Epson Ecotank Printer Review ( My Opinion ) ET4800 Featured
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 8. 09. 2024
- This is a quick overview and look at my Epson ecotank ET4800 printer are they any good?
I have been using one now for a few months and i thought I'd share my thoughts.
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I recently purchased a new Epson Eco Tank 3850 printer at Costco for $325.00. The setup was relatively easy and I had it up and running in about 15 minutes after unboxing. However, I am extremely disappointed in the quality of the printing for both documents and photos.The edging in the photos were grainy and the colors were darker then the original photos. I reset the color management and it still produced a low quality image. The scanner is also cheap inefficient. After scanning a simple document I discovered the text had jagged edges and the tops of the fonts in some sentences were chopped off. The only way I could get nice sharp fonts in a document was to scan in Photo Mode. The top automatic feeder which is used to scan multiple documents or make copies, pulls the entire stack of papers into the feeder all at once. I had to physically stagger each page individually to prevent the stack from jamming the feeder. All in all this printer is constructed of poor quality materials and is cheaply made. Thank God I saved the box. I'm packaging it back up and taking it back to Costco first thing tomorrow.
That sounds like a bad experience I personally havenât encountered any of that. Yes then print quality itâs amazing but itâs not poor. You have to make sure the settings are correct in print quality and make sure you use the clean nozzle feature once a month. Other than that mines been fine. Iâd get a refund for hours đ
do you know how to make the 4800 print borderless? I have looked everywhere and it only gives me that option for plain white paper and standard printing. I need to choose matte photo paper and borderless. Hope you can help?
Iâm really sorry. I donât. I have never used that option. Youâve taught me something as I didnât know it could do that.
Can it print double sided? I keep seeing people say both yes and no which is it is there a double sided function?
No. I have never seen that function on this model.
Thank you.
It does support duplex printing
@@adomasromanovas no
Hi, does it auto-print on both sides if needed? ( whidouth needing to take out the paper and place it back to print on the other side)
No I donât think it has. I have never printed on both sides.
The blurb on Amazon said it did, which is why I got it, but they lied. It doesn't... which is really annoying, because I would have got a cheaper model if I had known that. I can't fault the copies though, especially if you use authentic ink.
@@jaclam1 hope i helped
â@@jaclam1I ended up getting another model very similar to this one and that does auto print on both sides
â@paulacruz6239 what model ?
Does the scanner do 2 sided scans
No
Can it scan through ADF? Sorry may be a dumb question
Yea but not double sided
@@CarlsReviewLab thank you! That's a bummer but not deal breakers for me I don't even know what model does but I'm sure it's pretty expensive at least I can scan from it
@@RobertWilliamsserving Do you want me to send you the amazon link? what country are you in?
@@CarlsReviewLab sure! US, thank you!
@@CarlsReviewLab have you tried the 4850? Is it any different?
$375 and it cannot do duplex printing? đđđđ My $65 HP can. As for 'automatic feeder, what do you think the tray is?
I didnât pay anywhere near that in the UK from a main outlet. USA must be more expensive.
@@CarlsReviewLab
I thought I read in here some American paid that much. I'm Canadian. The name didn't give you a hint?
Ah okay
It's a piece of crap.
The ink is good but the copy counter does not reset automatically when replacing the Ink waste tank. You have to buy a non Epson copy counter reset online every time and it only reset 80% of the counter.
If you are a small business that waste ink tank will cost you in the long run.
The waste ink tank does not have a chip and when it does, It does not work to reset the counter.
The ADF (Auto Doc Feeder) also goes out and you will have problems. There is no solution.
Iâm not a big business so itâs been fine for me and not an issue.
I think if you have a business youâd have a better one anyway.
Thanks for watching though and sharing your opinion.
There is a GitHub repo, with a tool to reset this for free. Just reset it using the tool.