does the printer tell you when it should changed??? I know I have a ET2650 and it does not have a maintenance box but now I am seeing that the printing pad is coming to its end of life notice
This is by far the most in depth guide I have seen on these Epson ecotank printers. Thank you for all the research you did and for really helping me make a smart decision on which ecotank to buy. I went with the 4850. Thanks again!
I'll ask YOU the same thing I've asked the others--- if you don't print a lot-- is there a way to REMOVE the print heads for cleaning if they clog up???? I can remove the print heads on my canon and clean it --- but then-- there are issues with that too...
what if you dont use a printer on a regular basis? I have an inkjet with cartridges, but i may print something once every month or two months. the cartridge nozzle gets blocked and i have to go through cleaning and alignment etc, all this wastes ink too - Is this the same with these eco tank printers?
@@BestPrinters thanks for that. It’s surprising that now I don’t face that problem anymore when I’m subscribed to instant ink lol. It’s a joke man. I print maybe every two weeks and the prints are perfect. I bet if I wasn’t on instant imo that wouldn’t be the case.
Not sure if I am misreading any information or not understanding, but from what I am gathering across various sites, the ET 4850 cannot duplex copies and FAXs. I believe in order to copy and FAX both sides, the pages will have to be manually flipped over.
@@BestPrinters I have just been confirmed from Epson that the ADF does NOT scan double sided and FAX double sided automatically. Did you try this? If you did, can you please try again? The specifications you presented had to be not related to the EP4850, or any other ECO tank printers in its price range. If you can prove to us it copies and scans both sides automatically, I will then notify Epson that they are incorrect.
One question, if you dont use it very often or leave it a month will it still work, with the cartrige type they just dont work, think cartrige dry up or nozzles get blocked, i want one i can use about 10 times a year without problems...lol...F.
Hell yeah you should i bought the 2650 probably the first one from sams club for $180 and i havent used the refil i bought with it that was 5 or 6 years ago. by far the best printer purchase ever, period.
I have that now and also bought it from sam's, now the printing is starting so skip on the printing, when I start the check the printer I am getting a notice printing pad is nearing end of life
On the old Epson printer if the printer was not used on a regulars basis, the head of the printer would dry out making the printer not usable. Do the heads on this line of printers dry out?
Costco is currently having a sale on the ET 2850 for $199.99. Sale ends on 2/25/24. This includes one additional bottle of black ink (you get two bottles of black) with the other colors.
Epson ET-4750 I bought mine in 2014 and still working fine :) needs attention occasionally ,cleaning the printer heads easy enough to do. what you save in INK! it pays for itself
Just bought a 16650 and so far am very happy with it. Required the large format printing. One thing I would appreciate in your reviews is the weight of paper they will handle and also what the standard minimum margin settings. It took me some time to find this info and even the rep I talked to at Epson was unable to provide.
You can’t switch back and forth between sublimation and regular ink on the same printer-for sublimation you need to have a dedicated printer for sublimation only.
Wondering if you can help me, I've looked on Google & UA-cam & my wife cannot figure out how to do one thing we want to change on our new Epson ET-4850 color printer. When it prints it works fine but we would prefer to make the pages print a little darker when we print stuff on it. We can't find and adjustment that allows us to increase the darkness of the print. Do you know how we can make it print darker? Mostly printing documents, not copying. Thank you!!
Yes you would adjust that through the presets on your computer. That’s basically the print quality settings that you can control. You would simply increase the dpi. The dpi will give you darker prints.
Will this printer clog print head clog or the ink go bad if you do not use the printer often? What is the recommended maintenance if it is not used frequently?
Yes, like most printers if not used frequently the printhead will get clogged/dry out. I would run a printhead cleaning before each usage after not having used the printer in some time.
I have an epson ecotank printer . I hav had it for about a year. I got 13,ooo pages out of the ink that came with it. Still have plenty of ink left in first bottles purchased at 16,000 copies. I just bought the 4850 because I wanted doc feeder. Giving the 2760 to my daughter.
These EcoTank printers have a chip counter and after a certain number of prints they throw up a message "Waste Tank full, printer end of life reached". And even if you empty it, you can't reset the chip, and you can send it in to Epson for service but it costs more than a new printer. I want to buy the new 2800 but is still resettable in any way? I know the older models had ways around it. I'm not dealing with that crap
I am not sure to be honest, in my experience changing out the maintenance box resets everything. I could be wrong though. The 2850 might be different in that way to the 2800.
@@jilliej7 I believe the tank only fills when print head cleaning occurs, but it does also keep a running count of prints and I don't like that at all.. You can look it up on UA-cam for further info, thats how I learned about it. They sell software that can reset the chip on Ebay. I bought it but haven't had time to get it to work, and the seller is surly and didn't want to help once he got the cash.
I believe that the ADF 1-side to 2-side means it will scan *1 side* of the document only, but output it to a 2 sided document. If you want to scan 2 sided then you need to manually flip the pages.
I need a paper fed for labels, heavier photo paper - none of these printers have a rear paper feed for paper you don't want to curl? Card stock can mean many things. How about Avery labels?
