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27 Aug, 2025







£357.00 inc. VAT
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For £297.50 ex-VAT, the Epson EcoTank ET-4800 is a sensible buy if you’re a small office or busy team that prints *regularly enough* to make tank ink economics matter. The big win here is cost-per-page consistency: once you’ve set it up, you’re not constantly wrestling with overpriced replacement cartridges. It’s also well suited to mixed everyday work—emails, documents, forms—where you want decent quality without micromanaging print costs. Wi‑Fi is handy in real offices where people don’t want to be tethered to one desk.
That said, I wouldn’t recommend it for ultra-light print environments. If you only print occasionally, tank printers can end up costing you more than cartridge systems simply because ink sits unused and the “payback” takes longer. Also, don’t buy this expecting laser-like speed for heavy workloads or flawless text crispness on every document—Epson’s strengths here are running costs and everyday quality, not brute-force throughput. If your print volume is consistent and you value predictable spend, it’s a solid choice; if you’re printing a few dozen pages a month, you’re probably better off with a cheaper cartridge model.

Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-8550 ET 8550 ET8550 - Multifunction printer - colour - ink-jet - refillable - A3 (media) - up to 16 ppm (printing) - USB, LAN, USB host, Wi-Fi(ac) - black

Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-18100 ET 18100 ET18100 - Printer - colour - ink-jet - ITS - A3 - 5760 x 1440 dpi - up to 8 ppm (mono) / up to 8 ppm (colour) - capacity: 80 sheets - USB, Wi-Fi

Canon
Canon MAXIFY GX6550 Ink Tank Multifunction Printer. 24ipm Mono, 15.5ipm Colour. 250 Sheet Tray. 100 Sheet Rear Tray. MacOS, Chrome, Windows. Ethernet and WIFI

Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-M3180 ET M3180 ETM3180 3180 - Multifunction printer - B/W - ink-jet - A4 (210 x 297 mm) (original) - A4/Legal (media) - up to 17 ppm (copying) - up to 20 ppm (printing) - 250 sheets - 33.6 Kbps - USB 2.0, LAN
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