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Free yourself from cartridges with this Epson Expression EcoTank all-in-one printer. It lets you scan, print and photocopy, yet where it stands out is with its revolutionary easy-to-fill ink tanks. The replacement bottles let you refill the inks on the side so that you don't have to keep buying cartridges for this Epson Expression EcoTank all-in-one printer.
 
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Easy setup, Reliable All-In-One Printer, but noisy
on October 14, 2016
Posted by: TheMightyErk
This is a review for the Epson ET-3600 EcoTank that I received free of charge to do a beta test and review.
This is the third printer I’ve used in the past 5 years. I had a HP for a few years that finally died on me. I then purchased a Kodak printer, and now I’ve switched to this Epson. The only reason to tell you this is to give you an idea of what I have to compare against. The HP served us fine for a while, but it was not without its issues. The remote printing was not always reliable, and it was quite loud while printing. The largest downfall was the price of the ink cartridges. When it came time to replace it, my main focus was ink cost. Instead of shopping for printers, I instead shopped for affordable ink and then found the printer model that used those ink cartridges. This led me to the Kodak. By this time most all-in-one printers had the same basic functions. I find myself needing to print from and scan to a number of different devices. We have a desktop, multiple laptops, a chromebook, and several phones that all need to communicate with the printer. This was the biggest issue with the Kodak printer. While adding it to the Windows computers was easy, the multiple Android devices were not so easy. My wife’s phone never seemed to work and the chromebook worked periodically. My phone worked consistently, but every time I opened the app, it had to scan my network and find the printer.
Now let’s talk about the Epson. The setup took a little longer than most other printers that I’ve setup at home and at the office. This is due to the nature of the ink tanks. Instead of included ink cartridges that just snap in place, it comes with bottles of ink that you empty into reservoirs mounted to the side. While this was not a difficult process, I would suggest you keep a paper towel handy. Once the tanks are full the printing head needs to prime the ink, meaning it needs to suck the ink up the feeder hoses until it gets to the print head. This can take a little while, but is an automatic process so I just went and did something else until it was finished. Other than this small delay, the setup was super easy. The printer comes with an installation disk like most, but I chose to forgo the installation wizard. I added the Epson to my Wi-Fi via the LCD screen on the front of the printer. I downloaded the android app and was good to go in seconds. It found the printer on my network almost instantly. Once I was in the app, I easily added it to Google Cloud Print. Now I was able to easily print from my phone and the chromebook. Next I installed the drivers from the provided CD, and added it to my Windows laptop, and I was good to go. I have to say that this is the best all-in-one printer app that I have seen to date. I find it much more user friendly than both the HP and Kodak apps. It might not be the prettiest, but I would rather have functionality. I can easily print documents and photos from the app. I can also just as easily scan something and send it as an attachment with my phone.
The one thing about this printer that excites me the most is the ink cost. I look forward to the savings this will bring. However, it comes with so much ink that I don’t know when I’ll get to enjoy the purchase of cheap ink. It actually came with two bottles of each color. We’ve barely made a dent, and I’ve been printing every chance I get to run this thing through its paces. My only major complaint is that this thing is loud. It’s probably the loudest printer we’ve used, just barely beating the HP. The Kodak was surprisingly quiet, so this was a bit of a step backwards. For how easy it has been to use, I am willing to put up with the noise. Here’s a list of my Pros and Cons.
Pros:
Easy setup
Low to nonexistent ink cost
Fast and easy response from chromebook and phones
Automatic 2-Sided printing
Bottom mounted paper tray
Great Android app
Clear and crisp copies, almost indistinguishable from the original documents
My wife approves and likes using it (this is probably the most important)
Cons:
Very loud while printing
Ink setup can be messy if you’re not careful
No option that I could find for 2-sided copies
No real access to deep settings form the LCD on the printer itself
Overall if you don’t like throwing away money on ink, and can handle the noise I would recommend this printer. I plan on using it for a long while.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Free yourself from cartridges with this Epson Expression EcoTank all-in-one printer. It lets you scan, print and photocopy, yet where it stands out is with its revolutionary easy-to-fill ink tanks. The replacement bottles let you refill the inks on the side so that you don't have to keep buying cartridges for this Epson Expression EcoTank all-in-one printer.
 

Does this printer do photos? Is there a document feeder or does everything go through the paper tray?

I assume when you say "document feeder" that you are referring to the scanner. There is no document feeder for the scanner. You must raise the cover and place each item that you want to scan. As far as I can tell, all printer paper goes through the paper tray at the bottom. I don't see a way to insert printing paper any other way. I hope this helps
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