Epson Ecotank - 1 year of printing on a single refill!
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- Check out the game-changing Epson Ecotank printer series. I have used one for over a year now, and we just used a single tank of black ink, over the entire year!
Here is a link to my new ET02760, which includes double-sided printing.
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Over a year of use, in a heavy printing household on a single ink refill. Amazing!
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I love the fact that they are not hiding the amount of ink you have like all the others are. The (the others that pull a cover-up, or wool over your eyes, etc...) other printers tell you that you are low on ink when you, really, still have half a tank left!
Yea, they did first series Epson Ecotank ET-2550 August 2015 first model ET with transculanet ink and bottle were messy that time squeezing it until years by years improved ET system+bottle. Epson did great as Japan ridden of old inkjet no more and Epson ink tank is better than other brand cause they the first to do it imagine 2015 and 9yrs ago they had idea 2012.
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You got me at - "I am cheap". I bought one for my wife for the same reason.
Buy a Ciss.
right lol I am trying to save some money even if it means spending more up front. I have learned that's how the rich do it :-P I unfortunately am not rich so I have to save up, use credit which I really dislike doing, etc...
I used to have that exact motorcycle.
The printer is unusable, after 2 to 3 years after only a few thousand pages the error message appears that the cleaning sponge needs to be replaced! And the error message must be reset in the software. Only Epson can do that, and you don't get a reset code by email. In the EU, "maintenance" costs around € 120, a cheek. Anyone who prints a lot should use an office laser.
I'm also buying because I'm cheap and my wife doesn't need to know that was the main reason XD
THANK HEAVENS.... Finally, Printers and Ink working like it always should have!
I was looking to get a new printer, and was dreading trying to find the best one to refill cheap, and last a long time.
WOW... Good on Epson actually giving what the people have always wanted.
I bought an Epson L-355 in May of 2015. Best purchase I ever made. I also bought a somewhat newer model a couple of years ago for a friend who makes dozens of art printst on it. Both are still working perfectly. We run ours on wifi. Best purchase I ever made, and my fingers are no longer rainbow-colored .
Thank you for reviewing this! I just got mine last week and I LOVE it! I bought a regular printer and I am not kidding, within 50 pages the ink would start to get light and blurry and the money I spent on ink was insane. I have printed at least 100 pages on my new Ecotank, they are crisp and clear, and I've barely budged the ink levels!
What model of Eco tank did you purchase?
How is the print quality?
Thank you!
Great video. Informative, succinct, accurate and transparent in terms of your business connections with Epson and Amazon.. I have had an Epson Ecotank for about 6 months and love it. Would never go back to a laser or an ink jet. The Epson does a great job and is very economical.
me a 16 year old who just uses my schools printers: ah yes this is vital information
One day you might need this information for your own business
I bought an Epson Ecotank about 2 months ago. I love it and am truly amazed. Best of all, I'm not spending 2-3x the cost of the Epson on another brand's cartridges every year.
I love it!!! I’ve been using Epson products for the last 8 years.
I really appreciate your review of this item. As a result, I'll be buying a couple for Christmas gifts. I think the convenience and ecology are huge selling points.
Thank You So Much for this review.
Yes, they are worth the money. Purchased it two months ago and it has been printing like a dream.
Hi which model did you bought ?
Thank you so much for bringing this marvelous printer to our attention. I'm sold on all aspects of this machine.
I'm officially entering the drawing for the old one! :)
Lol - thanks for the follow up on EcoTank printers, I think this is definitely the way to go.
Hi Steve, I just love your work and I feel so lucky to have found you a couple years ago. Thanks
Normally I never subscribe to creators when I’m looking for reviews because the video serves its purpose, and it’s unlikely I’ll need another review of a product you’ve done. However this was the best video review of a product I’ve watched and I’ve subscribed.
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I print newsletters for a club and have been through the color lasers, refilling toner, then to hacked continuous feed inkjet with clumsy filling and hassle. I saw this Epson come onto the market and decided to give it a try. I found a refurbished model, and boy am I hooked. Since then I have set one up for a small auto workshop and have 2 other friends bought them on my recommendation. Can't believe it when I asked the autoshop owner about his printer, and he says "I love my printer!" You never hear that, ever, until the Epson.
