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GREG GAZIN If you’ve been putting off getting a new printer for yourself or family because the dreaded cost of the ink cartridges just might break the bank, then one of Epson’s two latest EcoTank Wireless Colour All-in-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printers may just be that right gift for this holiday season. While the name may seem a mouthful, these two from this Epson series feature easily refillable super-sized ink tanks that print incredible high-quality colour text and images. The EcoTank moniker is quite relevant. One set of four ink bottles, one each of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black used to replenish the printer’s reservoirs, can replace an equivalent of up to 90 ink cartridges, saving you more than $1,000 for every ink replacement set. 20 Active Life | Nov. 19, 2022–Feb. 11, 2023
This means that you and your family can print thousands of pages – including gift cards and other crafts, photos, school reports, term papers or business proposals before you need to refill. Of course, actual print results will depend on your usage. IMPRESSIVE PRINT QUALITY
The diminutive ink bottles in no way impact print quality. In fact, these EcoTank printers use a unique and impressive Micro Piezo Heat-Free Technology which does not require the printer to warm up – saving valuable time and energy. They also use their Claria ET pigment black ink. Pigment inks offers a better
resolution as it prints the colour atop the paper’s surface, whereas typical dye-base dyes through paper. The result is extremely sharp text in any size font – plus impressive colour graphics and photos regardless of the paper type used. They can print via USB and Wi-Fi, (Ethernet on some models) plus hands-free voice-activated printing using Siri, Alexa or Google Assistant from your iOS or Android smart device by using the Epson Smart Panel App. Epson has a number of different models to suit your family needs. Two of the newer models include the ET-2850 and the ET-4850.