Epson - WorkForce® WF-7710 Wireless All-In-One Printer - Black

EPSON Workforce WF-7710 Review UNBOXING First observation – the box is enormous! Weighing over 45 pounds, one can surmise the printer is going to be very large as well – and it is. The printer is minimally, yet adequately packed, with every moving and/or opening part blue taped, and appropriate amounts of Styrofoam secured it during shipping. Box was damaged in several places, but once I opened the box I felt confident the printer was undamaged (CONFIRMED!). A handy booklet is included to identify all locations where packing tape should be removed prior to set up. Total time to unbox and ready for setup – about 5 minutes. SETUP Set up was fast and easy. Since I was testing the product, I set up every conceivable connection (Ethernet, WiFi, WiFi Direct, NFC, Wired LAN, etc.). No issues. The included DVD eased installation onto the computer. I also set up using a mobile phone with WiFi Hotspot, and a different mobile phone with WiFi Direct – both setups were painless and seamless. Total time to set up all the different connections – about 30 minutes. OPERATION Did I mention the printer is large? I have a fairly large printer from a major EPSON competitor, and the Workforce WF-7710 makes my other printer look tiny. Why a new printer? After my other printer failed for the 3rd time (3rd different reason), and a piece from the feeder broke off (through no fault of mine), I decided it was time to look elsewhere (after owning 5 different printers from that same manufacturer). Consumer Reports gave EPSON good reviews. We had already purchased an EPSON printer for my girlfriend’s mother about a year ago, and she experienced no issues. I printed with different sized papers, from 11 ½ x 14, 8 ½ x 11, even 11 x 17 with no issues. • Document Printer - The printer is fast (claims 18ppm b/w and 10ppm color – sounds about right), with accurate colors and deep black. Wireless printing was as easy as printing from the computer (installed EPSON software for free from the App store). My EPSON has one 250 page paper tray, which seems ample for all but the most hard core users. Printing from my laptop using both Ethernet and WiFi was also painless. • Photo Printer – As an amateur photographer, I was skeptical photo prints would be usable from a home printer. I was pleasantly surprised. From high quality glossy photo paper to high quality matte presentation paper (both added through the rear feeder – did not try adding photo paper to the main paper bin), the photos look great. While not the photo quality produced by the $100,000 printing machines you find in Sam’s, Costco, BJ’s, etc., the quality was high enough to confidently frame the photos. 4x6, 5x7, and 8x10 all look great! Maximum print resolution is claimed by EPSON at 4800 x 2400 dpi and while I did not approach those levels, if printing 13x19 (i.e. a 12x18 crop), I would imagine the quality to be outstanding (trying to find affordable 13x19 high quality photo paper is another challenge). • Scanner – From documents to photos, much improved over my previous printer (which has a very good scanner). Accurate and fast, with vibrant color reproduction, including a document feeder (35 page limit, nice), this was another pleasant surprise. • Fax – I did not test the fax, because who faxes in 2018? It is much easier to scan and send via secure email or secured document uploading software. WHAT I LIKED • 4.3 inch touchscreen – big, bold, easy to read and navigate. This should be the minimum size touchscreen for all printers. • Print (Document / Photo) Quality – having owned many printers over the years, the print quality was outstanding! • Versatility – Every conceivable way to print has been added to this machine • 35 page document feeder – for someone who utilizes the scanner, this is a fair sheet capacity • Wide Format – 13x19? Usually reserved for business printers – in fact, this machine could be used as a business printer • Quality – despite the fact the every printer I have seen over the past 10 years has been mostly, if not all, plastic, this feels like a quality product (remember, it is over 45 pounds – crazy!) WHAT I DISLIKED (OR THOUGHT WAS JUST OK) • Single page rear feeder – why only 1 page? Even with photo paper, you could not have increased to 10 pages its capacity? • Noisy – will anyone ever make a quiet printer again? • Start up / Shut down times – while not a deal breaker, this machine takes about 1 minute to warm up – about the speed of an office printer/copier. WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ADDED • Remote (Smartphone / Tablet) full access to the control panel – having to walk to the printer to change controls offsets the flexibility