I learn from your reviews that the tank printers work better than the ink[jet] printers. I own a Canon color laser printer and that is a reason I am not very familiar with ink printers. Your forums are very helpful to people who prefer ink printers instead of laser printers. Have you ever reported about laser printers? I do not believe that one kind of printer is better than the others, but I do understand that one kind of printer prints certain kinds of jobs better and other kinds of printers handle other kinds of jobs well. Like microcomputers that are made for all kinds of users, the concept is the same with printers. There is a printer for everyone.👍
Thanks, You answered a lot of my questions with your video. I'm looking for a printer for my head shot business which requires on location, on the spot printing. Although the 8500 is somewhat slow I think it will work for me.
I just ordered the Epson w/ adf - 3850 - hope it meets the reviews on especially ink savings - and the quality of printing . Thank you for your reviews on these printer , it certainly helps us the consumer .
My ET-2875 can print manual dobbelsides but the App Epson Smart Panel can only print a whole file, e.g. file is 100 pages but you only want 10 dobbeltsided . This is a software error, very easy to fix. But our local agent seems not able to communicate with Epson. What is wrong?
I just purchased a Epsom Eco Tank 4850 printer and I find that the colors are not vibrant (the colors are dull, except for the black), even when I choose the high quality setting on the printer settings. I'm not sure why it does this, is this common or do I need to send it back? I have a 100 5 year old HP printer and it prints a lot better quality than my new Eco Tank 4850. Any tips or thoughts, I would appreciate the help before I have to send it back. Thanks
Why did you not mention the 5800 series at all? I have had the 5880 for exactly 28 days and it stopped printing color... no idea why, after running all the cleaning cycles it threw the maintenance box code and Epson wanted to send me a refurbed one.. I said no thanks and sent it back! I print full picture color labels and MUST HAVE a quality picture print.
Which of these allows for a rear paper feeder? I just bought a ET-3850 from Costco ($349 on sale btw), but I didn't realize it did not have a rear feeder. I want to use a light perforated cardstock paper for printing identification cards.
I'm told the ET-15000 cannot do 13x19 borderless, just 13x19 with border. Is that true? I'd like for it to be 13x19 borderless using "presentation paper" settings (using the full nozzle, not the same as vivid on regular paper)
Hi, thank you for your videos. I appreciate all the information. I’m looking into the 3850 currently and worried about the maintenance box I saw in other reviews with the eco tank line up in the past. If/when it gets to that end of life point, where might I be able to purchase a maintenance box and is it easy to do the replacement myself (just unscrew, etc.). I’m not very techy and handy but can manage unscrewing stuff and follow instructions. Would you be able to do a vid on the maintenance box (how to change, where to get if easily accessible, what it looks like, etc.)? Again, thank you 🙏🏼 .
I am curious about how fade resistant these particular inks are. Epson used to use pigment based inks, in all these reviews the quality and longevity of the prints seems ignored.
So if I print less than say 200 black pages and just as many color pages a month and send/receive 20 faxes a month I should not buy a Eco Tank printer? some printer manufacturers are not allowing off market ink cartridges to be placed in their printers, and a single color name brand ink cartridge could run $35. replacing just 3 different color cartridges a year would be $105 What is a Home Printer gal to do? Really I need advice
What I have not seen anyone talk about is archival printing; How long does the printed ink last on paper? Does it degrade in a few years and fade away? Im not printing stuff thqats being thrown away. Id like to be able to print archival prints with a sytsem like the ecotank.
It uses pigment ink for the ecotanks. Dye ink lasts 25 years with good quality paper and proper storage. Pigment ink can last up to 100 years with quality paper and proper storage.
Good video! Can you please explain the difference between an Epson Workforce Super Tank and an Eco tank? Do you review the WF C2100 printer? Is it an older model to the ET 2850 or 3850?
I still enjoy making personalized music and movie discs and I love the feature which allows me to print my original designs straight on the discs with printable surfaces! But the old Epson printer I’m currently using for this task does not have a maintenance tank. It will reach the end of its service life one day. Does the ET 3850 have the feature to print on optical discs with a printable label surface? Does Epson even still make printers that print on optical discs?
This is very good information for me. This is the direction I will go. For many years I have used HP printers. They are very expensive to use and are not reliable at all.
How would you compare print quality between the epson eco tank, the HP and the Canon color printers? I’m looking for best quality color printing with a speed comparison as well. Thx
Hi i wanna start doing business cards with 250 gsm paper and flyer printing. And i heard i can do sublimation with these printers.. would you mind recommending me.. a printer
@@BestPrinters strange. Maybe I didn’t hit the right buttons for it. Using the automatic feeder it only scanned one side and printed that side. I didn’t see an option aside from 1-2, which required reloading the scanned document to the second side.
Very helpful video. I was thinking of getting an eco tank printer so I can print as much homeschool stuff I want. I plan on traveling in a travel trailer full-time and wanted to know if you recommend an eco tank? Is there a better printer for traveling around?
Hi Heather, that is a great question and congrats on homeschooling! I would recommend the Eco Tank in this case not because it would be easy to lug around while traveling but because it will have all the features you will need for the type of printing and capabilities you will need in a printer.
I have an et2850 and it's been nothing but a nightmare. Epson doesn't care at all and has refused for years to fix the issue. If you pay THAT MUCH for a NEW printer, you damn sure should get something that works out of the box.
Hi Brandon, my name is Gianina. Last January 2023, I purchased an Epson Ecotank 3830. I decided to purchase this after watching your reviews and tutorials. I am very very happy with my printer. I am thinking of purchasing my first set of refill inks. The link you provide is EZ inks. However, this is not available here in Canada. Can you please provide me another link which is just as good as the link you provide? Thank you!
