with multiple computers with Epson Artisan 810. Print, scan, and access memory cards from any room in the house. You could save up to 50% on paper with built-in two-sided printing plus automatic document feeder and two automatic paper trays.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 19
 Great so far November 23, 2009
E. Erickson (Northern,CA.USA)
Bought this printer on reviews.It is doing a great job,software instslled flawlessly on my PC using Windows XP and my laptop using Vista 64 bit,photo prints on 4x6 are very good.
 It's the porshe of printers when you really need a volvo November 20, 2009
H. Sapiens (Sacramento, CA United States)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This printer is being used at home for photo printing, DVD label printing, and many, many double sided pdfs. It is connected wirelessly to our home network, which does not SSID broadcast. That was eezy peezy.
Computer system: We are a Mac household running both PPC and Intel-based Macs (Leopard OS).
**PROS:**
--Colors come in separate cartridges--
This is really a must for me. We also have HP Photosmart C7280 All-in-One Printer and have really gotten used to the separate color cartridges.
--Autofeed--
This was a problem for my HP, but the Epson can copy/scan no problem using autofeed.
--Paper and CD/DVD loading--
The loading trays are very simple to use. You have to manually load CDs one by one and there is a separate button you must push to lower the tray, and then raise it up again.
--Display--
Very clear touchscreen display, easy to read. Looks extremely slick compared to my HPs physical buttons. Very, very easy to follow - extremely intuitive.
--Super Quiet!-- I find this printer very quiet comparatively, which is nice considering it is currently in our upstairs hallway (and late night printing sessions have not seemed to disturb my sleeping family).
--Scanner to direct CD/DVD labeling-- I love that you can put a DVD or CD directly face down anywhere on the scanner bed and it will scan it directly to a new CD/DVD for you.
--Autofeed cover -- I am not sure how to adequately describe this - the autofeed tray is typically hidden (unless being used) by a fold-down cover. I love this as it looks very sleek and keeps dust et cetera from falling in the printer.
**CONS:**
--INK HOG!-- Wow, we are running through ink much faster than with the HP. Considering the cost of the cartridges, this is something to consider.
--Jams!--It has jammed several times printing large batches of double-sided pdfs, which I must do weekly. I think we have maybe had 5 jams in a year of having the HP compared to 3 jams in a month of having the Epson. Yikes! The jams are additionally much harder to clear. On the HP, I would have to pull the duplexer off the back and have full access to the paper path. On the Epson, I have had to pull apart a piece of the scanner bed, which is awkward (and slightly stressful on an expensive printer). Jams take longer to clear and have been significantly worse - same paper, same type print jobs.
--Difficulty with software installation. This was an EXPERIENCE! To their credit, Epson customer support is very responsive (I am using e-mail support). However, I have not been able to get their CD label software to work (printer not found). Also, for a Mac you have to download the drivers directly from the web, so keep this in mind if you are on a slow internet connection. We aren't, but we had three computers that we needed to do this for - so I downloaded to a shared drive, which worked fine. I wish I could get the label software to work as the software itself is EXCELLENT, and making labels was easy (I just can't print them).
--Plastic parts galore--
The pull out paper tray is very thin, very wobbly plastic. It does not hold up to many sheets before dropping them.
--Double sided printing issues--
A duplexer is also a hard and fast requirement (and this one as a much smaller footprint than my HP - only a couple inches). However, I expect to be able to select print and select double-sided printing. Not so, I get error messages, "not formatted correctly" in Word. I have to then specifically format the Word document for the printer to be able to double-sided print on saved files. I have never had to do this on my HP at home or on either of our two work printers. I am not sure what to make of this, but it is VERY frustrating for me since I pass a lot of documents back and forth between home (Macs) and work (PCs/Mac). It does not automatically double-sided print as I thought it would from the description - at least in my situation (granted, I had a lot of fun trying to get the drivers working correctly).
**Neutral:**
--iphone printing - I found it too slow to be useful - same thing with the HP, they error more often then they print.
--Charging port - Can't see myself using this over a hub, but could be handy for some
--Print quality on par with the newer HP - not noticeably better - but definitely very good.
--Direct camera card reader - this is standard now, it works fine, by using the printer as a shared print server I was able to access cards plugged into the printer on the Mac - don't know why I'd want to, but hey, at least I got that to work!
Conclusions:
I definitely do NOT recommend this printer for heavy home or moderate office use. The print cartridges are too expensive and the output tray too flimsy for heavy use. This printer is a STAND-OUT in the attractive category, definitely putting my HP to shame. So, if the printer will be in a highly visible location, it is a winner. However, as far as what I need it for - I am really concerned about the jamming and the difficulty clearing the jams. On the other hand, I am in love with the ease of direct DVD label copy.
