Customer Reviews

Epson Photo Black Ink Cartridge (T054120)

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My question is to you. Why would someone purchase an Epson R1800 Photo Printer and then use third party ink in it? People often ask if my photos are professionally printed. My answer is yes, I print them at home.

When it comes to ink for my R1800 photo printer, I am concerned with the quality of the images I print. The Epson black UltraChrome Hi-Gloss ink cartridge provides superior resistance to water, fading and smudging. It is important to me that my prints are of high quality, so I don't attempt to use the cheaper compatible ink cartridges. The color can be duplicated, but all inks are not created equal. Third party options may produce a good print initially, but may not hold up or last as long.

PROS:
Provides superior resistance to water, fading and smudging

CONS:
Price

If you own the EPSON Stylus Photo R1800, this is the ink for you.

I don't think this ink requires any comments. It's genuine from Epson, period. It's perfect for the Epson printer it's designed for. I don't have a problem using third-party inks on my cheap everyday printers. But for professional quality jobs on a pretty expensive (at least when we bought it a few years ago) Epson Photo R1800 -- genuine ink is the only way to go.

If you make sure you are buying the ink from Amazon and not a partner, this is the best pricing you will find as your freight will be free, using SuperSaver.

What's to say about this. It is a genuine Epson cartridge that saved me a longish trip to computer store. Recommended.

Epson makes a fine printer, though probably not the best. I continually get banding and bluish prints out of it my R1800. It also clogs up all the time, so I have to run constant cleaning utilites which uses up all my ink...which leads to this review. There are SEVEN total ink cartridges and each one costs over $13.00. This seems reasonable enough except that I'm always running out and constantly ordering more ink. I print a fair amount of prints and proofs for my clients and but it's ridiculous how little ink there is in each cartridge. I spent $500 for my printer and in the last three years I've spent well over $1000 in ink, plus all the paper I buy to reprint messed-up prints caused by clogging. This printer It's a rip-off and a scam and I intend to toss it out ONLY because of the ink costs.

This is the type of ink required for the printer. It works even if my printheads are clogged and the machine may be obsolete.

My printer has issues, but I don't think the inks are at fault. The prints look great when the printer works right

I use only genuine Epson inks for color management reasons, and Amazon has the best price in town for this.