Do you know if Epson is going to release a Win 11 compatible printer? I didn't see it named in the OS details. Also, Apple will be releasing there new MAC OS Ventura very soon.
The software/firmware upgrade process is very bad. My printer is Et-4760. The 1st time firmware upgrading got me into recovery mode, which can be corrected by connected to USB and run a firmware recovery tool. The 2nd time it get me into copy mode only. Printing and scan function are gone. And no way to reset back. Be aware the software upgrading request. I think you are better never upgrade software/firmware. The other issue is wireless signal is very weak, it won't even connect wireless 6 feet away for my unit.
Hello! You really covered a lot in this video, and also in the model 3850 video! You answered a lot of questions that I had and I really appreciate that!. We're debating between the 3850 and 4850, trying to decide whether we need the fax capability. Here are a few questions for you. I want to verify that both models can handle card stock. Weights are not mentioned in the specifications, and you did mention that they can, but please verify for both models. Also, will they both handle acetate (transparencies). I really need that capability. Then finally, the specs on both state that they scan to computer and cloud. Does that require an additional cable, or not? Then, the 4850 can scan to a memory device, so is there a USB port on that model? Your help is greatly appreciated, and I'm sure I'll be back to your channel for more info!
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU BUY ANY EPSON ECO TANK PRINTER. I made the mistake of not doing more research. This printer - along with most of Epson's ecotank printer has an ink waste tank. The more you use the printer the faster this ink waste tank will fill up. Doing print-head cleanings and power cleanings will fill these waste tanks even faster! (also keep in mind ---- the nozzles clog a lot so you'll be doing many printhead cleanings). Once it becomes full a message will pop up onto your printers screen telling you that the ink waste tank is at its "end of life" and needs to be sent to Epson to get it serviced. You will be able to print for a bit longer after that if you ignore the message but it will pop up again and it will refuse to print anymore until you get it serviced by an Epson specialist. There are ways to reset the ink tank yourself but you need to do your research online and it's kinda sketchy and will cost you money every time you need to reset it. I do an insane amount of printing everyday for my business so I need to pay to get this reset much more often ( keep that in mind). There is also the worry of your waste ink tank really becoming full and if you keep using it you may damage your printer. There are also ways around this but you need to do your research here as well! UA-cam and google is your friend. If you've read this and still decide to buy this printer - I will say - Good luck. It's an awesome printer while it lasts. Epson probably has this info in very very fine print somewhere but who really reads the fine print.
As Christoph mentioned, all but the first generation ecotank devices have a user-servicable maintenance box. It costs around 11EUR. This is no different from the excess toner boxes laser printers have.
You should also discuss the fact that the the printheads are the most expensive parts for both Epson and Brother printers. To some extent you may be able to clean the printheads of these 3 brands of printer but once cleaning the printheads no longer works, let the people know how expensive these parts are plus the service fee for installing them. Canon's printheads are builtin onto the cartridges itself, so once you tried cleaning it and still doesn't work, just throw it away and buy a new cartridge. As for me, I only buy empty Canon cartridges and refill them myself.
How old is your Canon? Because pretty much all modern inkjets have a separate printhead nowadays for cost reasons. As in: it's more cost-effective for the printer vendor to sell cartridges for the same price, but without a printhead.
@@joergsonnenberger6836 My Canon MP499 is 13 years old already and is still kicking. Separate heads from the tanks still doesn't mean that the printheads will work extra long, NO they still have the same life span
@@meditationrelaxationandhea4403 Yeah, if it is 13 years old, it certainly is before the move to separate print heads from the cartridges as cost saving measurement. Do you have any data to support the claim that a separate print head lasts as long as the ones integrated into print heads? Because what I can find suggests quite different, e.g. > 20k pages is not something a cartridge print head is designed to handle.
You show the Maintenance Box for the 2850 in the other video "Epson ET 2850 Unboxing Setup & Review" Now you said 2850 doesn't have a Maintenance Box???
About the ET 3850 model: you mentioned that it can scan double-sided via ADF. That is incorrect because this particular model's ADF can only scan one-sided. It appears you are making videos (titled "should you buy...?") by just reading spec sheets and without even testing the functionality of printers.
I really like the concept but till they make a printer that the user can remove the print head to clean it I won't buy another Epson. I don't print often enough to keep the ink from drying up in the head. It's a real hassle to clean the heads even with a decent cleaning kit. If you print a lot you probably will never have that problem and they'd work great for you. If you can easily remove the head it would be easy to clean the head with the cleaning kit or any other way you want to try.
I'm running into the same problem with a ET-2760, but you can create what some people call a "ink purge sheet" in a word-processing document and print a couple copies every couple of days and it will prevent that problem -- the purge sheet is stripes of pure color in the Bk, Y, C. M hues, and it runs ink from each nozzle thru the print head to keep them from blocking. Also, there is a trick you can use to clean the Epson print head IN the machine -- you can do a google search to find the guy that shows how to do this.
The current printer we have just prints out garbage when we try to connect any devices to it, and we really can’t afford the Cartridges anymore. Even if I do manage to connect a device to it, it’ll still try to print garbage instead of what we send to it. It takes a lot of messing around to get it to print a single document. 😖 We have one of these printers being delivered and we’re looking forward to trying it, no expensive cartridges, hopefully no more paper wastage either, whoopee!
