Epson Stylus Photo 960 Inkjet Printer here
Epson Stylus Photo 960 Inkjet Printer hereUp to 2,880 x 1,440 resolutionSuperior 6-color Photo Ink system with individual ink cartridgesTrue “BorderFree” photo printing in standard photo sizesPRINT Image Matching technology for accurate colorUSB and parallel connectivityProduct DescriptionEpson’s Stylus Photo 960 inkjet printer combines speed and print performance in a package that’s ideal for home or small offices. It delivers results fast–crisp black text up to 8 ppm, 4-by-6-inch photos in 53 seconds, or 8-by-10-inch photos in 2 minutes 8 seconds. It also delivers stunning high-quality prints with resolutions up to 2,880 x 1,440 dpi. The Epson Stylus Photo 960 offers versatile paper handling for a wide range of media, and even comes with a roll paper holder with cutter and catcher accessory. It utilizes six-ink color printing with 2-picoliter droplets, and it draws media from a 100-sheet standard input tray. The printer comes with everything you need to get great-looking documents and photos and is compatible with both PCs and Macs. It offers the choice between USB and parallel connectivity (cables not included).What’s in the BoxEpson Stylus Photo 960 inkjet printer, one cyan ink cartridge (T033220), one light cyan ink cartridge (T033520), one magenta ink cartridge (T033320), one light magenta ink cartridge (T033620), one yellow ink cartridge (T033420), two black ink cartridges (T033120), roll paper cutter and catcher accessory, roll paper holder accessory, printer documentation, CD-ROM containing printer software (Windows and Macintosh); printer cable not includedCustomer ReviewsPerformed beyond expectations.This is not a technical opinion. I am an amateur photographer with an expesive hobby. I have spent several thousand dollars on a Nikon D100 DSLR camera, lenses, accesories, and software. I normally use a high quality photo lab for my prints because I care about the color quality. I bought the printer to use it for proof before sending it to the lab, but I was pleasantly surprised to see the quality of the Epson 960 when compared to the lab prints. Now, I am thinking of saving myself from going to the lab for my regular 8×10 or smaller prints. In a couple of words, I LOVE THIS LITTLE PRINTER!A Thing Of (Quiet) BeautyAfter a lot of research, I decided to purchase the Epson Stylus Photo 960 as my first inkjet printer. I’m a web designer who also likes to take digital photos. But until I saw this printer at a trade show, I prefered to just email images. I didn’t want to worry about the color matching, the dots or the noise I came to associate with most inkjet printers. Well, I didn’t have to worry about any of that with this printer. For one, the color is just beautiful. Second, you would be hard pressed to see any dots (they’re like 2 picoliters, which must be microscopic from my observation). And third, this baby is QUIET!!!Mine just arrived yesterday and I’m still experimenting with various types of images, settings and papers. But I have to tell you: I’m very happy with my new personal photolab. It’s the perfect accessory for my new 5 megapixel digital camera. And even images from my old 2 megapixel digital camera still look stunning in 4×6 size.I’m looking forward to seeing what else this printer has to offer, like the CD/DVD printing capability and ability to print on thicker papers and cardstock. (Of the few papers I’ve used thus far, the Epson Heavyweight Matte seems to be my favorite. The Epson Heavyweight Matte is gorgeous too, but I prefer my most of my images to shine without the gloss.) This is the beginning of a beautiful relationship…between a designer and his printer.All I can say is…WOW!I replaced my Epson 785 DCS with this printer and all I can say is…WOW. Right out of the box with no color tweaking/color matching/ICC profiles, etc. it is printing almost exactly what I see on the screen. Once I get a chance to fine tune the colors it should be excellent. I recently had two digital prints done at my local pro photo finishing lab and side-by-side I can’t tell the difference between them…in fact I think I like the ones I printed a tad better.The only thing I don’t like about it is that it can’t print wider than 8.5 inches because it certainly has the quality to do so. I wish I could afford the 2200 which can print wider…but this is great for “normal” size prints.
