Epson - Expression EcoTank ET-2700 Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer - Black
Customers are saying
Customers are enthusiastic about the Expression EcoTank ET-2700's print quality and ease of use, with many praising its compact size. However, some users found the setup process challenging, and others experienced difficulties with the Wi-Fi connectivity. A few also noted that the printer can be somewhat noisy during operation. Overall, the positive feedback on print quality and ease of use outweighs the negative comments regarding setup and Wi-Fi.
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- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A great set-up for Senior citizens
Many seniors don't care or have a need of the wi-fi set-up. I don't. I tried 2 other brands, that come with everything and it seems they no longer want you to use USB, so they make it difficult to understand and set-up your printer. This set-up for USB only was as easy falling in the bathtub. The longest segment of the set-up took about 10 to 15 minutes and that was filling it with the ink. But this was also well explained and easy to do. Other than that, put in the CD start it up, start the download, then choose either wi-fi or USB, click to start and it is done within less than a minute. Easy-Peasy...!
Posted by Actor
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great little printer
I love the idea of this EcoTank printer. No ink cartridges to buy and possibly dry out. This printer comes with 4 separate bottles of ink that you pour into reservoirs. They claim it can last up to 2 years right out of the box! That's awesome as I hate constantly running out of ink. The reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is that set-up was ridiculously complicated and long. I had a very hard time getting it to connect to my wifi. Any other printer I have owned has been super easy to connect, but not this one. I finally had to find an old printer USB cable to connect it to my computer and even that didn't work the first time I tried. I finally ended up getting it to connect with the USB. The other issue is using it from my phone. I quite often need to print things such as coupons from my phone, but the only way I can get my phone to recognize this printer is through the Epson app I had to download. If I try printing from my browser, I get a message saying that no AirPrinters were found. This is a problem I still have not been able to fix. All that aside, this printer really is awesome! The print quality is very good. I tested it by printing my son's school pictures, and you would never be able to tell that they were printed at home and not by a professional printing service! All in all, even though I have had some difficulty getting the printer set up, I would still recommend it. It prints stunning pictures and the thought of not having to buy ink for the next 2 years is amazing. This is a review for the Epson Expression ET-2700 EcoTank All-in-One Printer that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.
Posted by cobainian
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
the future of printing
Every now and then we have a breakthrough innovation that changes the landscape of a product category. DVD to Blu-ray/HD DVD would be the last one I can remember. Could this new printer from EPSON be another example? I was excited to hear about this new printer from EPSON that could save me from having to buy some new ink cartridges for an entire 2 years. The last EPSON printer that I remember owning was my dad’s dot matrix printer, it was loud albeit very dependable and did a great job of printing. Since then I’ve personally own many HP inkjet/deskjet printers. Many because by the time I need to buy some new ink, there is usually some offer for a new HP printer that makes it cheaper than buying the new set of cartridges. However, most of them are because after a year or so, some functionality no longer works. Back to this new EPSON printer, the box was the average size for a printer. Setting up took just under 15 minutes and it was quite unique. Instead of installing the “starter kit” cartridges, the installation involved filling up the 4 ink compartments with the liquid inks that came with the printer. Once you fill the first compartment, the rest is a breeze, it seems that its spill proof in the sense that the ink will not trickle down into the compartments until it is placed in the correct position (notches aligned properly) and it is rested on a 90 degree angle. The ink would stop trickling in once the compartments are full. I did not discard these 4 ink bottles since there is a little amount left and the instruction stated that we will need it for the next steps. Once all 4 compartments are filled, the printer needs to “charge” the ink, this was simple enough and it took about 10 minutes to complete. This charging process used a little amount of ink so once that is done, I top up the compartments with whatever amount was left over for all 4 colors. Setting up the software for the printer was easy enough. It came with a CD or a link to get the installer. I chose to go with the installer link to ensure that I got the latest version/drivers. Everything was a breeze up to the point where I need to link the printer to my PC. To do this, either a USB cable (not included) or a Wi-Fi connection is required. Since I can’t find my USB cable nor do I remember the last time I used one (those HP deskjet days), I selected the Wi-Fi option. The first step is to get the printer connected to the Wi-Fi. I happened to have a router with the WPS button so setting it up was fairly easy. Pressing and holding the WPS button on my router followed by telling the printer to connect (I forgot what the steps were) and I got connected within a minute. One thing I wonder is since this printer lacked a mini display of any kind, how would a user get this printer connected if you have an older router (without the WPS button). My current main printer (a CANON) has a mini display and a 4 way arrow key that I could use to type in a Wi-Fi password, I’m not sure how one would accomplish that with this printer. So one part of the installation is done, (Printer connected to Wi-Fi), the other part of it is to see if my computer could find and discover the printer. As long as you know which connection your Printer is on, this shouldn’t be a problem. In my case, I just had to remember the name that I setup for my router since I had the Modem/Router from AT&T and also my personal Wi-Fi router, not to mention the repeater that I’ve installed in the house. Once my computer was connected to the same Wi-Fi connection as my printer, the discovery was quick and I was able to print a test page. The test page came in pretty crisp, the color looks great on my lightweight paper that I printed on. I think it would look even better on a better paper. I bought some EPSON bright white pro paper to try printing on and the results were pretty good. The only thing is that it seem to have troubles printing a regular PDF file to fit the paper. I also tried to print a picture onto an HP Premium Photo printer and it too seem to have troubles printing to fit the photo paper. For these last two tests, it only printed one quadrant of the PDF or picture that I was trying to print. I’ll have to figure out if I miss a step somewhere. OK, it seems that because the paper loading try has a manual adjustable slider to size up the paper, the printer cannot detect what size of a paper was loaded. In this case I only had the 4X6 photo paper and the second time around it was able to print the entire picture into it. I have to say that the quality was pretty good. I just have to remember to specify the paper size and I think I can easily overlook the fact that the printer cannot detect the size automatically. All in all, I was pleased with my experience so far. Especially knowing that I wouldn’t have to buy another ink refill for another 2 years. I just really hope the printer itself holds up that long. Would this printer last as long as the ink that comes with it? I surely hope so and if it does, then I would say I personally would consider it an advancement in the printer segment for sure. This is a review for the Epson Expression ET-2700 EcoTank All-in-One Printer that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review
Posted by stevecss