EcoTank ET-2803 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer

ET-2803 Wireless Printer This is a great printer! I ordered this for my sister. (she was constantly buying cartridges for her old printer). I couldn't stand that she kept wasting her money on them. 😅. When we set it up, it was so easy! Even connecting to the internet was easy! She loves that that printer is wireless, too. Now she won't have to buy anymore ink for 2 + years! 😂. (I know that because I have had an Epson ET for 4+ years!) She was skeptical at first (intimidated) about a NEW printer. 😁. She is set up and using it now and very happy with her purchase! We scanned a photo & printed it. It came out great! Everything is working as expected. 😁 She keeps commenting about how good her colored photos look, too! 🥰 The refills are much cheaper than the cartridges, and so easy to refill! No mess! 😂. I highly recommend these printers. 😁. Thank you Amazon for such a quick and efficient delivery! ❤️

I bought this mainly to print text documents, to make copies, and scan to a thumb drive, a document or an occasional photo, without having to run downstairs to use my wife’s quite old Epson printer/scanner/copier. So far I’m very impressed with this printer! I set it up to work via WiFi with my iMac (running Mac Sonoma), following the quite clear and briefinstructions on the small folded sheet that came with the printer. Setup was remarkably quick and easy (and I’m an old guy!) after downloading the necessary (and easy to find) files on Epson’s web site and installing them on my computer, and everything worked fine. I did not download the iPhone/iPad app for printer setup and use, but with my setup I can still print from my phone and iPad using WiFi even when I’m nowhere near my computer. Even in draft mode on plain paper (which I normally use and is OK for most of my purposes) text came out clear and crisp, with no unwanted marks or other problems on the printed pages. Printing text on regular paper was pleasantly fast. I did not turn on “quiet mode” nor try to print text in higher quality. As far as color printing goes, nearly all my photos are taken with a digital SLR or a mirrorless camera, and the rest on an iPhone. And just about every photo gets edited in Adobe Lightroom, then Photoshop, and those few that get printed are done on a higher end (8-colors of expensive ink cartridges) Canon printer. However, just for the heck of it I used the Epson to print a test photo that has various tones of colors and pure black to pure white “step gradients” and skin tones. I printed one letting Photoshop manage the colors, which is what I always do for best results, and one letting the printer manage the colors. I was blown away with the results. While the quality was not as good as I get with my fine art printer, whether I let Photoshop do the color management or let the printer do it, it was “darned close” to the Canon printer’s outputs. Although I still plan on using the Canon for all my color printing, I’ll venture a guess that for the most people who want to make color prints of their photos they’ll be quite pleased with the job the Epson does. And since the Epson has those high-capacity ink tanks, three colors plus black, rather than individual ink cartridges, even making lots of prints won’t be very expensive. Although I can’t assess how the Epson will hold up over the long run, my initial review can be summed up in three words: a real winner!

Only had the printer a short but I'm happy with it. I found a few videos online that show step by step how to set it up. They were helpful. I am printing through the USB cable and it works well. So far, the print quality is excellent. I really like the tank and being rid of cartridges. The scanner works well, Overall, a good printer.

