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| Epson R2880 Large Format Photo Printer (C11CA16201) | 
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| List Price: $799.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 7 reviews)
Category: CE
Publisher: Epson
Studio: Epson
Brand: Epson
Label: Epson
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
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Modem: None
Special Features: nv:Print Method^Inkjet|Resolution^5760 x 1440 Optimized dpi|Dimensions^24.3"W x 31.4"D x 16.3"H|Connectivity^USB|Connectivity^PictBridge|Paper Sizes Supported^4" x 6"|Paper Sizes Supported^5" x 7"|Paper Sizes Supported^8.5" x 11"|Paper Sizes Supported^13" x 19"|Paper Sizes Supported^11" x 17"|Paper Sizes Supported^8.5" x 14"|Paper Sizes Supported^8" x 10"|Paper Sizes Supported^8.3" x 11.7"|Paper Sizes Supported^11" x 14"|Paper Sizes Supported^12" x 12"
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 37
Dimensions (in): 12.7 x 24.3 x 8.4
MPN: C11CA16201
Model: C11CA16201
UPC: 010343867857
EAN: 0010343867857
ASIN: B001A11KA2
Release Date: June 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Prints up to 13x19 Photos with Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid magenta ink | | • | Advanced Black and White Photo Mode | | • | Professional 8-Color, pigment ink set with 3-level Black technology | | • | Advanced Magenta pigments with dramatic blues, purples, and reds | | • | Print Permanence ratings of 200 years or more |
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Product Description
Produce exhibition quality prints with unprecedented control with the Epson R2880 photo printer, the choice for professional and fine art photographers. With its innovative ink set, Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta, this powerful printer offers an astounding color gamut for brilliant reds, blues and purples. Designed to easily deliver large-format photos worthy of gallery display, the R2880 includes Radiance technology, which ensures smooth color transitions, and improved highlight and shadow detail. The R2880 always delivers professional performance with its 1" wide, permanent print head. For more consistent printing, it includes Automatic Nozzle Check technology, plus Epson PreciseColor. Achieve professional results, with the quality, control and versatility of the Epson R2880 photo printer. This professional, 8-color ink set with advanced magenta pigments makes it easy to achieve exhibition quality prints with more dramatic blues, purples and reds. Its three-level black technology ensures richer blacks, an unprecedented gray balance and outstanding tonal range. Auto sheet feeder - 120 sheets (plain paper), 30 sheets (photo paper) Paper Sizes - 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 8 x 10, A4 (8.3 x 11.7), letter (8.5 x 11), legal (8.5 x 14), 11 x 14, 12 x 12, B (11 x 17), A3 (11.7 x 16.5), Super B (13 x 19), user definable, plus 8.3 and 13 wide panoramic roll papers Operating Systems - Windows Vista, XP Professional x64, XP, 2000, Mac OS X 10.3.9, and 10.4.x to 10.5.x Dimensions - 24.3 x 31.4 x 16.3 Weight - 26.9 pounds
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Ink Cartridge Issue August 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the Epson R2880 printer two months ago and have changed cartridges successfully. My replacement cartridges came directly from Epson's on-line store. Yesterday I changed a cartridge and received an error message, "Ink cartridges cannot be recognized".
I tried to fix the problem by turning the printer off and on. I then tried to joggle the cartridge. Failing to do any good, I made a web search on the error message + Epson and was amazed to find that this has been a problem with Epson printers for years. To date, neither the Epson site or the general web lists a decent fix. Many posts refer to the Epson help desk "advice" that off-brand cartridges are the issue, and that genuine Epson cartridges are the fix. I used only Epson cartridges from the Epson on-line store. Unfortunately, Epson and the web have no other suggestions to get my printer going again. It appears that Epson is blaming everyone but themselves for the problem. Maybe the bulk of the problems are associated with off-brand cartridges, but that is no excuse for not investigating the problems that the rest of us are having and providing us with a fix.
It is amazing to me that a multi-year Epson problem remains unfixed on this newly released printer.
