5.0 out of 5 stars Stress-Free and Budget-Friendly Printing

2025-12-29    -Reinhard Chavez

The Epson EcoTank ET-2800 has been a total game-changer for my home office. It is incredibly cost-efficient; the cartridge-free supertank system saves so much ink compared to traditional printers, which means no more constant trips to the store or expensive replacements.The setup process was a breeze—it's easy to install and very easy to use on a daily basis. Having a reliable printer that just works saves me a lot of time, effort, and stress, giving me true peace of mind. Whether I'm scanning, copying, or printing in color, the quality is consistent and the wireless connectivity is seamless. It really is the ideal basic home printer!

Epson Eco-Tank ET-2800 Review - About 19,000 sheets printed and mine is end of life.

2026-01-17    -E Smith

This is my second ET-2800. I bought it for printing an advertising campaign for a small business. I used it for high-volume printing and managed to run it to end of life in about two months. So, I am reviewing a printer that I have owned for only a few months that is now non-functional (end of life).My experience with the ET-2800 has been generally good. It provided a reasonably low-cost option for printing the project I was making. With the cost of the printer and ink together, considering the printer to be a consumable for the task, it was well worth purchasing, in my opinion. Some issues arose, such as the printer stated that it was end of life after it printed about 19,000 sheets, normal printing mode was loud enough to bother someone in an adjacent room, normal and quiet printing modes were both too loud to tolerate for long periods for me being in the same room, and the printer was unable to print batches of more than 25 copies without printing an infinite quantity (would print forever).Unlike the laser printer it replaced, this printer did not make any odors in operation. Even when running for hours and hours and hours on end, there was no noticeable smell from the printer.During my time using the printer from new to end of life in only a few months, I had three paper jams in total. Misprinting occurred every 500 or so pages at the start, but I started doing a print head cleaning every 200 to 400 pages which stopped this issue.End of life occurred during a printing session, where it printed the first two copies and then stopped. It indicated that it was end of life and would not print. Before this, the printer was functioning perfectly well. The sudden cessation of function was surprising. I was unaware that it would cease function like this. I had recently replaced the ink waste tank, as the original was full. This was not the cause of end of life. I am unsure as to why my printer, after about 19,000 sheets printed, has stopped working.Regarding print quality, it has been generally excellent. Black and white has been great in both normal and high-quality modes. Colour printing in normal mode is adequate, however in high-quality mode is excellent. Combine high-quality colour printing with glossy paper and the results are amazing! Overall, for the projects (small business flyer, small business booklet, some colouring books, etc...) I used this printer for, the finished products were all extremely professionally done and look impressive. The booklets produced by this printer are the main way that the small business I made these for is now obtaining new customers! Many compliments about how professional the booklet is have been received so far.I am disappointed that my black ET-2800 is end of life (after about 19,000 sheets printed). I am currently using a white ET-2800 that I purchased about ten months ago for my father’s office as my main printer now. Being aware that there seems to be a defined end of life for these printers, I will be reserving high-volume printing for a laser printer more likely able to handle the task, and use my white ET-2800 mostly for it’s tremendous ability to do very professional-looking colour printing and for normal every day printing in my office.Pros:* No smell during operation.* An inexpensive printer to run (purchase cost and cost of ink).* Able to reliably print various weights of paper in quantity (20, 24, and 65 lb paper) with only the occasional paper jam and misprinting.* Easy to refill with genuine Epson ink.* Able to handle severe use with few malfunctions.* Excellent print quality in both black and white, and when printing in colour.* High-quality colour printing on glossy paper makes for amazing results!* High-quality black and white printing is very professional looking!* Works easily and no set-up is needed on Mac and Linux (Ubuntu 25.04). Plug in the USB cable and computer would recognize it without any drama.Cons:* Not able to print a batch of more than 25 of one item. If you try to print more than 25 copies, it will print continuously until you cancel printing (running forever)!* Not meant for high-volume printing, as it is too slow to finish jobs in a timely manner.* Seems to have a defined end of life that happened at about 19,000 sheets for my printer.* Single-sided printing only. If you need double-sided printing, please buy one that does this. Manual duplex printing is time-consuming.* Normal printing mode is too loud to use when people are sleeping in adjacent rooms.* Normal and quiet printing modes are both too loud for sustained printing. Hearing protection may be wise if you plan on printing more than 100 pages at a time.* Set-up on Windows 10 took about an hour.