I have grown up watching your Tv show and learning tons from you. thank you for this great video. Wife & I just aquired one of these for $50 over a paper jam.. it was literally brand new. very excited to pump out stickers. ANyways, Love your content. Thank you for raising u tech savvy!!
So glad to find this product/review. My dad worked in office repairs for 40+ years & would only print on ancient lasers. With how the public have been gouged lately I can see why. It's so simple for them to sell what people need. Looks like this will be my first ever epson.
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With how the public have been gouged lately?
You fail to understand that PUBLIC and PEOPLE are two separate and distinctly different.
PUBLIC is a term for GOVERNMENT
PEOPLE are the population
.
What you have not learned yet is that common Street English is not the same as Legal English -
meaning the High-level English used in Law - often referred to as Legalese.
The definitions of words are very often different from What is taught in School - which is Common
Street English - Traditionally the language of peasants
You are a victim of manufactured ignorance and not aware of it.
When you study law fro 20+ years you will learn it.
Good luck
@@andrew_koala2974 - so, would I be correct in saying/ believing that 'Common Law' supercedes other rules/ regulations/ etc...? [something about maritime law, perhaps]
I do tend to agree with your sentiment though, that we are having the 'wool pulled over our eyes' in order to conform/ acquiesce
:)
Thanks for the video! I'm sold! I love the tank philosophy!
Glad it was helpful!
I have had an ET4750 for a couple of years now. Black is just under half full.
I have found that you must use the printer at least once a week because if they clog you are in trouble.
The 4750 is an all in one and the best thing I have bought because I no longer worry about the life of the expensive cartridges.
My ET2650 has been the same. Only black is below half after more than 2 years. I agree about printing once a week minimum
Had one at work that lasted atleast ~5 years. Daily printing on weekdays, probably weekend by the boss too. Printer heads finally were out.
In the middle of a move right now, but when things settle down I'm getting one for the house.
Great Video, I have the Epson ET-2720 and absolutely love it, no issues. Thanks for sharing.
I just bought this printer and I was biting my nails for this purchase because of a fixed income. But I’m going to be printing way more craft items and I knew the ink was going to be a killer. Thanks for your review I feel much better now. Going to set it up now. 👍🏻
I have seen several videos made by different creators that explain in different ways that are all cumulatively useful. Great job!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Steve, thanks for making this video. It was very informative and found out everything that I needed too. Wow a year or 2 of printing without cardridges is like a dream...Your very good at bringing the message across and naturally a good speaker just wanted to encourage you.
Thank you for making it so clear that this will be a good choice.
Just bought one, looking forward to trying it out
Thank you dottotech. Very informative. Great to hear you talking 😁...
This makes a lot of sense. Color ink on other printers never run out at the same time. It’s most frustrating. I’m sold. Going to order this one. I like the idea of being able to see how much ink is left. Love that it’s environment savvy .
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Amazing man, my wife is teacher, we are spanish from Spain, and teh same my wife make my crazy with lasr printer and spend some money even on laser printer but now i buy et-2750 comes tomorrow and I exciting with this ecotank .
Thanks for teh video now i and a converse to ecotank and ur channel.
Wow I haven’t seen you for a decade. Use to watch your show all the time. Glad to find this
I like your energy and personality, keep it up!
Thank you! Will do!
I don't print much. What impresses me is how valuable Epson thinks Steve's opinion is. I give Steve kudos for everything he does and his opinion DOES matter a lot to me. SMILE
I like the way it prints from my cellular phone it is easier and more friendly to use than another printer I used in the past not mentioning any names
Looking into getting one, your video was really helpful, thanks! I liked it was Canadian too 🇨🇦
I jut ordered the EPSON. 5880. AND THE EPSON 8550 FOR MY WIFE. WE ARE SO EXICTED TO. GET THESE. THANKS FOR GREAT VIDEO.!!! JOHN
I got this model after my old one stopped communicating with Wi-Fi and the drivers were too old to support my computer. It basically bricked so I tossed it/gave it away and bought this model refurbished. I’m cheap too. I can’t believe how excited I am about a printer, but it’s akin to having a really old phone, then upgrading. I also like that it’s more compact than my prior Epson. That said, I’m not impressed with the printing quality, but I have it primarily for printing labels and scanning. Thanks for the great review.
