EcoTank Photo ET-8550 Wireless Wide-format Color All-in-One Supertank Printer with Scanner Copier, Ethernet and 4.3-inch Colorfull Touchscreen

I ordered this to print a large batch of wedding photos in a variety of sizes, though I had been eyeing it for years for printing my other photos like landscapes. The printer was easy enough to set up and calibrate (although since it has a scanner, Epson could automate the alignment). I threw in some third party paper, selected a color profile, and was up and printing with good color and brightness in two or three prints. I have been printing 13x19's at a rapid pace, and the ink levels have barely gone down. Most of the cost of my prints seems to be the paper, by a wide margin. The print quality appears to be excellent, and an 11x17 with an inch margin only takes about five minutes to print! I have been avoiding borderless prints so far, as I have read that the ink can get on the rollers, and I can batch up smaller sizes onto a full sheet, then cut with a paper cutter. The maintenance tank shows slightly reduced capacity, so I'll be keeping one of those on hand along with extra ink. Wireless connection on Windows was very simple - the utility found the printer, so it was a one click operation. I have noticed that if my network is congested, prints can take a little longer, but I'm sending the full resolution image to the printer (rather than setting dpi and scaling before transmission), so some buffering delay is to be expected. I see that noise level is a recommended topic, and the printer really is quiet while printing, though there are some clunks at startup. Most of the time it's quieter than my laser printer.

The TLDR for this is the review title. It cost about $200 US more than I wanted to pay, and I tried mightily to find something else that was cheaper! But in the end, this was the only printer that I could actually say met my needs to support my serious "artsy" amateur photographer large print habit. I am pleased to say that it is worth every cent. I've had it about a week, and I've printed a LOT of photos (Maybe 30, or so), just to test it out. And the ink tanks aren't even down to the 25% used level. All printer Ink is expensive, but the way the Epson Ink is packaged and sold, it is projected to save the typical user about 80% in ink costs over the life of the printer. I believe this is a reasonable estimate based on my current usage, and I haven't even started my real printing yet. The print quality is excellent. Is it as good as one of those giant commercial grade printers? Probably not. But when I used good Epson and Canon printer paper, I thought it was as close as I could reasonably get for something that costs less than $1000 US. To be honest, I also printed on cheap Kodak paper, and while it wasn't quite as sharp and the color wasn't quite as accurate as the premium paper, it was still more than adequate, GOOD, even. Certainly good enough that Granny, Gramps, and Mom are not likely to notice. So cheap paper is not off the table for some print jobs. It's reasonably quiet and well built. My office area is right below my bedroom and I have no fear of it being heard up there. It's big and heavy and doesn't make the table it sits on wobble; it's rock solid. I like the large color LCD screen. I haven't had to clear any paper jams yet but access for clearing them is from the back and very easy to get to. The only negative I've encountered is that the auto select for which paper tray to use is unreliable. I've found that manually selecting the paper tray reduces the amount os swear words I use during the day! Go with the manual tray selection, or your kids will learn words you don't want them to know. I tried the scanner once, it works well, but is no better than any other all-in-one printer. I suspect all the printers of this type use the same type of scanner, possibly from the same manufacturer. You won't hate the scanner, but it's not going to stand out in your mind either. This is the perfect All-In-One printer for serious photographers on a budget who need to use paper that is 13 inches wide. If you can get by with standard letter size printer paper there is an almost identical printer that is a bit cheaper, but delivers all the other features of this one. (ET-8500) I am VERY happy with this printer, and I would buy it again, and I would recommend it to a friend.

I make a point to never leave bad reviews. I don't like the idea of putting negativity out in the world. BUT MY GOD I HATE THIS PRINTER. Before purchasing I read (and still see) so many great reviews, so I'm willing to concede that maybe I just got a total lemon. But if I hadn’t spent $800 on this printer, I would've chucked it on week one. Printers can be fussy, but I've never experienced so many different issues that I can't even pinpoint a potential problem. I'm going to allow myself one glorious meltdown venting session. Bc this printer is worth it. The manual feed on the back works about 1/10 attempts. At best. Error after error message even though everything was completed 100% to spec. I've stopped using the manual feed completely, and have conceded that even though I purchased this printer SPECIFICALLY for the ability to print on cardstock and other thick paper stocks, this is simply not a feature I get to use. Ever. I am not a stupid woman, nor am I technologically challenged. * This is not user error. * When I use the top paper feed, anything above basic print quality produces lines. When I try to realign the print heads to fix this, it will only select from one particular print cartridge for this, and the paper folds and crumbles in the interior (even though all the back manual feed equipment is properly reinstalled) and has to be carefully pried out by hand, so bc it only accepts paper for print head alignment, etc, through THIS ONE paper feed, I have not been able to realign the print heads. I get decent enough prints from the basic print setting, but I'm prevented from printing higher quality. As a professional artist, this is not okay. As I sit here venting on Amazon for the first time ever, the printer sits beside me, refusing to accept print commands from my computer wirelessly even though it says it's connected. So I transferred my 12x18" image to an SD card to print directly from the unit, but for some reason, the printer tells me that 12x18" is not a valid paper size and refuses to print, even though it has (in the past) via wireless connection. My only other option was to connect the printer directly to the computer (with a wire that is NOT included with purchase). Right now, it's pretending to print. It's a liar. I hear a single print line being created once every 30-45 seconds. It's been doing this for about 15 minutes, and I'm guessing I have about half an inch of my image completed in that 15 minutes. Have I mentioned the weird chugging sound it makes...all the time? This MUST be an anomaly. Maybe everyone else received a perfect printer and I got a factory reject that slipped through inspection. I am a professional artist and photographer, and rely on the sale of prints to help support my work. I have an event this weekend and at this point I am quite screwed. Could I go back in time, I'd purchase anything else. I hate this printer more than I hate any other item in my studio/office...and I sit next to a litter box.

110 volts, not compatible with Saudi Arabia’s electric outlets

Cumplió más allá de lo que esperaba, la calidad de la impresión es muy buena, fácil de instalar y usar, la app para celular es muy intuitiva así como su manejo desde la pc La calidad de las impresiones es muy nítida y viva, ideal para fotografía sobre todo si vas a imprimir un volumen mediano de fotos, ya que en cuanto a su costo beneficio sin duda alguna es de lo mejor que encontrarán

Followed the instructions to the T for setting up.. LCD asked if I wanted to set up via mobile App which I ignored. LCD just turned white… switch On Switched Off Many times.. plugged unplugged many times … nothing moves on LCD…. Filled the Ink Tanks … still nothing appeared on LCD.. after few minutes everything switched off… Inks haven’t been charged… Dont know what to do? Any help here?

Stopped working after a month

The printer is good but the delivery service was horrible.