This is the perfect review for us. I also homeschool my pre-schoolers and have had it with our brother printer. After using up not even half the ink in the cartridge, it stops printing and I get a low ink message. I've spent so much money on ink these past two years, I could have bought two new ecotanks. I'll be picking mine up at Costco tomorrow, crossing my fingers it's in stock.
@@tommyharris5817 no issues , we went with the 3760. I’ve printed a full year of first and pre-k curriculum. A homeschool planner, budget planner and three unit studies. It hasn’t even made a dent in the amount of ink. Also, copying has been a breeze with the top loader.
@@valenciamaribel That's good to hear. The reason I asked is many people say they have issues after a year with regards to the print pad and need power cleaning often which destroys the ink, etc.
I've been using the ET-2600 for five years with no problems at all, and boy am I pleased with it. Best printer I ever owned (been through HP, Canon etc), and by far the cheapest to use.
I purchased that exact printer then I watched your review and I became more satisfied that I made the right discision purchasing it . Thanks for the useful review 👍 God bless!
I did not do the recommended alignment, went straight to printing a photo and was flawless for me. Sometimes those alignment adjustments can put the printer out of perfect it seems. Everyone’s mileage may very but I love this thing. Thanks for the video.
We got one from Costco at least five years ago, and use it at least a few times a week. It's been completely trouble-free, and the tanks are still 50% full. It's a refreshing change from the insanely expensive cartridge printers.
I have the ET-2500. Can find no fault with it. Didn't buy it as a photo printer, just an every day printer and it works just fine. I've had it for some time and have only just needed to buy more ink, the cost saving over cartridge printers is enormous!
The ink tank system appears to be much better than the cartridge system ruclips.net/user/postUgkxciSwynMJ7PnUvvx11rewiu-yFBkZTl53 and a lot cheaper to run. The machine was easy to set up. A small point but I thought they'd be a USB cable included to help with the set up but there was none. I've been using it now for a few weeks and it seems like a good product and superior to my previous printers which were all troublesome HP machines.
I picked mine up at Costco. I was underwhelmed with print quality on the default setting and the slow speed of the scanner. I guess I was spoiled with my previous Brother printer, which printed and scanned much better. My previous printer also had a rear paper feed for envelopes and thicker card stock. I have owned Epson printers in the past and did like them, I'm hoping that this one grows on me.
I also bought mine at Costco almost a year ago. I've yet to have a "good" print come out of it, even with adjusting quality and settings. Everything seems very grainy and dull, everytime I see a good review I'm baffled!
@@melanietapp3414 I agree with you. Very poor printing quality. I have an old HP officejet prnter as well and when I print the same flyer on both printers you can really tell how poor the quality is from the Epson. Okay for casual printing but not for anything you want to share professionally. It also keeps going offline and difficult to get back online so not a reliable device.
Very informative for a layman as my self. I am ordering an Eco Tank printer right now. I've subscribed to see what else the Net Guy has to say. Thanks Net Guy.
I converted a cheap ($50) Epson printer to CISS with a $50 CISS supply and $30 of ink a good 8 years ago. After lots of at home use through all that time I still use it faithfully. CISS is the way to go; cartridges are criminally expensive. Good review, thank you.
@@fatimadalal4211 Continuous ink supply system. You replace the little ink cartridges with ones having supply lines to outside tanks which are easily filled with infinitely cheaper bulk ink.
This review was actually the driving force that brought me to buy one of the pro models (ET-5800) for my office where we print about 5000-10000 pages per month. It was supposed to be a supplement to my large black and white laser copier but the running costs are so much lower I might be supplementing it with a second and phasing out the copier the next time it breaks. The paper input tray and output tray are a bit small for the 100-150 page print jobs we do at our office and the print speed advertised is not realistic at all. But besides those issues which we can work around, I love this thing.
I’ve been eyeing those models myself (for home, because I want a duplexing ADF). Did you get a color one, or one of the black and white models they sell? As for speed: if you look at the European website, do the print speeds listed there match our experience? (As I understand it, the EU mandates print speed specs based on a standardized real-world test document. I’m curious as to how accurate it is…)
@@tookitogo mine is color. It's a great printer thus far. I've been very happy with it. My only gripe is the paper trays. They are small and poorly designed. If you fill them to capacity, they will jam. And it will sometimes grab multiple sheets so you'll have random blank paper in your document. As for speed, it's hard to tell because the advertised speed is for 5% coverage and I rarely print with such little on a page. I don't find it to be a problem though. Color is much slower though, so I do regret not paying more for the 5850
@@qwikz28 Epson _still_ doesn’t have reliable paper feed?!? I remember my old Epson from over 20 years ago having that issue. My Canons never had problems. As for speed: I thought the 5850’s claim to fame (compared to the 5800) is having the same print speed in color as in black and white?
Thank you so very much! I bought this printer a year ago with the intention of converting it to a sublimation printer, but I will use it as my main printer instead of returning it & convert the ET 2850 into a back up sublimation printer instead! Your video helped me decide! Thanks, again!
I have the ET-3850 and I wanted a second printer that uses the same ink. I bought the ET-3760 on Ebay used for $140. Works great and much better than paying $400 for a new one. Can't beat the ink usage and it's the nicest looking printer I've ever owned.
One thing I didn't see you cover is the Epson Firmware updating. I have had firmware updates basically break my last 2 Eco Tank Printers. It can cause them to get put into a funky state that is difficult to get out of. I would say do NOT do the firmware update unless it is absolutely required to fix something you find is an issue.
Great review, quite possibly one of the best I've watched for a printer. Going to purchase from Costco! Thumbs up. This guy knows how to do a proper tech review!
Purchased one about 3 years ago for use in my home office. Have printed at least 10,000 pages since then. Never a single jam. Good quality every time. Has a feature to self clean printer heads when needed. You can buy refill bottles (set of 4) on the internet for about $25. ( Costco charges about $45 ???) Uses very little ink. Despite what was said in the video, it does not have an actual touch screen. Move the curser around until it lands on your choice. Then click OK.. I highly recommend this printer. Less than a $10 per year in ink cost……__
I got the Epson ET3760 for FREE, someone in my local buy-nothing group could not get it to work 😂 I use it to print flyers for my local business, for document scans and prints, for legal agreements for terms of service for clients (they sign it in person on my Supernote A5X, I then export it as a PDF, email to them and also print it out through wifi.) It's the best little printer I've ever owned!!! It's so easy (once you set up the print heads....)
I would love to see this Epson Eco tank printer be compared to a laser printer. My biggest issue is ink cartridges drying up with my current inkjet printer. I am in the market for a new printer.
I have an epson ecotank printer, I love it. You have to make sure you don't let lots of paper stack up where the paper comes out, or it can jam. Once it jams, I have to run a 'print head cleaning test' and a 'printer alignment test', which is a pain. But it is so much cheaper on using for the cost / price of ink. The ink last really long and is not that expensive to replace. Yes the little led screen is such a pain, and so small. Why they could not put in a bigger screen is beyond me. WOW I like your big fluffy beard. Shaving is such a pain in the neck - literally. I forgot about the daisy wheel.