Bottom Line: Two shaky thumbs up for home use but not for a heavy multi-user situation. Honestly, while hands down by looks this baby is a winner - and with the awesome DVD printing - I think overall the HP was a better logical choice (though less fun) with its sturdier trays, cheaper ink (can use off-brand), and ease of jam maintenance. It comes down to requirements and expectations.
Much better than the 800! November 19, 2009
LT (Matlock, WA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In March I purchased the Artisan 800 but took it back within a matter of weeks because I kept getting error messages, paper jams, etc. The paper tray was flimsy, touchscreen not sensitive enough, and initialization upon first start up sucked more than half of the ink in the cartridges. While it looked beautiful and printed great when it printed, it wasn't worth all the hype and hassle. I switched to an HP C7280 that had to go back within 3 months because it inexplicably and suddenly stated "ink system error" and HP could not fix it. ARGH! I'd heard Epson fixed some of the issues with the 800 and bought the Artisan 810. WOW! I'm not sure if they changed the paper tray at all, but it does feel less flimsy and cheap than the one in the 800. The touchscreen has perfect sensitivity and while I haven't had to replace the ink yet, it DID use more than half upon initial start-up. I'm crossing my fingers that the ink will last a while, especially since the ink is more expensive than most other brands. There is a little noise when starting print process, irritating but not as irritating as you may believe when reading some reviews. The pictures are absolutely wonderful; I'm very happy with the print quality with both black and color pictures. The black is a true black!! A marvelous rarity it seems these days. Most companies put out photo printers with only 600x600dpi, so make sure you pay attention when researching a printer, IF printing b/w pictures is important to you.
Overall, I'm glad I had to take back both the Artisan 800 and the HP C7280. I couldn't be happier with the Artisan 810!
Network Printing Excellence Improved November 18, 2009
M. Pickering (MI, USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have owned an Epson Artisan 800 all-in-one printer for roughly a year now, as of October 2009, and I have been extremely impressed with it. I have to admit that I do not use this as my primary, high volume printer. I have a color laser that I use for most of my daily printing needs. However, I have used the Artisan 800 for all of my CD/DVD printing and for most of my 4x6 and 5x7 photo printing needs. The printer has never disappointed me, although I was a little surprised by the somewhat flimsy, plastic construction. I also didn't like the fact that Epson advertised the Artisan 800 as being able to duplex print, yet it did not come with a duplexer (it was sold as an accessory, available for sale only on the Epson website). So after a year of great experience with the Artisan 800 I was thrilled when offered the ability to test the new Artisan 810.
Epson did a great job with packaging this printer. Upon opening the box I came across a long, rectangular inner box that had the words "Open Me First" printed boldly on it. This box contains the printer power cord, a fairly short Ethernet cable, a rather short telephone cable, the software and driver disk, the printer manual and network installation guide, a quick setup poster, 7 ink cartridges (magenta, cyan, yellow, light magenta, light cyan, and 2 high capacity black), and a "You're Invited" folder, which contains some modest paper samples and some offers to save up to $50 on future Epson purchases. Please note, there is no USB cable included in the kit, so if you plan to plug the printer directly into your computer (via USB), you will need to purchase a cable separately. The printer itself is contained is a heavy-duty, clear plastic bag, which includes handles for pulling the printer out of the box. The handles stretched a bit, when I lifted the printer out of the box, but they are definitely strong enough to handle the weight of the printer. After sitting the printer atop the counter in my office, I went about removing the protective plastic wrap and multiple tape strips that are inside and outside of the printer. After powering up the printer for the first time, the touch screen prompted me to select a location and language, and also asked me to setup things like time and date. I was then prompted to install the included ink cartridges. Now here is the part that disappointed me the most. You see, I had just recently replaced several of the cartridges in my Artisan 800 printer, which takes exactly the same cartridges as this new 810 model. Since I was replacing the 800 with the 810, I simply wanted to install the cartridges from the 800 into the 810, so that I didn't have to open the new cartridges that came with the 810. Well to my dismay the Artisan 810 gave me an error, stating that I must install the exact cartridges that came with the 810 printer. This is a very frustrating issue to me since it shouldn't matter what cartridges I use, as long as they are genuine Epson model 98 or 99 units.
Since I wanted to print to this device from every computer in my home, I decided to attach it to my wired network, instead of utilizing the Wi-Fi capabilities of the Artisan 800. I like every device on my network to have a static IP address, and I was easily able to assign static settings to the Artisan 800 via the touch screen interface on the front of the printer. I then popped the Epson software CD into my first PC and started the installation. Installation is pretty straightforward, but the user needs to make sure that they pay attention when prompted to select how you plan to access the new printer (via USB, Ethernet or Wi-Fi). The total installation takes quite a lot of time; just under 30 minutes in my case. Also, if connecting via your network, be sure to either disable or make appropriate changes to your firewall, to allow the needed two-way communication between your computer and printer. At times I thought the software installation had locked up, because the progress bar would remain in the same position for several minutes at a time. Overall the installation completed successfully and without incident.
