Epson R300 vs. R200 - worth the xtra $80?

[nickelzy]

I've got an R200 that I may need to return to Gateway because of a problem that occurs occasionally - about every one in 10 or so discs I get has a few stray small ink splots on the printout. Therefore, I'm wondering (especially for those of you who own an R300), would it really be worth spending an extra $80 and going with the R300 instead. I'm leaning towards not doing this, since I really only use the printer for discs. However, I saw the printer yesterday at Best Buy and it looks very nice.

[The village idiot]

They are the same printer, only the R300 adds direct printing from memory cards.

[Poppa_Meth]

only reason I went with 300 over 200 is the card ports can be used in passthrough to the PC and I didn't have a card reader already. there really isn't any difference in the mechanics of the printer itself.

[Leon8]

Poppa_Meth,

The pass through is something I didn't think off.
I bought a R200 I haven't open and considering returning it
for a R300. What kind of Memory Cards can it read.?

Thanks,
Leon

[Touchdown]

I have a R300, but the only reason I choose that over the 200 was because I was able to purchase it for $60 from Gateway via their store closing clearances. I'd get the 200 unless the card reader function is important to you.

[Chargerdan]

The R300 reads CompactFlash, Microdrive, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, SmartMedia and xD cards. This was a great option for me. I was able to get rid of my other card reader running at usb 1.1. Now I can read cards from almost everyone and have less clutter on my desk.

[Leon8]

Thanks Chargerdan,

Is there a good site for explaining all these types of memory?
I only familiar with SD and XD memory.

Leon

[Tiny71]

The differences between the cards are restricted to physical and electrical differences. To the file system on your computer they all look the same.