Hey Mick, Bob & Sportmaster,
Thanks for sharing your feedback. It’s reassuring to read your positive experiences — I hope to be an equally contented P5000 owner.
I received mine on Friday. Impeccable experience from delivery to first print. As you say, Bob, it’s built to a high standard; moreso than any of my previous Epson printers.
It’s a joy to use. The output outpaces my old 3880 and P600, even a casual print comparison shows improvement. The paper handling is so nice — efficient, accurate, and robust. Coming from Epson’s consumer tier of printers, I sure appreciate the P5000’s engineering. Lots of sensible design choices, no niggles, and no compromises that make you think, gee, they skimped.
I’m happy to have purchased now, albeit at the end of the P5000’s production cycle. My printer is about seven weeks old; a speedy turnaround from the date of manufacture to delivery stateside. I presume it’s from Epson’s last batch prior to unveiling the next generation. Come what may with its descendant: the P5000 meets my expectations for a first-rate, production printer.
It’s printing beautifully. All smiles here, so far.
Thanks again to all those who’ve shared feedback in this thread.
Wishing you lots of fine prints,
Riley