Excellent video; I converted this printer to a Sublimination Printer. It was economical, and I got great results for what I wanted to use it for. Now I need a printer that I can use 11 x 19 Sublimination paper.
I have an ET-4850 for over a year now that I mostly use for printing music scores. Best printer I’ve ever had and I have using PC printers for over 30+!years…!
I love mine. I run a large lawn spray business and run the legs off this thing. So much more economical than other brands. All pluses and no negatives in my book!!
I love my et-2550. Im a teacher and have had it in my classroom for three years. Only complaint is some inconsistanies with the wifi direct connect. I never have a problem with my phone just my computer so I usually just print it fron google drive. It might be something with my computer rather than the printer. I did have to clean the print head after it clogged after 3 years but it was pretty easy to do.
Its so funny because here in the Philippines, Epson already sold in the market these type of ink tank printers since 2011. It seems like its just nowadays 2021, 10 years later that USA is having their hands in theese type of printers. Epson L100, L200 and L800 were the pioneer models of ink tank models.
watching this to find a replacement for my HP which has finally stopped processing HP cartridges. Think this will do quite well. thanks! And thanks for the mention of Costco - It is a much better deal than ...
I've been printing on cardstock since I got my printer. I've never had a paper get stuck. I do have to kinda push the paper under the roller, then its fine.
@@DanaK817I appreciate the update! I think I'll wait until they improve the paper handling a bit to switch over. My wife uses cardstock somewhat regularly for 20-ish page jobs. I can't imagine she'd be happy babysitting the feed to that degree. Besides, we have a few more expen$ive color cartridges to go through before having to decide. 🙄
Great video Net Guy. Another important feature for longevity.....Maintenance Cartridge or Waste Ink pad being user replaceable. The canon megatanks have replaceable print heads but no all have waste cartridge replacements. I just returned a Canon PIXMA G7020 because of this.
bro, i'm not even looking for a printer or anything and i know its 2022, but thank you for actually doing a proper tech review vs. reposting a manufacturer spec video w/ tts. i lol'd at the "touch screen" part 💀💀😂😂
Hey Alex, the world works in mysterious ways. It’s a good video, and I put a lot of work into making it. Thank you for taking the few minutes to comment. What kind of stuff are you into?
Hi - I just stumbled onto your site and I’m impressed, I really enjoyed your NO B/S , NO NONSENCE video , you went straight to the meat of the subject unlike most videos where they babble on about just garbage just to try and impress people on how much they know. ( extremely frustrating ), because of your well liked video I did like and subscribe, THANK YOU .
Just saw I watched your video before and commented. Came on RUclips to look up what was said about this printer now because I am having issues with it printing cardstock yet again. After printing off three cardstock sheets no problem it refused to print it or it caused a paper jam. Funny thing is when I was ready to give up I got it to print one sheet again properly. Really frustrating and wishing I would have done better with my research when buying it. Thing is I put in quite a bit of time looking at the right printer to buy. : S
I have a Epson L4160 eco tank printer. Their products is good. In South Africa everything is ridiculous expensive and saving money on ink is great. Thanks for your review.
I have an ET7750, I had a chap profile it with an i1 profiling unit for Ilford Galerie glossy 300gms paper from a 24" roll and it produces excellent colour and black and white prints upto 11"x24". From the roll I can cut any size and get consistent prints. I put my Canon Pro 1 in the skip after the bank refused a second mortgage for the ink.
Thank you for your review! We are a homeschooling family as well and are blowing through ink cartridges at the moment. Looking forward to not having to buy new cartridges constantly. Thank you!
We were at Costco today and bought one (before watching your review). The price of ink is what made us buy. It does the basic printing and that's what we need. Now to return the spare ink cartridges we no longer need to keep for the HP this is replacing. THAT will pay for part of this printer.
They replaced the ink scam, with the "reset ink pad" scam. Don't buy this garbage, and demand Right to Repair from your useless politicians. I shouldn't need to pay a russian hacker $10 to reset the ink pad after changing or cleaning it.
@@737smartin It's just typical J highway robbery. Using DRM and DMCA to prevent Hardware Repairs. Artificial life limit. You pay the hack dev 10 bucks, get code, reset counter. Just make sure you cleaned the waste pads or installed a printer potty type bucket. I got like 100 printouts, but had to run the head cleaning a lot, which fills the waste ink pads fast (as well as the digital time bomb)
@@737smartin In addition to my previous reply, Epscam won't let you reset your ink pad counter. They deny having the ability (direct, blatant lie). They want you to spend at minimum 1/3 the price of the printer to "repair" what you can fix yourself for 10 bux and 5 minutes of time.
I have the ET-2826 and agree with all the comments here. The big complaint I would add to the review is that dealing with paper jams is very frustrating because I cannot figure out how to fully open up the flimsy plastic printer body to gain full access to the innards, so I end up poking at jammed paper through a tiny slit under the glass plate. Argh!
It was informative. The ending made me wonder what I missed. Actually watched a second time. Left me asking myself, would I buy it? My last printer was an epson. Jets got plugged up. It too had one print head that I really couldn't get to to clean out and it had just the ink cartridges without a print head. Mostly because i don't print constantly so there was a lot of sitting time between prints. Weeks at times. Also, you mentioned the previous cost of ink cartridges but i didn't hear you give a price for the refill ink. Quality of your video over all is very good though. If I was interested in the printer, I'd still have to research other features of it. Also compare it to less expensive hp premiers with similar features.
Thanks Randy! Very good point on sitting time. This Epson may suffer the same fate of many others where the non-replaceable printhead could dry out and be damaged - that is if my wife will ever stop printing on it for a second. Now I need to order more paper!
This is my concern with them - the late 90s/early 2000s Epsons clogged horribly if they weren’t kept in constant (daily!) use. I asked a guy at a store if they’ve been having trouble with clogging on these, since they’ve been out for a few years now, and he said no. If they clogged anywhere distantly as often as old Epsons, they’d know about it. Even so, it’s hard for me to forget just how bad the Epsons used to clog, so I may end up going for a Canon. (Never had permanent clogging problems on those, any clogs have always been cleared by, at worst, a “deep” nozzle cleaning cycle.) My current printer is a Canon from 2008, still going strong. (And I buy my ink in the classifieds, since people sell off their spare ink for peanuts once their old printer dies. So I’m printing at essentially the same cost as the ecotank/megatank printers now!)
