Introduction

Epson America introduces a new ink jet printer that is suited for the home as well as the Small Office/Home Office environment. The new Epson C88 ink jet printer is a one single-function printer and utilizes Epson's new DURABrite Ultra pigment ink. This new formulation of DURABrite pigment ink provides customers with the fade-resistance, water-resistance and smudge-resistance they've come to expect from DURABrite, plus now is compatible with Epson's Premium Glossy Photo Paper. The new C88 is available in major computer, office and electronic superstores, a variety of retail stores and can also be purchased through mail order, PC manufacturers, the Internet and Epson's own retail site, www.epsonstore.com.
Small printer
The Epson Stylus C88 is a sleek, high-performance ink jet printer that is perfect for the small office or the home. The Epson Stylus C88 offers fast print speeds-up to 22 ppm for black text and up to 12 ppm for color text. The Epson Stylus Color C88 is compatible with Windows and Macintosh systems and offers USB 2.0 compatible connectivity. This printer also offers the addition of a parallel print port for wired networking. The Epson Stylus C88 is available now for an estimated street price of $79.
High quality
"This new DURABrite Ultra line of products offers more of the features that are most important to our customers, including smudge, water and light resistance on all popular media types," said R. Craig Allen, product manager, consumer ink jet printers, Epson. "Epson continues to revolutionize the printer industry with its advances in ink technology on not only the professional level, but also the consumer level." All of these new products have earned the ENERGY STAR by meeting strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Durability and Quality
Outstanding Durability, with DURABrite Ultra pigment ink, this new product line provides smudge, fade and water resistance on any type of media, including ordinary plain paper and Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper. Amazing Quality, these products offer resolutions up to 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi with ultra fine ink droplets to ensure incredible quality and sharp detail for everything from charts and spreadsheets to beautiful photos. Customers can get great results whether they are printing on plain paper or on photo paper.
Individual cartridges and Borderfree printing
Individual ink cartridges, the entire line of products provide convenience and control to the user by only having to replace the color of ink that runs out. Borderfree printing, all of the models can produce borderless prints in frame-ready sizes such as 4"x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", and letter. Unlike other ink jet printers, with Epson's Borderfree printing, there are no unsightly perforations to tear off.