Epson ET 7700 Ecotank REVIEW - Print photos for pennies.

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@LGR 6 лет назад

I don't always watch inkjet printer reviews, but when I do it's Techmoan.

@DevReaper 6 лет назад

Lazy Printer Reviews when?

@MarioSalasEspinoza 6 лет назад

Funny, my two favorite youtubers. Keep on going.

@uncreative_name48 6 лет назад

lol same!

@Jalkoth 6 лет назад

Same here

@technolentz7816 6 лет назад

Hey LGR I asked in other comments on your videos but I haven't had any responses yet. Are you still interested in a Tandy 1000 SX? I got it at a antique shop a few months back and I have no use for it. If you do ill see what I can do to ship it out to you :)

@g.mitchell7110 2 года назад

I know I'm late to the party, but I thought I'd add something for those viewing this in 2021: The amount of ink in the bottles is exactly the right amount. The initialization process on Ecotank printers uses a significant amount of ink, as you can see at 7:47. You're meant to top off the tanks with the remaining ink after initialization, which empties the bottles. This is actually very consumer friendly; Epson includes enough ink to initialize the printer and completely fill the ink tanks. This is also why there's a disparity between the number of pages printed by the ink in the box and by replacement bottles. Replacement bottles are the same size, but you don't have to initialize the printer each time, so that ink can be used for printing, hence the higher yield per bottle after the first one.

@the_alexbrock 2 года назад

Late to your reply! But that was insightful, thanks for posting this.

@rylaicrestfall2500 2 года назад

I had the same thoughts but I'm a lot more late than you are lol

@UtamagUta Год назад

THANK YOU i am looking for post hype reviews for this. My biggest concern is: Do they dry out? I need to print something once in 6 month at best, preferably in colour.

@g.mitchell7110 Год назад

@@UtamagUta I had no problem printing after leaving the printer sitting in my classroom over the summer, about 10 weeks of nonuse. The inkwells shouldn't dry out; they're sealed. The nozzles might get clogged, but there's a built-in cleaning function.

@CattoRayTube 6 лет назад

I occasionally work for a computer store which sells EcoTanks, and they're surprisingly easy to sell given the price! The cost per page is very compelling, and they're nicely built too. The store prints a lot - many receipts, demo photos, stuff for the community, and a good few hundred double sided sheets for my own business haha - and after many, many months the tanks aren't even half empty. The printer the store had before would get through a set of cartridges every week! Print speed is really impressive too.

@RetroCabeza 6 лет назад

You could review a carrot and I would watch and hit the like button.

@jsmurd 6 лет назад

LOL!!!

@awdadwadwad1723 6 лет назад

Same. I don't even read the video title, just see techmoan and click play ^^

@jamiemarchant 6 лет назад

LOL, bonus if there is a "stupid, unfunny childish" puppet sketch.

@BillAnt 6 лет назад

I even liked your comment just because it's a "Techmoan" comment. ;)

@PierreaSweedieCat 4 года назад

Voice: Well, here is a fresh market carrot. As you can see, it is orange with this green bit on top....

@westsenkovec 6 лет назад

I was hoping you would disassemble the printer to see if the belts that are supposed to push out the printing tray are perished lol.

@psyko2666 6 лет назад

West Senkovec where's AvE when you need him? He'll get under that skirt...

@tspcrowther 6 лет назад

And then replace them with a service kit just incase 😆

@princeofdenmark9142 6 лет назад

lol'd

@doktormcnasty 6 лет назад

Don't forget the caps! You ALWAYS should be replacing the caps. ALL of them!

@ThePretendgineer 6 лет назад

I would love it if AvE would do stuff like this.

@WaybackTECH 6 лет назад

The great paper jam of 1998... man I was on that printer like Office Space.

@AtheistOrphan 6 лет назад

WaybackTECH - Great film!

@Crlarl 6 лет назад

Now how are you going to print your TPS reports?

@davefiddes 6 лет назад

PC LOAD LETTER!

@Mecal00 6 лет назад

Office Space came out in 1999

@huch1966 6 лет назад

Watched it yesterday.

@frod0r 6 лет назад

14:27 I love it when I search for an oddly specific manual and find it uploaded somewhere, thank you very much for adding to that :)

@edwardsp1916 6 лет назад

After watching your video I purchased the 7750 as I wanted A3 printing. Delivered today and its brilliant. Thank you.

@TheMrMarkW 6 лет назад

:) Snap. I recently bought the cheaper Ecotank printer for my parents, as they kept having issues with their old Epson and I was impressed with it. I've been thinking about it for a while, and today after watching this I bought the 7750 myself to replace a starting to fail XP-202. Using the TCO calculator on the Epson site, the 7750 and the ink for 5 years would cost me £700. Keeping the XP-202 would cost me £1800 over the same period if I use genuine inks. I did start using non-gen inks but they did gum up the heads and it needed cleaning much more often. So thank you Mat / Techmoan.

