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Epson SureLab SL-D800 ML
color graphics & photo printer
- ModelC11CH75301BE
- Score73/100
Authorized Epson dealerGenuine hardware & ink
3-year warranty includedExtension plans available
Free shippingContinental U.S.
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Analyst take
- This is a SureLab SL-D800-family photo printer, not a CAD or document plotter.
- Maximum roll width is 7.99 inches and the largest ISO size is A4 — no C, D or E plan sheets.
- Six dye inks including Light Cyan and Light Magenta give smooth tonal gradients on glossy and luster photo media.
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- Fine detail 1440 x 720 DPI maximum resolution for crisp line work.
- Ink platform Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow.
- Analyst score Scores 73/100 in our class-relative rating.
Overview
Built for the work
Epson C11CH75301BE, Inkjet, 1440 x 720 DPI, Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow, 2100 x 1000 mm, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Semi-glossy paper, A4
- 2,894 ft²/hRated speed
- 6Ink channels
- 1,440 dpiMax resolution
- 36 moIncluded warranty
Spec Analysis
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Expert analysis
What you should know
Key takeaways
- This is a SureLab SL-D800-family photo printer, not a CAD or document plotter.
- Maximum roll width is 7.99 inches and the largest ISO size is A4 — no C, D or E plan sheets.
- Six dye inks including Light Cyan and Light Magenta give smooth tonal gradients on glossy and luster photo media.
- It cannot scan, copy, or print on plain bond, vellum or tracing paper.
- Connectivity is USB Type-A only — no Ethernet or Wi-Fi, so it serves one workstation.
- For actual plan-set output, a 36-inch aqueous machine like the Canon iPF760 or imagePROGRAF 700 is the right category.
Let’s clear up a misconception before it costs someone a purchase order. The Epson C11CH75301BE is a SureLab SL-D800-family photo printer — a six-ink, dye-based system built to render glossy and luster prints on rolls no wider than about eight inches. It reproduces the deep dusk shadows and holding skin tones of a portrait beautifully, but it was never designed to plot a D-size bid set.
If it has landed on your AEC radar, it is almost certainly because someone in the office needed premium small-format color output — presentation boards, marketing collateral, rendered proposal prints — and this machine was already on the floor. Understanding what it is keeps you from asking it to do work it physically cannot.
7.99" (20.3 cm)Maximum roll widthNarrow-format — not a plan printer
Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, YellowInk setSix dye inks for photo tonality
1440 x 720 DPIMaximum resolution
A4Largest ISO sizeNo A3, A1 or A0 capability
What it actually is
The color story here is genuinely good, and I want to be exact about why. Six inks — including Light Cyan and Light Magenta — give you smoother gradients in pale, delicate tones than a four-ink machine manages. The difference shows up where photographs live: in a rendered sky, in the last few percent of a saturated red on a marketing board. On the glossy and luster media Epson supplies for this platform, that tonality holds.
But note the media list: Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Glossy BP and Luster BP rolls, plus ArtMatte — glossy, semi-glossy and matte photo stocks. There is no plain bond, no vellum, no CAD tracing paper here. This is a photographic device wearing a wide-format label, and the two are not the same thing.
Where it fits — and where it doesn't — in AEC
In an architecture or engineering practice, this machine earns its keep at the marketing and presentation end of the workflow. It renders proposal photography, small rendered boards up to A4, and image-heavy collateral with a color fidelity that a general-purpose plotter struggles to match. Connection is USB Type-A only — no Ethernet, no Wi-Fi — so it belongs on one workstation, not a shared print queue.
What it is emphatically not: a document plotter. It cannot scan or copy, cannot handle bond paper, and cannot produce a single C- or D-size drawing, let alone a collated permit set. For that work you need a true 36-inch aqueous CAD machine such as the Canon iPF760 36-in or the current Canon imagePROGRAF 700 36-in. If you’re weighing photo quality against plan-set throughput, put them side by side — they solve entirely different problems.
Estimate output time from the rated speed — useful for planning small-format photo runs, not for gauging plan-set production it cannot do.
One set: – · Weekly plotting time: –
Computed from the manufacturer's rated 2,894 ft²/h. Real-world mixed sets run slower — treat this as a best case for comparing machines, not a promise.
Living with it day to day
Operationally it is quiet and undemanding: 43 dB in standby, 50 dB while printing, 120 W typical draw dropping to 6 W asleep. It takes a single rear roll up to 66 m long on a 3-inch core, with a maintenance cartridge managing waste ink. Consumables are the Epson T43U ink family in six separate colors, fed by dedicated SureLab printheads. Because it is a legacy platform, the practical questions are about supply continuity and service, not features.
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The read
Judge this machine for what it is: a competent narrow-format photo printer with genuinely pleasing six-ink color, not a plan plotter. If your firm already owns it and needs A4-and-under presentation prints or marketing photography, it does that job well and quietly. If anyone is proposing it as your drawing-output device, that’s a mismatch you want to catch now — a 36-inch aqueous CAD printer is the correct tool, and this simply isn’t one.
