21.11.2018

I have always went for Epson printers when buying and replacing inkjet printers. The main reason being the older printers are cheap and it's easy to find compatible ink cartridges for every Epson I have come across.I finally succumbed to HP for my inkjet needs simply because they started the instant ink service which so far has been worth it.However, I purchased the Epson ET2600 Ecotank printer as I have started using sublimation inks for my business.Knowing full well the hassle of replacing cartridges, fighting with refillable kits, cleaning up the mess and then getting the printer to recognise the cartridges.Just not worth the cost or stress.I decided to gamble on using sublimation inks immediately in this printer instead of using the normal ink that comes with it.My gamble paid off as they work no problem at all.I got the printer home within a few days from my Amazon seller. The box contains everything needed to start printing right away except the paper.You get the printer itself, 4 bottles of ink - the usual Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. The bottles contain 70ml of ink. A UK and Europe power cord and the software disc. Epson have still provided the usual bumf in form of warranty, legal info, user manual etc etc but they have actually cut this down a lot. Thankfully.Anyway, the printer also comes with less internal packaging and tape than they used to. Again, I'm grateful. Just 2 strips of blue tape to remove.Plugged in, switched on, software disc in computer. Runs for 20 seconds then you get offered to continue set up using most up-to-date online software.I opted for online software. Takes a minute to download drivers etc. Wizard opens up to take you step by step through set up.It struggled to connect wirelessly. Tried a few times but to no avail. Had to uninstall all the software and drivers and start againAttempt 2... much better. Part of the set up requires the ink to be inserted. No cartridges meant no thumbling around.Bearing in mind I opted for sublimation inks, they still insert the same way.The Ecotank is on the right hand side as you look at the printer. They are easy to identify as they are well labelled.All you do is pull off the rubber cap and pour in the ink then replace the rubber cap.I would like to see something a bit better than rubber caps as the ones on my ET2600 are quite loose. I would prefer a tighter fit or screw cap so they are more secure.Back following the wizard, the ink needs to feed through to the print heads. A process Epson call 'charging the ink'. This takes around 20 minutes. A long, tedious and boring 20 minutes.Finally, Epson try to force all the usual software on you. OCR software for the scanner, photo and card making software etc. Just skip past it unless you really want it.A quick test print and your done.Using the printer has been a positive experience. Top load paper that goes print side facing you then comes out the front.Easy to use printer software. Settings are easy to navigate to such mirror image or type of paper or quality settings.Printing quality is excellent. A4 is the maximum size. Printing is very quick, even on highest quality settings. The quality is so good that even using sublimation inks, I have managed to get away with using the standards settings for printing.Scanner works no problem at all with Microsoft paint. Open paint and click on 'Scan From Printer'All in, I paid just over £140 as there was a discount offered. No quibble though as it does the job well.

3.12.2017

This is my first experience with an Epson printer, and a printer at this price-point. In short, I am very impressed! The printer ships complete with documentation, and installation CD and several bottles of ink. The printer itself was well packaged. Once unboxed, I could appreciate that the printer is well made and very solid. It measures 18.7 x 34.7 x 37.5 cm and weighs 5.5kg. You can connect the printer to your home network using either wifi or ethernet (cable not included). I am using the printer with my MacBook, which immediately found the printer on my wifi network. Set-up was very quick and simple following a few simple on-screen instructions. I did not need to install the bundled software.This is a 3-in-1 printer,meaning it can print, copy and scan. The printer has a small 3.7cm LCD screen to control this. I found the screen resolution to be a little low, but it is easy to navigate. There is also a very handy ink indicator on the front, so you can see how much ink is remaining and top-up before if is depleted to ensure printing is not halted mid-cycle. You can also print from your mobile phone or SD card, which is ideal for photographers. The paper loads in the top, meaning you need to place the printer in a suitable location.The included ink (vacuum sealed) is promised to print up to 14,000 pages in black and white, and 5,200 pages in colour, which Epson claim to be 3 years worth. Refilling the ink tanks using the included ink is quick and mess-free. You simply open the tank door on the front of the printer, lift the specific tank top and insert the ink refill bottle onto the nozzle. The printer can handle double-sided printing. Printing speeds were very quick; a black and white page on low settings seemed to take 2-3 seconds. Quality, even on the lowest of settings, was very impressive. I printed a few photos using glossy cards in full colour and was very impressed with this! So much so, I framed them and they appear to be of studio-grade prints. On another note, the printer should ideally be placed on a solid surface; I placed it on a bookshelf and the movement when printing did shake the bookshelf. This isn't a design flaw with the printer, and I am only mentioning it for information purposes.Overall, I would highly recommend this printer. It is one of the best printers I have used and is replacing a very trustworthy (but less-expensive) HP printer I have used for 3 years. In terms of quality and usability, the Epson is very effective. I don't plan to use the scanning much (taking pictures with my phone fulfils my needs for this), but it is nice to have these additional features. Conclusively, if you need a high-quality printer and print in colour a lot, this should serve you well. The included bundle of ink makes this a very good purchase.