I had a Epson 3640 all in one printer I got a deal on at Costco. I liked it but had the same issues you did. The default print mode looked faded and even the best mode was merely ok and used more ink. I finally got it looking good and it ran out of ink and would cost a lot to buy new cartridges. I got a aftermarket continues ink system and I had to redo all my tweaks. I realized it was using non pigment ink so I ordered pigment ink for when it ran out. After about a year of using it when I needed to print something out the heads started clogging. Then the black cartridge head thing plugged and wouldn't print so I bought another setup as it was cheap and I had ink. The print head started plugging again due to long idle times between print jobs and removing and properly cleaning it is very hard. I used to have a Ancient HP 990 high end straight printer, and yes every time I bought new cartridges it had a new print head built in. I also started buying rebuilt cartridges and they worked great, and you could knock out the fill plugs and refill them about 5 times before the cartridge just stopped working. I could let it sit forever as long as it was turned on and had ink and it would just print beautifully. If it did plug I'd pull the cart and clean it up with alcohol and it would start printing again. I finally couldn't find good rebuilt or new carts anymore so bought the Epson wf 3640. I don't trust Epson anymore with my use case so found a HP that has easily removable print heads, instant ink, if you care, and does everything. It printed better in standard mode than the Epson did with all my tweaks and only got better with some minor changes. Ink is expensive but there are excellent quality after market inks for it and with two sets of cartridges you can refill one set at a time and save a ton of money. I got the 9018 Costco version, after being very happy with it I upgraded to the 9025 version that has two paper trays and is faster but the same cartridge and engine as the cheaper version. I think as long as you use Epson printers every day and keep it on they work great, but you can't let them sit the ink dries up and clogs the heads badly. I'd certainly be interested in your updates with time and if they ever offer a unit with ink tanks and a easily removable print head for cleaning I might try them again
John, you've probably already guessed what they'll dream up next: Single ink-tank of the 3 colour molecules selectively activated by smart laser-light modulation. Apple Steve Jobs would say "Get on it!".
I purchased one of these two years ago. I work from home and this is my only printer. My wife uses this and my daughter used it for months as she started a new job teaching and setting up new online courses. Two weeks ago I had to add more black ink. Of course my printer came with a second set of ink. This is the best printer for ink use that I’ve ever used. I used Eason years ago and I’ve used HP for years. As you know, ink cartridges are expensive. This eco printer is truly with the cost.
I bought mine a while back when it first showed up at Costco. I literally ripped out the previous color printer I had and threw the whole mess in my trash. It had the tiny expensive ink cartridges with maybe 2 drops of ink in which one and would print 6 pages and then stop and cycle through “Cleaning the printer head” cycle which used up even more ink. It even had the gall to stop printing and flash on the screen “Are you using HP paper”? I love this new printer.
Very nice Roy. I got to be hands on with the 2760 too. Seems like Epson has made all these printers with compromises. I wish they were like the old day where one printer could do envelopes, print economically, and scan ADF documents. Congrats on your purchase. That’s where I got mine too.
@@TheNetGuy I'm not a power user by any stretch. I just retired from my business of 25 years and use it to print checks, make photos for my elderly mother who is always wanting me to print 4x6's of her great grand children. I about passed out when I saw it at Costco and realized what they did.
I miss Costco's ink refill option, they ditched in back in 2019 or early 2020 and even closed their photo departments too. They were having a hell of a time getting ahold of the chips necessary to rebuild the cartridges so it wasn't worth the real estate for them anymore. Sad day. HP then started bolstering their HP InstantInk program where you pay a monthly fee and get a minimum number of pages to print each month and they auto ship cartridges to you when your printer is low. Unused pages roll over to the next month but eventually they cap out depending on the level of program you have. It has the potential to be a real cost savings program if you do a lot of printing but when you are an infrequent printer then its not even worth it, even on the cheapest plan. I just bought an epson ET- 3850 from costco so if I am ever pissed off with it then I will just take it back, even if its 5 years from now, and i'll get instore credit and buy a new one! Thanks for the video guy!
Thank you for a very informative review, I was going to buy this model at Costco but I just learned that it wouldn't be a good choice if I need to print envelopes.
Take a look at the 2760. It’s $100 cheaper, and other than having less paper capacity and being a little bit slower, you still get an amazing deal on ink and it has a rear feeder and SD card reader. Good luck!
I just bought this printer- very long to set up , but follow the setup directions , need to download software & the setup would have been quicker.. love how it prints & I’m a junk journal scrapbooker & wanted to print digital which prints on cardstock( Epsom premium heavy paper & accent paper works perfect. Walmart cardstock was great also, so I’m glad we bought this printer.. saving on ink is a must & their technical support team on Epsom is great .Great deal at Costco also for an ecotank color printer..one negative was that there is no instruction manual - need to download over 100 pages- I’ll just download a few..
We bought one of those for work and it turned out to be very slow and the print quality leaves something to be desired. We bought the larger machine (of course, it uses different ink) and it is still slow compared to our old laser printer and it misfeeds pages constantly.
Interesting. They’re not perfect for sure - maybe you got a bad one? Color laser has come down so much in price it might be a better option for you honestly. 👍 thanks for watching and commenting.
Thanks for the kind words Roger. Glad to have you aboard, I’m just finishing editing a follow up video on this printer and how to refill the ink. We’ve printed over 5000 pages so far this year.
I bought this printer so far I love it it sure beats my Epson the other one that I had every time I turn around I needed a new cartridge otherwise the machine wouldn't work this one so far it works fine I do a lot of pictures I don't do it for a while I turn it on a prince write up the other one I had to wait until it downloaded the ink this thing I turned it right on and it prints right away so far I love it I've only had it for 4 months the machine cost me a lot of money up front at Walmart but so far it was worth every nickel I paid for it that's only my opinion is e.t. 3710 Epson
Thanks, this is a good start for my search for a new printer. I bought what I hope will be the last of the ink cartridges while I search for an ink saving printer. I have zero tech knowledge but I know I'm spending a stooopid amount for ink. This gives me an idea of what to consider like print quality (important) and paper capacity (not so important) and auto feed (kind of important). 🤪
Good morning! First of all, your videos are VERY helpful and have been watching you often for my personal use and for work. I bought the Epson ET 3760 and do love it. Today I have noticed that I have a line on my scans. I know the slit glass is dirty. On this model there is a piece of plastic so I can't access where the black spot is at. I took out the 3 screws and it does not come off easily. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
Oh no! Yeah long solid lines on ADF scans are almost always dirt on the glass. Short of “percussive maintenance” (bang on it) I’m not sure how to disassemble it. A strong vacuum brush around the edges may help too. Good luck and let me know if you succeed!
Bought one a few years ago, had to get out of the replacement cartridge scam. If you use it a lot, no prob, it I'm retired now so it sits a lot, if this is your situation, make sure you run a cleaning cycle at least once a week.
My 3760 will not print in color. It just stopped working, and it's been months of testing, restoring it to its defaults, and color won't print. Yes, the ink tanks are full of the original ink. The black is half gone the other colors are less than a 16th inch from the fill line.
Did it sit for any extended period of time with ink in it unused? These things clog easily. You can try the heavy head cleaning menu option a few times.
@@TheNetGuy I have tried every cleaning feature it has. Unless you mean back to back. If this is what you mean how many times it will take to see a difference?
Nice review. however, I have watched another review which implies that the longevity of the printer is limited by software. For exemple, the pad which cleans the printing head and becomes saturated with ink over time can not be replaced by the user ... so the printer has to be sent back to Epson for "repair" ... which costs almost more than a new printer ... Have you checked on that ?
Yes, though this problem is not Epson specific. Almost all inkjet printers that have a head cleaning cycle will dump ink into a tray during cleaning. Good point and another thing to think about 👍
I really like my Epson 3750, it took one year before finally needing to fill the black ink. I received two extra bottles of black and one of each color of ink so it's going to take a long time before I ever need to buy more ink. And when I do, the replacement ink is very cheap. All features of the printer work great and I highly recommend it for anyone tired of buying expensive ink for the other brands of printers. I print stuff all the time and don't worry about what it's going to cost anymore.