The 2850 only copies or scans 8.5 x 11 vs. 8.5 x 14 /legal size for the 3850 and 4850. This is a very important consideration that you missed. Great video otherwise!
It has nothing to do with companies wanting to make inl chraper. They are actually trying to compete eith the aftermarket ciss type kits. Thing is. The 90 times the ink in a cartridge is way misleading. Each cartridge generally holds between 5 and 10 mils thus each bottle of ink should be close to if not 1 litre
Well, the standard Epson ink cartridge contains ~3ml of ink and the Epson 104 bottles contain 65ml, that's a factor of 20. The former can cost 12-15EUR and the latter costs 7-8EUR. So overall, a factor of 40 is realistic.
Hi! Do you know if there are any major differences between the Epson ET 3850 and 3830? I watched your video and wanted to get the Epson Ecotank 3850 but Bestbuy has it out of stock in my area BUT they do have the 3830. I know the main difference is the touch screen, but other than that do you know of there being any other difference?
I clean mine by taking the 4 cartridges out of the printer head one at a time. Use a piece of aquarium air tubing. I blow the ink out using the tube :)
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does the printer tell you when it should changed??? I know I have a ET2650 and it does not have a maintenance box but now I am seeing that the printing pad is coming to its end of life notice
what about when the ink pad over flow gets full the machines dose not work any more so not cost saving at all as the machine is way dearer
Good point.
This is by far the most in depth guide I have seen on these Epson ecotank printers. Thank you for all the research you did and for really helping me make a smart decision on which ecotank to buy. I went with the 4850. Thanks again!
Awesome, thanks for the comment!
Have you printed pictures with it? I am leaning towards the 4810 but need it to print good photos too
10:40 I'll point out that the ADF does *not* scan both sides. I'm not sure why it states "2-side" as it can only scan one side at a time.
wow
I think it can scan from the single side but print it double sided. Just a guess.
@@RanDomTaskGuy Correct.
I'll ask YOU the same thing I've asked the others--- if you don't print a lot-- is there a way to REMOVE the print heads for cleaning if they clog up???? I can remove the print heads on my canon and clean it --- but then-- there are issues with that too...
Not with these sir I am sorry
what if you dont use a printer on a regular basis? I have an inkjet with cartridges, but i may print something once every month or two months. the cartridge nozzle gets blocked and i have to go through cleaning and alignment etc, all this wastes ink too - Is this the same with these eco tank printers?
Yes sir, same issue.
@@BestPrinters thanks for that. It’s surprising that now I don’t face that problem anymore when I’m subscribed to instant ink lol. It’s a joke man. I print maybe every two weeks and the prints are perfect. I bet if I wasn’t on instant imo that wouldn’t be the case.
Not sure if I am misreading any information or not understanding, but from what I am gathering across various sites, the ET 4850 cannot duplex copies and FAXs. I believe in order to copy and FAX both sides, the pages will have to be manually flipped over.
The automatic document feeder, does scan double sided automatically. The fax as well, if using the adf.
@@BestPrinters I have just been confirmed from Epson that the ADF does NOT scan double sided and FAX double sided automatically. Did you try this? If you did, can you please try again? The specifications you presented had to be not related to the EP4850, or any other ECO tank printers in its price range. If you can prove to us it copies and scans both sides automatically, I will then notify Epson that they are incorrect.
One question, if you dont use it very often or leave it a month will it still work, with the cartrige type they just dont work, think cartrige dry up or nozzles get blocked, i want one i can use about 10 times a year without problems...lol...F.
Yes but most printer printheads will dry up if not used at least every two weeks. Even just running the maintenance will avoid this problem.
Hell yeah you should i bought the 2650 probably the first one from sams club for $180 and i havent used the refil i bought with it that was 5 or 6 years ago. by far the best printer purchase ever, period.
I have that now and also bought it from sam's, now the printing is starting so skip on the printing, when I start the check the printer I am getting a notice printing pad is nearing end of life
Thank you for making these videos!! I was completely clueless about which printer to choose, and you watching your videos made me decide!! Thank you!
You're very welcome!
On the old Epson printer if the printer was not used on a regulars basis, the head of the printer would dry out making the printer not usable. Do the heads on this line of printers dry out?
Yes they definitely do. I recommend printing at least once per week.
Costco is currently having a sale on the ET 2850 for $199.99. Sale ends on 2/25/24. This includes one additional bottle of black ink (you get two bottles of black) with the other colors.
Nice!
I want to buy Epson EcoTank ET-2400 is good ...fron philadelphia
The Epson Et 2750 is better.
Epson ET-4750 I bought mine in 2014 and still working fine :) needs attention occasionally ,cleaning the printer heads easy enough to do. what you save in INK! it pays for itself
Thanks for sharing!
Just bought a 16650 and so far am very happy with it. Required the large format printing.
One thing I would appreciate in your reviews is the weight of paper they will handle and also what the standard minimum margin settings. It took me some time to find this info and even the rep I talked to at Epson was unable to provide.
What if you use sublimation ink for a few projects - can we use regular - switch back to regular ink
You can’t switch back and forth between sublimation and regular ink on the same printer-for sublimation you need to have a dedicated printer for sublimation only.
Wondering if you can help me, I've looked on Google & UA-cam & my wife cannot figure out how to do one thing we want to change on our new Epson ET-4850 color printer. When it prints it works fine but we would prefer to make the pages print a little darker when we print stuff on it. We can't find and adjustment that allows us to increase the darkness of the print. Do you know how we can make it print darker? Mostly printing documents, not copying. Thank you!!