@TraceyAOK 3 года назад

Best and most comprehensive review I've seen yet. I have been giving much thought to getting this and your review helped incredibly.

@MrJunkiePlay 6 лет назад

Perfect timing :) Finally at home and got food and can watch a awesome video :)

@xypleth 5 лет назад

The only review of a printer I've ever seen, where it shows results of the printout, which are shown and described detailed enough to be taken seriously. Well done.

@debrebeuf8959 6 лет назад

Man, I have to give you props for always getting what sounds like a great deal. I see videos where you get retro tech at rediculous price cuts, and I am truly impressed. Good deals for the keen eye.

@onthewater4020 6 лет назад

"a very reasonable fifty-two pounds" god we've been screwed over by the inkjet industry.

@ryandylan6946 3 года назад

The printer is unusable, after 2 to 3 years after only a few thousand pages the error message appears that the cleaning sponge needs to be replaced! And the error message must be reset in the software. Only Epson can do that, and you don't get a reset code by email. In the EU, "maintenance" costs around € 120, a cheek. Anyone who prints a lot should use an office laser.

@petecoventry6858 3 года назад

IN 2020 you could get a set of bottles for £14 and they even gave you a free black :)

@krollpeter 2 года назад

@@ryandylan6946 that's what the maintenance cartridge included is for

@VintageStuff 6 лет назад

I love how your WiFi SSID is a WarGames reference. One of my favorite movies!

@djbis 5 лет назад

Just received this printer today. You sold me on it. Thank you. It's an amazing value. Unlike most other printers, setup was incredibly easy! Decent images!

@Terreur_rose 6 лет назад

I've been working in printing for years and I'm kind of a CMYK nerd, nice to see my fave tech review show talk about my fave thing, great content, as always!

@kjamison5951 6 лет назад

In 2011, after a year in a new department, I suggested a continuous ink supply system as an experiment. At only £50, it wasn’t going to break the budget and I hoped that it would lead to a reduction in the use of ink cartridges. Between 2010 and 2011, the printing costs dropped from £800 per year to £100 per year. Not only that, more photographic images were being printed than before. It does take a little maintenance to keep it all running but that’s a small sacrifice for saving so much money.

@GradyHouger 6 лет назад

I've had an ecotank for a few months, it's been good so far.

@redboxfile100 Год назад

This is a brilliant and well documented review of a type of product I am considering buying. Very informative and a refreshing change from a lot of the self proclaimed RU-vid "experts" that are prevelant on the channel. Great presentation and very professionaly filmed. Much appreciated - thanks!

@JJBACS 6 лет назад

The ability to print on discs sold it for me. Thank you sir.

@joshbacon8241 6 лет назад

Inkjet photos on the cheap? What has this world come to?

@AmericanLocomotive1 6 лет назад

Yeah, but it's also a $550 printer.

@kuro68000 6 лет назад

Josh Bacon don't worry, the heads still clog if you don't print stuff constantly.

@ParasiteXX 6 лет назад

They do have cheaper variant of the Ecotank series that go for around €250 "Epson EcoTank ET-2650". Seems to have fairly identical features. But doesn't have as many color tone tanks. Only 4 vs the 5 on the 7700. And it also prints slower than the 7700.

@microbuilder 6 лет назад

Seems like they couldve made that front control panel a little smaller and less intrusive when trying to get the pictures out after printing

@RegiPavan 6 лет назад

That's why these Epsons are good for only a year or so...

@larsmuldjord9907 6 лет назад

It's now official. You can review basically anything and it'd make me want to buy it. Even a flippin' printer!

@FlyTechVideos 6 лет назад

I don't think you'd want to buy the Rokblok.

@johnhnett 4 года назад

I've had my ET-2500 ecotank for 18 months+ and still haven't needed to refill the tanks, it's a brilliant printer a i love it.

@davidriley5194 4 года назад

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I think its just what I am looking for!

@Best-Match 6 лет назад

There was this one time when I got a Lexmark printer, and the ink cartridge cost more than the printer did!

@ActualCharky 6 лет назад

Connor Clang it's funny how anyone thinks it's only once Most of the new printers we bought, we got because it was cheaper than new ink

@pault151 6 лет назад

I liked my Lexmark OK until I found out that it was phoning home! That was about when I got dedicated Internet (not modem dial-up) and the new software firewall I put in identified that there was a program in the printer directory that was contacting Lexmark. I blocked that puppy with the firewall. Then had to delete the file, then create a new directory of the exact same name and write-protect it so the driver couldn't auto-re-install the program, no lie! I wasn't unhappy to move to another brand.... That year the Lexmark had won the comparison tests and it worked well enough. But for photos I still prefer the upscale Epsons. I guess I'll have to flip through his review to see if he does any high quality photo comparisons....