Too bad resetting the ink pad counter requires paying a hacker $10 and 5 minutes changing the pad or 100 to epson for ("(service)"). They deny having the ability to reset the counter (yeah right, why aren't these guys in prison?)
My 3760 won’t print anymore! The paper feeder keeps “eating” the paper. I opened anything I could to see what might be the problem. Seems like the little plastic hook in the back that I guess is supposed to guide the paper up into the roller to print is not working. It just shreds the paper on that hook.
No rear input tray is a deal breaker for me. I print a lot of envelopes and use a lot of card stock, and neither work well on printers that feed only from a cassette and turn the paper 180°. I also owned an Epson several years ago (the kind with the ink cartridges), and was not impressed with the software or the quality of the hardware. I think there are better choices. With the volume of printing your family does, you might want to look at a Canon Maxify GX series all-in-one.
Hi Jon! Loved the review video. I have a question about the ink coverage. I'm wanting to print a transparency film. I need the coverage to be opaque for screen printing purposes. In your opinion, will I have any trouble getting a solid opaque image using the ET-3760? Of course, I'll be using black ink only on the clear film. Thanks for you hard work in sharing your review videos!
I'm confused because in the beginning you said that you weren't able to use it for cardstock but then in your wife's story she printed on cardstock. I'm trying to figure out how. What's the trick? Everytime I try to use cardstock the print gets jammed. I change the settings on both the computer and printer to say premium matte paper as that's the closest option to cardstock.
There are many different thicknesses. You can also help it feed with your hand pushing. The 2800 series has a better design if you plan to print on cardstock often.
I still enjoy having a printer, even though I can easily read PDFs, write content in notability; it's just better to give my eyes a break with physical paper.
Late to the party, came upon your vid. when searching for the newer EcoTank ET-3830. I like your style in making the product front and center unlike others who keep themselves in the frame. You’ve got a new subscriber in me. :) Alas I’m thinking, perhaps in error, that even these mega tank printers are not for infrequent printing as it’s ink would also dry up unless I’d do a nozzle check print every 2weeks just to keep things flowing?
Yes, all inkjets are going to be susceptible to this. These models are very popular for sublimation and crafting right now though. I have a 2800 series one that is set up for sublimation. Color laser is the way to go if you want cheap and occasional printing.
I was tired of the HP cost of cartridges and changed to this printer over two years ago... still using the original ink.... and I print ALL the time. Much, much cheaper than HP. I wish I could figure out how to change photo sizes. I am so confused!
The paper handling is holding me back. ADF and duplex printing are must-have features. I'll keep an eye on this lineup. Hopefully they're working on it!
Yeah, you just knew there had to be a catch, right? Epson Ink Pad Reset Required If you want to continue using the printer, Epson recommends having the printer serviced at an Epson Authorized Customer Care Center. In most cases, when this message occurs, other printer components also may be near the end of usable life and satisfactory print quality cannot be maintained.
Yeah, I’m leaving all these comments up because this is a real potential issue for long term or high volume users. Apparently there are some workarounds/fixes.
Bought ink cartriges from a third party seller. Worked great until today when apparently it updated the soft ware and now will not recognize any of the third party cartridges and I am out of luck. Hate to buy another epson after getting robbed by epson but I will look into this one.
Oops! You’re very right. It does print glossy paper, but so has most any inkjet for the last decade. Envelopes are a no-go again due to the loading issue for odd/thick stock. You could probably do a couple at a time through the feeder, but not stacks. And it does feature double sided printing, at significantly reduced speeds. Good things to add in a follow up video thanks! And the ET-2760 has a rear feeder which solves the loading issues.
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This is the perfect review for us. I also homeschool my pre-schoolers and have had it with our brother printer. After using up not even half the ink in the cartridge, it stops printing and I get a low ink message. I've spent so much money on ink these past two years, I could have bought two new ecotanks. I'll be picking mine up at Costco tomorrow, crossing my fingers it's in stock.
Best wishes! The 2760 is a good family model too. Less paper and slower, but rear feeder and Sd card reader.
How is it, any issues?
@@tommyharris5817 no issues , we went with the 3760. I’ve printed a full year of first and pre-k curriculum. A homeschool planner, budget planner and three unit studies. It hasn’t even made a dent in the amount of ink. Also, copying has been a breeze with the top loader.
@@valenciamaribel That's good to hear. The reason I asked is many people say they have issues after a year with regards to the print pad and need power cleaning often which destroys the ink, etc.
@@tommyharris5817 thankfully i haven’t run into that issue, but I’ve only had the printed for about 2 months.
We have had this printer for 3 years now. Flat out the best printer we have had.
I've been using the ET-2600 for five years with no problems at all, and boy am I pleased with it. Best printer I ever owned (been through HP, Canon etc), and by far the cheapest to use.
what was wrong with the cannon?
I purchased that exact printer then I watched your review and I became more satisfied that I made the right discision purchasing it . Thanks for the useful review 👍 God bless!
I did not do the recommended alignment, went straight to printing a photo and was flawless for me. Sometimes those alignment adjustments can put the printer out of perfect it seems. Everyone’s mileage may very but I love this thing. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the comment. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it!
We got one from Costco at least five years ago, and use it at least a few times a week. It's been completely trouble-free, and the tanks are still 50% full. It's a refreshing change from the insanely expensive cartridge printers.
I have the ET-2500. Can find no fault with it. Didn't buy it as a photo printer, just an every day printer and it works just fine. I've had it for some time and have only just needed to buy more ink, the cost saving over cartridge printers is enormous!
Awesome and good to hear 🙏
The ink tank system appears to be much better than the cartridge system ruclips.net/user/postUgkxciSwynMJ7PnUvvx11rewiu-yFBkZTl53 and a lot cheaper to run. The machine was easy to set up. A small point but I thought they'd be a USB cable included to help with the set up but there was none. I've been using it now for a few weeks and it seems like a good product and superior to my previous printers which were all troublesome HP machines.
I picked mine up at Costco. I was underwhelmed with print quality on the default setting and the slow speed of the scanner. I guess I was spoiled with my previous Brother printer, which printed and scanned much better. My previous printer also had a rear paper feed for envelopes and thicker card stock. I have owned Epson printers in the past and did like them, I'm hoping that this one grows on me.
My wife just pumped over 100 pages through it tonight. I don’t dare to look at the printing counts yet but it’s massive!
I also bought mine at Costco almost a year ago. I've yet to have a "good" print come out of it, even with adjusting quality and settings. Everything seems very grainy and dull, everytime I see a good review I'm baffled!
@@melanietapp3414 I agree with you. Very poor printing quality. I have an old HP officejet prnter as well and when I print the same flyer on both printers you can really tell how poor the quality is from the Epson. Okay for casual printing but not for anything you want to share professionally. It also keeps going offline and difficult to get back online so not a reliable device.
