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Over on our sister site Printerville, Rick LePage has posted his exhaustive review of Epson’s Stylus Photo R2880 inkjet printer. The $800 R2880 is the successor to the Stylus Photo R2400, providing 9 archival inks, support for papers up to 13″ in width, and excellent overall performance. With respect to print quality, the R2880 is [...]

This week, Epson announced the successor to its Stylus Photo R2400 large-format pigment ink printer, the Stylus Photo R2880. As our sister site Printerville notes:The $800 printer, slated to ship in June, is a B-size (13″) inkjet that uses pigment-based inks, including two light-density black inks designed to produce optimal black-and-white prints on all types [...]

Over at our sister site, Printerville, Rick LePage has posted a lengthy first look at HP’s upcoming Photosmart Pro B8850, a $549 photo inkjet based upon the battle-tested Photosmart Pro B9180, which first shipped in mid-2006.The review, which is based upon a late production model, includes discussion of image quality, paper handling, print longevity and [...]

HP today announced the Photosmart Pro B8850, a $550 photo inkjet with eight pigment-based inks, including dual black inks for photo and matte papers and a gray ink for better black-and-white printing. The printer, which is slated to ship in April, looks like it will be a strong contender to Epson's Stylus Photo R1800, a [...]

Over on Macworld.com, I posted a short review regarding Epson’s latest professional-level printer, the 17-inch Stylus Pro 3800.The 3800 is a funny beast - it has the best print quality of any previous Epson printer, and it is priced in a place where it has no real competitor. There’s no roll-feed attachment - 17” by [...]

Just a quick note to let you know that Macworld.com has posted my reviews of the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 and Canon ImagePROGRAF iPF5000 fine-art printers. There’s also a side piece on pigment vs. dye inks, and why one should care.While Ben and I thought the output from the Canon was quite good, the Photosmart [...]