I use an Epson R1800 myself. I'm quite pleased with it.

As far as ink is concerned, do NOT use ink made by non-Epson manufacturers in your Epson printer.

I learned after a couple of weeks of prints that were radically out of color range (greys becoming violet, pronounced magenta shift) that not all replacement cartridges are manufactured equally well.

But at present, I am very happy with my printer.