of being able to print from un-tethered devices. • ECO-INK capability – this is an enormous printer, and while I have only been using it for less than 2 weeks, with heavy use it will consume large amounts of ink. And because most manufacturers attempt to lock down the replacement ink to prevent 3rd party replacement ink usage, having the ability to fill ink wells is paramount for such a high level machine. FINAL THOUGHTS / RATINGS • Out of a possible perfect score of 10 (versus similar types of printers / expectations): o PRINT SPEED 9 o PRINT QUALITY 9 o PHOTO PRINT 10 o NOISE 6 o VERSATILITY 8 o QUALITY 10 • If you are looking for a fair priced, high quality, wide format, affordable printer, and are not afraid of its massive size, I have not used a better printer than the EPSON Workforce WF-7710 Even though I received a free copy of the printer to test it, I would not trade this printer for any other I have seen, even if it was given gratis. This is a review for the Epson WorkForce WF-7710 Wide Format All-in-One Printer that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review

The Epson WorkForce WF-7710 is a home or small office staple. This MFP is a heavily featured machine, including photo quality prints up to 13x19 in size, a 11x17 two sided auto feed scanner, and a platen scanner. This printer also includes the options to fax, copy, and duplex printing. It also features wired and wireless connections, Wi-Fi Direct, Ethernet and NFC pairing. While unboxing, I noticed the printer was well packed and had ample styrofoam that would likely protect it from any harsh shipping environment. Once the printer was out of the box, there were 20 pieces of blue tape that secured all the parts and pieces during the shipping process. This was probably the most amount of tape I had ever pulled off of a product. Therefore, be sure to check all areas; some pieces are not obvious. The paper tray was large and had a capacity of 250 sheets of copy paper. The feed tray has many options, such as; letter, legal, A4, 11x17, and 13x18. The tray can also hold paper in landscape up to A3 paper size. The menu screen was easy to read with a bright glass panel and capacitive touch. When first booting, it took about 6 minutes to initialize. Once the boot up was complete, the printer asked to insert the ink cartridges. The ink cartridges the printer came with were of standard capacity allowing 300 color pages and 350 black and white pages. It was also compatible with XL cartridges at 1,100 color and black & white prints. One of the things this printer is capable of, which is not an option for many other machines, is a super XL black cartridge that can yield about 2,200 black & white prints. While printing normal pages, along with photos, I noticed that the printer speed was fast, even with quality prints. The control panel is adjustable from a vertical position to a 40 degree angle, which is great since my printer is on a low shelf and this allows me easy access to the menu screen. After using this printer for about a week, I would have to say there is a lot to like about this multi-function printer and very few dislikes. One thing I think Epson should include is, during the setup, provide an option to connect to WiFi. If you would like to connect wirelessly, it must be done after the initial setup is complete then drill down into a couple of the machine settings to initiate the wifi setup. This machine is not capable of connecting to a 5ghz network but, that is not a big deal unless your home is crowded on the 2.4ghz network. This is a review for the Epson WorkForce WF-7710 Wide Format All-in-One Printer that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.

I bought this on Halloween 2018. So, I have used this and printed almost everyday for over 6 months. I was SO sick of HP and the difficulty they built in for re-filled cartridges. Epson was OK with re-filled cartridges at first. BUT, now every time I use a refill, it either will not recognize it OR it takes many MANY nozzle checks and head cleanings to get the replacements "Charged" I had my hp 8000 for over 7 years. Our older epson 845 for the kids is still kicking just have to remind them to print in all colors at least once a week to avoid drying out. Mine never dries. I use all colors almost everyday for home biz. I just tossed 3 (e each color) Xl size. I had them at the ready bought of amazon 2 months ago. I ended up going over to fyrs and bought 3 brand New cartridges as a Last resort. I loaded all but black since that one was over half full. I lost count as I have to do nozzle check and head clean about 12-15 TIMES to get them charged and printing cleanly. I am attaching a pic of how much ink this sucked in the process. Almost a 1/3 loss from 3 NEW cartridges. Genuine Epson virgin inks!! Not what I was expecting. It prints quick and quiet. More than I can say about a Canon I returned. do I have to go back to HP? should I now try Brother. I hear issues with the ink "TANK" systems. I bought this beast as I read Best Buy reviews. Maybe ratings will change over time. Only reviews from those using for some time are of any interest to me. Most printers work well the first 1-2 months !!?? disillusioned at best Epson<<

