7.2 out of 10

Epson Stylus Photo 1400

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User Score (714)

8.5
Expert Score (10)

7.9
Design (5)

7.2
Value for money (19)

8.2
Features (11)

7.5
Ease of use (26)

8.1
Performance (30)

8.1
Picture quality (4)

8.6
Reliability (2)

8.6
Overall quality (16)

8.3
Print quality (22)

8.4
Options (3)

6.9
Color and saturation (3)

8.0

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easy to use, easy setup, print quality, good value for money, reliable

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Expert Reviews

ePHOTOzine

7.0/10

2 weeks ago
There are plenty of options in the printer driver, crucially including ones so that non-Epson papers that come with their own profiles - like fine art papers - can be used for best results. The results using three different types of Epson's own papers and the profiles for each one, were wildly different. The glossy paper was frankly poor, but the Premium semi-gloss and the matt paper (within certain parameters) were fine with plenty of detail and good colours. Read more
- Up to A3+ papers, Very good build quality, 6-cartridges to minimise costs, 1.5pl droplet size for very fine detail, Very quiet, Rich colours, Direct printing to CD/DVD
- Results vary even on Epson papers, Quite slow, Driver support for Windows ICM, not WCM for Vista
Macworld

7 November 2011
The USB-based printer sets up in a jiffy. The six ink cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, and light magenta) snap into place, and a single CD installs the print driver, CD-printing software, and manual. A second disc includes Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 for the Mac, a $100 value. The Stylus Photo 1400 has one top-loading paper tray and a front-loading slot for printing on discs. Read more
Think Camera

9.0/10

13 November 2007
Long ago, Epson made the photographer's friend - the 1290 printer. This A3 edge to edge design was so well received, Epson kept it going long past the usual life cycle of a printer product. Will its replacement - the Epson Stylus Photo 1400 - do as well? Whoa yes! Read more
- Ultra quiet inkjet, Very detailed prints, Accurate colour potential, Relatively cheap inks, Very well built
- Cartridges too small for A3+, Colour management best left to Photoshop, Slow to print, long to dry
CNET

8.0/10

6 February 2007
Epson's new dye-based 13-inch printer has style and prints large photos, but its black-and-white prints are less than perfect. Read more
- High-quality color photo printing; long-lived prints; CD- and DVD-label printing; many paper options.
- Black-and-white prints not perfectly neutral; large footprint; no card reader.
TechRadar UK

6.0/10

30 May 2008
TEST PRINTS In maximum quality mode, the Epson 1400 is slow for a dye-based printer, taking 11m 16s to produce a borderless A3+ print, compared with the Pro9000 's 4m 25s. That's akin to the print speeds of pigment-based printers, but unlike the Pro9000 , it doesn't slow down in greyscale-printing mode. However, our black-and-white test images were too dark in greyscale, and we found it better to use regular colour mode, especially as colour casts were quite minimal. Read more
- Produces vibrant colour prints on glossy paper, It's cheap
- Limited colour space
PrintCountry

9 November 2007
I've only had this printer for about a month, but so far it has lived up to my expectations with Epson. I've owned a half dozen Epson printers in the past and currently own 3. I was looking for a printer to make 11x14 to 12x18 prints and this one was priced right. So far the prints have been superior and the printer easy to set up and use. My only complaints are: 1) It uses a great deal of inks, especially the light cyan, light magenta, and yellow. Read more
PhotographyBLOG

19 September 2007
The new Epson Stylus Photo 1400 is a A3+ six-colour photo printer that replaces the very popular Epson 1280/1290 model, which is a very old printer by today's standards. Although it does a great job with color prints, the 1280/1290 has been due for an update for some time now. With an outward appearance similar to the current R1800 and R2400 desktop printers, the Epson Stylus 1400 is a very nice update to the older models. Read more
TrustedReviews

7 August 2008
If you're buying primarily to print photographs larger than A4, the Stylus Photo 1400 is an excellent choice. It produces very high-quality photographic output and although it's not particularly fast or cheap to run, it sits in the middle of the market. Plain paper print isn't so good, but if that's your chief need, there are four-colour office printers that will suit you better. Read more
CNET

8.0/10

6 February 2007
Epson's new dye-based 13-inch printer has style and prints large photos, but its black and white prints are less than perfect Read more
- High-quality colour photo printing, Long-lived prints, CD and DVD-label printing, Many paper options
- Black and white prints not perfectly neutral, Large footprint, No card reader
expertreviews.co.uk

