Epson Stylus Pro 3880

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

3
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Professional-grade output.
Multiple paper feeds.
Small footprint for a large format printer.

Cons:

Though exquisite.
Both graphics and photos showed a few minor flaws.

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Last revision on September 25, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Professional-grade output
Multiple paper feeds
Small footprint for a large format printer
Wonderful quality images
Economical inks
Good color reproduction
Wide-carriage (17-inch) printing at an exceptional price point
Easy setup; fast
Quiet
Automatically switches between photo and matte black inks

Reviewers Didn't Like

Though exquisite
Both graphics and photos showed a few minor flaws
Head strikes ruined some paper
Does not accept roll paper, or sheets larger than 17x22 inches
Flimsy front tray

Expert reviews and ratings

Upsizing your prints from A4 to A3 makes them twice as big â€“ go up to A2 and they're twice as big again, four times the size of an A4 picture. A2 printers are usually correspondingly large, too, and expensive, but the Epson Stylus...

By TechRadar on July 26, 2011

The Epson Stylus Pro 3880 professional photo printer is a great choice both for professional photographers and for amateurs thinking of taking the leap into a career in photography. Buy it...

By PC Mag on March 21, 2011

Most A2+ printers are enormous things you need plenty of office space for, but not the Epson Stylus Pro 3880. Designed to sit on your desk – although it’ll have to be a pretty big one – and with a simple top-controlled panel and...

By Digital Arts Online on October 26, 2010

After nearly three years, Epson is replacing the popular A2-size Stylus Pro 3800 with the impressive Stylus Pro 3880 (US$1,295). The 3880 now incorporates features used by the other 80-series Epson Stylus Pro printers, including the UltraChrome K3...

By Macsimum News on October 04, 2010

The Epson Stylus Pro 3800 is that most remarkable of things – a desktop A2+ printer that's quiet, easy to use and which produces great-looking prints. Ideal for use in a small offices, photo studios and for printer proofs, we simply...

By PC Advisor on September 02, 2010

There aren't a lot of other A2 printers around at this kind of size which makes comparing it to rival units pretty tricky. Canon have the image PROGRAF iPF5100 at around £1649 but is a large format printer with it's own stand, not the...

By ePHOTOzine on January 15, 2010

100

Epson's new Stylus Pro 3880 is the much-longed-for replacement to the best-selling, competitively priced A2+ Stylus Pro 3800. That model garnered praise for the quality of colour and mono output, as well as the ability to print on a wide range of...

By Expert Reviews on January 01, 2010

Epson's Stylus Pro 3880 was announced early in September as a replacement for the three-year-old Stylus Pro 3800 large format desktop printer (reviewed in December 2006). Compact and competitively priced, it is designed for professional...

By Photo Review Australia on December 01, 2009

The Stylus Pro 3880 is an exceptional wide-format desktop photo printer for pros or advanced amateurs with limited space and modest budgets....

By Computer Shopper on December 01, 2009

Epson’s Stylus Pro 3880 is A2+ professional printer small enough to be classed as a desktop model. The printer specialises in producing high-quality monochrome and colour pictures with print resolutions of up to 2880x1440dpi, using Epson’s...

By EISA on January 01, 2011

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