Is the Epson XP412 the Best Value Epson Printer to Buy in 2016?
If you are planning to buy a new printer in 2016 one brand you should certainly consider is Epson. Of course the first thing to consider when buying a new printer is whether the printer is what you require and how much can you afford to spend. The printer will have to do what you want it to do. In other words, is it for occasional home use, for a busy household with school attending children or is it for the office? If it is for the busy home user where more than one person is using the printer then it’s likely that an all-in-one printer/scanner/copier will be the best bet. Epson produce this printer and label it as a small-in-one compact printer and the latest batch of Epson Expression printers are the best sellers to date. This range of printer uses four ink cartridges, T1811 black, T1812 cyan, T1813 magenta and T1814 yellow. The beauty of the four-cartridge system is that you can replace the ink cartridges individually as they run out and not a full set of inks as was the case in other printers.
For example if we choose the Epson XP-412 as a typical all-in-one we can examine its key features. This printer has wireless printing, a colour LCD touch panel is very compact an environmentally has a small carbon footprint. The need to reduce the overall size of printers is to make the printer less of an obstacle on a desk and the size of the printer has no bearing on the performance of this excellent home printer. This neat and stylish black gloss printer houses it’s flatbed scanner under a textured lid with a typical gravity fed vertical Epson paper feed. On the bottom left there is an input for SD or memory Card sticks but unfortunately not a USB socket. A useful feature of this printer is that it supports wi-fi Direct and Airprint.
Access to the ink cartridges is under the scanner section and with the touch panel on the front it is easy to access them to insert replacement cartridges. The print speeds run approximately at almost 9 pages per minute for black and 4.5 pages per minute for colour. However, printing in draft mode will increase your pages per minute by one.
For general purpose every day printing the Epson XP-412 is perfect and compares favourably with it’s HP and Canon rivals. The over-riding factor with this print is the cost of running this printer with compatible ink cartridges. The non-original version of these printer cartridges are available online for as little as €1 each + VAT. Overall Epson’s XP-412 printer is a neat and well-designed printer that will print from most mobile devices and is definitely worth putting on your short list.
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High Quality Non-Original Epson Expression Printer Ink Cartridges in Dublin Selling Out Fast
Epson Expression printers have had a real impact on the local market of printer ink in Dublin in recent months with the Epson expression range reportedly becoming one of the fastest-selling model of all time for Epson. This all-in-one printer copier scanner was flying off the shelves in all the main stores, pre-back to school in September and is continuing to do very well in the battle against HP and Brother.
The main appeal of this range is the versatility combined with its acceptance of low-cost non-original ink cartridges. This series of Epson printers is ideal for home use or a small office and will print full colour with four inks. Being able to replace the individual cartridges is a big plus for it and with the compatible version available online, for as little as one euro, then it has virtually no competition from its rivals at HP, Brother or Samsung.
Original brand inks have become outrageously expensive over the last two years, in some cases costing more per ml than a good quality champagne or Chanel No. 5 perfumes! The rise of compatible ink has grown to such levels that there is a big demand for high-quality compatible ink cartridges from home and business users alike and with the advent of low-cost delivery or in some cases free delivery, it has become much easier to place the order from the comfort of your own home or office.
Dublin ink prices have forced printer owners to go down two routes, one being refill and the other being making the switch to compatible non-genuine ink cartridges. Home users have been using the compatible range of ink and toners for years, but now more and more businesses are making the switch too in an effort to make big savings on their yearly printing budget.
The Epson range of printers offer the ideal print solutions for the home user and small office with good quality prints available for everyday general-purpose printing. The compatible version for these printers excels in the area as there is virtually no difference in the print quality between the compatibles and the original brand ink cartridges in Dublin.
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Where can I find good quality Compatible Ink Cartridges for my Epson Expression XP Printer?
