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Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Inkjet Printer

A 13×19″ pigment-ink printer that is a dream come true.

Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Inkjet Printer. A topnotch performer, consistent, reliable, producing prints with amazing clarity, detail, and a rich tapestry of color. And it's relatively quiet in operation. Fairly fast, as well. On top of that, you have the option of sheet-fed or roll-paper operation, with included roll paper holders (for panoramics,for example).
Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Inkjet Printer. A topnotch performer, consistent, reliable, producing prints with amazing clarity, detail, and a rich tapestry of color. And it's relatively quiet in operation. Fairly fast, as well. On top of that, you have the option of sheet-fed or roll-paper operation, with included roll paper holders (for panoramics, for example).

In the past, my purchase of printers was largely focused on dye-based inkjets. The dye-based (not to be confused with dye-sub) printer, you might say, is the consumer-friendly version: Dye-based ink technology is typically found in popular 8×10 and many snapshot printers. The technology is aimed at consumer-friendly papers, namely glossy, greeting cards, and the like.

Many snapshot printers employ dye-sublimation printing technology for longer-lasting prints, often on virtually indestructible paper-but with less punch and pizzazz than what we get off inkjet. Thermal ink technologies use preloaded cassettes loaded with a ribbon, and will deliver a number of prints matched to the number of sheets of paper provided in the package-in other words, when you buy a dye-sub pack, you’re getting the complete package–nothing more to buy in consumables. Do the math-you’ll see it’s simplified.

With inkjet snapshot printers, the ink comes in a cassette, along with paper, but it’s not an exact match-you may have a few sheets of paper left over when the ink runs out. And it’s a dye-based ink. (more…)

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