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Epson Stylus Photo R280 Photo Printer Review from Dean L Surkin. Very impressed, esp. with the disc-printing feature, I bought this printer specifically to do holiday cards (I use a Hi-Touch dye sublimation printer for my photos). I checked the specifications, and it claimed it could do cardstock. However, it kept jamming on the cardstock. I went through the Epson website trouble shooting screens, and I discovered that the maximum paper weight it can handle is 24 pounds (that’s the weight of fine office stationery). Cardstock is usually 50 or 60 pound weight.

If I had discovered this earlier, I would have purchased a different printer. As it was, I think Epson made the specifications too vague, by specifying cardstock rather than the weight of usable paper.

Addendum: In the troubleshooting section of the Epson website, it suggested that paper jam could be reduced by feeding sheets one at a time. I tried it, and the printer worked like a charm–smooth paper feeding and fast printing. The only drawback is that I must stand by the printer and feed each sheet of cardstock one at a time.

I should mention that Epson, unlike many vendors, includes high-capacity ink cartridges in the box.

Please consider this a four-star, not a three-star, review.

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