First of all, I don't see why an EE should need a high quality photo printer. But if you really insist, trash your Epson 1400 and
buy a professional one. For example, the Epson SC-P9000. It will produce much better photo's... and on Linux.
Really, you don't see how someone can want or need something that you don't agree with? That is your argument for someone who wants to use a specific printer and can't in Linux? I got this all the time when I was trying to use Linux exclusively for a year. I was always told I was using Linux wrongly, I was using hardware not supported, and that I was just being a Windows newb and had no business using computers.
I use my computer to make videos, images, music, documents, websites, programming, work with email, web browsing, watch movies, gaming, etc.
Products used: Adobe CC, Sony Vegas Pro, both with purchased plugins, Steam and all the games I have with it, KiCad, Autodesk Inventor, Reaper, and a bunch of other things. I also calibrate my monitors with a Spyder 3, use a Wacom tablet, Logitech wireless joystick, Brother DCM1512 multifunction printer, an HP Laserjet CP1025nw color printer, SDR radio devices, and a bunch of other generic USB devices.
If anyone can point me to one single Linux distro and all the software that will do everything to that I can do with the above software, there is a finder's fee of a considerable amount. I am betting nobody will be able to collect. If I have no choice in the future but to move to Win10, I will go to Linux and deal with multiboot and the whole BS of trying to make everything work.
As it is now, the Win10 issue is avoidable, but with some effort. it is a trojan horse, virus,and rootkit all in one. So are the special updates for Win7 that are constantly being pushed as updates that you don't need. Microsoft is acting like hackers trying to botnet your computer and steal your personal data, passwords, and allow illegal search by the government.