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The Ultimate List of 2560×1600 wallpapers includes only the websites where one can download high-quality 2560×1600 (WQXGA) wallpapers for free. This list does not include sites which offer crippled, watermarked, or ultra-low quality versions with the intention of selling you a better quality version.

• DeviantArt
  The DeviantArt.com list of images tagged with 2560×1600. Some good ones here.
  photographic, illustration, abstract, drawing, artistic, anime
• SteveTruett.com
  Lots of beautiful fractal-type abstract wallpapers.
  abstract, colorful, fractal
• InterfaceLIFT
  Tons of free wallpapers of various types, be prepared to spend some time browsing through these. This page includes wallpapers collected from many other sites. They are mostly photographs and computer-generated abstract images.
  photographic, abstract, illustration
• Wallpaper Factory – WQXGA
  A no-nonsense spot for downloading several high-quality WQXGA wallpapers. There is actual unique content here.
  photographic
• Blatte’s Backgrounds
  Free, but you have to jump through a few hoops. First you have to agree to a terms of use, then you get a username and password which you then have to enter at the time of download. Style: colorful computer-generated fractals.
  abstract, colorful, fractal
• Mandolux.com
  A nice group of high quality and dual-monitor wallpapers.
  photographic, abstract, illustration, sports
• Original Mac OS Tiger Wallpapers
  These are the original full set of OSX Tiger wallpapers without any further JPG compression.
  Mac OSX, abstract, photographic
• Ballookey.com
  A nice group of illustrative wallpapers, these tend to be on the lighter, more feminine side.
  illustration, floral
• WallpaperStock
  You’ll find a decent amount at WallpaperStock’s 2560×1600 page. Mostly photographic, you might find something you like. Most of these can also be found at InterfaceLIFT.
  photographic, Mac OSX
• Paxton Prints
  Some more professional-quality photographic wallpapers of nature.
  photographic
• onickz.com
  Six ok photographic wallpapers, if you’re into these. mostly nature.
  photographic
• Big Backgrounds
  A group of scenic photographic wallpapers of mountains and nature. Get your tree-hug on.
  photographic
• Gene Burch Photography
  Three very nice, professionally photographed wallpapers can be found here. Two desert scenes and a horse-farm scene.
  photographic
• BDGamers.net
  To put it in their words, They’ve got one “God of War 2 Kratos Badass Armor Wallpaper” that you may find worth checking out.
  gaming
• The Decemberists
  I wouldn’t otherwise include this site, but it has one really cool parchment-looking drawing-style wallpaper.
  drawing, sepia, paper, pencil, ink
• Blue Crystal Desktops
  Three abstract Mac OSX-inspired wallpapers available for download in a 4MB zip file. In his own words, “Each desktop provides a fresh working environment without distracting from the actual work.”
  Direct Link (4MB zip).
  Mac OSX, abstract
• Annovi Reverberi
  An odd collection of nice cad-rendered pumps. Different subject matter, but nice clean images, and a nice number of them. Hey, I like good-looking machinery.
  industrial, machines
• ianlabs.com
  Last but not least, I’m adding this very site to the list. I love my big monitor and will continue to create these free downloads.
  artistic

Enjoy! If you feel that I have left a good site out of this list, please let me know.

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