RIP software for printing vector art to an Epson 7880?

I'm looking to print several 18x24 inch posters that are 100% vector art out of Adobe Illustrator to my Epson Stylus Pro 7880. Apparently Epson printers don't support Postscript, so when I print from Illustrator my vector lines appear pixelated. I'm now looking at RIP software for OS X that will translate the postscript language from Illustrator but I'm not sure which software would be the best choice. Most of it is out of my price range as I'm just running off a few posters at home. Can anyone offer advice for affordable OS X RIP software? Thanks!

"Apparently Epson printers don't support Postscript,"
the Epson Stylus Pro 7880 is a Postscript printer --and it does support postcsript--do you have the drivers installed?--are you choosing this printer when you try to print your posters?
get drivers here:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=94509&prodoid=63070985&BV_Use BVCookie=yes&infoType=Downloads&platform=Macintosh&x=35&y=9
have you read the manual?
get it here:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Doc&o id=94509&prodoid=63070985&category=Products

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