I would give this printer a negative 100 if I could. I've never felt more like a character from Office Space before I bought this piece of junk - overpriced too, considering the absolute total failure. Epson should pay me to take this printer from them. When you buy an appliance or electronic device you really just want it to work - hassle free, reliable. This printer unfortunately does not meet ANY of those expectations. First of all WiFi printing is unreliable at best. It will work for the first little bit, but soon after the printer will stop being able to "contact" the computer, even though somehow it will say it's still connected. So down the troubleshooting rabbit hole one will go - and navigating the numerous, clunky, and extra frustrating processes and apps this thing installs on your system will only serve to frustrate you even more. You'll be looking for your baseball bat in short time. So don't buy this thing based on the wireless printing feature. Also don't buy it at all... I gave up and circumvented trying to use WiFi and just plugged it into my computer using a traditional USB print cable. That made it a LOT easier - I thought I was good to go. Wrong. On top of all the other little hassles, which add up to this thing being basically one gigantic pain in the you know what - the WORST thing about this printer is that it will just randomly, and in short time, stop printing. The print cycle will run, the paper will go through the machine, but the document will come out with no ink on it - despite the ink tank being completely full. So off down the rabbit hole you'll go - running "Print Head Cleaning" cycles, and "Power Cleaning" cycles, after owning it for a mere couple of days, and after which you must let the printer "rest" for up to 12 hours. Go ahead and follow all those instructions if you have the patience, and when you come back after 12 hours the problem will just persist, and you'll soon begin to realize that you've been ripped off. It's a complete waste of time. Troubleshooting guidelines and tech support try to offer remedial steps to correct all these little deficiencies. They call it "maintenance". But it won't work because of one overall factor - this printer is a piece of junk. It would take less time for me to write my documents by hand than to try to get this printer to do the one simple task it was designed for. We don't buy printers to do "maintenance" and "troubleshooting" - we just want them to work. Stay away from this thing. It's an abomination. Epson should be embarrassed to even release this garbage to market. I will not buy another Epson printer ever again.

So far it works pretty well. Set up was pretty easy. Took a minute to figure out how to connect to the wifi, so if you have a modem that is 5G capable, you may need to go thru the printer itself instead of doing the online setup with your phone or computer, because it needs to run thru 2G wifi. My phone and computer both would only show the 5G option, but I was able to locate the 2G by name on the printer itself. Other than that, everything seems to work great. Print quality is very nice. Easy to fill the cartridges. It does take quite a bit of black ink to configure your initial set up, so Im guessing black ink will be used much faster (as it usually is with any printer) but Ive been able to print quite a bit of color already and the color levels have barely moved. It is a little louder than my old Epson workforce, but I set it to the "quite" setting and it helped somewhat. Still loud, but not as bad. The only thing Im not thrilled about is the paper loading. You cant put alot of paper in at once or it jams very easy, or just wont load at all. I can only have about 10 sheets at once in the loader tray, which is annoying. But what can you do? Overall I like it so far. Havent had a chance to test the sublimation ink I purchased for it yet so I dont know how well that works, but regular ink works great and colors come out nice.

I've had this printer for a few months now & it seems to be a good printer. I do miss being able to have it print on both sides as my previous printer would do - it's a bit of a nusiance having to go in & turn the paper over. But, it definitely appears to be a $ saver when it comes to the ink! (The setup was a bit of a challenge for me - but that may just be me - I'm not the highest level of techie.)

I've had a number of Epson printers over the years, starting with a 9-pin FX dot-matrix, and ending with a Stylus Photo R3000. While I never expected to get back into low-end inkjet printers again, my wife's foray into sublimation printing brought me to the Epson EcoTank ET-2803. At first glance, you realize that the ET-2803 is an exercise in cost cutting taken to the extreme. For about $250 you get a paper handling mechanism, a print head, a flatbed scanner, an ink delivery system, wireless connectivity, a screen, and actual interface buttons. Oh, and it's all jammed in a cheap plastic box. Despite that, and the fact that the screen is the size of a postage stamp, the entire package works. It's hard to know longevity on something like this, but I'd imagine that it will survive long enough to go through a few maintenance tanks. What's a maintenance tank, you ask? More on that later... As far as the setup of the ET-2803 goes, there's very little to it. Unfurl the printer, load the ink, and let it go through the process of drawing the ink down the tubes - you're in business in less than 10 minutes. Things were a little different for me because I didn't load the OEM ink, and instead opted to put in Hippoo sublimation ink. I have seen the ET-2083's OEM ink performance on plain and glossy paper. It's fine, but not great. Printing is fast, but does not yield sharp text OR photo-realistic prints. This makes sense, as the ET-2803 has a cheap printhead, and the printer is only working with 3 colors (plus black). The driver is pretty barebones, not really allowing for much in terms of settings adjustment. While this may be good for the plug-and-play crowd, it really doesn't do you any favors when trying to dial in the quality of your printed output. I definitely have had some clogging issues with my printer, but acknowledge that is probably due to the 3rd-party ink that I've put in my printer, and not an inherent problem with the Epson. I mention it, though, because I have run through the various cleaning procedures on the printer's maintenance menu. The design of the printer incorporates a "last-resort" cleaning method, beyond normal head cleaning, that flushes all of the ink in the tubes into the maintenance box. That's a LOT of ink. I don't imagine most users will run a power clean, but it may be necessary if your printer sits unused for long periods. If you do run the power clean, plan to go through ink more quickly than expected, and expect to replace your maintenance tank within your printer's lifespan (fortunately, it's not difficult or expensive). My issues with the ET-2803 are likely self-inflicted through the use of sublimation ink. The ET-2803 is an OK sublimation printer, and is one of the least expensive ways to enter the hobby. As far as a general-use printer goes, the ET-2803 is a mixed bag. Consumables are much less expensive than cartridge-based inkjet printers, which is great. Print quality is usable, but not great. The main thing is that this printer makes sense in some use cases, but not in others. For example, if you print semi-regularly, occasionally scan, and sometimes need color printing, this is a good choice. If you want to dabble with sublimation printing, this is a entry-level choice. However, if you rarely print, you're probably better off with a b/w laser printer. Conditionally Recommended

