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Epson EcoTank ET-2850
Our pick for printables at home: ink costs next to nothing, so print the whole party set.
- Type: Ink tank, with scanner
- Biggest paper: A4
- Inks: 4 (pigment black)
- Ink for a typical printable: about 0.8p a page
Our take
Epson’s best-selling ink tank printer: you fill it from bottles instead of buying cartridges, so a page of colour costs a fraction of a penny. It prints, scans and copies, on both sides of the page. For labels, gift tags, charts and cards printed by the dozen.
What’s good
- Ink for a page costs a fraction of a penny
- The bottles last a long time: about two years of printing for most homes
- Two-sided printing, a scanner and Wi-Fi
- Pigment black for crisp text on labels and charts
Worth knowing
- Costs more to buy than a cartridge printer (it pays back in ink)
- Four inks: photos are good, not as rich as a six-ink printer
- A4 only
What you can make on it
It prints all 69 of our printables.
- Door Sign
- Gift Tags
- Place Cards
- Bookmarks
- Quilting Templates
- Sewing Patterns
- Cross-Stitch, C2C and Knitting Charts
- Name Bunting
- Word Cloud
- Table Names
- E-reader Case Insert
- Phone Case Insert
- Tablet Case Insert
- Definition Print
- Family Tree Print
- Letter Tile Family Print
- Gift Ticket
- Scratch to Reveal Card
- Calendar Print
- Coordinates Print
- Subway Word Art
- Star Map
- Map Print
- City Map Poster
- Cocktail Print
- Nursery Animal Print
- Street Card Print
- Christmas Stockings Print
- Family Print
- Text Poster
- Birth Stats Poster
- Picture Bookmarks
- Labels & Tags
- Seating Plan
- Wedding Stationery
- Reading Tracker
- Reward Chart
- Name Colouring & Tracing
- Room Word Search Print
- Word Search
- Birth Announcement Print
- Letter from Santa
- Moon Phase Print
- Race Route Print
- Family Recipe Print
- Pet House Rules Print
- Our Story Timeline
- Song Lyric Record Print
- New Home Print
- Our First Christmas Print
- Our Year Print
- Pet Profile Print
- Fan Stats Print
- Words in a Heart Print
- New Home Key Print
- Reasons We Love You Print
- Bucket List Print
- Baby's First Year Print
- Christmas Eve Box Labels
- Personalised Wrapping Paper
- Christmas Bingo Cards
- Secret Santa Cards
- Coupon Book
- Years Together Print
- Pet Adoption Certificate
- Bottle Labels
- Christmas Activity Placemat
- New Year's Resolutions Print
- Advent Activity Calendar
Compare it with
- Epson EcoTank ET-4850: The ET-2850 for a busy home office: a document feeder, a bigger paper tray and fax.
- Canon PIXMA G650: For photos and wall art: six inks for rich colour and smooth skies, still at ink-tank prices.
- HP Smart Tank 5105: A cheap-to-run ink tank for documents and everyday printables.
Questions
Can the Epson EcoTank ET-2850 print your printables?
Yes, all 69 of them: they’re PDFs for A4 paper (many have US Letter too). Print at 100% (actual size).
How much does the Epson EcoTank ET-2850 cost to run?
About 0.8p of ink for a typical printable (about a fifth of the page inked), and about 4p for a page of solid colour, plus the paper. The designer works out each design’s cost for your printer.