12.12.2017

I have been impressed with Epsons cartridge free inkjet printer. Some may think its a bit of play on words really as its still requires "refills" and their cost has to be taken into account. Software and printing Tested with computers running Windows 10 OS.Pros1.Excellent print Quality in Black and White2. Reasonably quick printing for documents and not that loud.3. Colour document printing is of a good quality.4. Photo prints are very good quality - this will vary according to what paper you use. If printing photos I recommend using a photo print paper.5. Setup guide is easy to follow and refill bottles are easy to use to load the ink into the tank.6. Its got a reasonable desktop footprint - you will need some space.7.

30.12.2017

I found the printer largely very easy to set up and get going. I approached filling the ink tanks very cautionary, even putting a towel underneath the printer but this was generally fool proof. Each bottle only locks into the corresponding colour and won't pour otherwise. Furthermore, there is no danger of overfilling the tanks as the tanks automatically lock when you reach the fill line. Very economical and easy to complete. However, do still read the instructions, as while most of the tape around the printer is to be removed there is one part inside in the printer that looks like you should remove it but the instructions clearly stipulate to leave this intact.I set up the printer wirelessly with an iMac.

5.2.2020

We got this at a very good price, must have been one of those 'flash' deals you stumble upon from time to time.For what we use it for (mainly b&w text printing, occasional colour printing, no photos) it has been very good so far. But the display is so small it's hard to read the icons. Operation is a bit counter intuitive, e.g to copy something you place the paper to be copied on the scanner, then, instead of just hitting the relatively large 'OK' button on the touch pad you are instructed, on the minuscule display, to hit a differnt button. On the display you can hardly make out which button that is! Penny pinching stupidity at its best - why not just include a slightly larger display.

3.11.2019

The problem with inkjet printers is the size of the cartridges and the limit of inks. Also, considering the plastic crisis we are currently living in, useless plastic when empty. Epson's Eco-Tank printers have visible refillable large tanks that are supposed to last 700 pages. I've printed over 100 pages in the past month and barely seen any ink loss.Like with any inkjet, you're supposed to print occasionally to ensure the inkpads don't dry out. You're not going to be afraid of doing that with this printer. Should that happen, it is possible to get a replacement tank unit for a small price but considering how little ink I've used so far I'm not sure if that will happen.The default is for standard paper although that can be changed.

16.6.2019

When the printer arrived and I unpacked it, I was impressed by it's compact size. The set up was a bit lengthy. Whatever happened to Plug and Play? There was a CD included which sort of led you by the nose through the process. It was in the usual pictogram form which personally I dislike, though I appreciate the need to do it that way.Once set up and loaded with the ink bottles, the printer then had a chunter to itself for several minutes whilst it sorted out the ink and printer head. It then asked for the not quite empty ink bottles to be reinserted, whereupon the final small dregs were taken up.The ink level indicators are perfectly clear. The control pads on top of the printer are a bit small and confusing,

30.1.2020

Pros: Excellent printer, very good resolution, excellent scanner. Very easy to set up using the supplied software setup disk. Works great with both my Windoze 10 laptop and Windoze XP desktop.I found the easiest way to set-up the printer was to tell the software to set it up for a wireless connection, then at the appropriate place connect it via a USB printer lead so the computer can tell the printer the wifi SSID and password - to save you trying to load it to the printer manually...Hint - use the disk for XP even though the blurb says/implies the disk doesn't support XP (or Vista) - the software goes online and downloads the correct drivers.

