EcoTank ET-2803 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer

Perfect printer for my home. Easy to set up and use. The ecotank makes it more affordable as it doesn't use much ink. I don't have any issues with the wireless connection. Print speed depends on what is being printed. I didn't count the number of sheets of paper it holds but it will hold several sheets at a time. Great purchase for the money.

I bought this mainly to print text documents, to make copies, and scan to a thumb drive, a document or an occasional photo, without having to run downstairs to use my wife’s quite old Epson printer/scanner/copier. So far I’m very impressed with this printer! I set it up to work via WiFi with my iMac (running Mac Sonoma), following the quite clear and briefinstructions on the small folded sheet that came with the printer. Setup was remarkably quick and easy (and I’m an old guy!) after downloading the necessary (and easy to find) files on Epson’s web site and installing them on my computer, and everything worked fine. I did not download the iPhone/iPad app for printer setup and use, but with my setup I can still print from my phone and iPad using WiFi even when I’m nowhere near my computer. Even in draft mode on plain paper (which I normally use and is OK for most of my purposes) text came out clear and crisp, with no unwanted marks or other problems on the printed pages. Printing text on regular paper was pleasantly fast. I did not turn on “quiet mode” nor try to print text in higher quality. As far as color printing goes, nearly all my photos are taken with a digital SLR or a mirrorless camera, and the rest on an iPhone. And just about every photo gets edited in Adobe Lightroom, then Photoshop, and those few that get printed are done on a higher end (8-colors of expensive ink cartridges) Canon printer. However, just for the heck of it I used the Epson to print a test photo that has various tones of colors and pure black to pure white “step gradients” and skin tones. I printed one letting Photoshop manage the colors, which is what I always do for best results, and one letting the printer manage the colors. I was blown away with the results. While the quality was not as good as I get with my fine art printer, whether I let Photoshop do the color management or let the printer do it, it was “darned close” to the Canon printer’s outputs. Although I still plan on using the Canon for all my color printing, I’ll venture a guess that for the most people who want to make color prints of their photos they’ll be quite pleased with the job the Epson does. And since the Epson has those high-capacity ink tanks, three colors plus black, rather than individual ink cartridges, even making lots of prints won’t be very expensive. Although I can’t assess how the Epson will hold up over the long run, my initial review can be summed up in three words: a real winner!

I have nothing to complain about with this. I bought it for the purpose of printing out a large pattern at home. It requires 110 pages for the instructions alone, and 150 pages for the pattern pieces. I bought the pattern for 1.75. I thought it would be a cheap add on for a large poster printing place to stave off extra fees for only printing one pattern. To print out the pattern as is would have been 50 and another 30 for the instructions with whole punching. And none of that counts the shipping for both. So i decided to buy a printer to stop this from happening in the future. So far its done a phenomonal job. Im still working things out. This is the first printer ive owned on my own. I did alot of research because i didnt want subscriptions for paper, ink, or page limits any of that so i looked for a refillable printer that could be used when i need it and i could refill on my time with minimal waste. Refills are cheap enough that i could stock up if the need arises. Paper is cheap to buy for the plain stuff. It may not seem like ive saved any money, but i have other patterns i need and want to buy that are already 10s of dollars that would become triple digits with printing costs and shipping. Fedex doccument printing isnt BAD but not feasible when the pattern has three separate instruction booklets and are 40 pages each. So far its printed out 300 pages and didnt break a sweat, I dont know what im doing trying to get the phone app and the printer to work together? But i will say that ive had no problems connecting the computer to the printer, MOSTLY because i wanted a printer cable since wifi is spotty in my house. Usb cable port works like a dream, i would say its strong and durable but i dont really have a comparison that isnt university's printers. I like the size. Cant really say anything on alignment. I say get it. Its a worthwhile investment.