Hey Steve, Thanks for your recent video on this printer. Funny thing just after watching this video I opened our daily paper and our Staples Store had it on for $279.00 and if you brought in your old printer you could get another $30.00 off, so guess what I just finished setting up. You got it the ECO Tank 2760. Thanks again for perfect timing.
Hey, hey... I remember you from your TV show. I loved watching your tech reviews and such. I didn't know you had a UA-cam channel but am glad I found it. This is really nostalgic and am looking forward to more stuff from Steve Dotto! Cheers! I just Subscribed!
Thank you for the update review.
Thanks, I’ve been thinking about this model.
Glad I could help
Thanks Steve, very helpful. My printing needs aren't as voluminous as your family. I have the Epson WF 4730, and I go through replacing ink about every 11 months. My concern was about the life of the ink, I think you mentioned it last for 2yrs.
My brother purchased the Epson et_2800 printer About a month ago and we love it, we installed it on 2 laptops❤
I just bought one recently I printed 58 photos and kept an eye on the ink tanks and the ink levels are still well above the first line. An amazing printer thank you Epson
Wow! May I ask which Epson model that would be as I am presently going crazy researching Canon & Epson for All In One with the option to print excellent photographs
@@dayesimpson I have an ET 4700 the photos in my opinion look great but I am no expert on photos the ink is amazing it is still above the first line at the top wow it is amazing thank you Epson. The photos I printed are 4×6. I paid $239 at Walmart December 2020. I forgot one more thing I have printed out about 40 pages 81/2 × 11 documents still way above the line top line
@@mytree123 Thank you for your quick response! I so appreciate it 🙏🏻
Never considered an Epson printer before, but that has changed. Thanks.
Love your informational videos. Thanks so much!
I just bought a 3850..Couldn't be more pleased with it..still learning how to use it though, but it is a much better ink jet than the old Canon I had..cost effective,too
I've had my Epson ET-2550 for a long time (maybe two or three years) and it's still prints, I use it for my papercrafts and photos.
Hi Steve, great video. I have an Eco Tank 4550 which I've had for almost 2 years and love it. FYI, you can check the number of sheets that have gone through your old printer by right-clicking on the printer icon, select printer settings, select the maintenance tab and select Printer and Option Information. That will give you a sheet count. Might be helpful when discussing how much ink you've used. Thanks for all the great videos.
I never knew that. I will try that out thanks.
Great tip.
@@MrBooojangles How many pages did you print so far with the first tank of ink? It is good to know
@kennethlau2034 about 100 so far. Thats mostly pages with text, but i have done a few A4 colour photos printed on glossy paper too. I'm just having problems getting it to work with the main software for my work, but I think it's the old laptop at fault rather then the printers fault. Anyway the ink hasn't hardly dropped at all, maybe a millimetre but no more, which is really amazing. When I've had Epson or Brother printers with cartridges in the past, 100 pages would have used a third of the ink in the cartridge.
I just ordered the Epson 2760 from Costco based on your recommendation. I am excited to receive it. The ink tanks look so much more efficient.
How is the performance?
How is it now im interested
I didn’t know Costco carried them. I going to check them out thank you! Especially now that Costco closed down all their photo centers that had ink refills.
thank you so much! Cosco is a lot cheaper than Amazon!