Yes you would adjust that through the presets on your computer. That’s basically the print quality settings that you can control. You would simply increase the dpi. The dpi will give you darker prints.
Will this printer clog print head clog or the ink go bad if you do not use the printer often? What is the recommended maintenance if it is not used frequently?
Yes, like most printers if not used frequently the printhead will get clogged/dry out. I would run a printhead cleaning before each usage after not having used the printer in some time.
If an epson eco tank printer is printing lines, what do you recommend to do?
You will need to do a manual cleaning, please browse my channel for your or a similar model. I have a lot of videos showing how to do the cleaning.
I have an epson ecotank printer . I hav had it for about a year. I got 13,ooo pages out of the ink that came with it. Still have plenty of ink left in first bottles purchased at 16,000 copies. I just bought the 4850 because I wanted doc feeder. Giving the 2760 to my daughter.
Nice!
How is it holding up after 2 years? Any issues with planned obsolescence?
I have et2803 its locked up, says Update firmware / Recovery mode...
This will not chg??? Please help
what about access to the printer ink pad and the cost.
Will card stock get stuck ? There’s no rear tray on any of them ? Which one would you recommend for a small business & arts & crafts ?
Tru, you need an eco tank with a back paper tray. Canon has them.
These EcoTank printers have a chip counter and after a certain number of prints they throw up a message "Waste Tank full, printer end of life reached". And even if you empty it, you can't reset the chip, and you can send it in to Epson for service but it costs more than a new printer.
I want to buy the new 2800 but is still resettable in any way? I know the older models had ways around it. I'm not dealing with that crap
I am not sure to be honest, in my experience changing out the maintenance box resets everything. I could be wrong though. The 2850 might be different in that way to the 2800.
Really, 1st time hearing this. How many prints before it gives you this message?
@@jilliej7 I believe the tank only fills when print head cleaning occurs, but it does also keep a running count of prints and I don't like that at all.. You can look it up on UA-cam for further info, thats how I learned about it.
They sell software that can reset the chip on Ebay. I bought it but haven't had time to get it to work, and the seller is surly and didn't want to help once he got the cash.
I believe that the ADF 1-side to 2-side means it will scan *1 side* of the document only, but output it to a 2 sided document.
If you want to scan 2 sided then you need to manually flip the pages.
I need a paper fed for labels, heavier photo paper - none of these printers have a rear paper feed for paper you don't want to curl? Card stock can mean many things. How about Avery labels?
Avery labels do just fine with front loading paper trays.
I learn from your reviews that the tank printers work better than the ink[jet] printers. I own a Canon color laser printer and that is a reason I am not very familiar with ink printers. Your forums are very helpful to people who prefer ink printers instead of laser printers. Have you ever reported about laser printers? I do not believe that one kind of printer is better than the others, but I do understand that one kind of printer prints certain kinds of jobs better and other kinds of printers handle other kinds of jobs well. Like microcomputers that are made for all kinds of users, the concept is the same with printers. There is a printer for everyone.👍
Thanks, You answered a lot of my questions with your video. I'm looking for a printer for my head shot business which requires on location, on the spot printing. Although the 8500 is somewhat slow I think it will work for me.
Great! Best of fortune to your business!
I just ordered the Epson w/ adf - 3850 - hope it meets the reviews on especially ink savings - and the quality of printing .
Thank you for your reviews on these printer , it certainly helps us the consumer .
Its my pleasure!
Do you need to use special paper for pics. with the 8500 ET? Is the ink bottols as big as the 4850 ET? What is your channel please?
Yes you just need to use photo paper.
Hi, great video. Which can fax?
Only the 4850.
@@BestPrinters good to know & thank you.
My ET-2875 can print manual dobbelsides but the App Epson Smart Panel can only print a whole file, e.g. file is 100 pages but you only want 10 dobbeltsided . This is a software error, very easy to fix. But our local agent seems not able to communicate with Epson. What is wrong?
Does it make copy legal size from glass
I just purchased a Epsom Eco Tank 4850 printer and I find that the colors are not vibrant (the colors are dull, except for the black), even when I choose the high quality setting on the printer settings. I'm not sure why it does this, is this common or do I need to send it back? I have a 100 5 year old HP printer and it prints a lot better quality than my new Eco Tank 4850. Any tips or thoughts, I would appreciate the help before I have to send it back. Thanks
Why did you not mention the 5800 series at all? I have had the 5880 for exactly 28 days and it stopped printing color... no idea why, after running all the cleaning cycles it threw the maintenance box code and Epson wanted to send me a refurbed one.. I said no thanks and sent it back! I print full picture color labels and MUST HAVE a quality picture print.
Sorry that happened.
Which of these allows for a rear paper feeder? I just bought a ET-3850 from Costco ($349 on sale btw), but I didn't realize it did not have a rear feeder. I want to use a light perforated cardstock paper for printing identification cards.
Really the main model that has a back/ rear paper tray is the 4000 models (ex. 4850, 4800).
Starting a counterfeit forging business? Cool
I'm told the ET-15000 cannot do 13x19 borderless, just 13x19 with border. Is that true? I'd like for it to be 13x19 borderless using "presentation paper" settings (using the full nozzle, not the same as vivid on regular paper)
It should be able to.