6.0/10

27 June 2008
Epson's Stylus Photo 1400 won our Best Buy award last year, thanks to its low price and excellent photo quality. It takes the same six cartridges as Epson's R285 and R360. Like the R285, we had problems with the default colour profile. Despite its strong performance last year, it doesn't stand up too well against the latest A3 photo printers. The 6x4in photos looked great once we adjusted our colour profiles. Read more

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Great Printer, would reccomend to all

10/10

Reviewer: Rudy the Wiz, J&R
20 February 2011
The printer was a breeze to set up. It takes a little getting used to how to operate for the various sizes of photo paper, expecially since I was very fimilar with a HP printer. Overall, I think that this printer is Fantastic. Read more
- Accurate Colors, Easy Setup, Great Overall Quality, Sharp Tones & Colors
- Large Footprint
Epson Stylus Photo 1400

6.0/10

Reviewer: suniri, pcworld.com
3 weeks ago
I purchased this printer to print out large size posters (13 by 11). There were only a couple of wide-format printers under $300 when I was on the market (I later found out that HP launched a new wide-format printer B8550 with LCD and card readers at $300). I preferred this Epson 1400 to HP B8350 because it has higher DPI and individual ink cartridges. Printing out tens of photos and posters, I have been somewhat satisfied with it but have a couple of concerns. Read more
- Price; Wide-format printing; Clear and crispy colors; Individual ink cartridges.
- Slow printing. Color gets a bit dark on low quality papers.
Great Printer

10/10

Reviewer: AgentB9, reviews.pcconnectionexpress.com
3 weeks ago
Excellent Print Quality!. The printer is affordable, but the ink is expensive. The ink prices are dropping though. I've used this mainly for printing on discs, but it does great paper prints too! Read more
- great print quality, disc printing tray
- expensive ink
"Junk, Quality issues"

1.0/10

Reviewer: esdpain, CNET
20 December 2011
The first one of these printers I tried printed everything in green. I spent numerous hours trying to figure out the problem and used my smaller printer as a comparison. nothing worked. everything was green. Then.. Thank god the printer just stopped working. Several weeks later Itried this printer again. and now I have a purple line printed on all my pictures. the line appears about 1/8 inches from the top of the picture. Read more
- I can return it to the store.
- It doesnt work.
Nice unit for large prints

8.0/10

Reviewer: flgto, epinions.com
3 weeks ago
I bought this printer so I can print bigger. I had the Epson R380, but wanted to print larger than 8 Read more
- Large size print as lower unit price.
- Ink prices are too high.
just to set the record straight

10/10

Reviewer: AG chicago, Newegg
16 July 2010
It uses just enough ink to make a nice photo, and given the $$$ savings and better quality than $8 for an 8x10 from boxmart, it's worth it. Helps to make a proof page with multiple photos to check the exposure and color before making full sized ones. Duh. Read more
- Produces excellent photo output, if you use 5star Epson paper, and use Adobe Photoshop to control your printing. Must read the Epson printing recommendation bulletin o...
- If you think you can just buy it, plug it in, and print from iPhoto and get optimized results, think again. It's not really a con, except that there is no disclaimer o...
STYLUS PHOTO 1400 15/15PPM 1576X1440 USB 13X19 CD PRINTER

10/10

Reviewer: O.E.AWOWOLE, PCNation
26 October 2010 See Product at PCNation ($299.00)
I BOUGHT IT FOR A FRIEND IN THE MINISTRY WHO WILL LIKE TO BE USING IT TO PRINT ON THE SUNDAY SERMON CDS. HE RESIDES IN AFRICA. HE HAS NOT GOTTEN IT YET TO TELL ME ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE. I BOUGHT IT BASED ON THE RATING AND REVIEW OF PREVIOUS BUYERS OF THE PRINTER. I AM PRETTY SURE IT WILL PERFORM. Read more or see product
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- No Comment.
A Workhorse!

