Epson Expression Premium ET-7750 EcoTank Wireless Wide-Format 5-Color All-in-One Supertank Printer with Scanner, Copier and Ethernet

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[Edit One Year Later: I still have about 1/3 of all my original ink tanks. Holy cow. I would normally have had to replace them 3 or 4 times at least by now. AND I still have the 2nd set of ink bottles that came with it originally. I am thrilled with the ink savings. Ive had a little bit of trouble keeping the ink heads perfectly clean. so I get those lines in my prints sometimes.] Ive had HP Officejets, a couple of Epson Stylus 800s from a decade ago, several Epson 4630s and recently two 4740s. I blasted the 4740s in my review of that printer. Both of them ran out of ink after about 375 pages and replacing the ink was going to run me $160. Ridiculous. So I was ready to swear off Epson forever. But then I saw this baby get announced. The idea of paying through the nose up front, but being able to print worry-free thereafter, well, it sounds fantastic. At least on paper. Ive only had this printer for a couple days, but so far Im very impressed and hopeful. Its a joy as you literally POUR fairly gigantic bottles of ink into this thing. And I dont know if this is universal, but mine included a full second round of ink bottles. It at least seems like Im swimming in ink now. This new incarnation of EcoTank is pretty slick. The bottles are designed so you cant connect them to the wrong spot and I couldnt find a way to make them spill. They only open up when theyre connected to their proper slot. Then they stop automatically when the tank gets full. They gave me enough that even after charging I still had a tiny bit of ink left over. And a full second round of ink that I didnt even touch yet. Ive only printed one 4x6 photo so far, but it is as good as Ive had printed at the store. The one thing Im tempted to complain about is the drawer system. At first I thought I would need an advanced degree to figure out how to use them. Once you see how they work, its not too complex, and its definitely ingenious. They find a way for you to have a separate drawer for normal sized paper, a smaller drawer for photo prints, and even a CD printing tray. But theyre super small. And theyre very close together. And awkward to get to. And hard to put paper into. And the output tray feels like youre breaking it when you open it. So I admire the way theyve packed so much into such a very small space. But I suppose in the end Id rather make this thing an inch or two taller in exchange for a little more room to work with those trays. So if my photos attach correctly . . . it looks pretty good. But that tray system: -I believe the top part is where the CD tray goes. -Below that is the paper output tray -Then the tiny little tray for 4x6s and such -Then the "main" paper tray for letter size and such. -You can see theres not much room to work in there, and when you extend the output tray, you cant access them at all. -Again, its actually very workable. But if youre burning through 500 sheets regularly, this isnt for you. However, my wife really likes how "small" it is. Its obviously wider than our other printers, but to her it seems more compact. I agree. Its wider, but very low profile. And it looks good when you close up the paper drawer and fold down the screen. I guess its made for less frequent, but higher quality printing than our other Workforce Pro types. So thats my ramble. I LOVE the idea. Ill have to check back in a year or two to see if the whole thing malfunctions or fails to last long enough for it to be worth the gigantic upfront cost. But for now it seems pretty awesome.

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