Amazing

2026-02-01    -Alexandra monte

Good 🤗

Epson Eco-Tank ET-2800 Review - About 19,000 sheets printed and mine is end of life.

2026-01-06    -E Smith

This is my second ET-2800. I bought it for printing an advertising campaign for a small business. I used it for high-volume printing and managed to run it to end of life in about two months. So, I am reviewing a printer that I have owned for only a few months that is now non-functional (end of life).My experience with the ET-2800 has been generally good. It provided a reasonably low-cost option for printing the project I was making. With the cost of the printer and ink together, considering the printer to be a consumable for the task, it was well worth purchasing, in my opinion. Some issues arose, such as the printer stated that it was end of life after it printed about 19,000 sheets, normal printing mode was loud enough to bother someone in an adjacent room, normal and quiet printing modes were both too loud to tolerate for long periods for me being in the same room, and the printer was unable to print batches of more than 25 copies without printing an infinite quantity (would print forever).Unlike the laser printer it replaced, this printer did not make any odors in operation. Even when running for hours and hours and hours on end, there was no noticeable smell from the printer.During my time using the printer from new to end of life in only a few months, I had three paper jams in total. Misprinting occurred every 500 or so pages at the start, but I started doing a print head cleaning every 200 to 400 pages which stopped this issue.End of life occurred during a printing session, where it printed the first two copies and then stopped. It indicated that it was end of life and would not print. Before this, the printer was functioning perfectly well. The sudden cessation of function was surprising. I was unaware that it would cease function like this. I had recently replaced the ink waste tank, as the original was full. This was not the cause of end of life. I am unsure as to why my printer, after about 19,000 sheets printed, has stopped working.Regarding print quality, it has been generally excellent. Black and white has been great in both normal and high-quality modes. Colour printing in normal mode is adequate, however in high-quality mode is excellent. Combine high-quality colour printing with glossy paper and the results are amazing! Overall, for the projects (small business flyer, small business booklet, some colouring books, etc...) I used this printer for, the finished products were all extremely professionally done and look impressive. The booklets produced by this printer are the main way that the small business I made these for is now obtaining new customers! Many compliments about how professional the booklet is have been received so far.I am disappointed that my black ET-2800 is end of life (after about 19,000 sheets printed). I am currently using a white ET-2800 that I purchased about ten months ago for my father’s office as my main printer now. Being aware that there seems to be a defined end of life for these printers, I will be reserving high-volume printing for a laser printer more likely able to handle the task, and use my white ET-2800 mostly for it’s tremendous ability to do very professional-looking colour printing and for normal every day printing in my office.Pros:* No smell during operation.* An inexpensive printer to run (purchase cost and cost of ink).* Able to reliably print various weights of paper in quantity (20, 24, and 65 lb paper) with only the occasional paper jam and misprinting.* Easy to refill with genuine Epson ink.* Able to handle severe use with few malfunctions.* Excellent print quality in both black and white, and when printing in colour.* High-quality colour printing on glossy paper makes for amazing results!* High-quality black and white printing is very professional looking!* Works easily and no set-up is needed on Mac and Linux (Ubuntu 25.04). Plug in the USB cable and computer would recognize it without any drama.Cons:* Not able to print a batch of more than 25 of one item. If you try to print more than 25 copies, it will print continuously until you cancel printing (running forever)!* Not meant for high-volume printing, as it is too slow to finish jobs in a timely manner.* Seems to have a defined end of life that happened at about 19,000 sheets for my printer.* Single-sided printing only. If you need double-sided printing, please buy one that does this. Manual duplex printing is time-consuming.* Normal printing mode is too loud to use when people are sleeping in adjacent rooms.* Normal and quiet printing modes are both too loud for sustained printing. Hearing protection may be wise if you plan on printing more than 100 pages at a time.* Set-up on Windows 10 took about an hour.