I watched this video about a month ago and was hooked mainly on the fact of being able to re-fill the tanks from the ink bottles. I have always disliked the ink catridge types mainly on the cost and
environmental issues. Also I felt that the huge price difference on buy catridges from the printer manufacutrer or from a third party supplier copy did infuriate me. So I began doing more info gathering on the ECO - Tank range from Epson. Not an easy task as there are so many models. Ending up purchasing a virtually new printer from a young guy who had purchased it but no longer needed it. I was cautious and made sure he demonstrated it but it was pristine and printed well - an unused extra set of bottles was thrown in ! I am very pleased with it so far and the quality is okay and the printing speed is far better than my older machine. So thanks for your video - helped me make a good decision. Another thing you may find is that if you do find you need more ink and decide to get ink from one of the many alternative
brands you won't get those annoying messages 'we see you are not using ****** ink' do you wisht to continue. As there are no electronic bits on the filler ports/nozzles. I maybe off the mark there but I think that is the case.
The purpose of me purchasing an Epson ecotank printer would be for printing graphics for t-shirts and projects. In the early summer of 2020 when the pandemic hit full swing, I recalled selling at least one Epson ecotank printer at my last job. I don't care who a person is, business owner or no, they are looking to save money.
Just bought one for my tattoo shop
Thanks for that awesome review! Just one question, Does the iPhone air print works with that printer? Thanks.
great review. just bought this printer and to get validation is big. it aint perfect but it it reduces waste and a better footprint. thanks for making this. I watched it all and didnt look away at all. Solid Production
Hey! I haven’t seen you in a long time! Awesome to have found your channel.
Hey there!
I'm a Me Too. I started with an ET-2500, and added an ET-2750. Both were excellent. I printed over 20,000 pages on each before they died. (The menu can print out the stats). The reason they died was because the waste reservoir was full. Now have an ET-3850. It prints better and faster, but more importantly, has an access door to allow replacement of the reservoir. At $14, wonderful! Not to mention user friendly. I expect this printer will outlast the two previous ones. These things are so cheap to operate.
Hi. What is the reservoir? And why does it need to be replaced?
I Totally Agree, Good Job Good Review Thk you comrade.....
Looks good, I'm wondering if the ink is UV resistant as I have had some fading issues with my Canon printer.
Hi Steve. Thank you for your videos. My first printer was a Lexmark. Iv'e had a couple of HP all in one printers since then. Currently, I have a HP Envy. And I just found out a few weeks ago it does double-sided printing. Hallelujah!
I believe I'll try one of these next time. If I can afford it.
Great review! Took your advice and just bought an Epson Ecotank printer.
I have just bought an Epson ecotank and I'll recieve it tomorrow.
Great review going to order one thx !
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you, was looking for something like that
You're welcome 😊
Great review! Do you know of a way to automatically print a test page once a month thus ensuring the inkjets are cleared? In the past, I've had inkjets become plugged (Brother MFC-J6920DW) because I did not use the printer for a couple of months. Also in the past, Epson printers were known for clogging.
I bought a Epson Eco tank ET-2820 a week ago. Really easy to set up, even on TWO computers. My only comment is that the ink saturation was a bit low and it took me ages to find out how to turn the ink saturation up. But now it is OK and I really like this new Epson ET-2820. Phil (from philongold) UK.
How did you do it, for when i get one, in case i have the same problem.
Thank you for your information.. I really appreciate it.. I too am tired of replacing ink cartridges every time I turn around.. I have a really nice Epson (non eco-tank) printer that is just sitting with no ink, because I refuse to spend more money on it, knowing I will be out of ink in no time.. Looking forward to purchasing an eco-tank printer in the very near future.
Thank you sir, good reccomendation.
My pleasure!
EDIT (a year later):
Soon after I posted this, my ET-2550 became nothing but a scanner after something in the drive mechanisms broke and throws paper jam errors. It no longer prints. I don't mind throwing away those $70 inkjets after a couple of years, but this and all the leftover ink was a waste.
Old comment:
My year-old ET-2550 has saved me at least a couple hundred bucks on ink cartridges in that time, even though I only print sporadically. BUT: you must print regularly!
It'll clog up and you'll spend 10 minutes testing, cleaning and burning ink if you let it sit around. I guess the same thing can happen with cartridge printers, but I never noticed it as much as this thing. Even a couple of weeks idle seems to clog it. Most busy people might not go that long, but I bet many of us digital people go weeks without needing anything on paper.