I would give this printer a negative 100 if I could. I've never felt more like a character from Office Space before I bought this piece of junk - overpriced too, considering the absolute total failure. Epson should pay me to take this printer from them. When you buy an appliance or electronic device you really just want it to work - hassle free, reliable. This printer unfortunately does not meet ANY of those expectations. First of all WiFi printing is unreliable at best. It will work for the first little bit, but soon after the printer will stop being able to "contact" the computer, even though somehow it will say it's still connected. So down the troubleshooting rabbit hole one will go - and navigating the numerous, clunky, and extra frustrating processes and apps this thing installs on your system will only serve to frustrate you even more. You'll be looking for your baseball bat in short time. So don't buy this thing based on the wireless printing feature. Also don't buy it at all... I gave up and circumvented trying to use WiFi and just plugged it into my computer using a traditional USB print cable. That made it a LOT easier - I thought I was good to go. Wrong. On top of all the other little hassles, which add up to this thing being basically one gigantic pain in the you know what - the WORST thing about this printer is that it will just randomly, and in short time, stop printing. The print cycle will run, the paper will go through the machine, but the document will come out with no ink on it - despite the ink tank being completely full. So off down the rabbit hole you'll go - running "Print Head Cleaning" cycles, and "Power Cleaning" cycles, after owning it for a mere couple of days, and after which you must let the printer "rest" for up to 12 hours. Go ahead and follow all those instructions if you have the patience, and when you come back after 12 hours the problem will just persist, and you'll soon begin to realize that you've been ripped off. It's a complete waste of time. Troubleshooting guidelines and tech support try to offer remedial steps to correct all these little deficiencies. They call it "maintenance". But it won't work because of one overall factor - this printer is a piece of junk. It would take less time for me to write my documents by hand than to try to get this printer to do the one simple task it was designed for. We don't buy printers to do "maintenance" and "troubleshooting" - we just want them to work. Stay away from this thing. It's an abomination. Epson should be embarrassed to even release this garbage to market. I will not buy another Epson printer ever again.

This is a really good printer and a lot of bang for your buck. The seller is really nice and processes things quickly including returns. The ink is very low cost and economical compared to a big old Brother printer I’ve been using. One ink cartridge for a brother can be as high as over $100. The best part about this printer is the ink is very easy to refill, fast and absolutely no mess.It’s a no brainer and effortless to initially load the ink. Refilling is exactly the same steps.. My only issue with this printer is it doesn’t print double sided but if you’re someone who doesn’t print a lot (<50 pages per day) then it’s not an issue and don’t waste your money on a more expensive printer.. You can download the Epson App and print through the App bc it’ll print all the respective pages all at once and it tells you how to feed the handful of papers back into the printer all at once so that way the manual double sided printing process is not as grueling. If you do the setup using your phone via QR code it’s very easy. The design is compact & very light weight so it's great for a small office. Scanning is very fast and simple.

I've only had it one day so if any problems come up I will edit this. So far so good! It takes a bit of time to get it all set up. But it isn't hard. Just several steps. I'd give yourself at least an hour for the entire set up. The ink was actually enjoyable to do. lol You just set it on the appropriate well and it just gurgles in. About a half inh of ink left in the bottle, but after set up ou can top each one off and use the rest. Only the black ink will be lower than the rest for some reason. Connecting to the internet was easy. Unlike my previous other brand printer that I could never get connected. It seemed pretty loud when it printed a test page, but it actually has an option to quiet it down some. It seemed to print pretty quickly. The size isn't bad. It's about the same width as my old printer and just a bit shorter in length. I think I am going to be very happy with this. I used my phone to download the app to set it up, then connected it to my printer wirelessly. So I can now manage it through my phone also which is good.