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! This printer has been VERY impressive thus far *UPDATE*

2026-01-12    -Lyla Mae

My old printer broke (sooner than I would have liked) so I did A LOT of research before deciding to buy this Epson EcoTank printer for home office use. This is my honest review of it this far and I will definitely update my review if I run into any issues.So far, this printer has been pretty impressive (I've been using it for about a month). The price was pretty average for a printer... but I personally think all printers are overpriced so it was a bit more than I would have liked to spend. It is smaller and more lightweight than I was expecting which is a plus because it takes up less desk space than my previous HP printer.It is very easy to set up, comes with step-by-step easy instructions and guided instructions through the app. It only took me about 10 minutes (Mostly just waiting for the printer to initialize on its own). It is very easy and surprisingly satisfying to fill the ink tank. I like the idea that this ink might last longer than traditional cartridges and won't have as much plastic waste that went along with my old HP Inkjet.I have printed plain black and white documents as well as photos. I print all my photos at home, which is most of the printing that I do, so quality was important to me. The photos came out with pretty good quality! No ink smudges or off colors, colors are bright/vivid, and it is easy to modify what paper you're using with automatic prompts on the printer.Now for the negatives and the reason I'm giving this 4 stars... app to printer connection issues. This was a big issue with my old printer as well. I'm pretty tech savvy and I just have no idea why this is still always an issue for me. There is an extra Epson app that you are supposed to download for printing. Sometimes it can find my printer, sometimes it can't. Sometimes it gives me printer errors or won't let me print documents. And now every time I go to print something it says the paper being used doesn't match the paper settings so I have to bypass that error message (even though it does match in settings and the app, and this happens for both regular paper and photo paper). I've turned everything off and back on again, but the issues with consistent connection and error messages are still an issue.Usually with some fiddling around, I can get the documents/pictures to print but sometimes it feels like I'm jumping through unnecessary hoops. I'm still working out the kinks so if I find some magic solution I'll update my review. Considering this is an issue with most home printers I've used, it's not a deal breaker.All in all, if you are looking for a new home printer, I would definitely recommend this one. The quality has been great for me and I am pleased with my purchase (so far).Hope this helps!*UPDATE*: I have now printed HUNDREDS of photos, they are all excellent quality, and my ink tanks are still mostly full. This is WAY better than my HP printer as far as ink longevity. Changing my review to 5 stars just based on how long this ink lasts. User interface is still a tad annoying but so worth it regardless.