First let’s get to the main subject; if you’re looking for an All-In-One professional printer then this is the one for you! When I received the printer at the door I was amazed on the size of the box and for good reason, The packaging was done beyond what a normal printer comes in, This was packed to be 100 percent safe for traveling through the Fedex or UPS places as we all know, they love to see if they can break whatever is inside. I work for a manufacturing company so I know the challenge of shipping an item to arrive safe and sound. Now let’s talk about the weight of this printer, Yes it is on the heavy side, and for good reason. This is not one of those printers that you’re tossing out after a year. The weight is due to being very well made to last a life time. Part of my job at work is also buying the company’s printers for our instructions sheets and more. I have been to every major copy and printer company and have done major research on the good and bad to be on the watch out for. So when I say this is one well made machine I am not joking. You get a heavy machine only when you use quality parts and not cheap all plastic parts. We have seen so many printers get trashed due to being bumped off the desk or table and breaking, that’s not going to happen with this machine, made to stay in place. Next subject, Set-up. The set-up of this printer was so easy that I truly believe a 8 year old could do it. It was a true pleasure setting this one up. The short set-up guide was done very well and the color on screen directions made it super easy. With having the option of using a wired or Wi-Fi connection is great, a lot of the printers now only give you one way to go, but not this machine. You won’t be disappointed. Now the other main subject, Usage, since this is a all-in-one printer I decided to try every fiction. First was printing a highly detailed photo so I had our company art department come up with a major test print and let me just say “WoW”. This machine passed 100 percent, spot on for detail and color. Then I tried the scanning fiction of the same photo and again, passed 100 percent and did not grain out at all, could not even tell it was a copy. Then we tried other highly detailed pictures of different sizes because this is also a wide format printer and again I was amazed on the outcome. We even did two sided printing and not one problem and the outcome was great. We set-up 5 different items to connect to the printer from cell phones, both android and Iphone, desktop computers and laptop and 1 tablet and had zero problems connecting and use. No disconnects. Then being able to print from a thumb drive or flash drive is also great, go ahead and try to find other printers out there that have that. Being able to print from the cloud is also great because sometimes you just have to work away from were the printer is. Being able to scan items and then saving them to a computer or other item is super, did not have one problem. There is much more that is good about this machine but this review covered the basics of what the average person will use. The only con we can find on this machine is that it is a Ink Jet and as we know, it is like buying gold. We have not printed enough to see what the true yield is but it seems to be using less ink then the other printers around. I guess the good thing about this machine is that you can purchase the larger ink tanks. Plus each color is separate so you don’t have to buy a full tank because you used more blue or yellow, this helps a lot. Our hats off to Epson and the WF-7710 All-In-One Printer. I love when I get the chance to put machines through the paces and try to make them fail, only because I am a Quality Control Manager and that’s my job, Find what is wrong with an item before it gets to the customer. A very well made machine. When I do reviews of test items I feel it is the best interest to be truthful and point out the weak points of a item so that the next person won’t be shocked to find out it was sugar coated and this review was done to the best of my skills. “This is a review for the Epson WorkForce WF-7710 Wide Format All-in One Printer that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.”

