Epson EcoTank ET-5850 A4 Print/Scan/Copy/Fax High Performance Business Printer

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months of standard limited warranty or 80,000 plain paper sheets (whichever happens first). For an additional 12-month extended service plan (total of 24 months or 80,000 plain paper sheets, whichever happens first), register your product and use Epson genuine ink bottles. See Limited Warranty for details. In the Scanner Features section, the OCR test result was written as Built-In, but this is incorrect. You need to use the Epson Scan 2 app for this feature, so it's corrected to say Software. Also, the Mobile App section listed Microsoft Office and TXT files as printable by both OS, but it only works on the Android version of the app. Both test results were updated. Apple AirPrint allows full colour, top-quality printing from iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads directly from within many Apps available from the Apple App Store. You'll also want to consider core features - the best all-in-one printers offer plenty of functionality, including print, scan, copy, and fax. But you may not need these bells and whistles, and the best home printers will be fine for most. Yields based on the ISO/IEC 24712 pattern with Epson's methodology. Actual ink yields will vary considerably for reasons including images printed, print settings, temperature and humidity. Yields may be lower when printing infrequently or predominantly with one ink colour. All ink colours are used for printing and printer maintenance, and all colours must be available for printing.

All told, the Epson WorkForce WF-7210DTW is a very able and affordable large-format color printer with low running costs, suited to most small business tasks. But it undeniably faces some stiff competition at this price-point. Photographs printed on glossy paper looked very attractive, with rich colors and sharp details. The EcoTank tends to emphasize reds and yellows, creating a warm tone that is arguably a little unnatural looking. Shadow areas in photographic prints tended to lose some subtle details. To take advantage of AirPrint, your compatible printer must be connected to the same wireless network as your iOS device or Mac computer. Epson ScanSmart is a combination scanner interface and modular app with several document management features, including sequential file naming, keyword indexing, document archiving, optical character recognition (OCR), and more. Finally, the fax utility speaks for itself.

The tall design makes it especially easy to photocopy documents on the raised scanner bed, while the copies collect underneath. There’s only room for 60 sheets in this output tray, but you can fit 250 sheets in the main input tray and another 35 in the automatic document feeder on top. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™; level of performance subject to the range of the router being used. Wi-Fi Direct may require printer software. The devices use Epson’s PrecisionCore Heat-Free Technology, which uses a high-density print chip that can generate up to 40 million precise dots per second. They include a 4.3″ color touchscreen and supports host-based printing (Epson’s proprietary printing language). As mentioned, the ET-5880 supports PCL and PostScript.

This model can print custom sizes. This lets you print on A5 paper, even if that size isn't in the presets, so we changed the A5 result in Printing Size from 'No' to 'Yes'. I tried to install the product's software for an Ethernet connection but cannot complete the installation in Windows or on my Mac. What should I do? At the bottom of the EcoTank Pro product line, the ET-5170 is more compact than its ET-5850 sibling. Pigment Inks– DURABrite ET inks are pigment based offering sharp text and graphics. They are also durable, water resistant and smudge proof. The HP 9015 holds just 250 sheets from one input source, as does the Lexmark MC2535adwe, though the latter also has a one-sheet override tray and can be expanded to a total of 1,451 sheets. The Brother MFC-J5945DW holds 600 sheets from three sources, and the Epson WF-C5790supports 330 sheets (expandable to 830) from two input trays.WiFi CERTIFIED™, level of performance subject to the range of the router being used. WiFi Direct may require printer software. The Epson EcoTank ET-8550 is an A3 photo printer featuring an impressive six refillable tanks instead of four - meaning greater clarity and quality to images (and substantially reduced running costs). . By comparison, the Pixma G7020 holds 350 sheets split between two sources, a 250-sheet front cassette up front and a 100-sheet rear tray, while the Epson ET-5850 holds 550 sheets from three sources—two 250-sheet cassettes and a 50-sheet multipurpose tray. Brother's tabloid-size MFC-J6945DW holds a whopping 600 sheets split between two 250-sheet cassettes and a 100-sheet override tray. Similarly, the EcoTank scanned in record time, making a 300 dpi grayscale PDF in only 5.6 seconds, compared to the category average of 7.1 seconds for business inkjets. The HP Smart Tank 651 made the same scan in 8.3 seconds. The Canon MB5420 made the scan in 9.4 seconds.

There are always trade-offs when it comes to portable printers. But given it serves up prints with such detail and clarity, even at slow speeds, we would recommend the Epson WorkForce WF-110 to anyone who needs to print documents on the road.Epson America is a division of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a manufacturer and supplier of imaging products, semiconductors, liquid crystal displays, and watches. The company has been an innovative designer of ink jet printers and sells an extensive product line. Most of these are geared to home and school use, but Epson continues to extend its line further into the office environment. In addition to writing hundreds of articles for PCMag, over the years he also wrote for many other computer and business publications, among them Computer Shopper, Digital Trends, MacUser, PC World, The Wirecutter, and Windows Magazine. He also served as the Printers and Scanners Expert at About.com.