Whereas testing printers often is not that thrilling, typically I discover an providing that is virtually too good to be true. You possibly can scoop up our favourite printer, the Epson ET-2980, from Greatest Purchase for simply $220, a $100 markdown from the standard price ticket. You may get 1000’s of pages of fantastic printing, and it may very well be years earlier than it’s a must to purchase a refill.
Some of the interesting options for any ink tank printer is the low value to print. As I mentioned in my assessment of the Epson, basic ink cartridges are usually costly to interchange, and producers are more and more on the lookout for methods to maintain you from utilizing inexpensive, and infrequently much less dependable, third-party cartridges. Ink in bottles is way more durable to limit, which implies ink prices are sometimes a lot decrease per web page.
To that finish, the Epson claims that the bottles included with the ET-2980 ought to final round 5,000 pages, and replacements are solely about $50. Examine that with upwards of $100 for a set of cartridges that solely print 1,000 pages or so, and it will not take lengthy for the ink tank to pay for itself, significantly with the low cost. That alone makes this a particularly interesting buy, and one that you simply will not want to keep up or refill for months or years, relying on how typically you print.
The Epson was additionally much less of a headache than plenty of the opposite printers I’ve labored with. Whereas it typically has to suppose a bit of earlier than it begins printing, it runs good and quiet, and each common black and white pages and shade images got here out good and crisp. It would not have the largest paper tray, nevertheless it’s simply accessible in case it’s good to swap paper varieties on a whim. It additionally has a flatbed scanner for infrequent images and paperwork, however I would counsel trying out our different printer choices if you happen to typically scan massive stacks.
For everybody else, this $100 low cost on the Epson ET-2980 is a deal you may’t afford to overlook, significantly if you happen to’re in a house that prints frequently.