Epson Scan 2 is a full-featured utility with three levels of proficiency (Home, Office, and Professional) ranging from basic settings for beginners to the freedom to tweak your scans as desired. Paper handling consists of a 100-sheet plain paper drawer and, inside of that, a 20-sheet insert for snapshot-size (4-by-6 inch or 5-by-7-inch) photo paper. This is subject to the value of the additional products not exceeding the value of the qualifying product. Since Epson printers don’t default to duplex printing, the following results reflect only the one-sided speed tests. Epson doesn’t publish volume ratings for the ET-8500, but its shallow paper input drawers and meager 50-sheet output tray suggest that it’s in no way a high-volume AIO.

I made sure to flip the ink-tank cap closed after filling it and repeated the process with the rest of the ink colors. This calculation is based on current pricing which is subject to change over time and excludes the cost of additional long life components such as drums, fusers or other maintenance items. To my eye, there wasn’t a lot of difference between Fine and Best Quality, especially with regard to black-and-white documents—Best Quality often took four times longer than Fine to print.I printed most of my photos using the Epson Smart Panel app (available for Android and iOS) because all my photos are on my phone. If you are unhappy with anything we want to know so we want you to speak to an advisor about any issue you may have.

The scanner was able to capture and copy my different highlighting colors on a document even though the colors are less vivid and bright on the copy (the original document is the one on the left in the photo above and the copy is on the left).There are slots for an SD card and a USB-A drive located on the left front of the printer if you wish to print from storage devices. On my calibrated system, prints looked as they appeared on-screen, even when using Epson’s built-in paper profiles. Then, I combined these results with those from printing the text document in the previous test and came up with a score of 10. We've been using a full production version of this 120 fps sports camera, to see what you gain (and, perhaps, lose).

I was able to invert the Black ink bottle without spilling any ink because of the rubber valve on the tip. In-depth testing Latest Camera Reviews Beyond the studio tests Feature Articles and Videos see how we see Sample Galleries real world performance Field Test Videos Throwback Thursday Classic Cameras from Days Past What's that Noise? Epson Smart Panel and Epson Creative Print require a wireless connection and the Epson printing apps.I did profile their Exhibition Fiber paper, a soft gloss fiber-based paper that I use quite frequently, as well as their Legacy Fibre, an ultra-high-end cotton fiber paper with a matte finish. Please Note: To use this updater, your Epson product must be turned on and connected to a computer with Internet access. While it initially seems a bit freaky to be holding an open bottle of ink and inserting it into the appropriate tank opening, it really is a clean operation. Copy to CD/DVD – This is where you can copy a photo or print a photo on a CD/DVD label and jewel case index.