Looking for an affordable multifunction device for office or home, and the price of laser models drives into a stupor? Take a closer look at Epson chips. According to the characteristics, they have long surpassed their classmates and are already quite able to contend with diode devices. And the print quality of ink machines will always be higher. To make your choice easier, we made a selection of new Epson MFPs that can meet the needs of any office and private users.
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- WorkForce Pro WF-C869RDTWF - handy MFP with fax for large offices
- WorkForce WF-7720DTWF - Widescreen MFP for Small Office
- WorkForce Pro WF-M5690DWF - Black and White MFP with Integrated Fax
- Expression Premium XP-540 - a great choice for home
- Expression ET-4550 - the best model for working with images
WorkForce Pro WF-C869RDTWF - handy MFP with fax for large offices
A 4-in-1 inkjet unit with built-in fax and memory for 2000 “fast” numbers works with any documents up to A3 format.
Alas, for its versatility and advanced functionality will have to pay. And not only with money, but also with free space on the table, since the dimensions of the “desktop” device are 79x62x76 cm. But it prints very juicy and vivid photos.
Pros:
- High performance - 75,000 pages per month.
- Piezoelectric printing technology allows the device to control the size of each pixel on paper.
- A huge resource cartridges - 22.5 thousand color pages and the same black and white.
- All main modules (printer, scanner and copier) work with double-sided feeding of paper.
- Excellent resolution of the printer 4800х1200 dpi, and in color, and in b / w printing at a good speed of 35 ppm.
- The number of pixels per inch on the scanner and copier is also impressive - 2400x1200.
- The ability to print directly from USB media.
- In the regular trays, you can lay a total of 835 sheets.
- Low power consumption at work - only 40 watts.
- Noiseless (48 dB).
Minuses:
- The high cost of the device is up to 170 thousand rubles.
- For refilling only pigment ink is needed, and they are more expensive than usual.
WorkForce WF-7720DTWF - Widescreen MFP for Small Office
The hottest new product from this year, Epson is a 4-in-1 multifunctional device, that is, it is additionally equipped with a facsimile module.
The manufacturer has also introduced its new PE-heads with drop size control, thanks to which even color images with high resolution of 4800х1200 dpi come out clear and at a good speed.
Pros:
- Support for non-standard A3 + paper size (305x457 mm).
- Duplex printing works for both A4 and A3.
- Wi-Fi Direct for wireless printing, support for Apple and Android applications, as well as cloud services.
- The presence of built-in NFC-chip.
- The ability to use a very large black cartridge, which is enough for 2,200 pages.
- It is allowed to install a CISS and recharge cassettes without resetting the chips.
- Convenient combined control is carried out from the push-button unit or from a 4.3 ″ touchscreen.
- 2 trays for loading of paper of different type or a format, capacity of each 250 sheets.
- Economical power consumption at 19 watts.
- The low price for such a device is about 27-30 thousand rubles.
Minuses:
- Not the highest print speed of 10-18 pages per minute per minute.
- A small resource of starting cartridges - 300 and 350 pages for the black and color block.
- Expensive pigment inks are used, but they are not smeared on the sheet and do not spread out from the water that has fallen on them.
- A stripped-down fax functionality is not provided for it, neither PC-Fax option, nor Internet connection.
WorkForce Pro WF-M5690DWF - Black and White MFP with Integrated Fax
Despite its advanced functionality, this device is quite compact and, with dimensions of 46x34 cm, it fits perfectly on the desktop. It can be used at home.
The performance of the MFP at 35,000 pages / month indicates that the Pro-model is more focused on small and medium-sized offices that work with paper sizes no higher than A4.
Pros:
- High resolution for monochrome printer 2400х1200 dpi.
- Fast "warming up" - the first print comes out after 7 seconds.
- Piezoelectric technology - Epson chip, allowing you to create clear images without losing speed.
- Possibility of automatic two-sided printing with a custom pause for ink drying.
- Sensitive scanner with the same resolution as the printer, plus its own 35 sheet automatic document feeder.
- Built-in fax can memorize up to 550 pages and 200 phone numbers.
- A copier before work sends a picture of the original document to a 4.3-inch screen, allowing you to more accurately adjust the scale, remove the shadow from the perforation, and make other edits.
- In addition to connecting to the web via the Ethernet connector, the device can work “over the air” thanks to the Wi-Fi module and AirPrint support.
- It is possible to use all the functions of the MFP bypassing the computer.
- An impressive cartridge resource - the starter is designed for 2,000 pages, but after a test period, a 10,000 cassette is installed here.
- A solid stock of capacity for mining - you will need to remove the tray no sooner than the MFP produces 50 thousand prints.
- Low power consumption when running 22 W (no more than 9 in standby mode).
Minuses:
- The high cost is in the range of 26-35 thousand rubles - but the device is not even color.
- Noisy works, giving about 51 dB.
- The declared print speed of 34 pages per minute is not true - in fact, the device operates in the mode of 18-20 ppm.
- The scanner's auto feeder is sometimes naughty, stating that paper is jammed in it.
Expression Premium XP-540 - a great choice for home
The MFP with 5-color printing works with formats up to A4 and produces chic photos with a reference resolution of 5760x1440 dpi without a significant loss in speed. At the same time, the device is quite compact (39x34 cm) and does not take up much space on the table. And he is very quiet and when working emits noise at 38 dB.
Pros:
- Piezoelectric printing technology, ensuring perfect quality of color images due to adjustable droplet sizes.
- Two-sided automatic paper feeder to the printer.
- Excellent speed of work not only for the home, but also for a small office - 32 ppm in the “draft” mode.
- Printing photos with maximum quality also goes at a good pace (9-9.5 ppm).
- High resolution scanner 2400х1200 dpi.
- Availability of a card reader, as well as USB 2.0 and Wi-Fi interfaces with direct connection to Apple mobile devices and cloud storage.
- There is a borderless printing function.
- Low cost about 8,000 rubles.
Minuses:
- There will be enough starter cartridges only for 200 monochrome and 300 color pages. However, the installation of a CISS will solve this problem.
- To refill the color cassette will need to buy more and black paint.
Expression ET-4550 - the best model for working with images
Despite the “office” set of functions (copier, fax, printer and scanner), this device is clearly designed to work with photos and other full-color images. It perfectly conveys all halftones and color gradients on the print, and most importantly, it has an ultrasensitive scanner with a resolution that can be improved to 9600x9600 dpi.
Pros:
- Unreal saturation and 24-bit color depth of printed photos.
- Good printer resolution 4800x1200 dpi.
- The scanner is equipped with an automatic 30-sheet feeder, which speeds up the processing of originals.
- The ability to print on glossy and matte paper, labels, film and other media.
- The option of CISS and a large resource of cartridges - 6000 pages for black and 6500 for color. Moreover, even inexperienced users can easily cope with their refueling.
- Support for wireless printing from Apple backgrounds.
- Very energy efficient, consuming no more than 11 watts.
- To work on the device will suit any paint.
Minuses:
- Cost up to 40 thousand rubles.
- The device is a bit noisy (50 dB).
- The model is designed for desktop installation, but at the same time it has large dimensions (52x24x56 cm) and takes up a lot of space.
- Low print speed of 7-13 ppm.
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