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Epson Stylus Pro 7890 + Mount 24″

24" color graphics & photo printer

ModelC11CB51001A1/KIT
Prints24" wide
Score64/100

Epson Stylus Pro 7890 large format printer front view with paper loaded in output tray

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Analyst take

A 24-inch pigment-ink color printer best suited to renderings, presentation boards and GIS maps.
Rated at 2880 x 1440 DPI, which shows up as clean small text and smooth color gradients.
Uses Epson UltraChrome HDR ink, built for color accuracy rather than high-volume line work.

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Wide-format reach Prints up to 24" wide on rolls and sheets.
Fine detail 2880 x 1440 DPI maximum resolution for crisp line work.
Connectivity Ethernet for shared team printing.
Analyst score Scores 64/100 in our class-relative rating.

Overview

Built for the work

Epson Stylus Pro 7890 + Mount 24", 2880 x 1440 DPI, 40m²/h, A1 (594 x 841 mm), A1, A2, A3, A4, 0.118" (3 mm), USB Type-A

431 ft²/hRated speed
6Ink channels
2,880 dpiMax resolution

Spec Analysis
overall

Where it performs best

Size / Fit 84

Print Cost 75

Print Quality 72

How we grade →

Expert analysis

What you should know

By Priya VenkatesanColor & Imaging Editor

Key takeaways

A 24-inch pigment-ink color printer best suited to renderings, presentation boards and GIS maps.
Rated at 2880 x 1440 DPI, which shows up as clean small text and smooth color gradients.
Uses Epson UltraChrome HDR ink, built for color accuracy rather than high-volume line work.
Epson's 40m²/h speed figure is a fast-draft ceiling, not real quality-mode throughput.
Handles both roll and cut-sheet media with a 0.118" roll top margin.
ENERGY STAR rated with 1 W standby and 70 W typical draw; quiet at 45 dB while printing.

It’s 4:30 on a submittal day. Somebody needs a color rendering board for the client meeting and a set of coordination sheets that actually read at 3 mm text. The Epson Stylus Pro 7890 is the machine that sits in the corner of a design studio doing exactly that kind of work — photographic-quality color on a 24-inch roll.

Understand what it is before you buy it: this is a graphics and proofing printer that happens to live in AEC offices. It’s built around Epson’s pigment ink system and color accuracy, not around cranking out a hundred D-size bid sets before lunch. Know that going in and it earns its keep. Expect a plan factory and it will disappoint you.

2880 x 1440 DPIMax resolutionwhere fine linework and small text live

40m²/hRated print speedEpson's normal-quality figure — not your bid-set throughput

A1 (23" x 33" (594 x 841 mm))Max print size24-inch class, D-size territory

45 dBNoise while printingquiet enough to sit near a desk

Where the resolution actually matters

Epson rates this machine at 2880 x 1440 DPI. On a presentation board or a color-coded MEP coordination sheet, that shows up as clean gradients and small text that holds together instead of feathering. This is a pigment-ink printer using Epson UltraChrome HDR ink, which is the reason firms keep these around for renderings, GIS maps and anything that has to look right in front of a client.

The 0.118″ (3 mm) roll top margin and cut-sheet handling mean you can move between roll work and single-sheet proofs without a fight. Both roll and cut-sheet feed are on board.

The deadline math

Here’s the honest part. The spec sheet says 40m²/h in normal quality. That’s a lab number in fast draft. For the quality most AEC offices actually want from this machine, you slow down — and slowing down is the whole point of owning it. Photographic proofs and rendering boards aren’t a race.

The failure mode to plan for is volume, not quality. If your afternoon involves a stack of permit sets and redlines under a deadline, a dedicated plan printer will move that work faster and cheaper per sheet. The Canon iPF line is built for exactly that job — a Canon iPF610 24-in or Canon iPF605 24-in is designed around plan-set throughput rather than color proofing. Worth a side-by-side if line-set speed is your real problem: compare the 7890 against the iPF610.

Living with it day to day

At 186.3 lbs and 53.4 x 26.3 x 48″, it’s a floor-standing machine but not a monster — it fits a design office without a dedicated print room. Standby draw is 1 W, typical operation 70 W, and it carries ENERGY STAR certification, so your facilities manager won’t complain. Ethernet (10Base-T/100Base-TX) and a USB Type-A port cover connectivity, with 256 MB of onboard memory to buffer jobs.

Bundled tools — Epson NetConfig, Remote Panel, ColorBase and the SpectroProofer utilities — point straight at where this machine belongs: color management and proofing, not job accounting and departmental chargeback. If you need print-room controls, that’s a workflow you’ll build around it, not something it hands you.

Feed in your sheet count and size. The estimate runs off Epson's rated speed — treat it as a ceiling, then add time for the higher-quality modes you actually bought this printer to use.

