What I would have liked, however, is a better disc-printing utility than the one that comes with the printer. Even if you use the 1400 for snapshot-size prints, however, you’ll find that it uses ink more efficiently than less-expensive photo printers. The cartridges have a higher capacity than the ones Epson uses in its less-expensive printers, but are not as large as those found on more-expensive photo printers. Ink usage was decent: I got more than 100 letter-size prints on a single set of cartridges before I had to change an ink tank. Letter-size and 8-by-10-inch prints take approximately 2 minutes in high-quality mode, and 4-by-6-inch prints about a minute a large, 13-by-19-inch print tumbles out of the printer in about twice that time, which is more than acceptable for a printer of this type. The Stylus Photo 1400 isn’t slow, but it doesn’t have the blazing print speeds found in some of the Canon and HP ink-jets.
Wilhelm Research, Stylus Photo 1400 prints should last for more than 80 years when stored under ultraviolet glass and out of direct sunlight. According to the print permanence experts at
Print quality is important, but the Stylus Photo 1400 also produces images that will last, something that will appeal to both photographers and scrapbookers. And, while the 1400 really is designed as a photo printer, you can print very good quality text documents too, which makes it serviceable as a general-purpose printer. Photos on both glossy- and matte-finish papers showed bright, true-to-life colors, with excellent shadow detail, and resistance to both scratches and moisture. I printed test pages in Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, and Apple’s iPhoto and Aperture, and the prints were all top notch. Print quality is Epson’s hallmark with the Stylus Photo line, and the 1400 doesn’t disappoint. Printing without margins is as simple as choosing the Borderless option for the appropriate paper size in the Page Setup dialog box. Borderless printing is supported on a number of paper sizes, starting at 4 inches by 6 inches. In order to accommodate 13-inch wide paper, the 1400 measures more than two feet wide, but the input and output trays fold up to keep the printer’s footprint compact when it’s not in use. Has one top-loading paper tray and a front-loading slot for printing on discs.
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