19.12.2019

I was looking for a printer as I have to print a lot of assignments for my university course and work. After having gone through several printers over the years that either failed or I had to get rid of for being too expensive to run, I chose to take a chance with this one as it made sense by looking at the features and the claims made by Epson.I was sceptical because of the up-front cost. For the same amount of money you can get a colour laser printer, however colour laser printers tend to be bulkier, noisier and the toner cartriges are not cheap.After having this printer for about a month and having printed about 200 double sided pages (all with text, graphs and photos) the ink levels haven't moved at all.

15.1.2020

Printer arrived on time with no external and wasteful Amazon packing, a good start. Having watched a you tube video on how to set it up, I was already familiar with how to do it. It was easy, packing inside minimal and necessary, ink bottles easy to open, even if you have issues re grip strength as I do. Outer plastic can be ripped off, I used scissors, bottle tops easy to open. Easy to fill ink and spill free, Instructions clear. Removed all blue tape and opened and filled ink wells with ease. Once plugged in the printer initialises, takes 10 mins. You can do other things whilst this occurs. WiFi Set up was very easy I didn’t even use set up software. Display on printer is small and it makes it easier to use if you are seated,

19.12.2018

So glad I ignored the negative reviews about any difficulty setting up and software etc. I took my time and downloaded stuff direct from the Epson website to make sure I had the latest drivers etc and no problems at all. Just be patient.The only thing I had to watch out for was that with some software such as Word etc that I use I had to re-assign to print with the new Epson printer which came up easy as pie on the menu. I had installed the drivers on my main PC (Windows 10) which picked up the Wifi connection to the printer with no problems. I did wonder if the laptop upstairs (also Windows 10) might need new drivers installing also,

30.1.2019

I really like the Epson EcoTank. As far as print quality goes it's excellent (probably the best of all printers I've owned), and I think the ability to refill the ink tanks as opposed to having to buy cartridges is an excellent idea.The EcoTank was very simple to set up - and every time I've had to link it to a new device have had no problems doing so. My devices are connected to the printer via wi-fi (both my desktop and laptop are connected), and every time I print or scan the connection has been swift and without any fuss.Some people might be worried about the idea of filling up ink cartridges by hand, but there's no need to be. It's a very simple and easy no hassle process,

19.7.2019

The printer arrived on time the next day after ordering it.It was well packages and is a nice compact design.It did take me some time to set up as initially it did not want to connect with my router, however once I did the connecting via the printer and not on the pc screen via the installation software, all went well.I notice people have complained that it does not Airprint from a mobile phone. This is not true as I use an Iphone 7 plus and it connected instantly and prints from the phone perfectly well.Very easy system for the ink filling and have just purchased a set of new inks for £12.99 so should be very cheap to run.I notice someone complained about only being able to use Epson Glossy photo paper.

8.7.2020

Having previously used many inkjet printers I've experienced the "ink-tightrope" of trying to balance ink-efficiency with quality of prints. This has often been met with very mixed results, with no one printer offering everything.Until this printer.This printer with print thousands of pages on one tank refill. Also, each tank is separate; so if you print more of a certain colour then you can easily purchase a single refill of whatever colour you need.The print quality is also excellent, with outstanding results compared to other similar inkjets on a side-by-side comparison. This is so much better than similar printers I own by HP and Canon.The install process is also extremely easy due to very well programmed software and driver.The only real negative point is the printer noise,

14.3.2018

I was gifted this item but these views are all my own:This machine was really easy to set up which is ideal as we are all time poor but, from unpacking to set up, it took less than 20 minutes, including connecting to WiFi, before I could print my first document.The EcoTank has four refillable tanks so you simply fill the tanks with the ink bottles provided and then top them up as and when you need to. No need for printer cartridges, so also great for the environment. I did worry I would make a huge mess filling the printer but so far so good.This machine prints quickly, but quietly and there is an option for double sided printing to save paper,

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