Very informative for a layman as my self. I am ordering an Eco Tank printer right now. I've subscribed to see what else the Net Guy has to say. Thanks Net Guy.
Thanks for the kind words! I do my best!
I converted a cheap ($50) Epson printer to CISS with a $50 CISS supply and $30 of ink a good 8 years ago. After lots of at home use through all that time I still use it faithfully. CISS is the way to go; cartridges are criminally expensive. Good review, thank you.
What is CISS?
@@fatimadalal4211 Continuous ink supply system. You replace the little ink cartridges with ones having supply lines to outside tanks which are easily filled with infinitely cheaper bulk ink.
This review was actually the driving force that brought me to buy one of the pro models (ET-5800) for my office where we print about 5000-10000 pages per month. It was supposed to be a supplement to my large black and white laser copier but the running costs are so much lower I might be supplementing it with a second and phasing out the copier the next time it breaks.
The paper input tray and output tray are a bit small for the 100-150 page print jobs we do at our office and the print speed advertised is not realistic at all. But besides those issues which we can work around, I love this thing.
I’ve been eyeing those models myself (for home, because I want a duplexing ADF). Did you get a color one, or one of the black and white models they sell?
As for speed: if you look at the European website, do the print speeds listed there match our experience? (As I understand it, the EU mandates print speed specs based on a standardized real-world test document. I’m curious as to how accurate it is…)
@@tookitogo mine is color. It's a great printer thus far. I've been very happy with it. My only gripe is the paper trays. They are small and poorly designed. If you fill them to capacity, they will jam. And it will sometimes grab multiple sheets so you'll have random blank paper in your document.
As for speed, it's hard to tell because the advertised speed is for 5% coverage and I rarely print with such little on a page. I don't find it to be a problem though. Color is much slower though, so I do regret not paying more for the 5850
@@qwikz28 Epson _still_ doesn’t have reliable paper feed?!? I remember my old Epson from over 20 years ago having that issue. My Canons never had problems.
As for speed: I thought the 5850’s claim to fame (compared to the 5800) is having the same print speed in color as in black and white?
@@tookitogo that's my understanding. The color seems to go at half speed on mine.
i do like honest reviews. Thank you for the information. There is so many printers to choose from and this helps narrow down my considerations.
You’re very welcome and thanks for the kind words!
Thank you so very much! I bought this printer a year ago with the intention of converting it to a sublimation printer, but I will use it as my main printer instead of returning it & convert the ET 2850 into a back up sublimation printer instead! Your video helped me decide! Thanks, again!
I have the ET-3850 and I wanted a second printer that uses the same ink. I bought the ET-3760 on Ebay used for $140. Works great and much better than paying $400 for a new one. Can't beat the ink usage and it's the nicest looking printer I've ever owned.
Ordered one tonight. My HP Officejet Pro (aka POS) 8620 has played with me for the LAST time!
Great review.
Same here... 8620 inbuilt obsolescence printhead error. I’m done with HP
One thing I didn't see you cover is the Epson Firmware updating. I have had firmware updates basically break my last 2 Eco Tank Printers. It can cause them to get put into a funky state that is difficult to get out of. I would say do NOT do the firmware update unless it is absolutely required to fix something you find is an issue.
Great review, quite possibly one of the best I've watched for a printer. Going to purchase from Costco! Thumbs up. This guy knows how to do a proper tech review!
Thank you! New video is coming out tomorrow!
Purchased one about 3 years ago for use in my home office. Have printed at least 10,000 pages since then. Never a single jam. Good quality every time. Has a feature to self clean printer heads when needed.
You can buy refill bottles (set of 4) on the internet for about $25. ( Costco charges about $45 ???)
Uses very little ink.
Despite what was said in the video, it does not have an actual touch screen. Move the curser around until it lands on your choice. Then click OK..
I highly recommend this printer. Less than a $10 per year in ink cost……__
I got the Epson ET3760 for FREE, someone in my local buy-nothing group could not get it to work 😂
I use it to print flyers for my local business, for document scans and prints, for legal agreements for terms of service for clients (they sign it in person on my Supernote A5X, I then export it as a PDF, email to them and also print it out through wifi.)
It's the best little printer I've ever owned!!! It's so easy (once you set up the print heads....)
Magnificent review bells and whistles are for those who have the time to fiddle, not those who want to just print!
Thank you for the kinds words!
I would love to see this Epson Eco tank printer be compared to a laser printer. My biggest issue is ink cartridges drying up with my current inkjet printer. I am in the market for a new printer.
I have an epson ecotank printer, I love it. You have to make sure you don't let lots of paper stack up where the paper comes out, or it can jam. Once it jams, I have to run a 'print head cleaning test' and a 'printer alignment test', which is a pain. But it is so much cheaper on using for the cost / price of ink. The ink last really long and is not that expensive to replace. Yes the little led screen is such a pain, and so small. Why they could not put in a bigger screen is beyond me. WOW I like your big fluffy beard. Shaving is such a pain in the neck - literally. I forgot about the daisy wheel.
Just got some new color ink and am recording a “refilling” video today. I would guess we have at least 2,000 pages printed so far.
Excellent video; I converted this printer to a Sublimination Printer. It was economical, and I got great results for what I wanted to use it for. Now I need a printer that I can use 11 x 19 Sublimination paper.
I have an ET-4850 for over a year now that I mostly use for printing music scores. Best printer I’ve ever had and I have using PC printers for over 30+!years…!
I love mine. I run a large lawn spray business and run the legs off this thing. So much more economical than other brands. All pluses and no negatives in my book!!
I love my et-2550. Im a teacher and have had it in my classroom for three years. Only complaint is some inconsistanies with the wifi direct connect. I never have a problem with my phone just my computer so I usually just print it fron google drive. It might be something with my computer rather than the printer. I did have to clean the print head after it clogged after 3 years but it was pretty easy to do.
Ice spent less than $20 in ink and print for my classroom and two school age children all the time.
Its so funny because here in the Philippines, Epson already sold in the market these type of ink tank printers since 2011. It seems like its just nowadays 2021, 10 years later that USA is having their hands in theese type of printers. Epson L100, L200 and L800 were the pioneer models of ink tank models.
watching this to find a replacement for my HP which has finally stopped processing HP cartridges. Think this will do quite well. thanks!
And thanks for the mention of Costco - It is a much better deal than ...
Great video. Thanks for including that it can print on cardstock...that's important to crafters and homeschoolers 🙂
I have the same question
Cardstock papers don't work well and gets stuck and makes roller marks.
I've been printing on cardstock since I got my printer. I've never had a paper get stuck. I do have to kinda push the paper under the roller, then its fine.
@@DanaK817I appreciate the update! I think I'll wait until they improve the paper handling a bit to switch over. My wife uses cardstock somewhat regularly for 20-ish page jobs. I can't imagine she'd be happy babysitting the feed to that degree. Besides, we have a few more expen$ive color cartridges to go through before having to decide. 🙄
An update, I bought it, and I had being printing beautiful christmas Card stock for my Etsy shop.
Great video Net Guy. Another important feature for longevity.....Maintenance Cartridge or Waste Ink pad being user replaceable. The canon megatanks have replaceable print heads but no all have waste cartridge replacements. I just returned a Canon PIXMA G7020 because of this.
