Epson R200 vs. R220

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Can anyone tell me what the difference is between these two printers is
please? All I can see is that the cover is black perspex on the R200. The
resolution appears to be the same too.
 
Can anyone tell me what the difference is between these two printers is
please? All I can see is that the cover is black perspex on the R200. The
resolution appears to be the same too.
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Supposedly:

Fixed some bugs with the CD printing feature (The R200 would often
reject the tray even if inserted correctly). I have the R340 (R220
with card slots). As far as I've seen, it still has the exact same
problems. The intial run of R220 and R340 printers also shipped with
the wrong CD tray. If the end of your CD tray that feeds into the
printer ends with the black plastic and has two semicircle tabs it's
the wrong tray. If the end of your CD tray ends in a straight black
edge with a clear piece of mylar attatched to it, it's the right one.

Colors are 'more vivid' (read: uses even more ink). The printer
apparently uses more magenta ink than before to correct flesh tone
issues. The print quality /does/ look slightly more balanced than
prints I've seen from the R200. You can set it to Epson Standard
instead of Epson Vivid if you want it to use less ink (I've found the
Vivid mode tends to make prints too dark).

It uses the same ink cartridges as the R200 but Epson reworked the
circuitry enough that it will reject most aftermarket auto-reset chips
that were designed before the R220 came out.


The two printers are similar enough that you're better off getting a
refurbished or clearance R200 which will usually cost you less than a
full set of cartridges.

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Supposedly:

Fixed some bugs with the CD printing feature (The R200 would often
reject the tray even if inserted correctly). I have the R340 (R220
with card slots). As far as I've seen, it still has the exact same
problems. The intial run of R220 and R340 printers also shipped with
the wrong CD tray. If the end of your CD tray that feeds into the
printer ends with the black plastic and has two semicircle tabs it's
the wrong tray. If the end of your CD tray ends in a straight black
edge with a clear piece of mylar attatched to it, it's the right one.

Colors are 'more vivid' (read: uses even more ink). The printer
apparently uses more magenta ink than before to correct flesh tone
issues. The print quality /does/ look slightly more balanced than
prints I've seen from the R200. You can set it to Epson Standard
instead of Epson Vivid if you want it to use less ink (I've found the
Vivid mode tends to make prints too dark).

It uses the same ink cartridges as the R200 but Epson reworked the
circuitry enough that it will reject most aftermarket auto-reset chips
that were designed before the R220 came out.


The two printers are similar enough that you're better off getting a
refurbished or clearance R200 which will usually cost you less than a
full set of cartridges.

---

http://www.FenrirOnline.com

Computer services, custom metal etching,
arts, crafts, and much more.
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Many thanks for the excellent information. I purchased the R220 a couple of
weeks ago and I appear to have the wrong tray, but it seems to work fine
(touch wood!).

Mike.
 
Many thanks for the excellent information. I purchased the R220 a couple of
weeks ago and I appear to have the wrong tray, but it seems to work fine
(touch wood!).

Mike.
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Call Epson and see if you can get it replaced. I believe having the
wrong print tray along with the printers being built with cheap parts
is what caused my original R340 to break in under 3 months (CD
function broke, then the paper roller mechanism). Unfortunately, I
think about 75% or more of the cost of the printer goes into the head,
which is very good quality, while the rest of the printer is made with
lower quality parts.

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Computer services, custom metal etching,
arts, crafts, and much more.
 
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