LONG BEACH, Calif.-- Epson America, Inc., creator of high-quality, award-winning imaging products, today announced a new ink jet printer designed to greatly increase the value of PC manufacturers' and dealers' bundle packages. The Epson Stylus Color 480SXU combines the benefits of Epson's advanced Micro Piezo print heads, quick-drying inks, USB connectivity and easy-to-use output to meet a wide variety of printing needs. "This printer offers the best of both worlds in terms of quality and value," said Rodrigo Catalan, product manager, consumer ink jet printers. "When you factor in all of the features that are included with this printer and its overall ease-of-use, you can see why this is the best choice for bundles." The Stylus Color 480SXU features the same award-winning Micro Piezo technology featured in all of Epson's ink jet printers and delivers photo-quality 720 dpi output for great looking Web pages, banners, iron-on transfers, cards, homework assignments and more. It also prints black text up to four pages per minute (ppm) and can produce color text and graphics at up to 2.2 ppm. Straight out of the box, the Stylus Color 480SXU comes with everything an owner needs to begin producing high-quality output (including color and black ink cartridges) and is easy for almost any member of a family to use. The printer driver installs on any Windows(R) 98, Windows 2000 and Windows ME system through a simple, one-click installation process. In addition, users can follow simple on-screen instructions to control all printer functions from their PC. The separate black and color cartridges with quick-drying inks deliver true four-color output that won't smudge or bleed. Users are also updated automatically when ink levels are low and given step-by-step instructions on how to change the cartridges. The printer software also features options for previewing documents, adding watermarks or resizing images. This new printer offers a built-in USB interface and comes with a value-packed software bundle that includes ArcSoft PhotoPrinter(TM) 2.0 LE, ArcSoft PhotoFantasy(TM) 2.0 and other top-rated PC software programs for the home.