Epson 820S Photo Inkjet Printer (Silver)

by Epson

Product Details

Product Manual [667kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000067VKW
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 25, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Epson combines brilliant color with 2,880 x 720 dpi resolution in the Stylus Photo S820. Epson's PRINT Image Matching technology oversees six fast-drying color photo inks that are formed into superfine 4-picoliter droplets, resulting in bright, accurate, true-to-life color. The S820's prints are frequently indistinguishable from standard photographs, making this an ideal printer for professional applications as well as the home office.

Print speed is a respectable 12 ppm for black-and-white prints, while a 4-by-6-inch photo takes roughly 48 seconds. The S820 supports a wide variety of media types, including standard letter-size paper; greeting cards; banners up to 44 inches; and 4-by-6-inch, 5-by-7-inch, and 8-by-10-inch borderless papers. The input tray holds 100 sheets or 10 envelopes, and the output tray holds 30 sheets.

The software bundle includes Epson Software Film Factory with Print Image Matching support, Arcsoft PhotoImpression 3.0, and QBeo PhotoGenetics 2.0 TE. Installation and connectivity are easy, with USB and parallel ports provided. Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh, the Photo S820 comes with a one-year warranty and is backed by the Epson Exchange program.

From the Manufacturer

Epson provides the home office user or photography enthusiast with an excellent photo printer in the Stylus Photo S820. Using six-color photo inks, resolutions reach a gorgeous 2,880 x 720 dpi. With this high quality, the Stylus Photo 820 can still print a 4-by-6-inch photo in under a minute, and black-text pages stream out at a 12 ppm clip.

To ensure that your photo prints are as attractive as possible, Epson has included border-free printing on letter-size paper. Now you can fill the entire page with beautiful, high-quality color photos.

The Stylus Photo S820 can also print to a variety of paper sizes, from 4-by-6-inch photo paper to standard letter size, even banners up to a user-definable 44 inches in length. The Stylus Photo S820 also prints a variety of envelope sizes and transparencies.

The printer is compatible with Windows and Mac systems via USB connection, or with older Windows systems through its parallel port. Epson covers the Stylus Photo 820 with a one-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rivals film prints, August 24, 2002

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HP Reader (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson 820S Photo Inkjet Printer (Silver) (Office Product)

I haven't done alot of printing even tho I bought this back at the beginning of the year. Recently bought an Olympus 3020 and printed some "1st day of school" pictures. I use Epson photo quality inkjet paper to do a first print test (720 dpi), then print final on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper (1440 dpi). If I put the "test" pics in a frame, no one would know that they were not printed at a lab. The glossy's (8x10s and 5x7s) fool everyone I show - if I didn't tell them it was on my printer, they'd never know (of course the camera helps too). Haven't seen a need to use the 2880 dpt yet.

Mine came with software Film Factory which is semi-easy to learn but easy to use after that. Even tho a full sheet of paper could hold 2 - 5x7s or 4 - 4x6s, the s/w won't let me lay the print out that way. I get 2 5x7s by printing one at very top, then turn paper upside down and print again (after 1st print is dry).

If it's not used often, the heads can become clogged. Does go through ink, so I always have replacement ready (color mostly - have yet to replace the BW). I only use for photo printing. Have another for text so cannot say how it does there.

Using the USB port and can't really say I've ever timed a print. I usually go and do something else while I wait - I had a print freeze after 2/3 done when I went to do something else on the PC at the same time, so now I just leave it alone (system is W2k, AMD XP 1800, 512 DDR memory so the system is not anemic).

Had a few problems trying to get the USB driver set up and recognizing the printer, but after a few attempts at loading the drivers it all came together. Even w/these few problems, it deserves a 5.

50 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the greatest printer ever !!, August 11, 2002

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David Osahon - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Epson 820S Photo Inkjet Printer (Silver) (Office Product)

I have always been partial to Canon and Lexmark printers, but the Epson Stylus 820s blew my mind away. Never had i had the ease of setting up a printer in seconds (i am not kidding...i really mean less than a minute). It has both parallel and USB connectivity, fantastic color print even on normal paper. And get this, the contents of the package include some photo glossy paper. Aside from the fact that it looks cool, it is not noisy like other printers i have used. It also spits out text documents in little or no time. The printer boasts of a feature called Print Imaging Matching (P.I.M), which greatly enhances printouts of digital pictures in outstanding quality..up tp 2800 x 720 dpi. But enough said, i could go on and on and bore people....if you are scouting around for an affordable color ink jet printer but desire just as much quality, look no further than the Epson Stylus 820s. For [the price] it is definitely the deal of the millenium.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Only problem I have with this is print times..., September 18, 2002

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Poppin "Poppin" (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Epson 820S Photo Inkjet Printer (Silver) (Office Product)

This printer is good but slow. Good things come to those who wait though. You can hardly see the dots compared to HP, I won't even dare compare lexmark's ... output. HPs I've used also has banding which is very noticeable. I always get a "WOW" from people on glossy paper from non Epson photo users. 6 color inks do make a difference because even Epson users with 4 color printers notice the difference. ... The epson 820 prints only last for 1 year at best if displayed and not laminated. If I hang them on a door that is exposed to florescent light 24x7 it fades fast. When I keep them in one of those folders for pictures in good tempurature and conditions they look just as good, even 3 years from now.