Pros: 1. Greate cloud/network capabilities that address the needs of modern connected homes. Professional capabilities such asLinux support, Google cloud print support, Mobile apps. 2. Sturdy/quality construction that feels (and does) handle home office type of work loads. Ideal even for small businesses. 3. Simple to setup and use for beginners. Lots of options like web administation for power users/professional setups. 4. Color touchscreen makes administration lot easier than other printers with similar capabilities. 5. Great print quality. 6. Economical (uses common epson cartrige models that can be purchased refurbished). Cons: 1. Ink jet - this printer pushes the envelop, but still limited by the printing technology that is ink jet. This is not a fair criticism, but still ink jets dry out without regular use. Even though I did not test this capability, I had this experience with other ink jets I had. 2. Supplied tanks are low capacity (or standard capacity). 330pages capacity is pretty low. If someone prints about 10 pages a day, they need to replace the supplied ink within a month. They do have XL options that run 1000 pages. Wish it came with those. 3. Heavy - This printer is definitely on the heavy side. It is meant to be a "professional" grade (and it is) printer and it is not something you move often. So, it is not a huge con. I work from home and we are a household with kids doing various projects - in other words, we consume lot of office services this printer offers on a regular basis. We have gone through our share of network printers and have a fair experience dealing with them. Installation: Gone are the days, we had a printer connected to a PC in the living room. Now we buy only network capable printers that can be setup once and can be housed in a backroom. So, first thing I did after unpacking and installing the ink tanks etc., is to connect the printer to the network. It was a breeze with WPS capability. Once I had the printer connected to the network, I hopped on the admin console (http:// and did some adminstration. I did not care for "epson" provided services once I saw the google cloud print support. I registered for goolge cloud print and I know every device including mobile phones and tables can now access the printer. Printing: Printing is really straighforward. I printed a test page from few different devices and it seems to handle fine. I am not a connesiur of print quality or speed. But both seem reasonable to me. Network Printing/Cloud Printing: As I mentioned, we are already setup for google cloud print. Once I added the printer to google cloud print, everything worked smoothly. I am pretty sure, epson's own offering will work equally well or better, but I appreciate that I did not "have to" go thru epson specific setup. I love it when manufacturers support/adhere to standards. Linux: I noticed that epson does provide linux drivers. But once google cloud print is on, I did not have to go through installing drivers etc., Much appreciate not having to go through another time consuming set of tasks. Scanning: Scanning in this printer is the best I have used in terms of features. I love that it is automatic two-sided scanning. The scanning destination menu is perfect. It gives me several options, scan to shared folder which worked flawlessly with a "windows share" of a NAS hard drive, and scan to email are perfect. I like the fact that it remembers frequently used emails. This takes away the need to installs scan drivers, downloading software etc., Love this capability. Overall, I recommend this printer for situations like mine. Fairly regular users with lots of devices with different operating systems, that do not care for installing software on each device. I have not used the printer long enough to speak for its longevity, but the build quality makes me think this is going to last a while. With cheaper printer ink options available, I can see this printer serving us for a long time. This is a review for the Epson WorkForce WF-7710 Wide Format All-in-One Printer that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review

Unpacking the printer is pretty straightforward. Although the cardboard was damp and there was condensation on the plastic, the printer was fine. The fact that it uses a proprietary power cable is somewhat annoying. The network and USB ports are tucked away on the left hand side of the unit rather than on the back which is awkward but not impossible in the space I am using. It does become problematic when a paper jam occurs in the rear feed unit as the cord can get in the way. Users should note that when configuring the printer, there is not a “save” option; however, “start setup” seems to be equal to “save”. During the ink jet alignment procedure, a page is printed to facilitate alignment. The user is directed to choose from each row the box with no lines and no spaces. However, the page did not have any boxes in any row that fit this criteria resulting in the user needing to take his or her best guess. These set up issues may have been detailed in the manual on CD, but I did not take the time to load and read it as most people will not bother to do this. The printer has a large footprint which makes sense considering its ability to print in a wide format. Be sure you have space to access the rear feed tray. I have mixed feelings about the rear feed for odd ball paper sizes: the versatility is great, but the location could be troublesome depending on the space constraints. The quality and speed of the printing is really excellent considering that it is an ink jet printer. Black and white prints and copies are super crisp. Color prints are shockingly good! This printer easily outperforms the color laser I have been using. It will be interesting to see how long the ink cartridges last. The cartridges shipped with the printer are small compared to other ink jet cartridges I have used. For those who are used to fewer paper size options, the printer needs some attention to make sure that the paper size is clearly defined both at the printer and in the computer software being used – and both have to be in agreement. And the thing I find most annoying about the printer is that it does not seem to have a default setting (ex: B&W copy, single sided) to which it returns after a designated amount of idle time. If your last print was 2-sided color and you forget to adjust the printer settings, you can easily end up copying 2-sided color on your next copy job, so be sure to check every time. I also have not figured out how to kill a print job during the print process. There is not an obvious “cancel” button. Having the ability to print in wide format and on legal and ledger size paper at home is great! These are options that might be more than the average home user would need, but for the price, it’s well worth it! Users who enjoy digital scrapbooking or similar hobbies will enjoy the ability to print on 10” x 10” inch stock and 12”x12” inch stock without leaving the house. And the high quality printing truly makes a trip to the print shop unnecessary. This printer is great for desk top publishing tasks, too. This printer has a lot of exciting options that I have not had the opportunity to test yet, and I find the fax option to be unnecessary in the digital age. Overall, I am truly impressed by this machine and look forward to exploring it further. This is a review for the Epson WorkForce WF-7710 Wide Format All-in-One Printer that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.