My solution: I made a habit of printing a weekly calendar and to do list. Handy, and sometimes more effective than even the best to app.
And a couple of sheets with some colored text seems to solve the clogging issues without burning as much ink as the cleaning process.
For EPSON, it will. For hp, the clogged printing head will be gone with the old catridges.
I had read in some reviews a while back that other people had the same problem with the Epson Ecotank. The eco-tank is a great idea but it seems the problem is, the printer itself is still the cheap disposable that Epson and all the printer manufacturers make.
ok, my epson ecotank just arrived today. excited to get it upstairs and Play! LOL!!
Excellent! Thanks
Thanks Steve
Great video I use a laser jet printer I find it works better then ink and I save more money .
I loved the video great job!
I like my basic model for pure home use. I don't need any features beyond cheap refill. works. can recommend
Thanks for the video. I have been following the evolution of these tank style printers, and the cost is coming down. My household does not print a lot of stuff but even so getting the cartridges refilled at Costco adds up $$.
well use you`re brain and just buy compatible cheap cartridges a lot are no different to proper Epson ones, here in the uk I only pay £2.99 for a full set have done the last few years and I print photos and pics etc
@@marklola12 following the last update, my printer will no longer print with compatible cartridges, or refilled original ones. The message reads, previously genuine, refilled cartridge. Or, counterfeit cartridge, please insert genuine "brand name " cartridge to continue. It just sits refusing to print. As soon as I fit a new, genuine cartridge it works.
Years ago, growing up, my family had a standard inkjet printer. It always seemed to be dry whenever we wanted to do the occasional print, and cartridges cost a lot. When we were looking for an upgrade years ago, a color toner printer was the obvious choice.
However, today I learned about the existence of Refillable inkjets such as Epson ecotanks. The ink tanks seem pretty cheap, but how is its operating costs compared to a toner printer? (I don't care if toner/ink replacements are expensive, if it lasts a lot of prints. Aka unit pricing rather than absolute pricing)
Thanks for your long term review it seems to me most tech channels don't do what you do.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you
Thanks Steve! Another great vid. I, too have this printer :-)
Thanks for the review, I have a question, is the speed of printing the document comparable to a laser printer? Especially when we need to sometimes a document of several pages or hundred pages, do we need to wait very long time?
Hello, You are right it’s awesome,; however, I have never needed to print the color for my ET4700 and now that I am trying to use it and is not working. Any tips?
Steve this would have been a great occasion for give-away competition! ;)
ahh finally a review video that is actually helpful. I broke my Epson printer I had for 7 years yesterday and been looking for a new one. Thank you!
Great to hear!
I love the idea of an echo system. I have purchased a variety of printers of the years. HP, Canon larger format and Epson. Is there an echo system printer that uses a larger format?
Having WiFi is also great especially when there are other family members who wish to print from other places in the house. Thanks for you all you offer in your presentations.
Thanks 4 sharing my Brotha
Hi Steve, fantastic video, loads of useful information. I just recently got the EcoTank ET=2850. It seemed to get overall good reviews, the genuine inks were reasonably priced and were larger than some of the other manufacturers of ink tank printers. The maintenance cartridge (which is there to catch ink from when head cleaning takes place) is user replaceable and is very cheap, whereas on some brands of printer it needs to be sent away to get replaced and at a considerable cost too. Whether or not I would need to replace the maintenance cartridge is unsure, but its good to know its user replaceable and very cheap if it does.
First impressions are very good. Easy set up as was the ink refilling, really nice sharp text printouts. Briefly tried some graphics printout and I was very impressed also. The scanner seems very good as is the photocopying (both of which I use from time to time). I photocopied the included quick start guide that came with the printer which is in black-and-white and the photocopy I did looked darker and more bold and clear than the original document, which really impressed me. Hopefully this will last me for many years as we are not heavy users.
Good video. I am so happy that I bought my EcoTank. At first I looked at the price and I thought to my self that its way over priced but I bought it because I figured why not see why people like it. I have printed some photos that I took at events and it would have been very expensive to print.
