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Technical Details

Up to 2,880 x 720 dpi resolution
6-color photo ink system with 4-picoliter sized droplets
True borderless photo printing in 6 popular sizes
USB and parallel interfaces; PC and Mac compatible
Includes roll paper accessory

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Product Manual [452kb PDF]

Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 15 x 11.5 inches ; 22.7 pounds
Shipping Weight: 24 pounds
Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
ASIN: B000086A2I
Item model number: C11C393121

Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)

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#47 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Printers & Scanners > Photo Printers > Ink Jet
Date first available at Amazon.com: July 2, 2004

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Epson's Stylus Photo 1280S is a large format, photo-quality printer perfect for a wide variety of professional and home uses. With a high 2,880 x 720 dpi resolution, six-color ink palette, and Epson's Micro Piezo inkjet technology, the 1280S produces exceptionally crisp and detailed prints. This printer also offers BorderFree printing--the image goes right to the edge of the paper.

Supported photo sizes include 4-by-6, 5-by-7, 8-by-10, letter, 11-by-14, and 13-by-19 inches. A wide variety of paper types are also supported, including photo papers, roll papers (with included roll paper holder), inkjet transparencies, self-adhesive sheets, greeting cards, banner paper, labels, and envelopes. Media sizes range from 3-by-5 cards up to large-format 13-by-44-inch posters. Epson claims that when stored under normal conditions, images are water and light resistant for up to 25 years.

Compatible with both Mac and PC platforms, the 1280S's software bundle comes with both Epson's Film Factory and Adobe's Photoshop Elements 2.0 to help users get the best possible prints. Epson also provides a one-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
Epson Stylus Photo 1280 inkjet printer, one black ink cartridge (T007201), one color ink cartridge (T009201), roll paper holder accessory, printer documentation, Epson Software Film Factory, PRINT Image Matching Plug-In for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; cable not included

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Maybe Epson should use this printer to make banners promoting its own release. At up to 13 by 44 inches in dimension with full bleed, they'd be nearly large enough to trail behind small chartered planes! Software drivers for - Windows USB--Win98/2000/Me; Windows Parallel--Win95/98/NT 4.0/2000/Me; Macintosh USB--OS 8.5.1+ Input buffer - 256KB Paper sizes - Letter, legal, A4, A6, 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 8 x 10, 11 x 14, user definable (4 to 44) Size - 6.9H x 24W x 12.2D; 18.48 pounds Roll paper holder included Color - Silver Actual print speed will vary according to use

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91 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It drinks ink for pictures that are worth every drop, July 21, 2003

By	Robert Barnwell "BobTheCopywriter" (Johnson City, Tennessee) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have an Epson 1280 and it consistently produces prints that are as good or better than any laser fiery printer I've ever used.

As an advertising copywriter, I depend on this printer to make new copies of my work and it comes through every time.

Now, this is not the perfect printer, because it does drink ink something fierce, but the print outs are worth it, just ask any professional.

In fact, it was a photographer who first turned me on to this machine. At the time I was looking at a Lexmark or HP.

As any graphic designer will tell you HP's are word processing printers and with only rare exceptions any good at graphics and Lexmark is just to be avoided. You get what you pay for, and with Lexmark that isn't much.

Epson wrote the book on graphics and photo reproduction printing and with the 1280 they have added another proud chapter.

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2.0 out of 5 stars buy the 2200, you will save with ink costs, October 21, 2005

By	Jen (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this printer 2.5 years ago and wish that I bought the 2200 at that time. As a graphic design student, I print a lot with this printer and find myself using $60-100 a week of ink that I buy at a discounted price. My classmates that have the 2200 report that they typically spend about $20 to $30 a week on ink (as they come with separate cartridges for each color), their print quality is better, and the 2200 seems to break down less. My printer is now broken and not under warranty and the repairs cost me $167.00. Most of the people that I know that have the 1280 have had to repair or replace it within the last 2 years. If you expect to be printing a lot, my advice is to spend the extra cash on the 2200 and you will make it back with the savings on the ink. Another piece of advice is to buy it at costco. If I bought it there 2 years ago, I could get a brand new one today, no questions asked.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Pro Quality Printer for serious Users w/Deep Pockets, March 25, 2004

By	R. Rosener "Photomatic" (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I teach digital photography and computer graphics for a living. The community college I work for has had a 1280 for 2 years now. Students beat the heck out of this machine and it keeps chugging along with few complaints. We really put this machine through its paces by running water color paper and all sorts of media through it.

And yes, we use MACs for graphics, which is the way it should be! Epson has a great driver for OS X Jaguar. Download it from their website. Don't blame Epson if you're crummy Windoze XP goes belly up. It's NOT the printer....

That said, it's not a perfect printer. It really does suck ink like Kool-Ade. I'll be looking into the Lysonic inkset for this problem. Epson should have put individuals ink tanks on this thing the way Canon did on the i960.
It really is designed for high volume. The more we print, the better it seems to work. So do not buy this printer if you only occasionally print 4x6 snapshots. If left to sit, the nozzles clog and you need to ship it back to Epson fro repair. It should have a user replaceable head like the Canon i960.
As for software, you should have Adobe Photoshop 6.0 or later. If you think you'll get a decent print from Jasc, Corel, or some other silly program, you'll be frustrated.
Some of the best Photo Quality inkjet papers are made by Ilford. Give them a try with this printer and you'll be impressed. It can even output negatives onto transparency material that you can contact print in a darkroom. Although I use this printer at the college where I teach, for my money the Canon i960 is a better value. Print quality is just as good, and the individual ink tanks will save you much cash.
So my recommendation for the Epson 1280 is with reservations. Make sure you really need a large format printer at home, and be prepared to shell out the bucks and toss out ink carts that are 75% full. Otherwise, look into Canon's printers.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A printer don't work
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1.0 out of 5 stars This printer is nothing but a headach to me!
This printer is only going to rendure one star from me and that is because it does print out some beautiful prints "when it works right" which isn't very often in my case. Read more

Published on May 24, 2007 by Dena Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars I bought this in 2003
4 years and going strong. Honestly I have not had one disappointment. It has been reliable, easy to learn and use, and has given me nice prints over the years. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent photo quality prints
This printer prints out amazing true color prints that are sharp and photo quality. It however take me some time to get to this point. Read more

Published on August 30, 2006 by Soulsurfer

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