I have an Olympus P400 (dye sub), an Epson 900 and this Epson 2200. They are all great printers. The P400 Dye sub is awesome, but can't print the big images. Using the 2200, the velvet paper (matte) produced the prettiest pictures I've seen at large sizes using the 2880 dpi print setting. Luster was nice, but I think I preferred the matte stock.The 2200 is easy to load; easy instructions, easy set up. Easy to use. The PPDs work well with IPhoto and the Epson photo program that it comes with. Printing through Photoshop proved to be disappointing, even with the PPD. Do what you need to in PS, save and import into Epson's program or IPhoto before printing (based on OSX trials through my G4).Will need to buy a cable. Suggest getting extra ink cartridges and paper up front -- you'll want to play once you have it in your hands.