I love it and I would recommend getting one to people that I know
Great to hear I was able to help.😀
Have you gotten to the shut down phase when it decides the waste ink area is full?
Nice video! You have mention laser printer a few times in this video.. that being said, is the black ink a toner? I do copic coloring and I have to use Toner otherwise the ink will smear. Thanks so much.. great video!
Can you use different sized paper with this printer . ?
Steve, I researched printers, landed on Epson due to ecological reasons and eventually the cost saving in ink. You were the key to all other concerns I may have had about "the tank". watching you put it together was essential and a game changer. My problem now is two fold: 1. am confused about linking printer with my smart phone and the 2760 printer. Am also a bit confused as to how this new 2760 does a 2 sided document; but more importantly, I can only put 30 pages of printer paper in the top of the machine to print copies. the year you had the 2700 ET Epson, was the amount of paper fairly consistent to my 2760 (30 pp) and did that work well for you or did you fairly often have to put in more paper OR STOP printing in the middle because the printer ran out of paper? I actually became quite concerned with the fragile nature of the printer. Anything you can say to me...or suggest, especially about connecting my cell and MacBk Pro to the printer would remove ever so much anxiety and disappointment. I nearly called the store to ask if I could exchange the printer for the 3760...most because of the top loading 30 pp maximum and my concern about the 2760 being able to truly do double sided without me manually needing to assist. Thanks for ANYTHING you can suggest. Thank you for your show and your wonderful way of "teaching" people like me. Signed a "Worry Wart" Canuk
Bought mine today but worried photos aren’t going to be colorful can u give me your feedback on photos
Great general information. Well presented. Audio was clear enough without ambient room sound. So it was easy on the ears. I'm looking forward to seeing some tweaking procedures if you choose to do some. I can't find on line help for the ET 4760 color intensity. I dumped my HP Laser for this one. I like it. It's way smaller and seems to have great potential but that color is just not up to par. I'm low end tech capable though. Need a vid. As a voiceover guy, I cringed at "eck cetera" instead of the actual pronunciation, but I'm nit picky that way. Great job.
Will Epson ET printers work in COPY mode (in black only) when one of the color tank goes empty? I have a Epson L5190 for 2 years and used 7 bottles of black ink (65ml) but CMYs are still halfway.
Great review! We have been looking for a new home printer and Costco has a decent price on the 2760.
I love my epson printer. But i try not to be too cheap cause you can't take the money with you. But i do save a bit. For any encounter that might happen but this printer is the bomb!! And will tell people to buy it!! I have mine for over a year and it still going strong love it
I gave up on using my inkjet printer years ago. Because I print so infrequently, I’ll print one page, and the ink dries out before the next time I try. That’s about $30 for one page of print. I print at stores now for less than a hundredth of the cost.
This is my issue too, I try to be as paperless as possible so I rarely print anything.
That's why i bought a laser printer (secondhand) .
Over time, I've learned to use the library printer because of this very reason, I print maybe 10 pages per year. Before I started doing this, it would cost nearly $60 for refill my printer with ink. Though I am tempted with this eco tank printer.
Bulk in systems (CISS) inkjet printers are great for your needs in the short/long run.
That was exactly my experience! First time, was like what!!! the ink expired!!! LOL I spent $30 on a printer back in the day thinking wow what a sweet deal, only to find the ink would cost almost $60. Only needed black ink for my school papers but the printer required I also have color otherwise it did not printe. Now that is some major BS!!!
Both Canon and Brother also have there own version of the eco tank. But I have an Epson, had it for 5 or 6 years now, love it and recommend it.
canon is a pain in the ass, too many problems
Would be interested to know if Ecotank would print iron-on transfers effectively.
Finally the ink printer are good again. I will go and buy one for my home office now. Unfortunately the A3 duplex printer are expensive. Hope it last for 5-8 years.
Hi I’m looking at the et 7700 printer and wondering if you have encountered clogging with the inks, I’ve read some negative reviews. Would appreciate your opinion.thanks.