@FumiyaSugawara 4 года назад

Connor Clang true storie, such as the razors

@TheSpotify95 4 года назад

The same goes for Canon printers even today. Pick up a cheapo wired Canon for £25-£30, the replacement inks cost up to £40 per set. I'd rather use an Epson any day of the week, with their cheap ink costs (and the ability to use compatibles) and good quality printers.

@zyborg47 4 года назад

i used to have a Lexamrk, a z42 or something like that, built like a tank and the quality was amazing, but yes ink was expensive. i have given up with inkjets, i have a brother colour LED printer for normal use and a canon selphy for photos

@TheFlyingScotsmanTV 6 лет назад

excellent, all I need now is a time machine to go back to 2000 when I wanted to print out photos

@fordtechchris 6 лет назад

true story. most pictures are used at 2mp to be shared with friends online. so very rarely does one get blown up. and even then... what the 'eck do you do with 4x6?

@BThings 6 лет назад

The whole video is great, but can I just say how much I love it when the puppets are at the end?

@dongee6351 5 лет назад

So good to hear someone keeping to the point...10/10. Thanks.

@video99couk 6 лет назад

It does look very impressive. I still do print on DVD occasionally (for business) so that feature would be useful for me. It really looks like Epson have tried to resolve many of the things that really annoy people about inkjet printers (ink cost and full waste tanks). But there's one other serious flaw in inkjet printers, and the reason I use laser for everything except DVD printing: If you don't use your inkjet printer for a while, especially if it's warm, the inkjet nozzles clog up and the pictures look terrible / stripy. The printer will have a nozzle cleaning feature in the menus, though this is not 100% effective and it drinks ink. A laser printer you can just use when you want to, knowing that every time you hit CNTRL-P RETURN, that it will print quickly, cheaply and efficiently every time, even on cheaper paper. So I would still say that unless you need photo printing or DVD printing, then a laser printer is the way to go. For photo printing though, this new Epson looks hard to beat.

@vesselinkrastev 6 лет назад

The music that plays during the credits has such a nostalgic vibe to it. It gets me very time. I don't know if it's just me.

@djbis 5 лет назад

Best review of this printer on RU-vid. Thank you. (and what a great printer!)

@ipoddrake 4 года назад

ive been thinking about this printer series for a while so good to see this one in action

@Josechpruiz 6 лет назад

Oh man, how to forget the Grat Paper Jam from the 98 :'( we are still feeling the sequels

@anonamouse5917 6 лет назад

Yes ! I just bought an Epson XP640 demo for C$30. It has the same inkset you have but not the supertanker version. I freaking love it.

@Robert-nz2qw 6 лет назад

Love your puppet-skits. Always look forward to them

@geoffreyblackburn2110 6 лет назад

Great job again. Thanks Matt. I always enjoy your videos.

@sakarik6527 6 лет назад

"I think you might have lost the ability to determine the difference between what's interesting to other people from what should stay inside your head." I'm going to start waiting for an opportunity to use that in a conversation.

@twocvbloke 6 лет назад

I guess Epson got tired of competing with people using CISS setups using cheaper inks than Epson could sell them for, but that said I can't go back to inkjet, I print so infrequently that Laser is far more economical for me personally, that and I only paid £36 for my printer, plus a another £36 for another near identical one with nearly full toners which will last me for years... :)

@LA-ph6hh 6 лет назад

I bought a laser printer because the ink from my inkjet printer would run on my delivery notes if it rained....laser printers produce waterproof text on documents.....£79 for the HP laserjet and £15 for the HP inkjet printer, scanner, copier, fax, absolute bargain from eBay (I needed a good scanner with sheet feeder)

@cyrex686 6 лет назад

Once you go laser, you don't go back. I see lasers all the time at thrift stores for $10-20, never managed to buy one not working. Oh, lets not forget they are FAST, few seconds per page, even for photos. Refills are cheap.

@twocvbloke 6 лет назад

Yep, there's an animal shelter charity shop near me that has a HP colour laser for £5, if it weren't so heavy I'd have picked it up by now, even though I don't need it!! :D

@NeilNTR 6 лет назад

They lock up after a certain amount of pages printed. Have to send them to Epson for maintenence. That's how they make money now.

@twocvbloke 6 лет назад

Only if you live in california where everything there gives people cancer... :P

@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial 5 лет назад

I was thinking about purchasing this breed of printer for myself. I am actually interested in buying this thanks to this review you made from a series of unfortunate events. Thank You for reviewing this product, Techmoan! Keep up the good work, kind sir!

@AzteCypher 6 лет назад

I was very curious about these Epson so thank you for reviewing it.

@MarkPMus Год назад

I wish Techmoan still did his puppet sketches. They were brilliant! PLEASE can we have them back?

@Leonvolt28 4 года назад

I'm working at a computer shop, I recommend these printers if people are printing at least once in two weeks.

