Epson Eco-Tank ET-2600

£230 FROM Epson, epson.co.uk FEATURES 4-colour inkjet, 5760x1440dpi resolution, 1200x2400dpi scanner, manual duplex, 100-sheet paper tray, ink tank system CONNECTIVITY USB, Wi-Fi

Eco credentials

The Eco-Tank uses a large tank that holds enough ink for several thousand pages at a time. It includes large bottles of ink that can print 4,500 pages in mono, and 7,500 in colour. And the replacement inks are really cheap, too.

Features

The compact ET-2600 includes a printer, scanner and copier with both USB and Wi-Fi connectivity. There’s only a manual duplex option for two-sided printing, which is disappointing at this price. It doesn’t support AirPrint either, but Epson’s iPrint app is available for iOS devices.

Performance

Print quality is good, with near-laser quality text. Colour printing is good for both business graphics and the odd photo, although print speeds are modest, at just 10 pages per minute for text, and 5ppm for colour.

Running costs

The ET-2600 is relatively expensive, but replacement ink bottles cost just £8.50 each. That works out at a mere 0.2p per page for mono text, and just 0.35p per page for colour, which is far cheaper than conventional inkjet printers.