Epson America, Inc. October 2001
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EPSON
®
Stylus
®
Photo 890 At-A-Glance
Take great shots right to the edge!
Product Summary
Feature Customer advantage
Incredible image
quality
EPSON core technologies produces prints that are virtually indistinguishable from
35mm photo lab prints (when using genuine EPSON photo inks and EPSON photo
papers). New 2880 x 720 dpi print resolution
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creates sharper detail.
BorderFree
™
photo
printing
EPSON’s new BorderFree printing prints to all four sides of 4 x 6 inch, 5 x 7 inch, and
letter size media – no trimming or perforations to tear!
Fast text and photo
speeds
Prints a 4 x 6 inch color photo in just 48 seconds and black text at approximately 9
ppm.
Water-resistant and
lightfast
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media
Produces water-resistant prints on EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper and EPSON
Photo Paper, and improved lightfastness for framed prints using EPSON Matte
Paper—Heavyweight.
Competitive Specs
EPSON Stylus
Photo 890
Hewlett Packard
®
Photosmart 1215/1218
Canon
®
BJC-8200
Print Technology
EPSON Micro Piezo Thermal Thermal
Print resolution
1440 x 720 dpi (any paper)
2880 x 720 (photo papers)
PhotoREt/2400 dpi
(interpolated)
1200 x 1200 dpi
Quick Drying inks
Yes, 1/100
th
second No No
Max. print size
8.5 x 44 inch 8.5 x 12 inch 8.5 x 14 inch
BorderFree photos
4 x 6, 5 x 7, letter No No, only with perforated
paper
In the box
• Printer, Product Code C394011
• Printer driver CD with EPSON Software
™
Film Factory
™
,
ArcSoft
™
PhotoImpression
™
3.0, ArcSoft PhotoStudio
®
2000,
and Qbeo
™
PhotoGenetics
™
2.0
• Black ink cartridge, Product Code T007201
• Five-color ink cartridge, Product Code T008201
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On EPSON Photo Paper, EPSON Premium photo papers, and EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film.
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Lightfastness rated up to 20 years, based on accelerated testing of prints on EPSON Matte paper—Heavyweight, displayed indoors, under glass.
Actual print stability will vary according to image, display conditions, light intensity, humidity, and atmospheric conditions. EPSON does not
guarantee longevity of prints. For maximum print life, display all prints under lass or laminations or properly store them.
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