Black Fabric Ribbon Cartridge. Designed and engineered to meet the demands of Epson's fast, high performance impact printers, genuine Epson ribbons deliver consistently crisp, black output, time and time again. Long-lasting and easy to install, Epson ribbons provide longer life and better character definition than imitation supplies. Remember, Epson supplies guarantee Epson quality. -Extra long life ribbon. -Special fabric designed specifically to work with the Epson LQ-590. -5 million characters at 48 dots/character. -Lubricating agents in ink extend the life of print head.