Pros
- Can print 44-inch-long banners
Cons
- Graphics quality was subpar
At A Glance
Colors in glossy photos looked accurate, though skin tones appeared slightly grayish. Graphics quality was subpar.
Manufacturer’s Description
The high-performance Epson Stylus C88 speeds through critical projects and reports, delivering amazing quality and durability with DURABrite Ultra inks. With this champion performer, you'll get sharp, vivid charts, text, and more, whatever the task at hand.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | C11C617001 |
| Inventory Number | 24600 |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 1 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 9.5 inches |
| Depth | 18.1 inches |
| Height | 7.8 inches |
| Weight | 10.1 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 120 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 1100.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 5760 x 1440 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 5760 x 1440 dpi |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Fair |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 5.3 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Good |
| Color Photo (secs) | 28.6 |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Good |
| 5 x 7 Photo (secs) | 216.64 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Poor |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 30.45 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 49.18 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 127.3 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 28.6 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 112.37 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.3 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Poor |
| Color Photo, Best Quality Settings | 216.64 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 0.3 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 67.74 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Fair |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.6 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Fair |
