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This is the 'new & improved' version of the C88 (products essentially identical), with all but one bug worked out--printout is skewed clockwise by about 1/64" (2mm); undetectable for most work. Good photo-printing at premium glossy on photo grade media. Uses the standard gutenprint and cups with deskprinter apps for most linux installs, via LP or USB port; tested on Fedora 6 Gnome desktop.
Pros: Quiet, fast, good clean printouts, less than 5 minutes from the box to operation. Gnome printer configuration provides ample (working) support variety.
Cons: Price about 78 USD, cartridges (ALL 4 must be installed and usable), the skewed orientation, slight photo print color-fade, USB and LP cables not included.
00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. PT890 Host Bridge
00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
00:09.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems Venus Modem (V90, 56KFlex)
00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80)
00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South]
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 78)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7600 GS (rev a2)
Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): $78.00 | Rating: 9
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update: if you use the Ubuntu gutenprint gui, and select Epson Stylus, C88, gutenprint.5.0://escp2-c88/expert/C the skewing (under Fedora) is eliminated, and you get several more print options as well, including a graphics inklevel usage and printer status app you can load from synaptic. Awesome.
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