@Narinjas 3 года назад

I wish for an update on this printer, on the internet a video of warning to not buy EcoTank printers review after 3 years that somebody made and manny agree.

@trans2is22 3 года назад

I bought this printer 3 months ago and I use it every day.The only problem with it is that is happend very often to see that cannot print because the papaer is missing ,but the paper is in.It happened with 10X15 photo paper in cassette 1 and sometimes with A4 paper in cassette 2.Do you have any solution for that? Thanks.

@djenson 3 года назад

@@trans2is22 make sure the paper is even, pushed all the way back, and that the blue paper guides are set to the size of the paper properly.

@trans2is22 3 года назад

@@djenson The paper is placed right, and the blue plastic also. I checked 100 times. I have the same error again. Is the only thing wrong with this printer. In the cassette 1, placing photo paper 10x15(4/6) it works only if are inside 3-4 papers. Placing 10-20 photo paper I will have the same error.

@djenson 3 года назад

@@trans2is22 yeah if your using the guide at the front and pushing it all the way back then I'm honestly not sure.

@washburn8049 Год назад

I have had mine 3 years and print loads of colour photos and documents. Last week I re ordered some new inks. Incredible printer. My last printer I lost count how many cartridges I had to buy, and how often I had to do maintenance runs, which again used way too much ink.

@jonlydon 3 года назад

THANK YOU very helpful when I was losing a bit of confidence trying to make sense of written instructions

@paulf1071 4 года назад

Ecotank system is great. Just remember to watch the ink levels. Not good for printer if it runs dry. This can be avoided by following the correct procedure when re-filling ink (fill to Max line and select menu option telling printer you just filled up). Be careful moving printer too. Tilting printer at an extreme angle isn't recommended either. Still great system, none the less.

@philard Год назад

My son put sand in the ink well of my L5190. It stopped working until a ran the head cleaning maintenance operation. These printers are worth the price.

@alexlandherr 6 лет назад

For the first time every in my life I’ve intentionally watched a printer unboxing video.

@gillyjingle4715 5 лет назад

Clear, comprehensive and wonderfully helpful. Thank you so much!

@waynosdaboss 6 лет назад

Yay puppets! Not the kind of video I was expecting to enjoy but pure quality as always! I never realised I wanted one of these before.

@MissDatherinePierce 6 лет назад

I really do not know why so many people have problems with dried up ink. I experienced it once. Yes ONCE. And that was about 15 years ago. It was an old Lexmark printer. Otherwise neither my Epson nor my HP ever had dried up ink even if I had not used them in over a year. I just switched from my Epson to the HP because that one has Wi-fi and can print double-sided on its own which is a true blessing for printing university texts.

@MissDatherinePierce 6 лет назад

Nope, just Northern Germany. It isn't very humid here but still I never experienced any problems except with that very old Lexmark one which was a monster of a machine. My HP printer is maybe 3-4 years old and I just went abroad last year for half a year and no problem whatsoever printing with it afterwards. Idk what I apparently do right compared to the rest of the world or if I'm maybe just extremely lucky :D I have way more problems with data trash coming out instead of the correct file. But my guess is that the printer sometimes gets the signal twice through the rooter and the repeater but I'm not sure and if it is in case the issue how to fix it.

@bobdan9856 5 лет назад

Every inkjet I have ever had the ink would dry up with 2 months.

@Sam-lr9oi 6 лет назад

So what the puppets are saying is that I should go down the pub and review printers and people would find me interesting? I agree and now I have plans.

@Labolas2Glasya 4 года назад

this was the best printer review i ever saw. most of them are mediaocre and dont tell you that much about the product. oh boy was i wrong when i clicked this video, here have my sub!

@MrTomek1112 6 лет назад

Fantastic video, great video quality, intreasting to watch and providing a big disscount for people who may be potentially intreasted. Big fan of the channel, lots of love from Ireland.

@Iconoclasher 6 лет назад

I recently purchased an Epson 4750 EcoTank. Dang! That's a beautiful printer. Not quite as photo friendly as the 7700, but it's better than what I need. I've been in manufacturing and engineering all my life and I cannot understand the unimaginable array of different ink cartridges. Every new model, another set of incompatible cartridges. (must be the same nimrods that can justify 200 different size oil filters) It's just another item for stores to carry, another item to be "... temporarily out of stock". There's no reason for that proprietary bullshit! (even if every printer took the same cartridge, they'd still sell the same number every year) Even when this Epson does need ink, it's only about $70 to restock. That's .3 liters of ink. That's about 10x more ink that's in the cartridges. I give this printer a 5 star rating. This is my 8th printer in 29 years. I've used everything from Epson 9-pin dot matrix to HP and other Epson ink jets and this one is by far my favorite. In 4 months it's never misfired once.

@CompleteAnimation 6 лет назад

Flippin 'eck!

@fordtechchris 6 лет назад

I need the t-shirt!

