I sometimes see images from people online that look way too red or too green. This can be often the problem of people having a low quality monitor. To them, the images might look fine on their screen, not knowing that their screen colours are way epson laser printer off. This is of course an extreme example, but getting colours ‘just right’ is an art by itself, and you don’t want a bad monitor to mess that up. Of course, your mileage will vary, depending upon how many photos you print, and their size.
The PRO-200 is therefore a better choice if you know that you’ll regularly print multiple copies of an image on glossy paper. This inkjet printer consistently delivers great results using long-lasting pigment inks. The P700 can print on all types of media up to 13 inches wide, and it was the fastest printer we tested.
You can print from either Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom, but Epson also offers its own free software; Epson Print Layout works as a standalone program or as a Photoshop or Lightroom plug-in. That said, the cartridges should last twice as long as those of our budget pick, the Canon Pixma PRO-200, which has a per-milliliter ink cost of $1.11. The P700 can also accept roll paper for potentially superwide panoramic prints.
The prints are of reasonable quality, albeit slightly low-ish resolution for the keen eye, yet still decent compared to other mini-printers. Additionally, The ZINK paper has an adhesive back that turns them into stickers, which is a fun perk. For glossy color and black & white photo output, the XP-970 also loses out to the more specialist Canon PIXMA Pro-200 printer.
The large format, 13″ x 19″ prints produced by the Epson XP were nearly on par with the full-sized machines. Interestingly, the quality decreased as the print dimensions decreased, with banding and streaking becoming more apparent. The Epson PM-400 was much more consistent across the various print dimensions. Despite displaying tone qualities similar to the full-sized machines, this model suffered from a reduction in resolution.
For plain paper printing, the ET-8500 has four printing modes, Economy, Normal, Fine, and Best Quality, which essentially moves from super fast to super slow as the quality increases. The text in Economy prints is jagged, but readable, and graphics are ok, especially epson laser printer if you’re looking at printed webpages (like those from Google Maps). Normal is quite speedy, and the text and graphics are smoother, and with finer detail than Economy; for most of the time, this setting provides the best balance of quality and speed.