I have nothing to complain about with this. I bought it for the purpose of printing out a large pattern at home. It requires 110 pages for the instructions alone, and 150 pages for the pattern pieces. I bought the pattern for 1.75. I thought it would be a cheap add on for a large poster printing place to stave off extra fees for only printing one pattern. To print out the pattern as is would have been 50 and another 30 for the instructions with whole punching. And none of that counts the shipping for both. So i decided to buy a printer to stop this from happening in the future. So far its done a phenomonal job. Im still working things out. This is the first printer ive owned on my own. I did alot of research because i didnt want subscriptions for paper, ink, or page limits any of that so i looked for a refillable printer that could be used when i need it and i could refill on my time with minimal waste. Refills are cheap enough that i could stock up if the need arises. Paper is cheap to buy for the plain stuff. It may not seem like ive saved any money, but i have other patterns i need and want to buy that are already 10s of dollars that would become triple digits with printing costs and shipping. Fedex doccument printing isnt BAD but not feasible when the pattern has three separate instruction booklets and are 40 pages each. So far its printed out 300 pages and didnt break a sweat, I dont know what im doing trying to get the phone app and the printer to work together? But i will say that ive had no problems connecting the computer to the printer, MOSTLY because i wanted a printer cable since wifi is spotty in my house. Usb cable port works like a dream, i would say its strong and durable but i dont really have a comparison that isnt university's printers. I like the size. Cant really say anything on alignment. I say get it. Its a worthwhile investment.

Je suis vraiment satisfait de cette imprimante. Elle est facile à installer et à utiliser, et la qualité d’impression est très bonne. Jusqu’à maintenant, elle fonctionne super bien. Très bon achat!

Fonctionne a merveille. Les couleurs sont vivent et éclatante. Facile a installer et a remplir d'encre. Je recommande !

This is the second identical printer I have purchased 1st was for myself to replace an HP that I was not impressed with (as hp would brick your printer unless you were using their ink cartridges) this is my second printer I bought for my Grand Daughters who are starting High school and would be requiring a printer for homework, projects etc. I was extremely happy with mine and after 2 1/2 years have not had to refill ink yet. Black is getting down so I purchased the black only as the others colours ar approx down by 50%. I highly recommend Epson printers.

My 1st review (I deleted) was not very positive. Even with a dedicated 2.4GHz wifi ONLY for the printer less than 15 feet away, it took several attempts and over an hour to do a (manual flip) double-sided less than 20 paper document. It kept pausing, losing connection, canceling, etc. Re-installing didn't help. My over 15 year experience in the printing industry from desktop to large format, dye-sub, flatbed, etc. still left me frustrated. The problems ceased when I connected it wired to my computer. As a wifi printer, it's more of a slow, glitchy, unreliable, gimmic at best. As an inexpensive (ink wise) WIRED printer for small projects and daily use? I'm (finally) happy with it. If it being a wifi printer is near the top of your list? I'd recommend to keep looking.

Excellent, working without issues so far.