Other than for Velvet Fine Art and Premium Luster, Epson doesn’t include profiles for other papers in their Signature Worthy line of media. With standard USB support in addition to Wi-Fi Direct and wireless connectivity, this printer is ideal for multiple users pleasing all the family's needs. For the next test, I timed the ET-8500 as it printed our colorful and complex Adobe Acrobat documents, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with accompanying charts and graphs, and PowerPoint presentation handouts full of brightly colored, detailed graphics and text in varying weights and styles. This does not include EcoTank Pro machines that are geared more toward small businesses; they print both black and color pages for around 2 cents each.

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After a year of use, I had yet to replace either black ink, and still had half a bottle of gray ink left from the one bottle I had had to purchase. Thanks to this and the use/blending of the new Photo Grey ink, you no longer need lighter inks to achieve the entire colour gamut. I read a review of this printer in which the person stated that they print something weekly to avoid having these problems. In this app, you can tap change Preset Settings (first screenshot above), Printer Settings (second screenshot), Layout Settings (third screenshot), and Color Settings (fourth screenshot).

Epson inks have been developed to work flawlessly with Epson printers to deliver crisp, smudge-proof text that will last for generations. In addition to using Smart Panel, you can use your phone or tablet to print photos or manage the printer via Android Direct Printing, Apple AirPrint, Mopria, or the Epson Connect app. The wide-format ET-8550’s running costs are about the same as the ET-8500’s, as are those of the Pixma G7020 and G6020, though keep in mind that those Pixma machines use only four inks. Epson EcoTank ET-8500, Pigment Black Ink Bottle (5500 Pages)*, Photo Black Ink Bottle (1800 Pages)*, Grey Ink Bottle (4900 Pages)*, CMY Ink Bottles (4900 Pages)*, *(Some ink will be used during the set-up process.In the past I had an HP pigment printer that did great prints but the ink costs were shockingly high.

If you print lots of photos, occasionally print documents, and want to copy scanned images with excellent color fidelity, the ET-8500 is a sound investment. The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag.Just tap on the “Print Photos” button (shown in the first screenshot above), select the file location of the photo you would like to print (from Camera, Screenshots, Downloads, images from your texting apps, etc.