Yes, you can choose from several paper types. I printed the Astronomy Picture of the Day from today and did one at Glossy Photo Paper and one at High Gloss Photo Paper using the Costco brand of Glossy Photo Paper. Both came out identical. The printer is the Model XP-300, btw.
Walt On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > Walt, > Good to hear. WalMart is close by. > Does the Epson let you specify what paper you are using? > My printer is so old I can't control for the paper I've got. > Makes printing a real guessing game. > Your's sounds like a good solution. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 7:24 AM, Walter Hamler <[email protected]> wrote: >> Ever since I quit printing my own ink jet prints and started using >> Costco for RA prints, I have been using an older HP 4 in 1 printer. It >> proved to be fine other than I could never get the FAX to work, but >> that was because of my network provider and I was too lazy to pursue >> the matter. >> A few days ago I ran out of black ink, and I knew the color was low as >> well, so off to Costco I go. The ink pkg there, one color and one B&W >> was about 48 bucks. A ripoff, we all know! Well, now it is packaged in >> separate pkgs, either 3 B&W or 3 Color, 102 bucks each!!!! Bull >> Hockey! I left and went to Walmart. There was the one of each for 43 >> bucks. So I picked one up, and then my eye saw an Epson printer, sorta >> like my HP, but no FAX, significantly more compact, a better paper >> path, 5 inks, and it was wireless Smart Print, so I could use my IPAD >> with it :-) 52 bucks. Done deal, I said, and grabbed one. >> >> Get home, set it up, and it was super easy and worked the first time. >> It prints from both IMac and IPAD without any hiccups. I am pleased. >> Yesterday the wife hands me and old 8x10 B&W and says to scan it so I >> powered up the HP and went to the application folder to find the one I >> had always used. Thought I had it, double clicked, and it offered me a >> scan preview page for the Epson. Oh, what the heck, I says, I'll try >> it. Put the print on the platen, close the lid, click the mouse. Ten >> seconds later there is an icon on the desktop of the print. I open in >> PS and it is gorgeous. I mean perfect. Even no dust spots! I make a >> print, I put a copy on my FB page. Everything is great, the world is >> at peace. I am happy!! >> >> Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Peace and Goodwill to all the >> PDML'ers out there ! >> >> Walt >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
