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Engineered for the most discriminating professionals, it comes with a variety of technological breakthroughs that will make it the benchmark by which all other 17-inch printers are measured. In fact, there's so much innovation in this feature-rich printer, you might expect a much larger footprint, but the Epson Stylus Pro 3880 is remarkably compact, equal in size to many 13-inch printers.

With the Epson Stylus Pro 3880, uncompromising quality is within reach. Engineered for the discriminating professional, this compact, 17" wide printer includes Epson UltraChrome® K3 with Vivid Magenta Ink Technology, world-renowned for professional printing applications. This, combined with an advanced MicroPiezo AMC™ print head, enables the Pro 3880 to produce gallery-quality color and black-and-white output up to 17" x 22". The printer's industry-acclaimed ink set delivers a phenomenal color gamut with breathtaking blues and violets. All-new AccuPhoto™ HD2 technology provides smoother color transitions and better highlight and shadow detail for prints with a true photographic look. Exceptional print quality and professional media support - the Epson Stylus Pro 3880 makes it all possible.

Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta Ink Technology is a professional, 8-color ink set with advanced magenta pigments that provide more dramatic blues and violets for an impressive color gamut. Its three-level black technology delivers richer blacks, outstanding tonal range and an unprecedented gray balance, all of which ensure outstanding black-and-white prints. Built on Epson's heritage of professional ink technology, this pigment ink set offers instant color stability. Colors stay consistent, whether viewed right out of the printer or decades later. With Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta, you get print quality and longevity that satisfies the most demanding professional.

The Epson Stylus Pro 3880 optimizes your working space. This compact, professional-level printer generates exhibition quality prints, worthy of gallery display, up to 17" x 22" - an innovation made possible by Epson's expertise in microminiaturization and professional printing technology.

Features

• High-density pigments for an extremely wide color gamut
• New formulation of Magenta pigments for extreme blues and purples
• Professional print permanence ratings for truly sellable quality prints
• High-gloss Microcrystal Encapsulation™ technology for reduced gloss differential
• Superior scratch resistance from improved pigment and resin chemistry
• Color is stable immediately after printing - no short-term color shifting
• Produces a black density up to 2.55 with an L* value of 2.9*
• One-inch wide, high performance print head offers a maximum resolution of 2880 x 1440
• Produces variable sized droplets as small as 3.5 picoliters to greatly decrease print times, while optimizing photographic quality
• Reduction of the metameric index makes it possible to achieve consistent color under different lighting conditions
• Ensures truly photographic prints, even in high-speed or lower resolution print modes.
• Complex mathematical architecture created from a collaboration of Epson and the Rochester Institute of Technology's Munsell Color Science Laboratory
• Optimizes ink usage to maximize the color gamut and provide smooth color transitions and gradations
• Compensates for various ink densities between resolutions, allowing for a single ICC profile to be used per media type
• Automatically utilizes 2 different black ink modes - Photo Black or Matte Black
• Optimizes Black ink density for various media types
• Dramatically improves final print quality on photographic media and fine art paper
• Prints on virtually any type of cut-sheet media from 4 x 6 up to 17 x 22
• Top-loading, high-capacity paper feeder handles up to 120 sheets of plain, letter-sized paper or up to 20 sheets of photographic media
• Second, top-loading, manual sheet feeder accommodates thick fine art paper up to 17" wide
• Front-loading, straight-through, manual sheet feeder handles media up to 16 inches wide and up to 1.5 mm-thick posterboard
• Supports manual printing on both sides of specialty media
• Prints on select BorderFree™ cut-sheet media from 4 x 6 up to 17 x 22
• Unique driver technology takes full advantage of our three-level black system to produce professional black-and-white prints from color or grayscale image files
• Produces a truly consistent print with no color crossover or color cast
• Some of the world's greatest black-and-white photography has been printed using this technology
• PostScript Language Level 3 compatible software RIP server - includes both Macintosh OS X (Panther and Tiger) and Windows XP versions
• PANTONE® licensed to include coated and uncoated libraries
• Professional color management technology, including separate input ICC profiles for RGB, CMYK, and grayscale images
• Ink limiting technology with CMYK curve adjustments for complete color control
• In-printer linearization technology to ensure accurate color across multiple printers
• Easy-to-use RIP server interface
• Professional job management to handle any workflow your network can produce
• Print directly from any software application or drag-and-drop into a hot folder