@TheDanno210 6 лет назад

Haven't seen a Flippin 'eck shirt, just the mug. Have you?

@CryptoTonight9393 6 лет назад

YAY a new puppet sketch. each time i start a video i scroll to the end to see if there is a puppet sketch

@therealfranklin 6 лет назад

Can't get enough of the puppets! Thank you, Techmoan!

@behemothokun 6 лет назад

Personally I refuse to buy ink jet printers. Have a black and white laser printer for 60 bucks and its been working great for the last 5 years. Best thing about that, I didn't print for half a year in between and no dried up ink or other hassles I always had with ink jets. If I need to print a color photo I will just go to a shop, which happens less than once a year.

@LA-ph6hh 6 лет назад

Same here, Costco, less than 5p per print

@tedhaubrich 6 лет назад

Yup, I can see where someone like Techmoan could make great use of this printer. But I like my late 90's black and white laser printer. It's kinda slow, has to warm up, it's bulky, it's ugly, It has a stupid Fax feature. It has a gob of buttons I have never used. But when I hit 'print' about ten seconds later........IT PRINTS. Every time. Which is more than I can say about any inkjet I've ever used. And thus concludes my inkjet printer story I've been saving for the comment section of a youtube video. Think I will stroll down to the pub and regale the patrons with it.

@RCAvhstape 6 лет назад

I had an old Panasonic B/W laser printer from 1993 and I used it until the late 2000's. Only reason I got rid of it was because it used a serial connector and new computers don't come with those anymore, and also I couldn't find new toner. But it was a truly reliable piece of gear.

@djashley2002 6 лет назад

Only five years? I've been using the same cheap Samsung laser printer for the last fifteen years and it's still going strong. I haven't even had to replace the cartridge yet, just keep refilling it with toner.

@superdau 6 лет назад

Same here. I have a cheap Brother b&w laser printer (I think it was 80 or 90€), that's at least 10 if not 15 years old. Never gave me any trouble and has very even toner distribution (I use it to print templates to UV expose PCBs as well, where very opaque, uniform and sharp prints are important). Never had the need to print out a photo at home. And if I do need photos, I go to a shop where I can get prints on decent thick photo paper for less than any printer at home could do.

@michaelsworkshop9031 6 лет назад

Mat, please do a followup video where you attempt to print the same colour photos after NOT HAVING USED this printer for several months. I am curious whether the ink nozzles will gum up like they do on every other inkjet printer I have worked with, or whether this printer series brings something new to the table. This may make using this printer as your primary unit difficult, but would be useful to me and others before potentially buying it and using it as I normally would. Would also be interested in seeing a followup video where you use third party ink refill bottles which are certain to appear on the market shortly for this model. Best wishes - excellent video.

@michaelsworkshop9031 6 лет назад

I'm always interested on how these devices function NOT when they're first set up, but months later after actual use (or non-use, in this case). Most of the home users I help on IT stuff would in fact leave it sitting idle for (6-8+) weeks at a time, but expect it to work 100% when they did need to use it (like most other things they buy). They simply don't have enough stuff to send it to keep it constantly lubricated and worked in. This hasn't changed in the past twenty years of inkjet printing, and not even in the last eight or ten years during which most of them were carrying smartphones and snapping photos several times a week. These are the same people with gummed up lawnmowers, weed whackers, and electric generators -- they don't have enough grass to cut to keep them from varnishing inside. The printers being gummed up would certainly show on simple document printing, but especially on the photo printing, which was why I asked about seeing that. I know a lot of the non-oddball stuff Mat reviews is his own gear, making going without printing for six or eight weeks difficult without a backup printer onhand, but it would be nice to see since this printer otherwise looks interesting and since he already has it onhand. Your habits (and mine) aren't what I'm worried about with this review, since I already have my own bases covered with several color lasers (and pro printing on a high volume and frequently serviced machine at 15c per print at Costco). You're right though, that having a great device would lure you to print more than you had previously (which is obviously what Epson was probably intending).

@craigbrotherton 6 лет назад

It's a great point and a real world scenario. I've worried about the same point to the extent that I have an email rule that automatically sends a suitably coloured test page to my 'connected' inkjet printer once a week. There's probably a better and/or less low-tech solution, but it seems to work.

@robertatkinson6864 6 лет назад

I don't think someone buying a ecotank printer is the type who would leave his printer unused for months at a time.

@TheEpicLinkFreeman 6 лет назад

i mean I don't think he bought a $400 printer just to let it sit around for several months and not use it, he specifically said he was going to use it often

@mrfoameruk 6 лет назад

So how do you replace the nozzle when it craps out..... Guessing you have too buy a new printer.

@wtfhaveidone6589 6 лет назад

It is funny, I have been curious about these printers for a while. This IS the review I was looking for. And, watching the puppets, it dawned on me that I have two printers, one was given to me in 2003 and the other I bought for $5 at an auction in 2015. They're both still running. Wow.

