Epson - EcoTank ET-2850

My canon g7020 Was much better picture quality vs ECOTANK 2850 Pictures on same paper cannon Ink expires 2 years Epson... Canon has no expiration date on bottle? Epson even printing full color rainbow 2-3x a month clogged Canon left 3 weeks printed fine.

I've also noticed my canon g7020 prints better pictures then Epson ECOTANK I also noticed the canon G7020 sits better not printing for 1 week at a time vs the Epson I also noticed my canon has no expiration on the ink. But the Epson is like 2-3 years.

I am a former tenured photography professor and Architectural photographer, and recently purchased sublimation gear for a project I am working on. I purchased a refurb Epson ET-285 on Amazon and it arrive in new condition with no sign any ink had been trough it. I suggested a friend purchase one and he to is thrilled. I have played around with some of the icc files out there but I use Hiipoo inks made for the ET-2850 and they claim that the inks don't require a color profile. I found that to be true. And I also use Asub sublimation paper. So wile the ink and printer may not require any adjustment, the paper is also a factor, but I have found Asub not a problem. I use straight dye sub on fabrics and leather and also HTV and DTF for specific substrates. Bob

I recently bought Epson 2850 and it’s good so far

Based on overall costs, I’m currently enjoying the epson eco tank printers. They tend to cost more upfront, but the ink cost makes up for it. The et-2850 while over budget, closer to $300-350, will print duplex automatically for you if that’s important. I also find that mine et-2750 prints images well, especially in best quality mode.  I only use mine about once a week and have had no problems with the print head drying out.

As long as you print regularly, an Epson InkTank fits your bill. If you don't print for a while it'll dry out. I make sure to print at least weekly. They're quite inexpensive to operate and I'm very happy with mine. It's an ET-2850 which is $270 on Amazon currently but they've got the 2800 for $200.

I agree, Epson is sketchy and here is why I say that; I have three EPSON eco tank printers, a 2720, a 2750 and a 2850. The 2720 has always ink head clog issues, and now it also has paper feed issues. The 2850 wifi chip fried after about 1 year. and now wired networking stopped functioning. It will still print direct from the desktop it's plugged into. The 2750 still works great but now it's been replaced by the 2850 POS.

Roller marks problem how to fix: Get better quality paper (also some printers if you select thick paper on configurations, also make it leave less roller marks, don't know if this is the case). Or Get a printer that is more focused for photos. (right now the cheapest are the canon G5/6XX series). If you don't find them, then the Epson ET8500/8550 (they do still leave some roller marks but with better quality paper they are fine). Or the epson ET 8100/18100 (it's ink does not have lightfastness). I only recommend ink tank printers for most uses cases. If you are going for pro level printing and going to sell them for high price then there are the Canon Pixma Pro Line, and Epson Surecolor p700/900. About your brother, well i don't recommend because it's a cartridge printer(seriously this black that you used could easily be like 3-5% of all of it's black ink). I would return if still possible. And purchase any ink tank.(If you won't print like 40+ documents pages or 5+ photos a month then it's a fine printer, more than this only if you convert it for ciss or use somekind of compatible cartridge). Edit: Ohh and about consumer level printer that you want mostly for documents, and then some photos. Canon Megatank GXXXX series. And Epson ET 2/4XXX series, then you will compare price and what they offer, like duplex, in case of epson a4 borderless as well. IF you want fewer features but better photos, some epson have 4 dye ink that are better for printing on cheaper glossy ink (you can check if their black tank is the same size as the colored tanks, if it is the same size then it's ink is dye).

Epson ecotank with 4 dye ink (you can see if the model has 4 dye ink by looking at the tanks if they all have the same size). Canon G5XX/G6XX Series. They use 6 INK, with extra Red and Gray. It's ink is more expensive but it's a almost pro level ink for photography that has great lightfastness. But with this printer you will not want to print a lot of documents/non photo because of it's ink price (check for the price if you think it's acceptable). But the ink price is not an extortion, it's just the quality itself.

I print a test page on my ET8550 a couple time a month just to keep any issues at bay and do a head cleaning periodically if I see any problems. Using a tank based ink delivery system does away with much of the headaches of cartridges. I know I’ll NEVER go back to using cartridges again. Even my day to day inkjet is an Epson EcoTank printer, ET2800.

My ET2800 was from Epson as a refurb. Still going strong in day to day operation after about 3 years. Stays powered on 24x7, going to sleep and waking up to print and back to sleep. All of my printers are kept like that.

Epson PM-400 prints multiple sizes up to 5x7. The print app is easy to use. Ink cartridge is an all in one and cost about $35 for 100 prints which is the average number of prints per cartridge. It prints on anything that will work in an ink jet. It's a great portable small printer and I have one for crops. At home I use an Epson Eco Tank. I've had it 4 years this Christmas and have only bought ink refills once. I print all my pictures at home. It is an all in one print/copy/scan. Photos are excellent quality and resolution. It doesn't print bigger than 8.5x11.

Ecotank is garbage for photo prints

I have an ecotank for printing documents. They are not well suited for making photographic prints