I bought an ET 3750 a couple of months ago. Delighted with it so far
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bro, i'm not even looking for a printer or anything and i know its 2022, but thank you for actually doing a proper tech review vs. reposting a manufacturer spec video w/ tts. i lol'd at the "touch screen" part 💀💀😂😂
Thank you for the kind words! My wife is still tapping it and we’ve owned it over a year 😭
I dont need a printer, I dont even know why this was in my recommended, But i appreciate someone is out there review printers on youtube
Hey Alex, the world works in mysterious ways. It’s a good video, and I put a lot of work into making it. Thank you for taking the few minutes to comment. What kind of stuff are you into?
@@TheNetGuy computer hardware, autos and motos.
Hi - I just stumbled onto your site and I’m impressed, I really enjoyed your NO B/S , NO NONSENCE video , you went straight to the meat of the subject unlike most videos where they babble on about just garbage just to try and impress people on how much they know. ( extremely frustrating ), because of your well liked video I did like and subscribe, THANK YOU .
Just saw I watched your video before and commented. Came on RUclips to look up what was said about this printer now because I am having issues with it printing cardstock yet again. After printing off three cardstock sheets no problem it refused to print it or it caused a paper jam. Funny thing is when I was ready to give up I got it to print one sheet again properly. Really frustrating and wishing I would have done better with my research when buying it. Thing is I put in quite a bit of time looking at the right printer to buy. : S
I have a Epson L4160 eco tank printer. Their products is good. In South Africa everything is ridiculous expensive and saving money on ink is great. Thanks for your review.
You bet! Thanks for finding my channel. Would love to make it to your side of the world 🌍 someday.
I have an ET7750, I had a chap profile it with an i1 profiling unit for Ilford Galerie glossy 300gms paper from a 24" roll and it produces excellent colour and black and white prints upto 11"x24". From the roll I can cut any size and get consistent prints. I put my Canon Pro 1 in the skip after the bank refused a second mortgage for the ink.
please do a video about how to label envelopes with this ET3760 printer. Thank you.
Thank you for your review! We are a homeschooling family as well and are blowing through ink cartridges at the moment. Looking forward to not having to buy new cartridges constantly. Thank you!
Great review Jon! I'm looking forward to breaking the cycle of tiny ink cartridges when it's time to replace my current color inkjet.
Best review after checking soooo many other reviews.
You really covered all. No talked about scanning...
Thanks for your review. Tired of paying a fortune for printer ink. Will be heading to Costco to pick up the ET-3760!
We were at Costco today and bought one (before watching your review). The price of ink is what made us buy. It does the basic printing and that's what we need. Now to return the spare ink cartridges we no longer need to keep for the HP this is replacing. THAT will pay for part of this printer.
Love it!
They replaced the ink scam, with the "reset ink pad" scam. Don't buy this garbage, and demand Right to Repair from your useless politicians. I shouldn't need to pay a russian hacker $10 to reset the ink pad after changing or cleaning it.
@@JohnDoe-fs6tk What's the "ink pad" deal? Cost, frequency, and ease of swap?
@@737smartin It's just typical J highway robbery. Using DRM and DMCA to prevent Hardware Repairs. Artificial life limit. You pay the hack dev 10 bucks, get code, reset counter. Just make sure you cleaned the waste pads or installed a printer potty type bucket. I got like 100 printouts, but had to run the head cleaning a lot, which fills the waste ink pads fast (as well as the digital time bomb)
@@737smartin In addition to my previous reply, Epscam won't let you reset your ink pad counter. They deny having the ability (direct, blatant lie). They want you to spend at minimum 1/3 the price of the printer to "repair" what you can fix yourself for 10 bux and 5 minutes of time.
I have the ET-2826 and agree with all the comments here. The big complaint I would add to the review is that dealing with paper jams is very frustrating because I cannot figure out how to fully open up the flimsy plastic printer body to gain full access to the innards, so I end up poking at jammed paper through a tiny slit under the glass plate. Argh!
It was informative. The ending made me wonder what I missed. Actually watched a second time. Left me asking myself, would I buy it? My last printer was an epson. Jets got plugged up. It too had one print head that I really couldn't get to to clean out and it had just the ink cartridges without a print head. Mostly because i don't print constantly so there was a lot of sitting time between prints. Weeks at times. Also, you mentioned the previous cost of ink cartridges but i didn't hear you give a price for the refill ink.
Quality of your video over all is very good though.
If I was interested in the printer, I'd still have to research other features of it. Also compare it to less expensive hp premiers with similar features.
Thanks Randy! Very good point on sitting time. This Epson may suffer the same fate of many others where the non-replaceable printhead could dry out and be damaged - that is if my wife will ever stop printing on it for a second. Now I need to order more paper!
That's why I'm sticking with HP
Fair!
This is my concern with them - the late 90s/early 2000s Epsons clogged horribly if they weren’t kept in constant (daily!) use. I asked a guy at a store if they’ve been having trouble with clogging on these, since they’ve been out for a few years now, and he said no. If they clogged anywhere distantly as often as old Epsons, they’d know about it.
Even so, it’s hard for me to forget just how bad the Epsons used to clog, so I may end up going for a Canon. (Never had permanent clogging problems on those, any clogs have always been cleared by, at worst, a “deep” nozzle cleaning cycle.) My current printer is a Canon from 2008, still going strong. (And I buy my ink in the classifieds, since people sell off their spare ink for peanuts once their old printer dies. So I’m printing at essentially the same cost as the ecotank/megatank printers now!)
I had a Epson 3640 all in one printer I got a deal on at Costco. I liked it but had the same issues you did. The default print mode looked faded and even the best mode was merely ok and used more ink. I finally got it looking good and it ran out of ink and would cost a lot to buy new cartridges. I got a aftermarket continues ink system and I had to redo all my tweaks. I realized it was using non pigment ink so I ordered pigment ink for when it ran out. After about a year of using it when I needed to print something out the heads started clogging. Then the black cartridge head thing plugged and wouldn't print so I bought another setup as it was cheap and I had ink. The print head started plugging again due to long idle times between print jobs and removing and properly cleaning it is very hard.
I used to have a Ancient HP 990 high end straight printer, and yes every time I bought new cartridges it had a new print head built in. I also started buying rebuilt cartridges and they worked great, and you could knock out the fill plugs and refill them about 5 times before the cartridge just stopped working. I could let it sit forever as long as it was turned on and had ink and it would just print beautifully. If it did plug I'd pull the cart and clean it up with alcohol and it would start printing again. I finally couldn't find good rebuilt or new carts anymore so bought the Epson wf 3640.
I don't trust Epson anymore with my use case so found a HP that has easily removable print heads, instant ink, if you care, and does everything. It printed better in standard mode than the Epson did with all my tweaks and only got better with some minor changes. Ink is expensive but there are excellent quality after market inks for it and with two sets of cartridges you can refill one set at a time and save a ton of money. I got the 9018 Costco version, after being very happy with it I upgraded to the 9025 version that has two paper trays and is faster but the same cartridge and engine as the cheaper version.
