Epson EcoTank ET-8550 A3 Print/Scan/Copy Wi-Fi Photo Ink Tank Printer, With Up To 2 Years Worth Of Ink Included

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Looking at the horizontal lines across the entire print, the first thing I would do is a nozzle check. The cost-per-print is remarkably low because a full tank lasts a long time, and replacement ink is relatively inexpensive.

The Epson EcoTank ET-8550 is a pleasure to use thanks to the large intuitive touchscreen interface and smooth, quiet operation. Normal is quite speedy, and the text and graphics are smoother, and with finer detail than Economy; for most of the time, this setting provides the best balance of quality and speed. Even with those approximate calculations, however, the lower ink costs will save considerable money (and waste) in the long run. It prints mono A4 pages quickly at 32ppm (pages per minute), though that slows right down in auto duplex mode. Their scanners are intended for archiving and reprinting individual works of art, not business documents.Yields will vary greatly depending on image, area coverage, print mode and environmental conditions.

When comparing the ET-8500 output with glossy and luster pigment prints from the P900 and the Pro-300, many viewers sensed a difference, but generally picked the ET-8500 as their favorite; there was just something about the vibrancy of the photos from the ET-8500, especially on glossy media. Much like older Epson Pro printers 4 Like the Stylus Photo 2880 and the Stylus Pro 3800, both of which were reviewed here, long ago in a printerverse far, far away. READ NEXT: Our pick of the best 3D printers Epson EcoTank ET-8550 review: What do you get for the money? HEAT-FREE TECHNOLOGY - Engineered with Micro Piezo heat-free technology, you can enjoy consistent high-speed printing, with greatly reduced energy consumption so you can save time and money.The app even has a power button so you can turn the printer on and off remotely, and it also tells you how much ink you have left. You must instead tap a button on the touchscreen, and the printer will retract the tray, allowing you to close the front of the printer. Unlike most supertank printers, the ink tank's tubing mechanism is in a protected area, so it's out of the user's way when removing paper jams. If you’re just starting out, and haven’t really printed before, the Epson EcoTank printer is an excellent starter printer. The input trays have spring-loaded covers that can sometimes be in the way when you load paper as they bounce back on their own, closing the trays.