Epson EcoTank ET-2750 A4 Print/Scan/Copy Wi-Fi Printer, Black

I purchased the ET-2750 following research into home printers, with ink tanks rather than cartridges, for a budget around £200 to £250. I have had my fair share of "cartridge is nearly empty" warnings popping up plus I have had cartridge printers for 40 years so I must move with the times. I replaced a 20+ year old Canon MX850 which had begun to throw up one or two errors requiring Canon Service Centre intervention which sounded as expensive as a new printer. So I whittled my search down to Canon or Epson. Most reviews leaned towards the Epson because they were the first to introduce tank technology for home use. They are more expensive but the extra appeared worth the gamble. In addition the Black Friday deal forced my hand. Out of the box it's a very light, compact, machine which looks nice on my desk. Connection was simple using the existing power and USB leads used on the MX850. Topping the tanks with the supplied inks was easy, clean and very satisfying. My hardware is Windows XP and a 20+ year old desktop (homebuilt) computer. Loading the software was simple but as always you have to be patient while components are found and software is, as always, updated from the manufacturers web. Within 30 minutes I was printing out superb 7" x 5" photographs on Marrutt Satin/Oyster paper (I can fully recommend this paper). Some printer owners appear to have issues printing on non Epson paper but I did not. I printed out 12 photographs, some bordered and some borderless with superb results. Another 15 minutes spent setting up my iPhone 6S with Epson iPrint to allow me to print directly, via wireless, from the phone. Again with excellent results. Next came scanning. I suggest you read the manual and set up your file/folder to receive the scanned documents. Again scanning was simple and easy once the target folder was set up. Some reviews targeted noise as a CON but I have no issues with this. Internal parts are moving paper and printer heads so some sound is expected. It's very early days but so far I am very happy with my selection.

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. This also is not correct in my experience. I use standard inkjet glossy paper and the photos come out perfectly clear with no smudging.Thus far I would highly recommend this printer but would warn that it can take a little while to set up.The only negative was that the installation disc did not work on my PC (windows 10). I had to go to the Epson website to downlaod the driver software etc but this was hardly a chore.

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. If you eyesight isn't great this display will be a problem.We had one paper jam but couldn't see how to clear it (unaware that there's a flip-down panel on the reat that gives you access to the paper path). Epson tech help didn't mention this when phoned so had to take it to an Epson repair centre where it was cleared.Had to have a lengthy head cleaning session to get the coloured inks to flow after having the unit for a year or so, but this was down to our low usage of colour. Black has never clogged. Print quality seems good, don't know about photos though. The double side printing is great.Best features are the large ink tanks. That ink (given our lowish usage) is going to last us for ever! And full bottles of refill ink are pretty cheap as well. If you're printing a lot you should get one of these ecotank machines. Also we got a free 3 year extended warranty, even though this isn't mentioned on the Amazon advert. You just go onto the Epson website and look for 'extended warranties' you will be directed to a page (might be a pdf download) that lists all the produts that can have the free extended warranty and follow the instructions.All in all quite pleased with it.