I think as long as you use Epson printers every day and keep it on they work great, but you can't let them sit the ink dries up and clogs the heads badly. I'd certainly be interested in your updates with time and if they ever offer a unit with ink tanks and a easily removable print head for cleaning I might try them again
John, you've probably already guessed what they'll dream up next: Single ink-tank of the 3 colour molecules selectively activated by smart laser-light modulation.
Apple Steve Jobs would say "Get on it!".
I meant to give this a watch earlier this week! Love the video, especially the intro! Great creative twist there!
Excellent review, straight to the point on everything, thank you
I purchased one of these two years ago. I work from home and this is my only printer. My wife uses this and my daughter used it for months as she started a new job teaching and setting up new online courses. Two weeks ago I had to add more black ink. Of course my printer came with a second set of ink. This is the best printer for ink use that I’ve ever used. I used Eason years ago and I’ve used HP for years. As you know, ink cartridges are expensive.
This eco printer is truly with the cost.
Thanks for the review of the all-in-one. Don't need a new one right now, but ill keep your comments.
I have the 3600 and do not have any problems. But I only use it a few times a month.
Mine is the ET 2550 a small printer with the ink on the side. I am into my second lot of ink.. I've had it since 2015 and I use it a LOT
Very nice to hear. Sounds pretty reliable.
I bought mine a while back when it first showed up at Costco. I literally ripped out the previous color printer I had and threw the whole mess in my trash. It had the tiny expensive ink cartridges with maybe 2 drops of ink in which one and would print 6 pages and then stop and cycle through “Cleaning the printer head” cycle which used up even more ink. It even had the gall to stop printing and flash on the screen “Are you using HP paper”? I love this new printer.
Very nice Roy. I got to be hands on with the 2760 too. Seems like Epson has made all these printers with compromises. I wish they were like the old day where one printer could do envelopes, print economically, and scan ADF documents. Congrats on your purchase. That’s where I got mine too.
@@TheNetGuy I'm not a power user by any stretch. I just retired from my business of 25 years and use it to print checks, make photos for my elderly mother who is always wanting me to print 4x6's of her great grand children. I about passed out when I saw it at Costco and realized what they did.
Excellent work on this video! Well done! Great review keep up the good work!
Always very informative with a touch of humor! Thank you. I dropped the inkjet for the laser because I am not printing enough.
That’s a great plan. I didn’t cover some of the big problems of inkjets drying out now. You can’t just buy new cartridges or tubes if they’re frozen.
I have a Epson ET-3750 and the only issue that I've had with it is the control panel no longer holds up, but that's not terrible problem.
Yeah, mine is still going strong, just some connection issues from MacOS
I miss Costco's ink refill option, they ditched in back in 2019 or early 2020 and even closed their photo departments too. They were having a hell of a time getting ahold of the chips necessary to rebuild the cartridges so it wasn't worth the real estate for them anymore. Sad day.
HP then started bolstering their HP InstantInk program where you pay a monthly fee and get a minimum number of pages to print each month and they auto ship cartridges to you when your printer is low. Unused pages roll over to the next month but eventually they cap out depending on the level of program you have. It has the potential to be a real cost savings program if you do a lot of printing but when you are an infrequent printer then its not even worth it, even on the cheapest plan.
I just bought an epson ET- 3850 from costco so if I am ever pissed off with it then I will just take it back, even if its 5 years from now, and i'll get instore credit and buy a new one!
Thanks for the video guy!
Thank you for a very informative review, I was going to buy this model at Costco but I just learned that it wouldn't be a good choice if I need to print envelopes.
Take a look at the 2760. It’s $100 cheaper, and other than having less paper capacity and being a little bit slower, you still get an amazing deal on ink and it has a rear feeder and SD card reader. Good luck!
I would watch that unboxing.
I just bought this printer- very long to set up , but follow the setup directions , need to download software & the setup would have been quicker.. love how it prints & I’m a junk journal scrapbooker & wanted to print digital which prints on cardstock( Epsom premium heavy paper & accent paper works perfect. Walmart cardstock was great also, so I’m glad we bought this printer.. saving on ink is a must & their technical support team on Epsom is great .Great deal at Costco also for an ecotank color printer..one negative was that there is no instruction manual - need to download over 100 pages- I’ll just download a few..
Yeah I have an unboxing and setup video I haven’t posted yet - it’s like 30 minutes raw!
Thank you for this wonderful review! I'm sold. 😃
We bought one of those for work and it turned out to be very slow and the print quality leaves something to be desired. We bought the larger machine (of course, it uses different ink) and it is still slow compared to our old laser printer and it misfeeds pages constantly.
Interesting. They’re not perfect for sure - maybe you got a bad one? Color laser has come down so much in price it might be a better option for you honestly. 👍 thanks for watching and commenting.
@@TheNetGuy We had a color laser, color really isn't necessary but they didn't ask me. However, we were spending a fortune on toner.
Great review thank you. Was looking at the Costco deal and you helped me
Perfect! Enjoy!
Very well done, comprehensive, review. We were looking at this very printer.
Thanks for the kind words Roger. Glad to have you aboard, I’m just finishing editing a follow up video on this printer and how to refill the ink. We’ve printed over 5000 pages so far this year.
It's about time the companies caught up with reality@@TheNetGuy
I bought this printer so far I love it it sure beats my Epson the other one that I had every time I turn around I needed a new cartridge otherwise the machine wouldn't work this one so far it works fine I do a lot of pictures I don't do it for a while I turn it on a prince write up the other one I had to wait until it downloaded the ink this thing I turned it right on and it prints right away so far I love it I've only had it for 4 months the machine cost me a lot of money up front at Walmart but so far it was worth every nickel I paid for it that's only my opinion is e.t. 3710 Epson
Thanks, this is a good start for my search for a new printer. I bought what I hope will be the last of the ink cartridges while I search for an ink saving printer. I have zero tech knowledge but I know I'm spending a stooopid amount for ink. This gives me an idea of what to consider like print quality (important) and paper capacity (not so important) and auto feed (kind of important). 🤪
Good morning! First of all, your videos are VERY helpful and have been watching you often for my personal use and for work. I bought the Epson ET 3760 and do love it. Today I have noticed that I have a line on my scans. I know the slit glass is dirty. On this model there is a piece of plastic so I can't access where the black spot is at. I took out the 3 screws and it does not come off easily. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
Oh no! Yeah long solid lines on ADF scans are almost always dirt on the glass. Short of “percussive maintenance” (bang on it) I’m not sure how to disassemble it. A strong vacuum brush around the edges may help too. Good luck and let me know if you succeed!
No mention of duplex function - auto? Print, copy and scan??
Great questions. It has single sided scanning but double sided printing support. Copy up to 15ish pages with the ADF (it’s tiny).
Really appreciate this review! Thanks for the great video! 😀
Bought one a few years ago, had to get out of the replacement cartridge scam.
If you use it a lot, no prob, it I'm retired now so it sits a lot, if this is your situation, make sure you run a cleaning cycle at least once a week.
Definitely good advice! Thanks for watching and commenting!