@RenzoPereyra115 5 лет назад

I truly enjoyed that little skit at the end

@Mrstilskin 6 лет назад

Hi.... the residual ink is to top up after the initialisation process 👍

@Vaasref 6 лет назад

And I would guess that is probably why the first bottles are said to print less.

@robbruce2128 6 лет назад

I have one of these, and that's correct. After it's "primed" the system you can pour in the remainder of the first set of bottles and discard/recycle them.

@TheSpotify95 4 года назад

@Howard Black With most Epsons (that don't have maintenance boxes) you could self-refill the black bottle by taking the contents of the waste ink tube. Divert the waste tube to an external container (so it doesn't saturate inside the machine)and just refill the black when your external container gets full. Problem solved.

@proxyghost6894 4 года назад

*laughs in dumpster printer* A year ago I picked up an Epson XP-760 from an e-waste bin that has a motorised output tray, the ink inside dried up and prevented the printer to print anything so I used hot water to dissolve the dried ink, then bought a cheap C.I.S from ebay with similar ink bottles. It's still working great after using it a lot for school.

@TheSpotify95 4 года назад

A few days ago I picked up an Epson XP 352 whose ink trays had filled up, causing the printer to lock itself out of use. Of course, I reset it and it worked. The ink trays didn't actually need cleaning in this case!

@ratone1983 4 года назад

Great review! This is about the only thing I've ever seen you review that I could get my hands on ever, hah!

@PodmornicaFTW 6 лет назад

Awesome review, as always. Tbh, you made me want to buy the thing. I personally wouldnt mind a separate "modern consumer level tech" review series, if you ever get out of ideas for old tech, as this is both informative and awesome. Cheers.

@brokenscart7989 6 лет назад

You could review pretty much anything, and I'd be engrossed.

@BillAnt 6 лет назад

He could review "grass growing" and it would still be exciting... he-he

@Xenon777_ 6 лет назад

After owning over 5 inkjet printers they all failed in the same way. The inkjets would dry up and then the printing would decrease in quality and have lines. This inkjet printer will dry up unless it's used very regularly. Initial printing will look admittedly great. But as I said quality will most of the time decrease rapidly. If anyone needs a printer, you should consider a laser printer. They are good for office environments and home use (even if it get little use) Laser printers also have larger toner cartridges. Mine is much more reliable than any of my old printers.

@gustavrsh 6 лет назад

Xenon777 Yeah laser is overall better, unless of course you print photos

@martineyles 6 лет назад

Yes, had exactly the same problem with all my inkjets. No printer any more, though it would be useful at times. Perhaps I should try a laser.

@WaynePutterill 6 лет назад

Always found that was mainly a problem with Epson printers, the HP printers I've had included the print heads in the replacement ink cartridges so no drying up. Still prefer my laser though :-)

@twocvbloke 6 лет назад

I've printed a few photos from my laser printer, and they turned out quite nicely... :)

@evilspoons 6 лет назад

I've had a Canon MP530 for... uh, twelve years now? No drying up and plugging. It probably gets used once every two or three months. I mean, lasers are still a great idea, but not all inkjets are bad.

@Trgkai 6 лет назад

A word of warning for the EcoTank series. These printers will disable themselves when they believe the "Waste Ink Pad" is saturated. It's a large sponge internal to the printer that the printer ejects ink into to keep the heads from clogging up over time. In my experience printing large photos (7.5x12 full color), this happens after about 2000 prints. You CANNOT reset this warning in any officially supported way other than sending it in for service repairs which is not free. You CAN use a program called WicReset (waste ink counter reset) which charges a small fee per reset (I think $10 for one reset, or as low as $2.50 when you buy multiple resets at once), and open up the printer to create a drain for the waste ink into a container. My first time I used a kit called a Printer Potty, but the second time I just used some standard plastic tubing and a large bottle to store the waste ink. Still a great value, but its very disingenuous of Epson to advertise these massive amounts of prints you can get per set of ink, then find out that the printer will flat out stop printing anything after enough ink has gone through the system.

@stephenlittle7534 4 года назад

That was worth it. Glad I came back to check on your videos. Thanks.

@pdeaky 6 лет назад

I had one of the original Ecotank printers and was initially impressed however after 12 months of incredibly light use it began to miss vertical lines. Nothing could cure the problem and ended up in the skip so I was put off ever buying an Epson again. Does look like they've made some improvements on the originals though now and I may be tempted to give them a second chance. Would love to hear how this is in 12 months time.

@Menda_Lerenda 6 лет назад

This is what happens when the channel runs out of ruber belts xD

@BillAnt 6 лет назад

Or runs out of ink and get's a clogged nozzle ;) ;)

@user-it5xi2yw9j 6 лет назад

Hello Techmoan. I have just discovered your channel. I absolute love it. I have spent hours watching your videos. Thank you :-)

@donaldduke2233 5 лет назад

Thanks. I clicked on your video titled "EPSON ET4750 SETUP". and learned all about the ET7700 instead.

