Epson T5809 UltraChrome K3 Light Light Black Cartridge Ink

I am a professional photographer and use this ink in an Epson 3880. I have been using epson printers since my first dot matrix in the early 80's. I would never buy anything other than an Epson. Make no mistake, Epson earns a lot of money from these inks. When you buy a consumer grade Epson you are almost selling your soul to the Devil because the lowest price printers are sold at a loss and you are raped on the ink cost (over $1000./liter). Same with HP and the others. The professional grade printers are more economical on ink, but it still costs me over $500. to replace a full set of cartridges on my 3880. As expensive as the Epson ink is, the image quality is beautiful the performance is trouble free. Please save yourself the pain and trouble of trying to save money by using an aftermarket ink for photographic quality prints. Furthermore, there is proprietary software programmed into the Epson cartridges.

I purchased this cartridge for my Epson Stylus Pro 3800. Although my previous Magenta cartridge did not say it was out (3% remaining), my print quality was degrading and I figured a new cartridge would allow me to clean my printer head and resolve the issue. Upon installing this and performing a cleaning, my printer is going just like new again. I have only used genuine Epson cartridges in my printer and have found them to be of a very high quality with prints lasting so far for 10 years with no fading. They say that these cartridges should be replaced every 2 years whether or not you have emptied them. The cartridge I bought is stamped March 2018 meaning this cartridge has been sitting for 7 months already. However, upon using these cartridges, I have not found that anything happens to them after two years. If you look at my picture, the Cyan cartridge was manufactured in 2012 and is still producing colors just fine.

Unfortunately, the cartridge is causing my printer to display the Error 1404 code. When I replace the cartridge with another, the error goes away. I've missed the return window because I didn't need the cartridge right away. Really too bad, because these are so expensive. >;(

Huge difference between pay me now or pay me later. I've had a number of Epson "consumer" inkjets in both narrow and wide carriage formats. They had the multiple tanks, all very small and about $15 a tank. My photography work finally expanded to where I took the leap to the Professional grade Epson 3880 printer. At $1700, the up front investment was huge, but I can see where I am going to make it all up on ink costs. The ink tanks in the 3880 are huge. What I found with the other printers was that I'd pay a couple of hundred dollars for the printer, then pay through the nose in the rapid depletion of ink. Besides the wider carriage capability of the 3880, the inks last forever, or it seems. I kept track of what I've printed since getting it. I've printed 150 posters at 13x19, 75 large format prints at 17x22, almost 450 at 8x10, and during all that was experimenting with printing on metal, wood, and canvas. I bought this tank because I was finally down to about 25% on it and wanted a replacement ready to go. The rest of the tanks are no lower than 35%. Yeah, the tanks are $50 each, but when you consider how much longer they last than the ones in the consumer world, it really saves money in the long run. Amazon continues to be the best and most cost effective source for my Epson inks.

I would give this (and all the other 3880 inks) 5 stars, because the performance and quality is great... but the value is horrendous! My 3880 has 9 ink chambers. With these being around $55 each, some more depending on the color, that ends up being $500. Just for ink replacements. That seems so incredibly insane to me! I wish there was another alternative but right now, there isn't. I've purchased Epson inks for years now. It would be nice if there was some sort of loyalty program, haha!

Not sure how one would rate ink for a printer. Came in what looks like an OEM package - and who really cares about the fancy boxes if they just go in the trash. Original Epson Ink - works well and prints nicely - reason for owning the Epson Stylus Pro 3880. What I do like about these cartridges (and printer) is that these are all high capacity ink cartridges which one is not replacing everyday - and who can at these prices. Last a good while. Much better than previous ink cartridges for Epson printers. As always, Amazon price was good, service was quick and reliable.

Great performing ink for my Epson Stylus Pro 3880. I always use Epson inks to ensure printer warranty and performance. i have been using these inks with Red River Paper (profiles provided for printer) and had great results. Four years ago I framed some prints and hung them on a wall where the west sun actually hits the pictures for a little while each day.-- they have never faded! I even spilled water on one print and the water wiped off leaving the print perfect. Wish the price wasn't so high, but the quality is worth every cent. I feel like I get a lot of prints out of every cartridge.

Excellent price for authentic Epson ink. This ink is getting harder to find and I don't want to get a new printer!

c'est une cartouche d'origine donc tout va pour le mieux dans son utilisation. Aucune mauvaise surprise d'encre sèche à l'ouverture ou autre.

Cartouche utilisée par une imprimante 3880. Fonctionne parfaitement. Je n'achète que des cartouches du fabriquant et je n'ai jamais été déçue. Elle durent toujours et préservent l'imprimante. La réduction de prix est appréciable. Cela l'achat compétitif!

Teures aber sehr gutes Original Produkt. Ich verwende für den R3880 nur die original Tinte und habe damit seit vielen Jahren keine Probleme und nur die besten Druckergebnisse. Klare Kaufempfehlung.

Für den Epson Stylus Pro 3800 sind die originalen Epson Patronen immer die beste Wahl. Der Drucker liefert damit immer verlässlich excellente Ergebnisse und das schon seit einigen Jahren.

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