Hi, thank you for your videos. I appreciate all the information. I’m looking into the 3850 currently and worried about the maintenance box I saw in other reviews with the eco tank line up in the past. If/when it gets to that end of life point, where might I be able to purchase a maintenance box and is it easy to do the replacement myself (just unscrew, etc.). I’m not very techy and handy but can manage unscrewing stuff and follow instructions. Would you be able to do a vid on the maintenance box (how to change, where to get if easily accessible, what it looks like, etc.)? Again, thank you 🙏🏼 .
Yes, here is a video on the maintenance box, ua-cam.com/video/my7F4aK_6tg/v-deo.html
Why don't the ink levels show up on my ET 3710 printer?
I'm not sure, it could be a system malfunction.
I am curious about how fade resistant these particular inks are. Epson used to use pigment based inks, in all these reviews the quality and longevity of the prints seems ignored.
need more info on 2850 lack of maintaiace box
My 2850 seems to have a panel at the back which can be unscrewed which seems to hold the waste ink in some pads.
So if I print less than say 200 black pages and just as many color pages a month and send/receive 20 faxes a month I should not buy a Eco Tank printer? some printer manufacturers are not allowing off market ink cartridges to be placed in their printers, and a single color name brand ink cartridge could run $35. replacing just 3 different color cartridges a year would be $105 What is a Home Printer gal to do? Really I need advice
Hi, I would just get an inexpensive HP Envy printer model if I were you.
What I have not seen anyone talk about is archival printing; How long does the printed ink last on paper? Does it degrade in a few years and fade away? Im not printing stuff thqats being thrown away. Id like to be able to print archival prints with a sytsem like the ecotank.
It uses pigment ink for the ecotanks. Dye ink lasts 25 years with good quality paper and proper storage. Pigment ink can last up to 100 years with quality paper and proper storage.
The ET 4850 has touch screen panel and fax where the ET 3850 does not have touch screen or fax.
That is correct, thank you.
Good video! Can you please explain the difference between an Epson Workforce Super Tank and an Eco tank? Do you review the WF C2100 printer? Is it an older model to the ET 2850 or 3850?
I still enjoy making personalized music and movie discs and I love the feature which allows me to print my original designs straight on the discs with printable surfaces! But the old Epson printer I’m currently using for this task does not have a maintenance tank. It will reach the end of its service life one day. Does the ET 3850 have the feature to print on optical discs with a printable label surface? Does Epson even still make printers that print on optical discs?
For the most part the Epson Eco Tank line up does not have a tray to print on discs. Your best bet would be the Epson ET 8500, amzn.to/3iEMHa6
This is very good information for me. This is the direction I will go. For many years I have used HP printers. They are very expensive to use and are not reliable at all.
Your info really was helpful, but I never heard back from my comment/questions earlier this week, so I ordered from another source.
Sorry!
Hi! Could you cover a review of Epson EcoTank L6160, L6260 and L6270? Thanks!
I will try!
Is the brother MFC-J6555DW as good?
It might be
How would you compare print quality between the epson eco tank, the HP and the Canon color printers? I’m looking for best quality color printing with a speed comparison as well. Thx
Epson by far is the best in my opinion
@@BestPrinters thanks!
Hi i wanna start doing business cards with 250 gsm paper and flyer printing. And i heard i can do sublimation with these printers.. would you mind recommending me.. a printer
Yes the Epson Et 3850 would be great for you. Here is the link, geni.us/TjU2N
Do neither the ET 3850 or 4850 do double sided scanning? Bought a 3850 (and my mother returned it) because of this
They do, you have to use the automatic document feeder though.
@@BestPrinters strange. Maybe I didn’t hit the right buttons for it. Using the automatic feeder it only scanned one side and printed that side. I didn’t see an option aside from 1-2, which required reloading the scanned document to the second side.
Automatic duplex scanning is only on ET-5800 and up
@@marshallb5210 ah I see
Are these printer good for crafters? I’m looking for another printer that’s affordable lol and they have various of prices.
Yes they will do well with crafting.
Very helpful video. I was thinking of getting an eco tank printer so I can print as much homeschool stuff I want. I plan on traveling in a travel trailer full-time and wanted to know if you recommend an eco tank? Is there a better printer for traveling around?
Hi Heather, that is a great question and congrats on homeschooling! I would recommend the Eco Tank in this case not because it would be easy to lug around while traveling but because it will have all the features you will need for the type of printing and capabilities you will need in a printer.
@@BestPrinters Thank you for your reply to Heather, helpful for more of the homeschooling community 😀
@@springrain777 ….You don’t want to tilt the printer or the ink will leak out. (See picture on box)
@@stephenfiore9960 OK, thank you very much Stephen!
Do you know if the ET-4800 have a maintenance box? I cant find it in the manual and its currently cheaper than the 38 series
Yes it does.
@@BestPrinters thanks. I just found out the 3830 prints faster than the 4800 so I'm leaning to buying 3830 over the 4800.
Great review. You mention in your video that the 3850 includes a touch screen but according to Epson’s website it doesn’t?
That is correct, only the 4850 has a touchscreen.
With the EcoTank ET-2820 is it possible to keep printing black & white after it finishes the colors?
No, the system doesnt allow for that.
@@BestPrinters is there any way around to keep printing with only black&white?
How is the detail on the smallest print?
The 4850 has the best print resolution, so the smallest prints would do best on that one.
Does the Epson 8500 have FAX capability?