Reviewing the Epson R2880 August 21, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I ordered my Epson R2880 about a month ago from Amazon, as a replacement for my trusty old Epson 2000P which was about seven years old. My new printer arrived very promptly a few days later. The Vista software installation went smoothly except for the fact that a couple of the amber "ink-empty" lights did not work properly, one never came on and one was flickering, like on and off. (These little lights are located in the ink well, they all (should) come "on" upon printer startup, then go "off", one by one, as each ink cartridge is inserted into the well.) The first couple of prints I made were not good, but I soon discovered that with this printer use only Epson paper and be sure to select the particular type of paper on the screen before commencing printing. I then printed several color and B/W sample prints, examined them under a loupe, and I must say they were great. I was impressed with the quality.
Everything seems to run smoothly for the first week or so, although I noticed that the printer had a tendency to perform prolonged nozzle cleaning sessions. One session lasted between 6 and 7 minutes. That's when I started to look at the ink levels charts. This printer is really using the ink I thought. I then noticed large random dots, about 3mm in diameter on some of my prints, sometimes only an hour after a new start-up nozzle cleaning session. My last printing endeavor on this printer - just following a nozzle cleaning session - were eight 4x4" images where these dots showed up on five prints, some were in the margins and some right on the image itself.
Calling Epson was quite an experience. The person told me to simply do a nozzle clean. I told him I had just done nozzle cleans, but he insisted and I did it. The first print out had the famous 3mm dots on the paper and the print. Do the nozzle clean again, he said. At this point I confronted him with the question of how much ink a nozzle clean required because my ink indicators showed a decrease in ink level of about 15% with each cleaning. He had no answer to that, or to any of my other questions, including the amber light question.
I was now out of ink and had a lot of unwanted dots on many of the prints I had made. At this point I knew I would never feel comfortable using a set of inks priced at about $125. and only wind up with a handful of usable images. I returned the printer as I was still within the 30 days grace period.
One last observation: It appears to me, after reading other reviews, that the ink/nozzle picotechnology is perhaps behind the curve of where it ought to be. In the quest for smaller and smaller picoliter dots, perhaps a different nozzle cleaning technology is required. At least, upscale future printers like this R2880 should have the ability to just clean one (1) color nozzle at a time, as user required, instead of necessarily cleaning all eight colors at a cost I figure to be about $18. to $20. per cleaning session.
Tage Blytmann
Same Old Epson August 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good thing I'm only borrowing this. It's as bad as the other Epsons I've had of late. Cheap build, fussy, gums up all the time, and wastes gallons of ink. Makes fine prints if you are very good with printers, but if your trust fund is running low, you'll want to find something that doesn't guzzle ink like this one.
 Wow prints August 9, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been making due with an older Epson Photo EX...can't believe how much the technology has improved since then. The printer is easy to operate, and colors are nothing short of amazing...fine, detailed prints like nothing I've ever been able to produce.
Drawbacks are probably what others mention...the matte black/photo black swapping thing is just silly, the ink cartridges are too small, at highest quality settings the printer's a bit slow, no built-in network interface, and the printer's physically a little on the large size.
Still, for me it's all about the final image quality - and nothing I've seen tops the Epson in this regard.
Buyer Beware! August 5, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am an artist who creates giclee prints of my paintings, and used an Epson Stylus Photo 2200 for six years. It was a reliable printer which gave me high quality prints. The Epson Stylus Photo 2200 worked great from day one, and I never had to speak with an Epson tech.
I purchased the Epson Stylus Photo R2880 as a replacement printer. It would not print 13" x 19" paper. I kept getting paper jams and error messages stating I was using the wrong media for the paper tray. I spent hours on the phone with Epson techs, who finally told me the printer had a defective paper sensor.
I returned the first Epson Stylus Photo R2880 and purchased a second printer. The second Epson Stylus Photo R2880 not only had the same problems, but it also gave me communication errors. I spent another hour on the phone with an Epson tech who refused to call me back as my calling card ran out of minutes.
In my opinion Epson has inadequate service techs, poor customer service, and a poor quality product in the Epson Stylus Photo R2880. I believe this printer was never tested in a rush to get it to market. The only reason it even deserves one star is because it prints 8.5" x 11" sheets. Because my need is for a printer that prints 13" x 19" sheets, I cannot recommend this printer.
PS. Does anybody know where I can get a refurbished Epson Stylus Photo 2200?
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