Epson Adds CD/DVD Printing Capabilities
February 12, 2003
San Francisco, CA - Epson America announced the addition of disc-printing functionality to its popular EPSON Stylus Photo 960 model beginning in February.
The printer's new CD printing capabilities enable customers to choose colorful backgrounds and images directly onto printable CDs or DVDs by placing them in a tray that slides through the printer's straight through paper path.
The EPSON Stylus Photo 960 utilizes Advanced Micro Piezo ink jet technology, a two-picoliter ink droplet and six-color photo ink system with seven individual ink cartridges -- two black cartridges for faster text printing -- making this printer Epson's first dye-based model to use a separate ink cartridge system.
The EPSON Stylus Photo 960 provides resolution up to 2880 x 1440 dpi, along with fast photo printing speeds (print an 8" x 10" image in less than two minutes at 720 dpi on glossy and matte papers). Additionally, the printer can speed through black text with its twin black cartridges at up to 8 p.p.m. in normal mode, the manufacturer describes.
Epson offers a wide variety of papers for use with the EPSON Stylus Photo 960, and three separate paper paths, including the standard paper path, a roll paper path and a front loading, straight through paper path for thicker media. The straight paper path supports a variety of media up to 1.3 mm in thickness and also supports the new CD/DVD tray.
Current EPSON Stylus Photo 960 owners and customers, who purchase the printer before this feature is included, can redeem a coupon to receive a free CD kit to upgrade their printer. The upgrade kit contains a CD tray and software to make it compatible with the EPSON Stylus Photo 960 printer.
The EPSON Stylus Photo 960 will begin shipping with CD printing functionality in February for an estimated street price of $349.
For more information, visit
www.epsonstore.com
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