
One of the P400’s most useful features is its size.

While both printers spray out ink in three variable droplet sizes, the print head in the P400 can render fine images by laying down 1.5 picoliter ink droplets, a significant improvement over the 2pl output of the P600. Unlike the earlier model, the P400 has dedicated lines for both matte and photo black inks, avoiding the need to swap these cartridges out between print styles, thus saving both time and money. While the HG2 has one fewer cartridge than the HD system, this updated inkset incorporates new red and orange inks as well as a Gloss Optimizer to reduce metamerism. Epson’s earlier SureColor desktop was designed to work with the then-standard nine-color UltraChrome HD inkset, whereas the P400 uses the newer UltraChrome HG2 pigments. It is just these sorts of sophisticated additions that set the P400 apart from the P600. Like the larger Canon imagePrograf Pro-1000 (tested in March 2016), the P400 represents a shift in inkjet technology toward providing broader color gamuts and easier printer maintenance. This new 13-inch printer, $600 (street), adds to the SureColor desktop photo printer family, along with the 13-inch SureColor P600 and 17-inch SC-P800.

paper size of 13×129 inches, separate rear feeder for fine art, cut-sheet paper and roll media, and CD/DVD printing with included tray, pigment-based eight 14ml cartridges $600, street replacement inks, $18 EpsonĮpson’s new line of inkjet printers, which the company began rolling out last year, has been steadily improving, reaching a zenith of sorts in the SureColor P400.