Yes
Bravo Brandon! Extremely helpful video information!! 👏👍😁
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Very helpful
My pleasure!
I have an et2850 and it's been nothing but a nightmare. Epson doesn't care at all and has refused for years to fix the issue. If you pay THAT MUCH for a NEW printer, you damn sure should get something that works out of the box.
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Hi Brandon, my name is Gianina. Last January 2023, I purchased an Epson Ecotank 3830. I decided to purchase this after watching your reviews and tutorials. I am very very happy with my printer. I am thinking of purchasing my first set of refill inks. The link you provide is EZ inks. However, this is not available here in Canada. Can you please provide me another link which is just as good as the link you provide? Thank you!
Have you printed photos with it? If so, are they good quality?
Do you know if Epson is going to release a Win 11 compatible printer? I didn't see it named in the OS details. Also, Apple will be releasing there new MAC OS Ventura very soon.
Good question Cathy, Windows 11 and the new MAC OS will be able to connect to most printer models. Even much older printers over 10 years old.
I don't think there are any changes in the driver interface between Win10 and Win11.
In the manual of ET3830, the ink says 502 series. Can we use the 512 and the 522 series?
Excellent video and extremely helpful information thank you.
Very welcome!
Hello, I have an Ecotank 4700 and I use it for sublimation and it’s only printing black and sometimes faded. Can you please help
Yes follow the steps in this video, your printhead is clogged. ua-cam.com/video/XkiUcoywbdE/v-deo.html
You use sublimation or eco solvent ink?
Does 3850 print borderless photos?
Yes it does. You just have to use the right settings.
@@BestPrinters Thank you for getting back to me! 😊
The software/firmware upgrade process is very bad. My printer is Et-4760. The 1st time firmware upgrading got me into recovery mode, which can be corrected by connected to USB and run a firmware recovery tool. The 2nd time it get me into copy mode only. Printing and scan function are gone. And no way to reset back. Be aware the software upgrading request. I think you are better never upgrade software/firmware. The other issue is wireless signal is very weak, it won't even connect wireless 6 feet away for my unit.
Great video. Helpful information!
Glad it was helpful!
Hello! You really covered a lot in this video, and also in the model 3850 video! You answered a lot of questions that I had and I really appreciate that!. We're debating between the 3850 and 4850, trying to decide whether we need the fax capability. Here are a few questions for you. I want to verify that both models can handle card stock. Weights are not mentioned in the specifications, and you did mention that they can, but please verify for both models. Also, will they both handle acetate (transparencies). I really need that capability. Then finally, the specs on both state that they scan to computer and cloud. Does that require an additional cable, or not? Then, the 4850 can scan to a memory device, so is there a USB port on that model? Your help is greatly appreciated, and I'm sure I'll be back to your channel for more info!
Hi, thank you for subscribing! Yes i would go with the 4850, its better to have the xtra features than not to.
Can anyone tell me what sublimation ink to use for my eco tank 3843?
I wanna know the difference between ET-7750 and 8550
Please refer to each printer spec sheets:
Epson ET-7750 cdn.cnetcontent.com/78/2b/782b0414-52f8-4175-b504-1c7ffa2f2363.pdf
Epson ET-8850
mediaserver.goepson.com/ImConvServlet/imconv/9363106e29cfff96103d7a00eebeaf9a867f078b/original?assetDescr=EcoTank-Photo-ET-8550-Printer-Specification-Sheet-CPD-59933.pdf
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU BUY ANY EPSON ECO TANK PRINTER. I made the mistake of not doing more research. This printer - along with most of Epson's ecotank printer has an ink waste tank. The more you use the printer the faster this ink waste tank will fill up. Doing print-head cleanings and power cleanings will fill these waste tanks even faster! (also keep in mind ---- the nozzles clog a lot so you'll be doing many printhead cleanings). Once it becomes full a message will pop up onto your printers screen telling you that the ink waste tank is at its "end of life" and needs to be sent to Epson to get it serviced. You will be able to print for a bit longer after that if you ignore the message but it will pop up again and it will refuse to print anymore until you get it serviced by an Epson specialist.
There are ways to reset the ink tank yourself but you need to do your research online and it's kinda sketchy and will cost you money every time you need to reset it. I do an insane amount of printing everyday for my business so I need to pay to get this reset much more often ( keep that in mind).
There is also the worry of your waste ink tank really becoming full and if you keep using it you may damage your printer. There are also ways around this but you need to do your research here as well! UA-cam and google is your friend.
If you've read this and still decide to buy this printer - I will say - Good luck. It's an awesome printer while it lasts.
Epson probably has this info in very very fine print somewhere but who really reads the fine print.
Thank you for providing this information for others. The end goal is for everyone to make a well balanced decision.
Thankj you, any suggestion what is the best printer that you dont have to worry printing?
The so called "maintenance box" could be ordered and changed with no need to send in.
As Christoph mentioned, all but the first generation ecotank devices have a user-servicable maintenance box. It costs around 11EUR. This is no different from the excess toner boxes laser printers have.
I was looking to buy a Epson L3250 or the Canon G3160. The canon G3160 has a replaceable ink waste tank. Should I go with the canon or the epson one?
Which EcoTank printer will handle 64# card stock?
I am not sure most likely a higher end Eco Tank.
