Epson Stylus Pro 9700 Ink Cartridges

Epson 9700 Printer Review

With an inkjet printer the size of the Epson Stylus Pro 9700, only businesses that have a need for printing posters and CAD projects would get optimal use out of it. With a surface that can print up to 44 inches wide, consumers can handle advertising signage and corporate graphics in-house. So, although the 9700 is rather expensive up front, the money saved over the years will be well worth the price. It is compatible with most major operating systems and allows users to connect via USB port or through its ethernet interface.

Speed and quality change based on the type and size of project that is being printed. When printing a poster that is 16x20 inches, it will take 21 seconds with the lowest resolution of 360 dpi and 96 seconds at the highest resolution of 1440 dpi. A large poster that measures 40x50 inches will take nearly 2 minutes at 360 dpi and almost 10 minutes at high resolution. CAD projects take about the same time for the 17x22-inch options, but the 22x34-inch projects will print in 31 seconds at low resolution and a little over 3 minutes at 1440 dpi.

Resolution is determined by the dots of Epson 9700 ink applied per inch. At the lowest resolution, the machine minimizes the amount of Stylus Pro 9700 ink that is ejected, conserving the printer ink when printing tasks with less detail. The dots of Epson 9700 ink can be as small as 3.5 picoliters and are ejected through nozzles attached to the printhead. There are 5 printheads and each has 720 nozzles. There are also 5 Stylus Pro 9700 ink cartridges used in this machine: cyan, magenta, yellow, photo black, and matte black. The dual-black printer ink technology creates much deeper blacks using pigment-based ink when it is needed.

Rolls of paper can be used for printing and an automatic cutter will make completing projects very simple. The pages that are printed with the 9700 can last up to 200 years. Users can select different print settings and edit images via the 2.5-inch color LCD panel, which also allows them to run the auto printhead cleaning and alignment process, and check the level of each of the Epson 9700 ink cartridges.

Though it is large and heavy, weighing over 250 pounds, users with these specific needs will benefit greatly from having the Epson Stylus Pro 9700 inkjet printer in-house. In many cases it will minimize advertising and signage costs and eventually save money for the company.