Epson EcoTank ET-2800

2026-02-25    -Paul

My old Cannon printer was almost 20 years old and I finally decided to replace it. I decided on this one and have now had it for 3 1/2 weeks. I don't generally print much but I have put it through its paces some and am very happy with it.Installation was easy and flawless. I have it hooked up via USB cable to my desktop, so I can't comment on printing from a phone or tablet. I love the ink tank system. Because I don't print much I have a weekly reminder in my calendar to print a page. I found a test graphic that uses a little color from each of the tanks and black. So far so good. There are also some great guides online on how to clear badly blocked nozzles. Printing text is fast and the quality is IMO excellent. Text with light graphics on plain white paper is also fast and the quality is also great.I bought some 8 1/2" x 11" Epson glossy photo paper and some Epson ultra premium glossy to test out for pictures, just to see what this puppy could do. The reviews lead me to believe this printer performed poorly at this. I downloaded some HD, good quality photo files and picked a few of those to try out. I printed the same picture on ordinary white paper and the two photo quality papers using Paint Shop Pro 2023. I have been an amateur photographer for decades so I know what photo quality prints look like. The prints with the photo quality paper are way better than I expected. Yes, the shadows and highlights loose some detail, but it is working with three colors and one black. And if I look at the resolution and sharpness through a magnifier I can see the difference compared to photo printer output, but again, this is not a photo quality printer. I can also not comment about color fidelity because my monitor is not currently color calibrated (hoping to fix this soon), but IMO it's not bad. In the end this is a printer that is really inexpensive to run and can print pictures that look really good unless you judge it against a better, way more expensive system.The only negatives I've found so far is in the software. I am running an old computer on Windows 10 Pro and this could be one issue here. I have had a few print files get stuck in the print queue and could not delete them. This seems to be an issue for some people because I found a couple of workarounds online for it and one is working well for me. Another one is the print driver seems a make choosing my photo print quality options a little finicky. Regular printing is easy. I'm pretty computer savvy so I don't usually have problems like this, but it is getting better as I learn the driver's quirks so maybe it's just me. I have not needed to contact Epson about anything yet to solve a problem and I'm still getting better at working with it. I just wanted to mention these to round out my experience with this machine so far.All in all, I'm loving the ET-2800. If this changes I'll come back with an update.

5.0 out of 5 stars Easiest Setup Ever - Excellent Quality Hardware, Firmware and Output

2026-02-16    -Eyeconic

This printer replaced a cheap HP (which is en route back to Amazon), which replaced an HP printer that committed suicide, which replaced an HP printer that was broken, and so on. The tech gods seemed to be telling me to try something else.A couple of issues (I'll get to those shortly), but overall the quality is excellent.I chose to set this up from an Android tablet. The Epson app recognized the printer immediately. (It uses GPS to locate the printer, which is quite clever. Then you just follow the prompts. It takes about 15 minutes to initialize the tanks and three minutes to initialize the WiFi. Other than those unattended spans, the whole thing is quite quick.The KDE desktop (Fedora) recognized the new printer almost instantly. With an HP, the search process always failed. I always had to use the secondary system, which requires entering the IP. With Linux, this installs with a driverless setup.Text and colors are clean and sharp. No bleeds. The first page prints immediately. My last HP Deskjet required several minutes to print the first page of any job.The only problem of any significance lies with the internal web server. There is no way to scan anything directly into the computer. I have to scan using the Android app on my tablet and then transfer the image to the computer. I will try to set up either an NFS or Samba share so that I can save scans directly to the computer.The other issue is unique ot me. I print checks from raw safety stock. This requires MICR (magnetic) ink, which is, apparently, not available. I'll figure something out.The bottom line is that this is a well-designed and built printer with superior printing at a reasonable price. The tank concept is new to me, but, presumably, the ink tanks last a great deal longer than cartridges. The downside, of course, is that, with cartridges, you obtain a new print head with every cartridge change. Time will tell if this becomes an issue.

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! This printer has been VERY impressive thus far *UPDATE*

