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Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Color Inkjet Printer

  • Price: $599.99
  • Mail In Rebate -$100.00 (see details)
    offer ends JUN 30 '13
  • Price after Mail in Rebate: $499.99
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  • B&H # EPSPR2880
  • Mfr# C11CA16201

Product Highlights

  • 13" Wide
  • Exhibition Quality Prints
  • UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta Ink
  • Advanced Black-and-White Photo Mode
  • Astounding Reds, Blues, and Purples
  • Outstanding Tonal Range
  • Print on Fine Art & Photo Media
  • Supports Roll Paper
  • CD/DVD Printing
  • Fast Print Speeds

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The Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Color Inkjet Printer is the choice for professional and fine art photographers who want to produce exhibition quality prints with unprecedented control. It always delivers professional performance with its one-inch wide, permanent print head that is treated with a special ink repellent coating to minimize nozzle clogging, In addition Automatic Nozzle Check technology along with an innovative mist collection system further ensures greater reliability. Plus, if you use more than one printer, you'll always get consistent output from printer to printer with Epson PreciseColor, which assures accurate colorimetric calibration of the printer during the manufacturing process with no user calibration required.

The innovative Epson UltraChrome K3 ink set with Vivid Magenta provides astounding color gamut for brilliant reds, blues, and purples, and utilizes Radiance technology to maximize the color gamut while simultaneously optimizing print quality. Your images will exhibit reduced graininess and smoother color transitions with better consistency when displayed under virtually any lighting condition. The three-level black inks produce black & white prints with exceptional gray balance and outstanding tonal range, and the Advanced Black-and-White Photo Mode ensures precision control for neutral or toned black-and-white prints.

This powerful, wide-format printer offers incredible print media versatility with the ability to print up to 13" wide and up to 44" long, and prints on a wide variety of media types including glossy, luster, matte, canvas and fine art papers. It can even print on 1.3 mm poster board for & inkjet receivable CD & DVD disks so you can produce professional looking slide show and movie discs.

UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta Ink Technology
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. This pigment ink set also offers color stability immediately after printing. And, Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta boasts print permanence ratings of 200 or more years for truly sellable color and black-and-white prints.
Advanced Black-and-White Photo Mode
Part of an innovative workflow, this exclusive technology is your key to intuitive and consistent control, for stunning neutral or toned black-and-white prints. Choose from one of four preset menus: neutral, warm, cool or sepia. Or, fine tune your image further with custom slider bars and the color tone wheel that gives you precise control. Customized settings can be saved and recalled to easily achieve a consistent print every time.
Radiance Technology
Get smoother color transitions, plus better highlight and shadow detail, for matchless prints with a truer photographic look. By utilizing each color in a more efficient manner, Radiance optimizes the color gamut and dramatically enhances image quality. With this innovative technology, you get vivid colors that stay consistent in virtually any light..
Fast Print Speeds
With the Epson R2880, you can produce gallery-quality prints at incredibly fast speeds. Print at the highest resolution of 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi, and you'll produce an 11x14 fine art print in as fast as 156 seconds.
Superior Media Versatility
Explore your creativity with a printer that supports a full range of professional and fine art media, including luster and Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper. Print brilliant panoramas up to 44 inches long. Or, print on 1.3 mm thick art boards. With this versatile performer, you can even print directly on CDs and DVDs for professional digital portfolios.
Reliable Print Engine
The Epson R2880 is designed to be a reliable workhorse printer - even in a high volume role. The print heads are treated with a special ink repellent coating to ensure accurate dot placement and minimize nozzle clogging, and a mist collection system is in place to absorb ink overspray, keeping the inside of the printer clean and reduce jamming. Even the cartridges have been designed to maintain optimum printer performance with special glass beads inside to keep the ink agitated and prevent clotting which can shorten the cartridge life and lead to clogs in the ink delivery system.
Convenient Connectivity
The R2880 includes two USB ports so users can quickly connect a laptop to the printer while it is still connected to another PC, and the printer includes a PictBridge port so users can directly connect a digital camera or photo viewer to the printer and print without the need for a computer.
PreciseColor Manufacturing
Each R2880 is subjected to colorimetric calibration during the manufacturing process so users are assured of consistent color output from printer to printer. This unique quality assurance feature eliminates the need calibrate between printers for larger printing facilities that may be using more than one printer.
Warranty
One-year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada.
Printing Method
Printing Technology Advanced MicroPiezo AMC print head with ink repellent coating & Radiance Technology
Maximum Resolution 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi
Minimum Ink Droplet Size 3 picoliters
Ink Type Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta pigment ink
Ink Palette 8-color (Cyan, Light Cyan, Vivid Magenta, Vivid Light Magenta, Yellow, Light Black, Light Light Black, and Matte or Photo Black)
Ink Cartridge Configuration 8 individual ink cartridges (1 x set included)
Ink Cartridges Photo Black UltraChrome K3 ink cartridge (T096120)
Cyan UltraChrome K3 ink cartridge (T096220)
Vivid Magenta UltraChrome K3 ink cartridge (T096320)
Yellow UltraChrome K3 ink cartridge (T096420)
Light Cyan UltraChrome K3 ink cartridge (T096520)
Vivid Light Magenta UltraChrome K3 ink cartridge (T096620)
Light Black UltraChrome K3 ink cartridge (T096720)
Matte Black UltraChrome K3 ink cartridge (T096820)
Light Light Black UltraChrome K3 ink cartridge (T096920)
Performance
Print Speed 8 x 10" photo: 58 seconds
11 x 14" photo: 1 minute 32 seconds
Input Buffer 64 KB
Printer Duty Cycle Up to 16,000 letter-size pages lifetime
Print Archival Life 100 to 200 years (on Epson premium papers)
Paper Handling
Maximum Paper Width 13"
Maximum Printable Area 13 x 44" BorderFree
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, 8.3 and 13" wide Panoramic Roll Papers
Borderless Photo Sizes 4 x 6", 5 x 7", 8 x 10", A4 (8.3 x 11.7"), letter (8.5 x 11"), 11 x 14", 12 x 12", B (11 x 17"), A3 (11.7 x 16.5"), Super B (13 x 19")
Paper Types Plain paper, Epson Bright White Paper, Presentation Paper Matte, Premium Presentation Paper Matte, Premium Presentation Paper Matte Double-sided, Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte, Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss, Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster, Watercolor Paper Radiant White, Velvet Fine Art Paper, UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper, PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas for Epson, Piezo Pro Matte Canvas for Epson, PremierArt Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper, Inkjet printable CDs/DVDs.
Maximum Paper Thickness 19 mil (350 gsm)
1.3 mm using Manual/Front Feed paper path
Paper Capacity Auto Sheet Feeder: 120 sheets (plain paper)/30 sheets (photo paper
Manual/Roll Feed: 1 Sheet/1 Roll (up to 6" diameter)
Manual/Front Feed: 1 sheet (poster board)
CD/DVD Tray: 1 ink jet printable CD/DVD
Special Media Support Roll Media (4 - 13" wide)
Rigid Poster Board (up to 1.3mm thick)
Inkjet Printable CDs or DVDs
Connectivity
Computer Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (2 ports)
Compatible Memory Cards No
Direct Print Capable Yes (PictBridge)
Network Capable No
PostScript Support No
System & Software Requirements Windows System
  • Pentium 4 1GHz processor (2GHz or higher recommended)
  • Windows 2000, XP, XP x64, Vista, Windows 7 (Windows 7 requires driver download from Epson USA website)
  • 1GB RAM (2GB or more recommended)
  • 1GB hard disk space (3GB or more recommended)
  • 30 or faster CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
  • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port recommended (USB 1.1 compatible)
  • Shielded USB "AB" cable (6.5 feet maximum length)

Macintosh System

  • PowerPC G4 1.67GHz or Intel Core Solo processor (G5, Intel Core Duo, or Xeon processor or higher recommended)
  • Mac OS X (10.3.9 - 10.4.x)
  • 1GB RAM (2GB or more recommended)
  • 1GB hard disk space (3GB or more recommended)
  • 30 or faster CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
  • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port recommended (USB 1.1 compatible)
  • Shielded USB "AB" cable (6.5 feet maximum length)
Physical
Status Display Indicator LEDs
Image Preview Display No
Front Panel Controls Power, Paper (load/eject), Ink (check/change), Roll Paper Feed
Power Requirements 120 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz
Dimensions 24.3 x 8.4 x 12.7" (618 x 214 x 323 mm)
Weight 26.9 lb (12.2 kg)

Cables & Adapters

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Pearstone -  USB 2.0 Type A Male to Type B Male Cable - 6' (1.8 m)
  • Price: $3.95
 

Ink Cartridges

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Epson -  Cyan UltraChrome K3 Ink Cartridge (Code 96)
  • Sugg Retail Price: $13.99
 

Copy Paper

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HammerMill -  Tidal MP Copy Paper (8.5x11") (500 Sheets)
  • Price: $4.99
 

Photo Paper

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Epson -  Glossy Photo Paper (4 x 6") / 100 Sheets
  • Price: $7.95
 

Surge Protectors

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Belkin -  6 Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector
  • Price: $5.99
 

Warranties

Epson -  2-Year U.S. Extended Service Contract for Inkjet Printers $400-$1000
  • Price: $233.50
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