REVIEWS EPSON EXPRESSION PHOTO XP860
Glossy, compact and featuring a touchscreen
LCD display, the Epson Expression Photo XP-860
certainly looks the business, but it also matches its
impressive look with incredible print quality. It
prints with six inks – standard CMYK with added
light magenta and light cyan – which means that if
you’re an artist or designer looking to capture the
subtlest colours in your work, the XP-860 is more
than capable. The print resolution of 5760x1440 dpi
means that sharpness isn’t compromised either.The printer produces high quality images in just
20 seconds. This excellence is only to be expected
from an Epson printer, and the XP-860 handily has
all the necessary requirements to also make it
great for office life: it can print straight onto discs, it
can fax, and it can even print double-sided.
Interestingly though, the major inconveniences of
the XP-860 for someone buying one for the office,
aren’t necessarily a big deal for an artist or designer.
Six ink cartridges means a higher cost per page,Quality imagery: The printer produces high quality images with near perfect
colour in just twenty-secondsIt’s built for convenience too: photographers can plug their SD
cards straight into the printer, and iOS and Google device userscan print with AirPlay and Google Cloud Print respectively
and the paper tray – as well as being somewhat fiddly
to manoeuvre – holds only 100 sheets of paper; the
top feeder on the printer (built for higher quality
paper) can hold around 20. While you may find
yourself restocking the printer more regularly than
you’d like in an office, a designer will probably print
slightly less often. Not to mention that there’s more
justification for the latter, when it comes to
purchasing a printer that’s expensive to run, but
unbeatable in colour quality.