@komitadjie 4 года назад

Hope Epson pays you a commission, this review just finalized my decision between the Epson and Canon tank-printers. I suspect the reason they specified a smaller number of prints for the bottles included is that you need to use some of that ink to prime the system, where refills will be capable of printing to their full volume.

@Narayan_1996 6 лет назад

I love it ^^

@microsoftsarker 2 года назад

Thanks brother, it worked!! I watched many videos but only this worked!!

@MVideos576 6 лет назад

Hello LGR and Techmoan. You two make great videos. Thank you both.

@Psi84 6 лет назад

I have so many interesting stories all about inkjet printers! Like the time I got that Lexmark printer and the ink cartridge cost more than the printer! And then there was the great paper jam of 1998, and who can forget - INKPOCALYPSE! That happened in 2006. Well, I bought this ink cartridge replacement system and it came with a syringe. And I didn't want to cause a mess so I went into the garden. The next door neighbour who's a policeman, well he looks over the fence and he sees me with this syringe full of magenta, and the next thing you know is the front door gets kicked in...

@andrewgwilliam4831 6 лет назад

Psi84 This reminds me of an interesting experience I had with a photocopier once.

@psyko2666 6 лет назад

Fascinating!

@dalriada842 6 лет назад

I have enough syringes and needles(the sharp ones tend to be cheaper than the blunt ones), to keep a junkie going for ages. I don't take them out of the house for this very reason. Too many nosy and meddlesome people in the world! They can't comprehend that there are other uses for such things. Edit: I've just watched the rest of the video, and seen the puppet scene!

@GRAHAMAUS 5 лет назад

Great review - I'm definitely considering this. One question I have though it's very hard to test is how it copes with being left unused for a lengthy period, like a month or more. An old Epson I had used to dry out and was devil to get unclogged and working again. Also, will it print photos to A4 size, or only 6 x 4?

@telefonbarmann4514 5 месяцев назад

they still clog to this day unfortunatly :( nothing for people who do not print alot. And having to flush the inktubes is horrible!

@mCKENIC 6 лет назад

Ive avoided ink jet printers since around 2005 when I got my mono laser. I mostly print text documents for/from college so colour wasn't an issue. Replacing carts was what changed my mind! I do have to say though, the quality of those photo prints really made me sit up and take notice. Dad is retiring this year and I have a long-term 'project' in mind for him - old photos/negatives and slides many pre-dating the 70's! He could use something like this to scan and print - very interesting, thank you TechMoan!

@horseshoe_nc 6 лет назад

I have actually been thinking about getting one of these printers. Thanks for posting this video.

@5argetech56 6 лет назад

I'm not sure if it was editing, but after the setup I noticed the level of the ink tanks. It used a lot of ink just to set the machine up. I guess that little bit that's left in the bottles is to fill it back up to full after you set it up. Could be.

@robbruce2128 6 лет назад

That is exactly what happens.

@TheSpotify95 4 года назад

When I set up my Epson L555 (an early model of EcoTank), it did the same thing, i.e. used up a good deal of ink to set it up. I believe it has to run a large amount of ink through, to fill up the ink tubes (and of course, to shove a load into the maintenance box). Most Epsons don't even have maintenance boxes, they just have a set of sponges that get full, and the printer shuts down when it thinks it is full !

@nicolegardner1710 6 лет назад

"How do you mean?" "Well, for example if you went down the pub" "That would mean leaving the house, so, unlikely. Go on." This actually made me laugh.

@dittikke 4 года назад

Hello, 2020 calling.

@woodstoney 4 года назад

That was a very nicely done review. Quite informative and helpful for potential buyers. Thanks!

@CT-vm4gf 6 лет назад

Excellent printer, I've got the ET-4750. Loved the puppets btw, nice to see they're back. The comments section is in overdrive!

@nickwills6042 6 лет назад

If you use the epson scan computer app, you can combine multiple scans into a single pdf

@aris95 3 года назад

Hp officejet is bit better it is possible to scan directly combined pdf documents

@me3333 6 лет назад

Ahh the old syringe full of magenta gets the front door kicked in story, we all have one of those to tell...

@robbruce2128 6 лет назад

Definitely don't buy a grow light!

@rabwoody264 5 лет назад

Ha ha classic stoner nightmare.

@JamieDunne 3 года назад

Great quality video & information. Helped alot with my purchase decision. Thanks mate.

@SwingBandHeaven 5 лет назад

After running a brother inkjet printer for a few years and having to constantly buy new ink refills I bought an earlier version of the ecotank. The most economical printer I've ever owned with excellent quality prints

@miguelnglopes 6 лет назад

I remember a time, some 25 years ago or so, when a major selling point of ink jets was it's quiet operation. They wouldn't wake a cat! Ink jets seem to have become louder in the past 5 to 10 years, what do you think?