I've had a number of Epson printers over the years, starting with a 9-pin FX dot-matrix, and ending with a Stylus Photo R3000. While I never expected to get back into low-end inkjet printers again, my wife's foray into sublimation printing brought me to the Epson EcoTank ET-2803. At first glance, you realize that the ET-2803 is an exercise in cost cutting taken to the extreme. For about $250 you get a paper handling mechanism, a print head, a flatbed scanner, an ink delivery system, wireless connectivity, a screen, and actual interface buttons. Oh, and it's all jammed in a cheap plastic box. Despite that, and the fact that the screen is the size of a postage stamp, the entire package works. It's hard to know longevity on something like this, but I'd imagine that it will survive long enough to go through a few maintenance tanks. What's a maintenance tank, you ask? More on that later... As far as the setup of the ET-2803 goes, there's very little to it. Unfurl the printer, load the ink, and let it go through the process of drawing the ink down the tubes - you're in business in less than 10 minutes. Things were a little different for me because I didn't load the OEM ink, and instead opted to put in Hippoo sublimation ink. I have seen the ET-2083's OEM ink performance on plain and glossy paper. It's fine, but not great. Printing is fast, but does not yield sharp text OR photo-realistic prints. This makes sense, as the ET-2803 has a cheap printhead, and the printer is only working with 3 colors (plus black). The driver is pretty barebones, not really allowing for much in terms of settings adjustment. While this may be good for the plug-and-play crowd, it really doesn't do you any favors when trying to dial in the quality of your printed output. I definitely have had some clogging issues with my printer, but acknowledge that is probably due to the 3rd-party ink that I've put in my printer, and not an inherent problem with the Epson. I mention it, though, because I have run through the various cleaning procedures on the printer's maintenance menu. The design of the printer incorporates a "last-resort" cleaning method, beyond normal head cleaning, that flushes all of the ink in the tubes into the maintenance box. That's a LOT of ink. I don't imagine most users will run a power clean, but it may be necessary if your printer sits unused for long periods. If you do run the power clean, plan to go through ink more quickly than expected, and expect to replace your maintenance tank within your printer's lifespan (fortunately, it's not difficult or expensive). My issues with the ET-2803 are likely self-inflicted through the use of sublimation ink. The ET-2803 is an OK sublimation printer, and is one of the least expensive ways to enter the hobby. As far as a general-use printer goes, the ET-2803 is a mixed bag. Consumables are much less expensive than cartridge-based inkjet printers, which is great. Print quality is usable, but not great. The main thing is that this printer makes sense in some use cases, but not in others. For example, if you print semi-regularly, occasionally scan, and sometimes need color printing, this is a good choice. If you want to dabble with sublimation printing, this is a entry-level choice. However, if you rarely print, you're probably better off with a b/w laser printer. Conditionally Recommended

I purchased this printer due to being sick and tired of paying $50 every other week for printer cartridges. Works as it should and no difficulty with Wi-Fi connection printing from my phone or my laptop. I did however, have to buy a USB cord (did not come with the printer) to scan over 30 pages of documents. I'm not sure if the problem was with my Wi-Fi or the printer, but it would not stay connected to Wi-Fi long enough to scan all the pages needed. The cord was about $8 and had no issues while scanning with the cord.

Good printer thats straight forward and easy to use and setup, with wifi capabilities making it easy to print any file from your phone and the all in one tank lasts a good amount of time on one fill up I recommend 100%

Love this Epson printer. My other printer (not a super tank device) regularly runs out of ink cartridges and seems to consume them. This super tank printer is fantastic. Great print quality, easy to refill, and the inks are so much more cost effective to use. Highly recommended

So far, so good. Very happy not to have to deal with ink cartidges anymore. The printer connects to computers and tablets fairy well. Little set up needed.

The printer was easy to set up, using the panel on the front of the printer. It connected to the WiFi with no difficulties. No manual to learn the functions until you install the app. I was disappointed that it does not have the two sided option on this printer, so therefore a lot of paper is being used with large documents. I thought it was a standard thing for all printers. I was wrong. Other than that issue so far, I am happy with it.

Great Printer. Ink lasts a long time, even with heavy use. Way more economical than a typical cartridge inkjet printer. I'll never go back to a cartridge printer. Should have done this years ago.