Epson announces new line of inkjets
updated 06:45 pm EDT, Mon August 22, 2005
New Epson inkjets
has announced a new line of ink jet printers for home and small office use. These new models include one single-function printer -- the Epson Stylus C88 -- and five all-in-one devices -- the Epson Stylus CX7800, CX5800F, CX4800, CX4200, and CX3810 -- that all utilize Epson's new DURABrite Ultra pigment ink. This new formulation of DURABrite pigment ink provides customers with fade-resistance, water-resistance and smudge-resistance
The Epson Stylus C88 ($80) offers fast print speeds-up to 22 ppm for black text and up to 12 ppm for color text. The Epson Stylus Color C88 is compatible with Windows and Macintosh systems and offers USB 2.0 compatible connectivity. This printer also offers the addition of a parallel print port for wired networking.
The Epson Stylus CX7800 ($180) is the flagship product in the new DURABrite Ultra all-in-one line. It provides customers with an easy way to get reprints and enlargements from photos, documents or even film. "What really sets this product apart is its high-quality scanner, which offers 48-bit, 2400 x 2400 dpi resolution scanning for slides and negatives, and 1200 x 2400 dpi resolution scanning for photos and documents."
Additionally, the Epson Stylus CX7800 offers the ability to operate PC- free. Users can make copies of photos, documents and film, and even restore an old color slide, negative or photo without ever having to turn on a computer.
The Epson Stylus CX5800F ($150) offers full-featured scanning, PC-free copying and printing in addition to high speed faxing in color and black and white. The Epson Stylus CX5800F offers 48-bit, 1200 x 2400 dpi scanning for professional-looking results and it speeds through everyday printing up to 20 ppm for black text printing and up to 19ppm in color. Additionally, this model contains convenient memory card
slots. Photos can be printed directly from memory cards or PictBridge-enabled cameras quickly and easily.
The Epson Stylus CX4800 ($130) is "the ideal solution for everyday projects" with its full-featured scanning and DURABrite Ultra pigment inks. This model also prints directly from memory cards and PictBridge-enabled digital cameras and offers the option of printing a photo proof sheet to select and print photos without a computer. It also delivers high-quality scanning of photos and documents and is able
to produce 48-bit scans at a resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi.
The Epson Stylus CX4200 ($100) is a value-oriented printer offering all the features that are incorporated into the Stylus CX4800, with the exception of memory card slots. The Epson Stylus CX4200 prints directly from PictBridge-enabled cameras, making it easy to print images from a digital camera without using a computer.
The Epson Stylus CX3810 ($70) is the most affordable in Epson's line. It offers the same print quality as the rest of the all-in-one line and PC-free copying of color and black and white documents. It also delivers detailed scans with its 600 x 1200 dpi scanner.