@tookitogo 6 лет назад

It depends on the brand and the model. Epson inkjets are comparatively loud. HP inkjets have been quiet for years. Canon inkjets are the quietest of all, and have been for around 20 years!

@MarkVerstappen93 6 лет назад

Home printing onto the front of CDs? Never knew that even existed! :O

@duskonanyavarld1786 6 лет назад

Are you guys born in the 00s?

@robertatkinson6864 6 лет назад

Many Epson and Canon printers can print directly to the surface of media. Look up Inkjet Printable CD's, DVD's, or Bluray.

@ram89572 6 лет назад

Wow, I absolutely remember having a set of cd label paper and software to let you print in that circular format easily, then you just stick it on the cd. I also remember lightscribe drives that “printed” onto special cds right in the disc drive. Never did have a printer that took the actual disc itself, though I do remember them

@fordtechchris 6 лет назад

I went from printing labels to lightscribe to torrents....

@MinoTheShow 6 лет назад

I was aware it’s a thing, but I don’t burn CDs anymore... I still dub tapes though (and hand-draw all the artwork) 😂

@danieldc8841 6 лет назад

I don’t think I’m the only person wondering why I’m watching a review of an inkjet printer. I hate the things with a passion, but the presentation makes it bearable - a testament to the quality of the videos. Cheers!

@firesurfer 4 года назад

Thank you. This was quite a thoughtful comprehensive review. Your other videos are very enjoyable. Bonus! at 18:20

@TheJONNYSHADOW 6 лет назад

Please update this video when you have emptied the tanks & seen what the real output per full tank really is.....

@koenw 6 лет назад

I love the puppets

@Mr_Dia-Tribe 6 лет назад

i always enjoy your videos i actually brought my printer after seeing your review of it the hp envy 120 very happy i was with it too

@rrp6405 6 лет назад

What makes techmoan videos great. 1) a script. 2) talking at a good pace to add more information rather than talking slowly to increase duration for no reason. 3) high quality video imagery and scans. Thanks techmoan

@rrp6405 6 лет назад

some videos from other youtubers i have to speed up to 1.25 or 1.5x speed because they are so slow and boring. Nothing annoys me more than repeating the same point over and over. SUBSCRIBED :D

@Techmoan 6 лет назад

Thanks. However regarding no 1. There’s no script. It’s improvised.

@rrp6405 6 лет назад

Wow thats impressive. You flow your content so well. Usually when there is no script the same thing is said over and over until they remember what they really want to say :) i really appreciate the work you put into your videos

@dirtybongwater5751 6 лет назад

Does it print fast enough for you to use it as a monitor for playing fortnite?

@Ampera_ 6 лет назад

I still print using dot matrix impact. What is this weird sorcery you call home inkjets?

@Ampera_ 6 лет назад

Also my ribbons cost 7 bucks a pop, so there's that.

@beedslolkuntus2070 5 лет назад

Ampera Dot matrix? Wat ? Do people still use that?

@mbox314 3 года назад

We should have never abandoned dot matrix printers, I loved those things.

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 3 года назад

Wasn't _Dot Matrix_ in the movie *SPACEBALLS?* 😊😊😊😊

@aris95 3 года назад

@@mbox314 I believe matrix printers can survive the nuclear war

@jasondailey9402 6 лет назад

That’s better quality than any printer I’ve ever had. I switched to non-color laser because I got tired of only getting about 5 pages out of my printer in the year before the ink cartridges would dry out...

@michaelgno1 3 года назад

Just bought this printer as i was looking for a inkjet for general use and high-quality photo printing that my HP Laserjet Pro MFP M283fdn can't do. When looking to purchase an Inkjet I was initially concerned about the quality of cheaper printers on the market, as well as the cost of cartridges/toners as my Laserjet Pro toners cost a fortune. After hearing about the EcoTank range from Epson, reading reviews and watching this video I ended up grabbing it despite the higher price tag compared to other inkjets. The comments surrounding the Output tray hold true, pulling it out in order to print is a minor inconveniece but understandable considering how much of a mess an ink spillage can cause. The foldable lids and trays make this look pretty stylish for a printer compared to the massive behemoth the Laserjet Pro is. You do get a lot of ink with this as explained in the video, quite generous compared to other printers and helps to keep the maintenance costs down. For occassional printing it should last a very long time and the inclusion of spare inks and an extra maintenance tray is great. One important thing to note is you do need to print every now and then otherwise you run the risk of clogging the ink tanks. I suggest doing this every 3-4 days to keep the risk of clogging low. If you do get a clog there should be some guides to unclog it rather than tossing the whole thing out. All in all i'm really satisfied with the quality of the prints from this EcoTank and would recommend to others, despite the high asking price.