I used an Epson 3800 for some years, then stopped printing for quite a while (several years) because I was moving around. Just got back into it, and I am using an Epson P906 (for some reason it is called a P906 in Australia - it is a P900 most other countries).
Setup is surprisingly easy. Still have to remove a heap of blue tape (Epson love their blue tape!), but they have an online setup guide which shows you videos of where to remove the tape! Then it downloads the printer driver and utilities, and initialises the printer, including telling you when to install the cartridges (how to shake them, too) and so forth - very nice! Takes a while to load all the ink, but you don’t have to do anything.
This new model is a distinct improvement on the old ones (like the 3800 and 3880; I never looked at the P800). It takes 10 cartridges, and does not need to waste ink switching between photo black and matte black (yay!). It can (and has) download its own firmware updates! Supports Ethernet, USB, or wifi connections (I like using Ethernet).
According to at least a few people who have measured it, this printer is the cheapest of the 17” models to run (nice to know, but not why I chose it), using measurably less ink per area printed.
Still getting familiar with it, so I am only printing A4 at the moment - I will get to the A2 sheets when I’m confident. High quality photo papers are not cheap in A2!
Weirdly, it seems to use light grey ink much faster (like 3x as fast!) than the others (not just me - many people report it). Not a big hassle - I just bought an extra light grey. Oh, and that is a change - the Epsons I have used before had Matte Black, Photo Black, Light Black, and Light Light Black - this one does not! Surprised me. The cartridges hold 50ml of ink and last quite a while.
One last surprise: during printing it turns on a light inside the printer and you can see it printing on a narrow strip - that is cute! OK, it’s probably so you can abort the print if the colours are wildly wrong , but it is still cute
So if someone is looking for a 17” desktop printer, here’s one vote for the Epson P900.