2026-01-22    -Lyla Mae

My old printer broke (sooner than I would have liked) so I did A LOT of research before deciding to buy this Epson EcoTank printer for home office use. This is my honest review of it this far and I will definitely update my review if I run into any issues.So far, this printer has been pretty impressive (I've been using it for about a month). The price was pretty average for a printer... but I personally think all printers are overpriced so it was a bit more than I would have liked to spend. It is smaller and more lightweight than I was expecting which is a plus because it takes up less desk space than my previous HP printer.It is very easy to set up, comes with step-by-step easy instructions and guided instructions through the app. It only took me about 10 minutes (Mostly just waiting for the printer to initialize on its own). It is very easy and surprisingly satisfying to fill the ink tank. I like the idea that this ink might last longer than traditional cartridges and won't have as much plastic waste that went along with my old HP Inkjet.I have printed plain black and white documents as well as photos. I print all my photos at home, which is most of the printing that I do, so quality was important to me. The photos came out with pretty good quality! No ink smudges or off colors, colors are bright/vivid, and it is easy to modify what paper you're using with automatic prompts on the printer.Now for the negatives and the reason I'm giving this 4 stars... app to printer connection issues. This was a big issue with my old printer as well. I'm pretty tech savvy and I just have no idea why this is still always an issue for me. There is an extra Epson app that you are supposed to download for printing. Sometimes it can find my printer, sometimes it can't. Sometimes it gives me printer errors or won't let me print documents. And now every time I go to print something it says the paper being used doesn't match the paper settings so I have to bypass that error message (even though it does match in settings and the app, and this happens for both regular paper and photo paper). I've turned everything off and back on again, but the issues with consistent connection and error messages are still an issue.Usually with some fiddling around, I can get the documents/pictures to print but sometimes it feels like I'm jumping through unnecessary hoops. I'm still working out the kinks so if I find some magic solution I'll update my review. Considering this is an issue with most home printers I've used, it's not a deal breaker.All in all, if you are looking for a new home printer, I would definitely recommend this one. The quality has been great for me and I am pleased with my purchase (so far).Hope this helps!*UPDATE*: I have now printed HUNDREDS of photos, they are all excellent quality, and my ink tanks are still mostly full. This is WAY better than my HP printer as far as ink longevity. Changing my review to 5 stars just based on how long this ink lasts. User interface is still a tad annoying but so worth it regardless.

Epson EcoTank ET-2800

2026-02-05    -Paul

My old Cannon printer was almost 20 years old and I finally decided to replace it. I decided on this one and have now had it for 3 1/2 weeks. I don't generally print much but I have put it through its paces some and am very happy with it.Installation was easy and flawless. I have it hooked up via USB cable to my desktop, so I can't comment on printing from a phone or tablet. I love the ink tank system. Because I don't print much I have a weekly reminder in my calendar to print a page. I found a test graphic that uses a little color from each of the tanks and black. So far so good. There are also some great guides online on how to clear badly blocked nozzles. Printing text is fast and the quality is IMO excellent. Text with light graphics on plain white paper is also fast and the quality is also great.I bought some 8 1/2" x 11" Epson glossy photo paper and some Epson ultra premium glossy to test out for pictures, just to see what this puppy could do. The reviews lead me to believe this printer performed poorly at this. I downloaded some HD, good quality photo files and picked a few of those to try out. I printed the same picture on ordinary white paper and the two photo quality papers using Paint Shop Pro 2023. I have been an amateur photographer for decades so I know what photo quality prints look like. The prints with the photo quality paper are way better than I expected. Yes, the shadows and highlights loose some detail, but it is working with three colors and one black. And if I look at the resolution and sharpness through a magnifier I can see the difference compared to photo printer output, but again, this is not a photo quality printer. I can also not comment about color fidelity because my monitor is not currently color calibrated (hoping to fix this soon), but IMO it's not bad. In the end this is a printer that is really inexpensive to run and can print pictures that look really good unless you judge it against a better, way more expensive system.The only negatives I've found so far is in the software. I am running an old computer on Windows 10 Pro and this could be one issue here. I have had a few print files get stuck in the print queue and could not delete them. This seems to be an issue for some people because I found a couple of workarounds online for it and one is working well for me. Another one is the print driver seems a make choosing my photo print quality options a little finicky. Regular printing is easy. I'm pretty computer savvy so I don't usually have problems like this, but it is getting better as I learn the driver's quirks so maybe it's just me. I have not needed to contact Epson about anything yet to solve a problem and I'm still getting better at working with it. I just wanted to mention these to round out my experience with this machine so far.All in all, I'm loving the ET-2800. If this changes I'll come back with an update.

Amazing

2025-12-23    -Alexandra monte

Good 🤗