I configured the fax settings from the touch screen interface, adding my fax number and header information. I then sent a test fax to a friend, after which he sent a fax to me. Everything was working perfectly so far. I wanted to test the scanner, but quickly found that I was not able to scan across my network from the printer itself. However, when I opened Photoshop, I was able to select the Artisan 800 as a TWAIN import source, and it then initiated a scan from the Epson across my network. After looking into the scanning features further, I discovered that direct scanning from the printer itself is only possible when connected directly to a computer via USB. This isn't that big of a deal, as long as you initiate the scan from your networked computer itself. This may be an issue for some people, but it doesn't really bother me at all. The copier function is full-featured and very easy to use. Printing on the Artisan 810 produces very impressive results.
As with the Artisan 800, I tried using a few different types of photo paper, including different papers from Epson and HP. I need to point out that the results from HP Premium and Premium Plus photo paper were very unsatisfactory. The paper didn't seem to absorb the ink properly, and produced a very splotchy looking print. However, the Epson paper produced excellent results. Obviously this printer performs best with only Epson photo papers. For plain paper printing, I didn't notice any difference between HP, Hammermill, or Epson papers. Printing and scanning from any of the computers on my home network works flawlessly. Printing photos directly from a memory card, plugged into the front of the Artisan 810 printer, works very well also. You can scroll through all of your photos, select which ones to print, enhance them, crop them, and even automatically remove redeye before printing. All of this can be done using the touch screen panel and large color display on the front of the printer. My final test was to print directly on a printable DVD+R disk. I printed from a CD/DVD label creation program on my home office PC and sent the artwork across my network to the printer. You have to press the "CD Tray" button, on the front of the printer, which activates a motorized CD/DVD tray to move out so you can clip your disk onto it for printing. Another push of the button retracts the tray so the disk is then inside the printer. The printed results on the DVD were flawless and perfectly aligned. So overall, every feature of my Epson Artisan 810 printer is working as promised. Overall I would say the Artisan 800 and 810 print with equal speed and quality. However, the 810 can automatically print on both sides of a page (duplex printing).
This printer not only performs well, but also looks aesthetically pleasing as well. It is very sleek and stylish, and the piano black finish looks great in a home office setting. The device has pleasing curves, a shiny finish, and a very large color display and touch panel. The paper output tray slides into the printer, to be stored out of sight when not printing, to reduce the overall footprint of the printer. The automatic Document Feeder (ADF), located on the top of the printer, has a fold-up input tray which closes up when not being used. Everything about this printer seems tidy, space saving, sleek and shinny. It is definitely an awesome piece of eye candy for your home or small office. The nice thing is that the Artisan 810 seems to have slightly better build quality than their previous Artisan 800 model. It just feels more solid, with less flexing of the thin plastic parts.
The features of this printer are many, but here are some of the more important product specifications of the Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One Printer:
* Printing Technology: Ultra Hi-Definition Printing / Advanced MicroPiezo inkjet with DX5 technology
* Ink Cartridge Configuration: 6 cartridges (Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow)
* Ink Type: Claria Hi-Definition Ink (smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant)
* Ink Output Distribution: 5 ink droplet sizes, as small as 1.5 picoliters
* Maximum Resolution: 5760 x 1440 dpi
* Print Speed: Up to 38 ppm / 4" x 6" photos as fast as 10 seconds (in draft print mode)
* Scanner Type: Color flatbed (CIS line sensor)
* Optical Scanner Resolution: 4800 dpi
* Maximum Scanner Resolution: 9600 x 9600 dpi (interpolated)
* Copier Modes: Color, Black/White, Text, Graphics, Photo (up to 99 copies)
* Maximum Copy Size: 8.5" x 14" (Legal)
* Copy Reduction/Enlargement: 25 - 400%
* Front Panel Features: 7.8" touch panel, 3.5" LCD display
* Copier/Scanner/Fax Paper Input: 30-page Auto Document Feeder
* Paper Input: 2 input trays; main tray up to 8.5" x 14", Photo tray 4" x 6" and 5" x 7"
* Borderless Print Capability = YES
* Memory Card Reader Compatibility: SD Memory Card, MiniSD, MicroSD, SDHC, Mini SDHC, Micro SDHC, xD-Picture Card (Types M, M+ and H), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro (M2), Memory Stick MagicGate, Compact Flash (Type I & II), Microdrive, MMCplus, MMCmobile, and MMCmicro.
