Epson’s DURABrite™ Ultra Ink all-in-one printer series delivers premium quality prints at fast speeds

22/02/08

The Epson Stylus DX7400 Series and Epson Stylus DX8400 Series more-in-one printers boast Epson’s DURABrite™ Ultra Ink for laser like text, lab quality photos, scanning and copying and fast print speeds.

Epson Stylus DX7400 and Epson Stylus DX8400 Series key features summary:

Save money with individual ink cartridges at £6.99 - only replace the colour used
Superb quality with Epson exclusive DURABrite Ultra Ink; long-lasting, smudgeproof and waterproof
Laser like text and lab quality photos up to borderless A4 size
Create high-quality scans with the 1200dpi scanner
Print directly from PictBridge digital camera or memory card
High-quality prints at up to 5760 optimised dpi resolution on suitable media
Latest Micro Piezo print head mechanism for fast print speeds of up to 32ppm and 26 seconds for a 10x15cm photo
Automatically improve photos with Epson PhotoEnhance
Restore faded scanned photos with Epson Easy Photo FixTM™
Scan and edit text with ABBYY FineReader® OCR software
Fast connectivity with USB to PC or Mac
ENERGY STAR compliant to reduce energy wastage
DX7400 RRP including VAT £79.99.

Epson Stylus DX8400 additional features summary:

View and print photos without a PC via the 6.3cm LCD viewer
RRP including VAT £99.99.

The Stylus DX7400 and DX8400 Series more-in-one printers combine all the essential components for the home and home office. The latest print head design delivers fast print speeds of up to 32ppm and takes approximately 26 seconds for a 10x15cm photo in draft, borderless mode. Memory card slots and PictBridge connectivity are also included for computer-free printing. The Epson Stylus DX8400 Series additionally boasts a 6.3cm (2.5”) LCD viewer for viewing and printing photos without a PC. Both models are also cost effective with four individual ink cartridges at £6.99 each, so only the colour that is used needs to be replaced. A value multipack containing all 4 cartridges is also available.

The Epson Stylus DX7400 and Epson Stylus DX8400 Series are both equipped with an improved Epson Micro Piezo™ print head. It features a new printing mechanism that increases the rate at which ink droplets can be ejected from the nozzles. The result is fast print speeds of up to 32ppm and approximately 26 seconds for a 10x15cm draft borderless photo, all with the same high quality.

Epson Creativity Suite software is included to manage, file and print photos. With its user-friendly interface it is easy to access images from a range of devices such as a digital camera or scanner, while Epson Easy Photo Print makes it simple to remove red-eye.

Both models also feature Epson PhotoEnhance to get the best out of photography. It automatically detects skin tones, landscapes and skylines to give the best colour settings for high-quality photos.

Epson DURABrite UltraTM Ink is an advanced pigment-based ink technology that encapsulates each pigment particle in a protective resin coating. This makes the ink resistant to water, smudging and fading. The resin and pigment particles have also been optimised to offer higher gloss photos when printing on glossy media and sharper laser-like text for printing documents.

With a 1200dpi scanner it is easy to make stand-alone copies or scan via the PC. Epson Easy Photo Fix™ will restore colour, remove dust and correct backlight on faded or old scanned photos. Also included is ABBYY FineReader® Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software, which makes it easy to scan and edit text.

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