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Article: Epson stylus pro 5500: Wide-Format Ink-Jet offers high-quality archival prints, great comps.(Evaluation)
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- Macworld
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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Small workgroups of graphic artists seeking a large-format color proofer and comping device found it in Epson's Stylus Pro 3000, a breakthrough printer when it was released a few years ago. With the 5000's successor, the Stylus Pro 5500, Epson has included the photographic and fine-art market in its scope.
The 5500 offers great print quality, excellent performance, and long-lasting prints while retaining the characteristics that made the 5000 an exceptional graphic-arts printer.
Archival Inks and Speed
The Epson Stylus Pro 5500's primary enhancement is the use of pigment-based archival inks--similar to the ones found in Epson's Stylus Photo ...