The SureColor P600 ($800) is Epson’s latest “prosumer” photo printer. It offers exceptional support for various media up to 13 inches, and uses Epson’s newly formulated UltraChrome HD inks in nine colors – four of which are blacks and grays – to produce terrific color and monochrome prints.
Features and design
The printer itself is fairly nondescript. When not in use, it’s simply a glossy, textured black rectangular box. The controls are located on the right side of the front-panel, where you’ll find a 2.7-inch color touch screen. This display is used to set up the printer and Wi-Fi, load media and roll paper, check ink levels, and perform maintenance functions such as nozzle checks and printhead cleaning.
No wide-format printer is light in weight or svelte, and the P600 will need a lot of desk space or even a table of its own (it measures 24.2 x 32 x 16.7 inches). At 35 pounds, the weight is manageable and we were able to move and unpack the printer single-handedly.