Extra longlife, fabric ribbon is engineered to meet the demands of Epson's fast, high-performance impact printers. Ribbon delivers consistently crisp, black output, time and time again. Long-lasting and easy to install, this ribbon provides longer life and better character definition than imitation supplies. Lubricating agents in the ink extend the life of your printhead. Fabric is designed specifically to work with the Epson LQ-590 Dot Matrix Printer. Ribbon yields 5 million characters at 48 dots per character.