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| Print technology | Inkjet |
|---|---|
| Maximum resolution | 1440 x 720 DPI |
| Printing colors | Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow |
| Number of print cartridges | 6 |
| Maximum print size | 2100 x 1000 mm |
| Maximum roll diameter | 6.69" (17 cm) |
| Scanning | No |
| Wi-Fi | No |
| Ethernet | No |
| Sound level (printing) | 50 dB |
| Power consumption | 120 W |
Specifications
Full technical detail
Print technologyInkjet
Max resolution1440 x 720 DPI
ColorColor
ConnectivityUSB
Use casePhoto / Fine Art
Printing
| Color | Yes |
|---|---|
| Printing colors | Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow |
| Print technology | Inkjet |
| Maximum resolution | 1440 x 720 DPI |
| Borderless printing | Yes |
| Number of print cartridges | 6 |
Performance
| Display | LED |
|---|---|
| Product color | Black, White |
| Built-in display | Yes |
| Country of origin | China |
| Sound pressure level (standby) | 43 dB |
| Sound pressure level (printing) | 50 dB |
Paper handling
| Cut sheets | Yes |
|---|---|
| Maximum print size | 2100 x 1000 mm |
| Maximum roll width | 7.99" (20.3 cm) |
| Maximum roll length | 2598.4" (66 m) |
| Maximum roll diameter | 6.69" (17 cm) |
| Paper tray media types | Glossy paper, Matte paper, Semi-glossy paper |
| Roll weight (rear roll) | 8.82 lbs (4 kg) |
| ISO A-series sizes (A0…A9) | A4 |
| Roll core diameter (rear roll) | 2.99" (7.6 cm) |
Ports & interfaces
| Wi-Fi | No |
|---|---|
| USB port | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN | No |
| USB connector | USB Type-A |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 1 |
Weight & dimensions
| Depth | 16.9" (430 mm) |
|---|---|
| Width | 18.1" (460 mm) |
| Height | 13.9" (354 mm) |
| Weight | 50.7 lbs (23 kg) |
Power
| Power consumption (sleep) | 6 W |
|---|---|
| Power consumption (typical) | 120 W |
Operational conditions
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -20 – 40 °C |
|---|---|
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 10 – 35 °C |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 – 85% |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 20 – 80% |
Copying
| Copying | No |
|---|
Scanning
| Scanning | No |
|---|
Logistics data
| Pallet weight | 0 oz (0 g) |
|---|---|
| Quantity per pack | 1 pc(s) |
| Pallet weight (UK) | 0 oz (0 g) |
| Quantity per pallet | 1 pc(s) |
| Quantity per pallet (UK) | 1 pc(s) |
| Quantity per pallet layer | 1 pc(s) |
| Quantity per pallet layer (UK) | 1 pc(s) |
Packaging data
| Package depth | 47.2" (1200 mm) |
|---|---|
| Package width | 31.5" (800 mm) |
| Package height | 78.7" (2000 mm) |
| Package weight | 269.8 lbs (122.4 kg) |
System requirements
| Mac operating systems supported | Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks |
|---|---|
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64 |
Everything that fits the Epson SureLab SL-D800 Media Bundle
The full supplies hub lists every cartridge, printhead, roll and accessory verified against the manufacturer's own documentation for this machine.
11 ink cartridges · 21 paper & media items · 4 accessories · 4 coverage plans
Epson SureLab SL-D800 Media Bundle ink and paper →Supplies
Compatible ink, printheads & media
Genuine consumables that fit the Epson SureLab SL-D800 ML — only the cartridges, printheads and media compatible with this model.
Ink Cartridges 11
Epson T43U Light Magenta SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Magenta SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Yellow SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Cyan SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Light Cyan SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Black SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Yellow SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Magenta SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Light Magenta SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Cyan SURELAB SL-D800
Epson T43U Black SURELAB SL-D800Paper & Media 21
Epson SureLab Pro Paper ArtMatte A4x65 1 roll
Epson SureLab Pro Paper ArtMatte 8×65 1 roll
Epson SureLab Pro Paper ArtMatte 6×65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Glossy BP A4x65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Luster BP A4x65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Glossy BP 6×65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Glossy BP 8×65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Luster BP 8×65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Luster BP 6×65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Glossy BP 4×65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Luster BP 5×65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Luster BP 4×65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Glossy BP 5×65 2 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Luster BP 3.5×65 4 rolls
Epson SureLab Pro-S Paper Glossy BP 3.5×65 4 rolls
Epson 8" SLP-SP Luster + T43U Volume pack
Epson 5" SLP-SP Glossy + T43U Volume pack
Epson 5" SLP-SP Luster + T43U Volume pack
Epson 6" SLP-SP Luster + T43U Volume pack
Epson 6" SLP-SP Glossy + T43U Volume pack
Epson 8" SLP-SP Glossy+ T43U Volume packAccessories 4
Coverage & Support Plans 4
Epson 1E years extension to CoverPlus Onsite service including Print Heads for SureLab D800
Epson 5E years extension to CoverPlus Onsite service including Print Heads for SureLab D800
Epson 4/5E years extension to CoverPlus Onsite service including Print Heads for SureLab D800
Epson 4E years extension to CoverPlus Onsite service including Print Heads for SureLab D800Questions
Straight answers
Can this printer plot architectural or engineering drawings?
No. Its maximum roll width is 7.99 inches and its largest ISO size is A4, so it cannot produce C-, D- or E-size sheets. It is a photo printer, not a document plotter.
What media does it use?
Photographic stocks only — Epson SureLab Pro-S Glossy BP and Luster BP rolls plus ArtMatte matte paper. It does not accept plain bond, vellum or CAD tracing paper.
Does it scan or copy?
No. It has no scanning or copying capability; it is a single-function printer.
How does it connect to my network?
It offers a single USB 2.0 Type-A port only — no Ethernet and no Wi-Fi. It is intended to run from one directly connected workstation rather than a shared queue.
What inks does it take?
The six-color Epson T43U ink family — Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Magenta and Yellow — with dedicated SureLab printheads and a maintenance cartridge for waste ink.
If I need to print actual plan sets, what should I look at instead?
A true 36-inch aqueous CAD plotter such as the Canon iPF760 36-in or the current Canon imagePROGRAF 700 36-in, which handle bond media and full-size drawings this machine cannot.
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