An Epson Stylus Pro 11880 is a super mega fantastic ultra awesome 64 inch large format inkjet printer which uses Epson’s third generation ultrachrome (pigmented) inks for the low low price of $14,995. This is a relative bargain when you compare it to other large format printers from companies you’ve never heard of like Roland, Iris, and Mimaki which can be as much as $45,000 and as little as $26,000! I just saw one thats $60,000. Anyways, outside of reach for most people unless they own a sign shop or a photo lab. Lightjet is crazier still. Come to think of it, $15k is a lot of money too. Fortunately, it doesn’t keep me from wanting it. Maybe because it seems more achievable.

I currently own a 24 inch Epson 7600 that I bought used last year. This has been the most reliable printer I’ve ever owned. I think it’s time to upgrade, and I want the 11880. 64 inch prints would be so cool. It could fill a room. Heads could be the size of full bodies. Big prints make a different impact that little 8.5 inch prints can’t even get close to. To quote Woody Allen’s Hannah and her Sisters, a quote I heard on NPR today but a movie I haven’t seen (maybe I’ll put it on Netflix), in the scene when the rockstar begins his journey into art collecting for his new house, “I need something really big.”