 Epson Artisan 50 |
| Review Date: July 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: AT, NYC |
This is my first Epson printer. I've always owned HP but I was particularly interested in being able to print CD/DVD labels. I've owned this printer now for a couple of days and am totally pleased. The directions for getting started were easy, and I was able to begin use immediately. The quality of the labels are excellent, good color, looks professional and it prints quickly. I am not one to usually review products but this one, I found well worth the money, value, and am happy that I made the purchase. The only thing I'd change would be for the software that comes with the CD/DVD printer format, I wish it did more but I find it sufficient. I'd definitely recommend. Does well with documents as well.\\
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Love it!!!
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| Review Date: July 24, 2009 |
| Reviewer: DramaQueenBean, USA |
| I bought this printer to replace my dymo discpainter that has been nothing but trouble, and I'm thrilled with the quality of the direct print DVDs. The software isn't the best, but I can export my designs from my other software as a photo file and the epson print disc software prints it beautifully. I tried photo printing for the first time today and LOVE IT! I love the 5 ink concept - the images are so crisp. I've only had the printer for a week now, but so far I'm completely happy with it. The price was great too. |
Good Quailty - Fast
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| Review Date: June 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Digby In FL, Cape Coral, FL |
| It prints magazine quality pics - faster than my old Ink Jet. I like the fact that i can replace individual a color and not waist a whole cartridge because i ran out on just one color. |
Very impressive printer!
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| Review Date: August 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Harry Abramson, Chesapeake, Virginia USA |
I've used Epson printers with my Apple computers since the days of the Apple ][+ and MX80 dot-matrix printer. However, my last Epson (in the late '90s) didn't play nicely with my PowerMac running OS9, so I switched over to Canon until I recently had a need to print directly onto CD & DVD media.
I now have the Artisan 50 connected to an iMac G5 running Tiger. I'm using Disc Cover to layout my CD/DVD label designs and I was a little concerned that it wouldn't support the brand-new Artisan 50. Sure enough, it isn't listed as a supported printer, but it turns out that selecting "Epson Tray Type 2" works just fine.
In fact, nearly everything about this printer works as well as, or better than, the Canon Pixma iP4000 I'd been using 'till now. The 6-cartridge system produces stunning printouts on both optical media and photo paper, and it is very fast compared to the old printer. The only thing I miss is the Canon's automatic duplex printing, but for $99, I'm extremely pleased with the Artisan 50. |
Artisan 50 Color Printer
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| Review Date: March 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Digital Artist, |
I have used the Epson 8 color wide format R1800 printer for a number of years, and it did an outstanding job. For the time being I have no need for a printer of that quality, and when the R1800 needed repair I decided to replace it. I chose the Epson Artisan 50 printer which is a 6 color printer restricted to 8.5 inch width. I was attracted by the price, its simplicity, and yet it still has 6 individual color ink cartridges. To be honest I was skeptical. Since the price of the printer with 6 fresh ink cartridges is about the same as a set of replacement cartridges for the R1800, I decided to give it a shot.
I was amazed. The colors are a little more saturated, but then many people like that, it was a little slower printing full color at best quality, but I do not print enough full color for that to be a problem, and on comparing prints made on the old R1800 there was little difference. Since the R1800 had a gloss cartridge, one of the 8 colors, the pictures were a little less glossy, but I doubt that the casual observer would detect the difference.
I did not test the CD print function, since I do not use it, so I cannot speak for the quality of that.
If you are looking for a smart looking, compact, easy to use printer that gives your excellent color prints, and works well as a letter printer, and you do not want other functions combined into one machine like scanning, faxing, and so forth; the Artisan 50 is a good choice.
I am not pushing Epson products, but I generally use the paper and ink of the same brand as the printer, so the comments I made are based on prints made on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper with Epson ink cartridges.
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