Comments on: DIY Wedding: A Review of the Epson Artisan 800

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:13:54 +0000

Melissa B.: I felt the same way when I got the little photo printer. I’ve used it a bunch of times since I made my wedding album because I also love having the prints to put in a book or a frame.

Johanna: Regarding the drivers, I didn’t have to install ‘em! I’m not much of a tech head, which is fine since my laptop just kind of accepted that I’d attached a new printer. Very convenient. The ink runs about ten bucks per color, which seems reasonable to me. I like that I only have to buy whatever color has run out instead of a whole new print head. As for drying out, the Epson ink has been good to me in the PictureMate — I let it sit in the closet an entire year and the ink was still good to go.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:43:46 +0000

One question when choosing a printer is how much do the color cartridges cost and how quickly will they dry out? I’d rather buy an expensive machine if using it will be cheaper in the long run. Printing invitations and pictures and photos doesn’t get less fun even when the occasion is something less fancy than a wedding. Then you have drivers to think about; we have 3 computers in the house and two Canon printers, and only one of them works on one of the operating systems. Which sucks, as we all know how handy it would be to print print print everything!

But according to the website, that all-in-one printer has none of those problems. And on CDs/DVDs, really? Now I want one, too!

By: Melissa B.

Melissa B. — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:38:17 +0000

I second the recommendation for the Epson PictureMate. My dad got me one for Christmas a couple years ago and I have no idea how I ever lived without it! Digital photos are great but I love having physical ones as well, and the quality of the photos my Epson prints is equal or superior to any printing kiosk we’ve found. (Plus, when my fiance needed new copies of his passport photos, like, IMMEDIATELY, we were able to print ‘em at home. Woohoo!)

I’m planning to print my own menu cards, table numbers, and programs. I’m pretty happy with my basic HP printer/scanner/copier, but that Epson is tempting, and selling for a darn good price considering what it does. Hmmm …