Epson Stylus C88+ Inkjet Printer Color 5760 x 1440 dpi Print Plain Paper Print Desktop Model C11C617121

Epson Stylus C88+ Inkjet Printer Color 5760 Though this printer is over priced because they have stopped making it my mother at 91yrs loves it. Her identical printer stopped working and though it may have been an easy fix logistics prevents me from addressing the problem so a replacement was best for her to have a simple transition. This is no doubt it is a high quality printer.

I have had various incarnations of this printer working for me in my shop for at least 15 years, and am now ordering another one to keep as backup. I am an artist and print cards to sell, professional quality photographs, presentation examples and all sorts of literature. I go through one of these about every 3-5 years with hard use. Is the ink expensive? Well, it's more than some. But it won't fade and the color prints are both gorgeous and waterproof. If you use professional quality papers (Strathmore, Ilford, Epson, Hammermill), it will produce professional results. Ilford in particular, glossy and matte fine art papers are great with this printer. It does not like crummy paper or aftermarket inks (that can also damage the head), so if you want print on the cheap, probably you should look for a different printer. If you treat the printer right, though, it will produce wonderful results and is a workhorse. I'm now printing out some materials for a workshop and my old one had head problems after 5 years of use. This is the only drawback to the machine that I've had - the heads can wear out with heavy use. No problem as I had a backup sitting in my store room. Now I'm buying another one to sit as backup. As an art printer, this is a great little machine and I'm glad that they are still making it.

So lets be a bit clear, the printer is good. Issue is the ink cartridges are highway robbery and expensive.. They also finish VERY quickly (unless they are demo cartridges included). My experience with this printer is very mixed.. which is a rare for me. It got the job done with shirt presses, but its VERY messy. I am using a perfectly good CISS system for it, and the leakage gets on the paper because of the way the ink is handled.. Heat transfer paper is not cheap. I understand that the CISS system isn't "compatible" or rather "created by epson" (why would they? They'd lose all this money on up selling you expensive basic ink), but it shouldn't alter the fact that the way the system handles the ink is a bit messy. Now, I can't say this issue is the printer itself, but I do know these are my issues with the setup.. - Constant need to calibrate after not using for a while - Constant wasting of ALOT of paper because of printing issues due to the fact that borderless printing is non-existent with this printer. Had to troubleshoot for hours and days to find out it really doesnt handle borderless well or at all. - Support is eh - Printer handles ink messy - You can't fully open it up for thorough cleaning. What I do remember is several others had the same issue with ink leakage and borders in both their forums and in google, which I am almost certain they were using original Epson cartridges. Overall review? Just get another more expensive printer if you really want quality prints. ESPECIALLY if you are doing heatpress for shirts. Had I known this would happen, I would have invested in the higher tier $200-300 Epson printer or another brand that I was looking at during the same time of purchase.

As bad luck would have it, my printer decided to die when I needed it most: to print various items for my grand daughter's Bat Mitzvah. This printer did a fantastic quality job printing on 32# bonded paper (used as program cover) and 24# bright white paper (for the inside). I did find it's not particularly fond of standard 16# or 20# paper and tends to feed a little crookedly. One thing I learned was it's important to push the paper towards the back of the feed tray (after loading) and ensure it is placed behind two small clips located on the inside bottom of the feed. When putting your hand down the feed tray, just gently push the paper towards the back and you will hear a faint click. This is quite important to ensure the paper feeds correctly and doesn't become off kilter when printing. Also printed pictures on photo quality paper with excellent results. In short: I'm impressed. I do recommend reading the reviews on this printer and keep in mind it does have a few quirks.. For example, it's important to use it regularly to ensure the ink doesn't dry out and mess up the heads. I found several YouTube videos which address this issue as well as recommended maintenance. One of the nice things I found is that this printer is widely supported for CISS systems (continuous ink) and refillable cartridges. So with a little homework, you could have this printer work well with pigment ink, dye ink, and/or sublimation ink. Keep in mind, though, you will need to thoroughly clean the heads when switching and the CISS YouTube videos address that as well.

Arrived on time and is as shown but I will not be using it until I get some proper paper for my needs and some other business supplies. Looks good though. Thanks!