You should also discuss the fact that the the printheads are the most expensive parts for both Epson and Brother printers. To some extent you may be able to clean the printheads of these 3 brands of printer but once cleaning the printheads no longer works, let the people know how expensive these parts are plus the service fee for installing them. Canon's printheads are builtin onto the cartridges itself, so once you tried cleaning it and still doesn't work, just throw it away and buy a new cartridge. As for me, I only buy empty Canon cartridges and refill them myself.
How old is your Canon? Because pretty much all modern inkjets have a separate printhead nowadays for cost reasons. As in: it's more cost-effective for the printer vendor to sell cartridges for the same price, but without a printhead.
@@joergsonnenberger6836 My Canon MP499 is 13 years old already and is still kicking. Separate heads from the tanks still doesn't mean that the printheads will work extra long, NO they still have the same life span
@@meditationrelaxationandhea4403 Yeah, if it is 13 years old, it certainly is before the move to separate print heads from the cartridges as cost saving measurement.
Do you have any data to support the claim that a separate print head lasts as long as the ones integrated into print heads? Because what I can find suggests quite different, e.g. > 20k pages is not something a cartridge print head is designed to handle.
Can you just print a test page ever so often to keep the printhead from drying out if you don't print very often?
Yes that will work
@@BestPrinters thank you
Great video, was very helpful! 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Can you get the cleaning kit in the UK….it’s my last hope
No unfortunantely, we have tried to get into the Uk market but have faced many set backs.
@@BestPrinters noooo! I’m gutted. I’m gonna have to throw away my beloved 3620 printer. Thank you for the reply. Love your videos
Great video! The 2850 does not print double sided automatically compared to the 3850
Yes, thank you!
Does the 3850 print double sided from the ADF. I can’t find the answer anywhere
You show the Maintenance Box for the 2850 in the other video "Epson ET 2850 Unboxing Setup & Review" Now you said 2850 doesn't have a Maintenance Box???
Which other video?
@@BestPrinters "Epson ET 2850 Unboxing Setup & Review" I put it in the message before.
About the ET 3850 model: you mentioned that it can scan double-sided via ADF. That is incorrect because this particular model's ADF can only scan one-sided. It appears you are making videos (titled "should you buy...?") by just reading spec sheets and without even testing the functionality of printers.
I really like the concept but till they make a printer that the user can remove the print head to clean it I won't buy another Epson. I don't print often enough to keep the ink from drying up in the head. It's a real hassle to clean the heads even with a decent cleaning kit. If you print a lot you probably will never have that problem and they'd work great for you. If you can easily remove the head it would be easy to clean the head with the cleaning kit or any other way you want to try.
You make a good point.
I'm running into the same problem with a ET-2760, but you can create what some people call a "ink purge sheet" in a word-processing document and print a couple copies every couple of days and it will prevent that problem -- the purge sheet is stripes of pure color in the Bk, Y, C. M hues, and it runs ink from each nozzle thru the print head to keep them from blocking. Also, there is a trick you can use to clean the Epson print head IN the machine -- you can do a google search to find the guy that shows how to do this.
Just use a laser printer, ink printers are for people printing a lot.
What printer did you go with it?
Thank you Brother! I appreciate it.
You bet!
The current printer we have just prints out garbage when we try to connect any devices to it, and we really can’t afford the Cartridges anymore. Even if I do manage to connect a device to it, it’ll still try to print garbage instead of what we send to it. It takes a lot of messing around to get it to print a single document. 😖
We have one of these printers being delivered and we’re looking forward to trying it, no expensive cartridges, hopefully no more paper wastage either, whoopee!
I wish you the best of luck
Great instructions - Thank $
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
My brother bought a epson et-2600
Nice
edit, 2600 was before the 2700's just traded mine in today
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I don’t print that often
I might go weeks without printing
Well that cause me to clean more often
Yes potentially.
The 2850 only copies or scans 8.5 x 11 vs. 8.5 x 14 /legal size for the 3850 and 4850. This is a very important consideration that you missed. Great video otherwise!
Thank you.
Excellent Info!
Thanks for watching!
It has nothing to do with companies wanting to make inl chraper. They are actually trying to compete eith the aftermarket ciss type kits. Thing is. The 90 times the ink in a cartridge is way misleading. Each cartridge generally holds between 5 and 10 mils thus each bottle of ink should be close to if not 1 litre
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Well, the standard Epson ink cartridge contains ~3ml of ink and the Epson 104 bottles contain 65ml, that's a factor of 20. The former can cost 12-15EUR and the latter costs 7-8EUR. So overall, a factor of 40 is realistic.
Tge printer head is what will get you 2 yrs out and will be non replacing or if so will cost almost a new printer
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yes liked it a lot more please . uk scotland
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Wal-Mart is way cheaper with these printers across the board, sometimes almost half the price.
Thanks for sharing.
Disappointed that you have not stressed that low volume user would be best served by passing on an eco tank printer.
Not true, the 2850 model or 2800 would do just fine with low volume.
Hi! Do you know if there are any major differences between the Epson ET 3850 and 3830? I watched your video and wanted to get the Epson Ecotank 3850 but Bestbuy has it out of stock in my area BUT they do have the 3830. I know the main difference is the touch screen, but other than that do you know of there being any other difference?
Hi, there really is no difference. It is just a variation of the 3850 so it will be almost identical.
Have you used an Epson Ecotank?
I clean mine by taking the 4 cartridges out of the printer head one at a time. Use a piece of aquarium air tubing. I blow the ink out using the tube :)
Nice!