Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Photo Printer

The compact size of the Epson Stylus Pro 3880 photo printer, 27"x15"x10", is capable of delivering surprisingly massive prints of up to 17" x 22".

The print quality is greatly superior to the Epson 2200 photo printer with the use of the Ultra Chrome K3 which contains Vivid Magenta Ink. This technology results in strong shades of blue and purple. The printer is equipped with a sophisticated black and white setting which creates professional grade black and white prints from monochrome or color images. The Advanced MicroPiezo AMC cartridge capabilities a one-inch print head distributing 9 distinct inks. This cartridge also uses an ink repellant within the coating which increases precision.

The Stylus Pro 3880 photo printer has the capacity to effectively print on all of the print papers such as glossy, matte, semi-matte, art board and fiber paper up to a thickness of 1.5mm. The auto-switch feature makes it simple to accurately print on just about any media. The technological improvements Epson has implemented in this model vastly increase print excellent by implementing Accuphoto HD2 screening algorithms.

Most users of the Epson Stylus Pro 3880 photo printer have reported a significant increase pertaining to ease-of-use over the 220 model. Professional and amateur users alike rave about the superior print quality too, as the fact that they no longer want to alter cartridges to switch from matte to photo black ink for various kinds of prints.

The previous issues with metamerism, gloss or bronzing have been eliminated in the 3880 model, as well.

For the high quality of prints the Epson Stylus Pro 3880 photo printer delivers, the price is comparatively low compared to other photo printers. It efficiently uses ink even though there is certainly some loss when switching between matte and photo black. For all the technological improvements in this model, the flimsy print tray seems like a style afterthought.