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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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This isn’t quite as seamless as the HP method I saw recently on the OfficeJet Pro 9022e as I had to manually tap in my Wi-Fi password, but it’s still relatively smooth. During the initial printer setup, a certain amount of ink is used to fill the print head’s nozzles, therefore the yield of the initial bundled set can be lower.

The bottles and tanks are designed for ease of use, meaning no hassle or mess when it's time to refill. For Ultra Premium Glossy, there is an even higher "Best" aka "Max" setting which has slightly better detail (5760x1440 dpi) but no better saturation or contrast and is very slow. The printer uses a bit of ink and a single sheet of paper for a requisite head alignment and nozzle check, but not much. It has Google Classroom integration, which allows you to log into your Classroom account and print assignments.My primary focus will be features and performance relative to amateur photographers who want to print their photos at home without breaking the bank or sacrificing overall print quality. The crisp quality of our duplexed pages was hard to fault, however, and while it prints slowly, it also prints very quietly. While the ET-8500 excels when printing on glossy and luster papers, my results with matte or fine art papers were quite good as well. They share the same inkset, ink capacity, print engine, connectivity options, interface and paper handling. It has the same print resolution as the Epson Expression Premium XP-7100, but the image looks more detailed as the use of gray ink helps create better shading.

Regarding black-and-white prints: in the print driver, Epson has a dedicated Black and White photo mode that lets you print with Neutral, Warm, Cool, and Sepia toning. Still, it comes impressively close, and most people, myself included in some cases, would struggle to pick prints from each printer apart from a normal viewing distance. However, a second rear paper feed requires you to take a piece off the printer's rear to feed paper straight into the back. Making it easy to position and use your printer around the home or office is the built-in Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct connectivity. This programme downloads and installs the latest drivers and software for your Epson product and where applicable may download network utilities and additional software.The grey ink that most other printers lack gives the Epson EcoTank ET-8550 a real advantage when it comes to rendering black and white photos. This is large, clear and easy to use, and it can be tilted out from the bottom edge so you can still use it if you’re standing in front of the printer. We are making strides in advancing a circular, low-carbon economy within our own product designs and partners that we work with. It has a flatbed scanner with extendable hinges to accommodate thick items like textbooks, but it doesn't have an automatic document feeder, so it isn't the best for scanning long, multi-page documents.

Gray helps with full color images, as well as with grayscale photo prints (more on this below), and when printing on plain paper. Yes, although the printer does not feature automatic double-sided printing in A3, you can print on both sides of an A3 page via a manual process if required.

For the ET-8550, not all the quality settings are available for all media types, moreover the names of the quality settings mean different things for different media. Print photos, copy documents, set up and troubleshoot your printer, and let your creativity flow with a wide range of artistic templates! It has an automatic document feeder, which the ET-8550 lacks, and it's more cost-effective because it yields more prints, and its replacement ink is cheaper. But when I want to print a black and white image, no ABW comes up as an option, just "black and white photo.

Will certainly keep my (now somewhat weaker/aged) eyes peeled for any sorts of your 're-visiting' remarks! However, the Epson is a photo printer that prints significantly better pictures, while the Canon is more of a general office printer with more features, like an ADF and duplex scanning. The bottles and tanks have been well designed to make it difficult to mess this up, although if you did pour the wrong ink into the wrong tank, it’ll take a long time to purge the tanks and get back to printing normally again.The broad selection of features and media compatibility is impressive, but more so is the print quality. A high performance printer for creative people, its low running costs ensures the whole family has the freedom to print everything they want, when they want. Overall both printers seem to deliver excellent printing quality while also being more economical than their competitors with the Canon having the edge in print quality by using pigment-based ink and the Epson being cheaper and more convenient to maintain. The printer can be connected via USB, Ethernet or WiFi, and can be set up from either a Mac or Windows computer or an iOS/Android device.

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