10/10

Reviewer: WCLamb, CompUSA.com
26 December 2011
When Canon discontinued my previous model and parts were no longer available, I was lost. So few printers nowadays can print iron-on transfer materials, cardstock, envelopes, and labels. I do all these with the Epson Photo 1400. As far as I'm concerned, they can get rid of them troublesome all-in-one printers with their jamming feeders. When I need to do two-sided copy, I have NO issue with turning the paper over and running it through for the backside. Read more
Epson 1400 printer

8.0/10

Reviewer: Taylorspur, PC Connection
23 July 2010
I received the product in a timely fashion and the printer set up with no problems. I have a Windows 7 OS. I have printed out a few photos and have found some color deviation, which I hope to adjust in the printer properties. I have not attempted to print any large size prints yet. Hopefully everything will work out for the better. It is a large size printer, so be aware. Read more
- Easy Installation/Good Instructions , compatibility , build quality , value for money , easy to use
- Size & Weight
More than Happy

10/10

Reviewer: Tim_F, Epson
14 January 2012
Printer is quick and easy to use. Setup was simple. I did have to down load the Windows & install pack, but that was not trouble. I have printed several 13"x19" and every customer is very impressed with the quality. Even the B/W's are very nice. I am more than happy, between this printer and my Epson R280 I do very little out of shop prints. Read more

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The Epson Stylus Photo 1400 printer has a port for a PictBridge compatible digital camera and camera mobile phones for easy printing without the use or need for a computer. It uses a DX5 MicroPiezo Inkjet printing technology to produce superior quality prints with microscopic ink droplet sizes of 1 picoliter and 5 picoliter. It can print on paper with a minimum size of 4 by 6 inches to a maximum of 13 by 19 inches. Photograph printing also uses the same size range, on different print media. It can print up to 15 pages per minute of black text. It measures 24.2 by 16.3 by 31.6 inches size, with a weight of 25.4 pounds.

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Manufacturer's Description

Imagination meets innovation. The Epson Stylus Photo 1400 takes photo printing to the next level, delivering brilliant, Ultra HD prints up to 13" x 19" for extraordinary large-size prints, photos, displays and more. This high-performance, wide-format photo printer also features CD / DVD printing, so you can quickly design and print professional looking CDs / DVDs for your digital portfolio. It’s never been easier to achieve vivid, large-size prints and sharp, everyday…

Specifications

Minimum Ink Droplet Size:

1.5 picoliters
Maximum Print Resolution:

5760 x 1440 optimized dpi
Paper Sizes:

4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", A4 (8.3" x 11.7"), letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"), 11" x 14", 12" x 12", B (11" x 17"), A3 (11.7" x 16.5") and Super B (13" x 19")
Maximum Paper Size:

User definable up to 13" x 44"
Borderless Sizes:

4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", A4 (8.3" x 11.7"), letter (8.5" x 11"),11" x 14", B (11" x 17"), 12" x 12" and Super B (13" x 19")

Release Date

First seen

6 February 2007

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when the printer starts to print, it finishes half way, any idea

when i print, it finishes half way, any ideas what the problem is. thanks

(No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2010-06-11
Off brand Ink cartriges

I used 3 new off brand ink cartriges and I have very bad color results. Should I just replace them with with Epson cartriges or I have to do some things before that. Thank you very much

(No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2010-06-03
Will this printer do 1200 newsletters a month, no problem?

I am printing 11x17 newsletters and am worried about this printing taking too much ink up. I would be printing out about 1200 a month. Any suggestions if you don't think this is the right one?

(No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2009-07-01
paper settings for sheets larger than 13 x 19

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Printing problem

When I print 8.5 X 11 or larger prints, I am getting a message that "This document failed to print" and only 25% to 50% of the print is actually printed. I cannot figure out what is happening. I have talked to Epson but they say the printer is OK and it is a problem with transmitting information between my computer and the printer. I have changed connector cords but still cannot get a complete print from bigger photos. This just happened recently. Any ideas?

Answered by nilufer2 2009-03-25:

Try to send the printer back to the store you bought it and exchange with another one, if there's still warranty on it. If not, avoid from printing large

Answered by CGuernsey 2009-10-07:

I am having a similar problem, but no error message, and it also just happened recently: in occasional documents in both Excel and Acrobat Pro, the preview shows the image correct size on the page, yet it prints the page at about 50% in the corner. It's infuriating. i just spent hours on the phone with Epson, updated the driver, and MS Office, and ran Disk Warrior in the hopes that it would magically fix it. the tech support guy told me it couldn't be the driver, since we did a clean install, so it either has to be the printer itself or my computer (I have a MacPro.) he suggested trying installing the driver on a different printer, and if i can recreate the problem, it means it IS the printer, and i can exchange it for a new printer. But if they don't know what's wrong, and there are others out there with similar problems, the new more

Answered by malvan 2010-01-31:

Printer continued to run several sheets through puinter after completing printing 25 pages of print

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