Looks like Epson is bringing their OEM CIS line to the US. Pricy to purchase, but cheaper ink refills, plus it's an OEM CIS.

I might be buying a new printer for Christmas.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/ ... ef=ecotank

Waiting for a large format release.
Still good to see some progress on this in the USA.

I am excited to see progress in this realm, as well!

I will likely be waiting a bit, but am hopeful that my next printer purchase will be one of these, or something like it.

Boy did I get annoyed at having to buy another set of OEM carts for my printer last night after seeing this announcement.

My current printer is getting old and will need to be replaced sometime soon.

Will someone please get one of the Epsons and tell us if it prints true?

I´ve had one of this for a long time and I´ve never had any problems with it. It´s a great printer and system.

That part where I said Epson was bringing it to the U.S.? It's because they've been selling CIS in overseas markets for a while.

I´ve had it for almost two years already (yes, I´m from Perú and live there), and have had no problems with dimensions. I mostly print FDG papercraft and there has never been any kind of dimensions problem, it prints true.

I was all excited to print out what will be my entry into the Cardboard Warriors Papercuts Award when the tube to my blue ink tank popped off.

I'm trying to superglue it in place right now, but it's not holding well. I managed to get four tiles printed, but I would like a lot more than that to take some pictures!

I will be looking into printer replacements pretty soon, I guess!

No /sadface. It may be my first 'business expense' with the new business!

I'm pretty sure I've got husband buy-in on this purchase; NPR did a story about it yesterday and he asked if I "needed" a new printer.

Found some information about the ecotank printers on Consumer Reports.

Expression ET-2500, $380. Using included ink bottles, the claimed print-out yield is 4,000 pages with black text or graphics and 6,500 color pages. All color inks are dye-based.

Expression ET-2550, $400. Using included ink bottles, the claimed print-out yield is 4,000 pages with black text or graphics and 6,500 color pages. All color inks are dye-based. Includes a 1.4” LCD.

WorkForce ET-4500, $430. Using included ink bottles, the claimed print-out yield is 4,000 pages with black text or graphics and 6,500 color pages. All color inks are dye-based. Includes the ability to Fax and has a 2.2” LCD.

WorkForce ET-4550, $500. Using included ink bottles, the claimed print-out yield is 11,000 pages with black text or graphics and 8,500 color pages. All color inks are dye-based, except for black, which is pigment-based. Includes the ability to Fax and has a 2.2” LCD

WorkForce Pro WF-R4640, $1200. Using included ink packs, the claimed print-out yield is 20,000 pages with black text or graphics and 20,000 color pages. All four inks are pigment-based, which Epson says will last longer than dye-based. Includes the ability to Fax and has a 4.3-inch color LCD.

One of the selling features of some Epson printers is the DURABrite pigment based inks for all of the colors. I wonder why Epson decided to get away from that in the lower priced Eco Tank printers.

Yesssss, we wondersss.