The Epson Expression range of printers is proving very popular with customers and is very affordable at a cost of around Euro 80 for the all-in-one printer. The down side we are hearing is the price of the Epson XP ink cartridges. Most people would not check out the price of the ink before buying the printer and fall into the trap of buying the cheapest printer only to be caught out when they come to replace the cartridges. The Epson Expression range of printers uses the T1811XL cartridges, the codes for each colours as follows: Black T1811XL, Cyan T1812XL, Magenta T1813XL, Yellow T1814XL.
These printers will work comfortably with the compatible version of the printers and for this reason alone this range of printers becomes exceptionally good value. These cartridges are easily obtained online from the various ink suppliers in Ireland and are perfect for the home or office user.
Some people will ask what’s the difference between compatible and refilled or remanufactured ink, The simple answer is that although the technology of every printer is very complex, Epson, Canon and Brother manufacture a printer with a built-in print head, this means that when you are replacing the ink cartridge you are in fact changing the ink tank. More often than not, printers nowadays use an individual ink tank for the each colour ink (this can be up to 10 different ink cartridges in some printers) this means that when one of the colours run out you simply replace the empty ink cartridge. This is the system that’s employed in the Epson Expression printers. Lexmark, HP and Dell (it’s a little known fact that printers are manufactured by Lexmark for Dell), use an ink cartridge that has the print head integrated into the cartridge.
Each time you change an ink cartridge you are in fact installing a new print head into the printer! These cartridges are usually a lot more expensive due to the complex technology that’s in the make up of the cartridge. These ink cartridges are therefore worth re-cycling because the print heads can be used several times without loss of quality. Overall, the best value ink cartridges are the ink tank replacement type that the Epson Expression printer use as they are both inexpensive and reliable as compatible cartridges.
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Ink Cartridges in Ireland for Epson Expression Printer
Epson have brought out their range of Epson Expression printers and are selling them in their thousands at prices starting around €40 on-line. While the price is great for the printer how much is it for an ink cartridge? This printer takes four ink cartridges: the Epson T1811 (XL) black ink cartridge, Epson T1812 (XL) Cyan ink cartridge, Epson T1813 Magenta ink cartridge and the Epson T1814 (XL) Yellow ink cartridge. The ink volumes of these XL inkjet cartridges are larger than a standard volume; the XL compatible black ink cartridge holds 16ml and the colours 11ml.
Epson describe the printer as a ‘Small-in-One’ to reflect their small size and this printer is certainly that, one of Epson’s most compact printers to date. The Epson printer Expression XP-405 is a real budget printer with the facility to print, copy and scan but the important issue for many users is the cost of the ink cartridges for an Epson Expression printer. You can buy an Epson Expression printer on-line for anywhere between €45 and €150 depending on the model, however, until recently it was not possible to get compatible ink cartridges for these printers. There is a limited of on-line suppliers of compatible ink cartridges for Epson Expression printers in Ireland at the moment. These ink cartridges offer great savings on the cost of an original Epson Expression inkjet cartridge making the purchase of the printer a great bargain!
Look out for a multipack deals for the compatible ink cartridges which either offers a great price, free ink cartridges, free post and packing or even all three! It shouldn’t be too difficult to find a multipack offer, as there isn’t that many ink suppliers in Ireland offering free ink cartridges with their bundle deals. If you manage to find a supplier who will offer great multipack deals on your ink cartridges why not share it with your friends, family and work colleagues, as surely a great discovery should be shared. The fact that the Epson Expression uses four separate ink cartridges that will allow the printer to continue to print even if one has completely run out (we haven’t tested this claim yet) is testament to Epson Expression printers coming down on the side of the user. It can be very frustrating when you run low on a colour and the printer refuses to print black until you replace the Cyan, Magenta or Yellow ink cartridge.
Reviews on the Epson Expression printers ink cartridges have been mixed as many people thought they were being had by being sold a cheap printer only to find that the ink cartridges actually cost more than the printer! This was certainly the case before the compatible ink cartridges became available and now it seems all is forgiven and the printer looks like a true bargain. So it’s well done to Epson and well done to the Epson compatible ink cartridge manufacturers who have made this union possible!
Look out for ink cartridges Multipack deals for Epson Expression Printer
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