With Epson I think it really is a case of spending a lot of time and ink calibrating it so you know what it will do. Many people swear by them in clubs and business. However, I have to agree, my old R2400 had me tearing my hair out, but my current R2880 has been a lot better. Still got quite a bit of ink for it, but after that, may move on.... The quality is however superb, been complimented a few times particularly on my mono prints from it. Most of it a bit of luck despite a Spyder and Colormunki Print calibrator thingy