Epson EcoTank ET-2720 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer with Scanner and Copier - Black

This Epson printer was bought after my Canon decided to quit working just outside of its warranty. Which isn’t the first time I’ve had a Canon product do that. So I switched to Epson with an extended warranty, making sure I get at least four covered years out of this one.It’s a standard 3 in 1, just print, copy and scan (no fax, but if you want that, shop for an office printer, not home). It feeds paper from the back and the front tray must be pulled out manually. This one also doesn’t do duplex printing (two sided) but you can still manually flip it for a two sided job.What made this most appealing is the Ecotank, which gets you a lot more ink and was so easy to line up the bottles. You hear a light chugging sound as it fills, which stops when it’s full, no mess or drips when removing either. I don’t have the steadiest hands but that didn’t make it more difficult.It’s very easy to set up to the WiFi, just make sure that both the device you’re using and the printer are on the same 2.4 bandwidth channel. If you’re not tech savvy, modern routers/modems are usually equipped with two bandwidths: whatever you named the router and usually a 2G or 5G added after it. 2G is usually slower but has better reach, while the faster one (5G) tends to have a shorter reach. Whether or not your signal reaches everywhere, this printer will only look for the 2G.For smartphones and tablets, it’s best to download the free Epson Print app to send your printer jobs from a device. If you’re using this printer in conjunction with a desktop, purchasing a printer to USB cable between them makes sure that computer can print, regardless of whether WiFi is working. Very helpful if you work with offline manuscripts and your internet service is down. Always good to have a wired solution, just in case.The start up guides make it easy to setup but if you need more options, Amazon does have the PDF manual in the product description page to help. Even easy set-ups can be intimidating for those who aren’t tech-savvy but Epson does a good job with thorough explanations that aren’t difficult for beginners to understand.While I did sacrifice some options (like printing on discs) with this Epson printer, I actually didn’t use the many features of an office printer so this pared down version actually suits my usage better.In summary, if you don’t need a huge loading tray, duplex printing or fax, this is a great choice. Ecotank printers save you tons on ink and if you’ve got the money, you can still get those options on different models. If saving money on ink is a priority, this is a definitely a must have.I’m not sure why anyone would buy generic ink for an Ecotank; Epson’s refill bottles are actually very cheap. I was paying that much for Canon’s one-time-use cartridges, if not more. They do warn you against using generics, but at the Epson prices, it’s not even a consideration.

I am not complaining this printer is bad but there are couple of things you should know before you purchase it.It is the best one we ever had and the cheapest ink tank printer among Epson printer lines but I figured out couple of things I should have known. I just want to share my experiences.First, WiFi antenna is not that good. Thankfully it comes with USB ports. so use USB instead. USB cable not included though. I think all Epson printers have the same issue.Second, Ink tank quickly drains than you expected. even while it's cleaning ink head you can see the ink gauge is decreasing quite rapidly. So, you should keep an extra replacement ink bottle. however you could see the ink bottle is all sold out from amazon. now you know why.Third. Paper is top loading. this printer is quite compact. width is just a little longer than 11" letter size paper. (14.8") but you see the depth is 22.8" which is longer than the width. because this is the top loading printer, you will need way more space than what it says(I mean more than 22.8"). otherwise you will easily have some paper jam.Ah one more thing. You must to do paper alignment before you use it!!! if you don't do this you will see white lines on your printing. When you install the printer it will guide you to do it. just follow the direction then you will be fine.

Let’s start off with the fact that I am so glad I bought this printer. My whole life I have used an inkjet printer with those ridiculously priced cartridges and enough was enough. I am a college student in a STEM field so I print pretty much everyday roughly 10-70 pages depending on my assignments.Printer comes sealed and taped down very nicely and safely. It comes with the cord to connect it and turn it on, the packets with instructions and the cd, and the four bottles of ink. No the CD is not necessary for setting up via WiFi, also your WiFi needs to be atleast 2.4GHz in order for this to work. Setting it up through the computer didn’t work for us so we just did it through the printer, the manual entry was a bit tedious but only necessary the one time and now we can print from anywhere around the house.The set up is pretty self explanatory, follow the steps on the paper and you’ll be set, don’t cut corners because the printer does need to register the ink and everything in order to work properly. Do the ink first before turning it on! While there’s ink in the printer do not flip it.When you fill up the ink you should be left with maybe 2-3 ml but after the whole setup is done you can fill the rest of it up and throw the bottles away. Once everything is being setup, for the best ink quality you’re going to want to do the setup which will use a bit of your ink but it’s worth it, it’s going to print out different boxes and ask which ones are the better quality. This is important for good printing quality!Printer quality is awesome, we did the setup and took our time with it and it prints great! I don’t see anything wrong so far with it, and like I previously mentioned it has been a very pleasant purchase. I’m glad I switched to this type of printer, If you’re debating it still...I think you should do it! Thanks for tuning in to this long but hopefully helpful review :)!