PROS
Excellent print quality. Prints a wide variety of paper sizes. Switches from cut to roll media (and vice versa)
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automatically. Mechanized and manual cutters.
- CONS
Big and heavy. Pricey.
- BOTTOM LINE
You’ll pay up front, but Epson’s SureColor P5000 professional photo printer churns out superb photos and artwork on large cut sheets or wide paper rolls at highly competitive running costs.
I’ve reviewed several professional-grade photograph and graphic arts printers, but few are as sophisticated as the Epson SureColor P5000 ($1,995). Classified by Epson as a “production” printer, this huge beast churns out breathtaking images and artwork up to 17 inches wide on either single-sheet or roll media, and, compared with its competitors, it handles several functions, including switching from cut sheets to paper roles, gracefully. Other than its huge footprint and girth, which may make it difficult to find a suitable place to put it, the P5000 is one impressive machine—to the extent that it easily walks away with an Editors’ Choice nod for professional-grade photo and artwork inkjet printers.Read the entire review at PCMag