My 3760 will not print in color. It just stopped working, and it's been months of testing, restoring it to its defaults, and color won't print. Yes, the ink tanks are full of the original ink. The black is half gone the other colors are less than a 16th inch from the fill line.
Did it sit for any extended period of time with ink in it unused? These things clog easily. You can try the heavy head cleaning menu option a few times.
@@TheNetGuy I have tried every cleaning feature it has. Unless you mean back to back. If this is what you mean how many times it will take to see a difference?
good video, but how about a video on how to scan multi documents, print envelopes etc. nothing on youtube. I have the ET-3760.
Nice review. however, I have watched another review which implies that the longevity of the printer is limited by software. For exemple, the pad which cleans the printing head and becomes saturated with ink over time can not be replaced by the user ... so the printer has to be sent back to Epson for "repair" ... which costs almost more than a new printer ... Have you checked on that ?
Yes, though this problem is not Epson specific. Almost all inkjet printers that have a head cleaning cycle will dump ink into a tray during cleaning. Good point and another thing to think about 👍
Very thorough review - thank you.
I enjoyed your video. Emailing the printer was a very nice touch. Would you say the current Epson 3850 is like the one you reviewed?
Yes, exactly - I don't think they did anything but change the number slightly and charge you for new ones :)
I really like my Epson 3750, it took one year before finally needing to fill the black ink. I received two extra bottles of black and one of each color of ink so it's going to take a long time before I ever need to buy more ink. And when I do, the replacement ink is very cheap. All features of the printer work great and I highly recommend it for anyone tired of buying expensive ink for the other brands of printers. I print stuff all the time and don't worry about what it's going to cost anymore.
Too bad resetting the ink pad counter requires paying a hacker $10 and 5 minutes changing the pad or 100 to epson for ("(service)"). They deny having the ability to reset the counter (yeah right, why aren't these guys in prison?)
@@nameunavailableffs lol
Sold. Thanks for the review. I do have a tech question on a photo printer i have do i ask it on here.
My 3760 won’t print anymore! The paper feeder keeps “eating” the paper. I opened anything I could to see what might be the problem. Seems like the little plastic hook in the back that I guess is supposed to guide the paper up into the roller to print is not working. It just shreds the paper on that hook.
Yikes. Have you pulled the back off with the two release clips?
Great review! Subbed based off the review and big family crew! 🤟🏽 (dad of 6 here)
Woot! Thanks man!
Greetings from Ireland, thank you for this Video really help and balanced, Kind regards
No rear input tray is a deal breaker for me. I print a lot of envelopes and use a lot of card stock, and neither work well on printers that feed only from a cassette and turn the paper 180°. I also owned an Epson several years ago (the kind with the ink cartridges), and was not impressed with the software or the quality of the hardware. I think there are better choices. With the volume of printing your family does, you might want to look at a Canon Maxify GX series all-in-one.
Hi Jon! Loved the review video. I have a question about the ink coverage. I'm wanting to print a transparency film. I need the coverage to be opaque for screen printing purposes. In your opinion, will I have any trouble getting a solid opaque image using the ET-3760? Of course, I'll be using black ink only on the clear film. Thanks for you hard work in sharing your review videos!
Hey John, nicely produced review... and FYI "Shlepping" doesn't mean what you think it does, probably want to use the term "hucking" LOL.
Whoa! You’re right. In any case he has way more money than me :). Thanks for watching and commenting!
I'm confused because in the beginning you said that you weren't able to use it for cardstock but then in your wife's story she printed on cardstock. I'm trying to figure out how. What's the trick? Everytime I try to use cardstock the print gets jammed. I change the settings on both the computer and printer to say premium matte paper as that's the closest option to cardstock.
There are many different thicknesses. You can also help it feed with your hand pushing. The 2800 series has a better design if you plan to print on cardstock often.
Excellent video. Crisp and concise.
I still enjoy having a printer, even though I can easily read PDFs, write content in notability; it's just better to give my eyes a break with physical paper.
How does this ET-3760 compare with ET-2760 and ET-2850? Is ET-3760 BETTER than the other two printers? So many models!!
I would like DVD Label printing like the XP 860
killer B-roll intro dude ;)
Killer comment 🤘
Late to the party, came upon your vid. when searching for the newer EcoTank ET-3830. I like your style in making the product front and center unlike others who keep themselves in the frame. You’ve got a new subscriber in me. :)
Alas I’m thinking, perhaps in error, that even these mega tank printers are not for infrequent printing as it’s ink would also dry up unless I’d do a nozzle check print every 2weeks just to keep things flowing?
Yes, all inkjets are going to be susceptible to this. These models are very popular for sublimation and crafting right now though. I have a 2800 series one that is set up for sublimation. Color laser is the way to go if you want cheap and occasional printing.
@@TheNetGuy Thanks. May go with HP's Color LaserJet Pro MFP M283fdw...if it ever gets restocked! :)
Would be great to have a review after extended use of the printer say after 2 years. Did you have issues? Thanks
I was tired of the HP cost of cartridges and changed to this printer over two years ago... still using the original ink.... and I print ALL the time. Much, much cheaper than HP. I wish I could figure out how to change photo sizes. I am so confused!
One important caveat: It doesn't do duplex scanning via the ADF. This is NEARLY a deal breaker for me but not quite.
Great point 👍
They make more expensive models with double sided scanning.
The paper handling is holding me back. ADF and duplex printing are must-have features. I'll keep an eye on this lineup. Hopefully they're working on it!
For sure. The 2760 can read feed larger stock but it has less capacity and slower printing.
Yeah, you just knew there had to be a catch, right?
Epson Ink Pad Reset Required
If you want to continue using the printer, Epson recommends having the printer serviced at an Epson Authorized Customer Care Center. In most cases, when this message occurs, other printer components also may be near the end of usable life and satisfactory print quality cannot be maintained.
Yeah, I’m leaving all these comments up because this is a real potential issue for long term or high volume users. Apparently there are some workarounds/fixes.
Bought ink cartriges from a third party seller. Worked great until today when apparently it updated the soft ware and now will not recognize any of the third party cartridges and I am out of luck. Hate to buy another epson after getting robbed by epson but I will look into this one.
That’s sad. There were lawsuits about this and if I recall printer manufacturers lost. Surprising to see them playing hard ball again.
All printers must haves should be a Realm of paper storage onboard. Can you do a review on the ET_2720?
I’ve seriously been looking at the ET-2760 printer for a review video. I walk buy it each time at Costco and wonder.
Video lacked some issues worth discussing, Printing photos on glossy photo paper. Stacking envelopes to print, nor if it does double siding printing.
Oops! You’re very right. It does print glossy paper, but so has most any inkjet for the last decade. Envelopes are a no-go again due to the loading issue for odd/thick stock. You could probably do a couple at a time through the feeder, but not stacks. And it does feature double sided printing, at significantly reduced speeds. Good things to add in a follow up video thanks! And the ET-2760 has a rear feeder which solves the loading issues.
@@TheNetGuy Thanks for the reply
I find that the paper jams a lot from the top feeder, especially if I put multiple
Seriously great video, thank you!
Equaled only by your comment! Thanks for the kind words!