Epson 4000 Printer Review

I saw theEpson Stylus Pro 4000printer for the first time at a trade show in New York in late October, 2003. It looked very impressive, and I knew I had to have one. But with a scheduled ship date in North America of January, 2004, I wanted to test one sooner than that, and I had also heard from many readers wondering when my review would become available.
Finally, in early December I had an opportunity to spend an afternoon at Epson Canada's offices testing a 4000. Below are the specs as well as my initial impressions. A more comprehensive report will be featured in an upcoming issue ofLuminous Landscape Video Journalonce I have received my own printer and put it though some more rigorous real-world testing.
Update:MyEpson 4000 Review Updateis now online.
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