Sheets per set Sheet size Sets per week

One set: – · Weekly plotting time: –

Computed from the manufacturer's rated 431 ft²/h. Real-world mixed sets run slower — treat this as a best case for comparing machines, not a promise.

Worth a look before you decide

Canon iPF610 24-inA 24-inch machine aimed at plan-set volume rather than color proofing.Canon iPF6000S 24-inAnother 24-inch color option to weigh if graphics output is the goal.24-inch class rankingSee where the 7890 sits among same-width machines.

The read

The Stylus Pro 7890 is a color and proofing printer that AEC firms borrow for the right reasons: renderings, presentation boards, GIS maps and anything that has to survive a client’s eye at 2880 x 1440 DPI on pigment ink. In a small architecture or design studio that lives and dies on how the color looks, it belongs.

It is not your bid-set workhorse. If your 4:45 crisis is volume — stacks of permit sets, redlines, as-builts — put your money toward a plan-oriented machine and let this one do what it’s good at. Bottom line: buy it for the boards, not for the backlog.

Spec analysis

How the specs grade

Overall performance

within color graphics & photo printers

74% spec coverage

This printer

How it scores

Media Handling67

Print Quality72

Print Cost75

Color46

Speed52

ConnectionsNot enough spec data

WorkflowNot enough spec data

Size / Fit84

WarrantyNot enough spec data

Graded on a curve against the best published spec among the wide-format printers we track — 100 = the catalog’s gold standard for that metric (the finest droplet, the longest warranty, the fastest rated speed actually on the market). Every input is a manufacturer-published spec; rated speeds are shown as listed, not timed throughput. Ticks mark the class best. How we grade →

Verified specifications

The specs that decide it

Maximum resolution	2880 x 1440 DPI
Internal memory	256 MB
Maximum print size	A1 (594 x 841 mm)
Ethernet	Yes
Sound level (printing)	45 dB
Power consumption	70 W

Specifications

Full technical detail

Max resolution2880 x 1440 DPI

Max print width24"

ConnectivityEthernet (Gigabit LAN), USB

Use casePhoto / Fine Art

Printing

Color	Yes
Maximum resolution	2880 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (normal quality)	40m²/h

Performance

Internal memory	256 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)	45 dB

Paper handling

Cut sheets	Yes
Roll paper	Yes
Roll top margin	0.118" (3 mm)
Maximum print size	A1 (594 x 841 mm)
ISO A-series sizes (A0…A9)	A1, A2, A3, A4

Ports & interfaces

USB port	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes
USB connector	USB Type-A
RJ-45 ports quantity	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN data rates	10Base-T, 100Base-TX

Weight & dimensions

Weight	186.3 lbs (84.5 kg)
Dimensions (WxDxH)	53.4 x 26.3 x 48" (1356 x 667 x 1218 mm)

Power

Power requirements	110V – 240V AC
Power consumption (standby)	1 W
Power consumption (typical)	70 W

Other features

Minimum system requirements	Windows XP, Vista, 7 Leopard 10.5.8 or + Snow Leopard 10.6 +

Packaging data

Bundled software	Epson NetConfig, Epson Remote Panel, SpectroProofer utilities, ColorBase

Sustainability

Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR

System requirements

Mac compatibility	Yes

Everything that fits the Epson Stylus Pro 7890

The full supplies hub lists every cartridge, printhead, roll and accessory verified against the manufacturer's own documentation for this machine.

47 ink cartridges · 24 paper & media items · 7 accessories

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Supplies

Compatible ink, printheads & media

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Questions

Straight answers

Is the 7890 a good plan-set printer for a busy engineering office?

Not really. It’s a color and proofing machine. For high-volume permit sets, redlines and as-builts, a plan-oriented 24-inch printer like the Canon iPF610 24-in will move that work faster and cheaper per sheet.

What ink does it use?

It runs Epson UltraChrome HDR pigment ink, which is why firms keep it for renderings and color-critical output.

How large a sheet can it produce?

Up to A1, listed as 23″ x 33″ (594 x 841 mm) — standard 24-inch D-size territory. It handles A1, A2, A3 and A4 sizes.

Will it fit in a design studio without a print room?

Yes. It’s 53.4 x 26.3 x 48″ and 186.3 lbs — floor-standing but office-friendly, and quiet at 45 dB while printing.

Does it include job accounting or chargeback tools?

No. The bundled software — Epson NetConfig, Remote Panel, ColorBase and SpectroProofer utilities — is aimed at color management and proofing. Departmental accounting is something you’d build around it.

How does it connect to a network?

Gigabit isn’t on offer; it uses 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet plus a USB Type-A port, with 256 MB of internal memory to buffer jobs.

Resources

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