* USB Flash Drive Input = YES
* PictBridge Port = YES
* Fax Model Speed: 33.6 Kbps
* Fax Memory: Up to 180 pages
* Fax Speed Dials: 60 max
* Paper Sizes Supported: 8.5" x 11", 8.5" x 14", A4, B5, A5, A6, Inkjet printable CD/DVDs
* Photo Paper Sizes Supported: 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 8.5" x 11", 16:9 wide
* Borderless Photo Sizes Supported: 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 8.5" x 11", 16:9 wide
* Envelope Types Supported: No. 10, DL, C6, plain paper, bond paper, air mail
* Input Paper Capacity: Main Tray = 120 sheets max (10 envelopes) / Photo Tray = 20 sheets premium photo paper
* Dimensions (W x D x H): 18.4" x 15.2" x 7.5" (pull-out paper output extends depth to 23.0")
* Weight: 23.8 lbs.
* Case Color: Black (glossy)
* Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, compatible with 802.11 n, Ethernet - 10/100, USB 2.0
* Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista, XP (32 and 64-bit), 2000, Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.11 and 10.5.x (requires PowerPC or Intel processor)
* Sound Level: 34.6 dB
* Operating Temperature: 50 to 95 °F (10 to 35 °C)
* Storage Temperature: 4 to 140 °F (-20 to 60 °C)
* Relative Humidity: Operating = 20-80% / Storage = 5-85% (non-condensing)
* Power Requirements: 120 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 0.8 Amp
* Power Consumption: 26 Watts (operation), 5.5 Watts (sleep mode), 0.3 Watts (power off mode)
* Warranty: 2-year limited
* Optional Accessories: Bluetooth photo print adapter
The Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One printer is really a remarkable device for your home or small office. It offers just about any kind of connectivity you could want, including direct USB, 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11 b/g (n compatible) Wi-Fi, and even optional Bluetooth photo printing. It accepts a very wide variety of paper types and sizes, but is not a wide format printer, so 11" x 17" and larger printing is not possible. A 30-page ADF for copying, faxing and scanning is a nice touch as well. The built-in duplexer and the ability to charge portable devices (such as an iPod, iPhone, etc.) from the front panel USB port makes the Artisan 810 a solid improvement from the Artisan 800. It is a great looking, wonderful performing inkjet all-in-one device, with full networkable capabilities and the ability to print directly from a wide variety of flash memory cards, USB flash drives, micro-drives, and even a PictBridge camera connection. I am a bit disappointed with the dependency of using Epson photo paper, for printing decent pictures, and wish it would work just as well with any other popular photo papers. However, Epson photo paper is not any more expensive than HP or Canon papers, and when using the compatible papers this printer really does produce lab quality photos. The ink drying time, on the Premium Epson photo paper, is surprisingly fast; allowing me to touch the printed surface within just a few seconds. The 7.8" touch panel is simply awesome and very high-tech looking, and the 3.5" LCD displays photos with remarkable clarity. For excellent packaging, sleek and stylish design, ease of installation, extremely impressive print quality, and a plethora of useful features and input/output options, I consider this a 5 star product. I am delighted with the improved design of this new Epson printer and I highly recommend it to others. Just keep in mind that you will need to purchase genuine Epson photo paper to print your favorite pictures at the best quality.
Mac User who loves it November 18, 2009
NavyFlyBoy
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased a Canon MX860. Before I opened it I found that the Artisan 810 printed to CD's, a feature I wanted. But I read the reviews and found that there was some concern about being able to scan wirelessly. MacWorld couldn't do it with the 800. I decided to give it a try and take it back if it did not scan wirelessly. If it did I'd sell the Canon. The wireless setup was pretty straightforward. I had one problem. Since I am running Snow Leopard I had to download the drivers. The included CD is no good. I downloaded the combo package, but I couldn't install it. It wouldn't let me enter my administrative password. So I called Epson Tech Support. I talked with Joy and she had seen this problem before and showed me the individual drivers for Snow Leopard, which I downloaded. She stayed with me while I installed them and got them running. Bottom line: Wireless printing works fine; wireless scanning works fine, wireless printing to CD's works fine, copying works fine. Joy was a great help and knew her stuff. I did talk with another tech support person when I first took the unit out of the box and had 2 really easy questions. He was not the sharpest knife in the drawer But Joy was. The user interface with this All in One unit is excellent. I haven't tried to FAX yet. In summary. The Artisan 810 works just great with my iMac and has printed from our MacBook Pro wirelessly too. I am very pleased that I bought this unit and now have a Canon MX860 for sale (in an unopened box).
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