I was a faithful HP user until I got fed up with the inept customer support. I read about the wonderful features of the Epson WorkForce WF-7710 and with its reasonable price, I traded in my HP OfficeJet Pro 8720. That was March 2018. Just one month later, after repeated System Error messages that required turning the machine off and on, I contacted Epson. They sent me a replacement in a couple of days, and I was happy. Well, except that there's no way to conveniently recycle the used ink cartridges. At least not in Hawaii. I can deliver them to Office Max/Office Depot, but that isn't as convenient as using the postage-paid envelopes HP provides. The print quality isn't as good as the HP either. The HP's quality was very close to laser, but the Epson is quite obviously an inkjet. And, everything prints a shade lighter than they should be. I work from home for a property management company, and the Epson's print quality isn't up to par with the high-end luxury properties we manage. Our owners and tenants deserve more professional-looking documents. But, having just bought it, I didn't want to think about expending the time and energy to find another printer. It is now November 2018, and for the past several weeks, I've been battling paper jams more and more frequently. I use 20 lb, multipurpose, 92 bright, plain white paper that hadn't been a problem before. The jams occur mostly when feeding paper from the rear tray. But, when it jams from the paper cassette, it doesn't just jam 1 sheet of paper, it jams several. It's as if the machine thinks, "Well, that sheet didn't work, let's try this one. . maybe this one. . okay, this one. . let's try 2 or 3 at time." And, crinkles them badly so all they're good for is filling the recycle bin. So much wasted paper! I contacted Epson, but they just gave me instructions on how to clear jams and advised me to clean the rollers. I've become an expert on clearing jams, and cleaning the rollers had no effect. So, I'm upgrading to a Brother color laser all-in-one. I hope to write a rave review about it soon!

This is my first experience in Workforce Printer. Surprised at first sight. It was bigger than I expected. The package is very good and weight is almost 48lb. Box comes with 4 ink cartridge, power cable, quick start guide and Software cd (no Ethernet cable, If we need to setup via Ethernet you have to take your own).Printer setup is very easy and guide is also good. Just follow the steps in the guide for the installation. I have completed the unpacking and installation in between 20- 30 min. Unpack and remove all stickers. Then connect power and turn on the printer. Enter language, country and time. Then lift scanner unit and open ink cartridge cover and insert cartridge after removed yellow tape from the cartridge (Shake cartridge before install, especially if you are in freezing areas lol ;)). Make sure all cartridges are pushed down until it clicks. Close the cover and scanner unit. Ink charging will take almost 8 min. We will get the ink charge completion message on the screen. Then load paper, (printable side should be down). We can adjust paper tray based on the size of the paper. One awesome feature of this printer is 2 paper loading option. One is a normal paper tray, it holds 250 papers and output tray hold up to 125 sheet and the second one is a rear feeder, it is an awesome feature. Another amazing feature is wide format printing up to 13x19 and auto double-sided printing up to 11x17, I really need this. We can take more prints than a normal printer for sure. Ink cartridge is much bigger than other printer cartridges moreover instead of 1 cartridge for color, Epson using 3 different cartridges. I love their concept. Register and driver setup in the system was easy. I did not use CD, downloaded setup software from Epson site. Installed Epson connects app on mobile and desktop. The dashboard of the app is very simple and user-friendly. After that I connected with the Wi-Fi and systems, only need to be done once. Everything is working great. Managing print/scan using the app (desktop/Mobile) is very easy. The printer has a good and big color touch screen. I am happy with printer & printing quality but not with printer size and weight ;). All other features like printing, copy, scan, fax, USB are working fine. We can scan up to 11x17 paper size. We can use automatic document scanning option with two sides scanning and printing, it is a huge plus. We can change the resolution. It will save ink. If we add memory card slot, then it will be very helpful. Normal Print quality and photo printing are outstanding. No fade, spots, ink dry very fastly, no leakage, no smears or streaks. The speed of the print is awesome/fast. I would highly recommend this product to everyone for private/business use, this is a great product. This is a review of the Epson WorkForce WF-7710 Wide Format All-in-One Printer that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review