Epson America Announces New Line Of Stylus Pro Wide Format Printers
By Shutterbug Staff October 11, 2007 — Epson America Inc. has announced three new wide format printers for creative professionals, commercial print shops and photographic labs with the Epson Stylus Pro 4880, 7880 and 9880. These new models are designed to achieve even higher levels of print quality than previous models by way of Epson’s new MicroPiezo AMC print head, an enhanced version of Epson UltraChrome K3 Ink Technology, a radical new Epson AccuPhoto HD screening technology, and several other forward-thinking advancements.

The Epson Stylus Pro 4880 replaces the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 for printing images as wide as 17-inches, while the Epson Stylus Pro 7880 and Epson Stylus Pro 9880 replace the Epson Stylus Pro 7800 and 9800 for printing up to 24-inches and 44-inches in width, respectively.

Epson UltraChrome K3 ink technology is said by Epson to be the industry standard by which all other professional-level ink technologies are judged. Now enhanced with Epson’s breakthrough new Vivid Magenta pigments, their latest-generation ink technology requires only eight colors – Cyan, Vivid Magenta, Yellow, Black, Light Cyan, Vivid Light Magenta, Light Black, and Light Light Black – to significantly raise the quality levels for professional color and black-and-white prints.

With an even higher level of ink droplet accuracy, Epson has developed an all-new MicroPiezo AMC print head, along with an all-new ink repelling coating technology to dramatically reduce nozzle clogging. And, when combined with our new Epson AccuPhoto HD screening technology, at an astonishing resolution of 2,880 x 1,440 dpi, Epson has once again set a new benchmark for the entire industry.

All three printers will begin shipping to authorized Epson dealers in October 2007. A ColorBurst Edition will also be available in December 2007 for each model which includes a Professional PostScript Language Level 3 compatible RIP by ColorBurst. The following are estimated street prices:

Epson Stylus Pro 4880 $1,995
Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Portrait Edition $2,195
Epson Stylus Pro 4880 ColorBurst Edition $2,495
Epson Stylus Pro 7880 $2,995
Epson Stylus Pro 7880 ColorBurst Edition $3,995
Epson Stylus Pro 9880 $4,995
Epson Stylus Pro 9880 ColorBurst Edition $5,995

In conjunction with the announcement of these new products, Epson America is unveiling a new Web site (www.proimaging.epson.com) that’s designed specifically for creative professionals and anyone else who either owns, or has an interest in purchasing an Epson Stylus Pro product.