Future availability of Ink cartridges for the Epson 3880?

[uintaangler]

I am relatively new do the world of pro printers and thus have no prior experience with owning a printer model that the manufacturer has discontinued
Will there come a point when finding ink cartridges for the 3880 will become problematic?
Thanks

[Alan Goldhammer]

Epson will support the 3880 for a long time.  This something I don't worry about as a 3880 owner.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

So far I have had no problems getting cartridges for my 3800 printer, two of which are different from the 3880.

[Jim Kasson]

I am relatively new do the world of pro printers and thus have no prior experience with owning a printer model that the manufacturer has discontinued
Will there come a point when finding ink cartridges for the 3880 will become problematic?

Someday. for sure. But your 3880 will probably be broken and unrepairable before that.

There are a boatload of 3880s out there. Epson follows the razors/blades pricing policy, so they make most of their money on ink and paper. Why wouldn't they keep cranking out ink?

Jim

[disneytoy]

I still get r1900 and r2400 cartridges no problem. I've also had no problem using carts 5 yers expired. So I think ink will be available for atleast 5 years.

[Wayne Fox]

I still stock Epson inks for the Epson 2200 which was discontinued many years ago.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I still stock Epson inks for the Epson 2200 which was discontinued many years ago.

I was wondering about that. The 2200 was my first printer and my introduction to digital printing, even before I had a digital camera. Moving to the 3800 was a big step up.

Eric