Features & Benefits
Epson Expression Home XP-4100 is a compact and wireless 3-in-one printer. Along with its stylish appearance, this inkjet printer offers double-sided printing that helps you reduce paper wastage. This printer will save you lots of money and time as it has four individual extra-large Epson Expression Home XP-4100 Ink Cartridges. Because of its small size, this printer is suitable for home purposes and is portable anywhere in the home, saving your space as well. This printer is more than just a basic printer you find in the market. Prints produced by this printer are clear and vibrant, thanks to its high printing resolution of 5,760 x 1,440 dpi. This printer also lets you print away from your desktop, making it easy to print with a range of compatible mobile printing apps and a 6.1cm LCD screen. This machine combines all three features printing, scanning and copying in one unit. Designed to be effortlessly used with a range of features of your convenience, this printer supports wi-fi for printing and scanning and wi-fi for direct printing without a wireless network.
Moreover, its scan-to-cloud feature provides you with the facility to share scans and print without a computer via smart devices such as mobile phones, tablets and so on. Epson’s free iPrint app offers print and scan using smart devices. Other than this, for printing photos directly from Facebook, creating custom cards, the Epson Creative Print app is available. It also has features of emailing files directly to the printer via Email Print. Also, it supports Apply Airprint. It comes with a starter pack of Epson Expression Home XP-4100 Ink Cartridges. The 603XL inks provide a cost-efficient yet reliable solution. This four-colour ink set can print multiple documents with defined text and images. Each colour is set up individually, making it easy for you to replace the only colour you require. Thus, this setting of Epson Expression Home XP-4100 Ink Cartridges is more efficient compared to tri-colour cartridges.
Expert Verdict
Epson Expression Home XP-4100 is an all-in-one colour inkjet printer. The Epson XP-4100 and XP-4105 are almost similar products. This printer is compact and can be moved easily anywhere in the home. With high-resolution printing and low-cost Epson Expression Home XP-4100 Ink Cartridges, the printed document looks average. Though the black text appears to be fuzzy as they have soft and jagged edges, office graphics appear to be good. Its built-in scanner is excellent even though sometimes it tends to be a little slow. We can not deny the fact that the scanned document looks quite good and it is worth buying at this cost. The copies are underwhelming, with mono copies having a lot of grain and bleed-through on the paper, the coloured copies are satisfying.
The LCD screen on the front lets you control copying, scanning and printing jobs. Plus It has individual Epson Expression Home XP-4100 Ink Cartridges, meaning if one ink runs out you only need to replace that specific one from all the Epson Expression Home XP-4100 Ink Cartridges. It is an automatic double-sided printing machine that automatically prints on both sides of the page so a good amount of paper is saved. Sometimes it can be a little noisy but the overall performance makes it a good product to purchase at a lower price.
Although this printer lacks an ethernet port to connect the printer router with a cable, you can do so wirelessly via wi-fi connectivity. If you want to connect to the wi-fi easily, do it with an auto-connect wizard, it works better than the conventional method. After connecting it to wi-fi, you can use AirPrint if you have a Mac, iPad or iPhone. You can also download the free Epson printing app from App Store/Play Store to your mobile phone or tablet. Cloud Print works well with Google programs such as google docs, sheet etc.
Review
With Epson Expression Home XP-4100 home or office users can perform printing, scanning and copying effortlessly. The all-in-one offers PC-free printing with high-speed USB, WiFi and WiFi Direct. Other features worth mentioning include LCD screen, automatic duplexing and mobile printing.
Coming to the dimensions, the device is 4.3 kg in weight, 375 mm in width, 300 mm in depth and 170 mm in height. It is integrated with a 3.7 cm LCD screen that makes navigation more pleasant. 4-colour separate configuration of Epson Expression Home XP-4100 ink cartridges ensures users can replace only the consumable the runs out. Moreover, the high-capacity cartridges offer more page per ink, saving on money and time. In terms of quality, the printer is professional. Even the printing speed is adequate offering up to 33 ppm for black and white and 15 ppm for colour mode. multipurpose input tray manages up to 100 sheets. The wireless capability enables direct printing from iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Moreover, it also features a hands-free, voice-activated printing. The printer is compatible with later versions of Windows and Mac PCs.
Advantages
- Space-saving and compact design
- High-quality printing
- Good printing speed
- High capacity Epson Expression Home XP-4100 ink cartridges
- Wireless printing facility
- Automatic duplexing
- Mobile printing
- Borderless printing
Disadvantages
- Not designed for busy offices
- Fax function absent
- ADF is lacking
Cartridge Requirements
The compatible ink cartridges are:
- Epson 603XL Black ink cartridge
- Epson 603XL Cyan ink cartridge
- Epson 603XL Magenta ink cartridge
- Epson 603XL Yellow ink cartridge
- Epson 603XL Multipack ink cartridge
Conclusion
Epson Expression Home XP-4100 is a versatile printing, scanning and copying device. It offers advanced features like wireless capability, LCD screen, automatic duplexing and voice-activated printing. Besides, high capacity Epson Expression Home XP-4100 ink cartridges of individual configuration reduce long-term costs. Both home and small office users can opt for the inkjet printer.
Though I’ve recently installed a new compatible Epson Expression Home XP-4100 ink cartridge for my Epson printer, an error pops up displaying “Cartridge not working”. What should I do now?
If an error message pops up on your printer’s displays, take these steps to fix the issue:
- If you still have the old Epson Expression Home XP-4100 ink cartridge, try installing it back into your printer. Sometimes a quick cartridge exchange can convince your machine to accept the new cartridge.
- Once the cartridge is recognised by your Epson printer, remove it and replace it with the new cartridge again.
- New cartridges come with a seal to prevent the ink from drying out. Make sure to remove the protective seals.
- Some Epson Expression Home XP-4100 ink cartridges come with a vent that allows ink to flow smoothly. If this vent is blocked, it prevents the ink from leaving. Check for an orange pull tab on the top of the cartridge and remove it.
- If your printer machine is resting around for a while, the ink in the printhead can dry and clog. Running an extended cleaning cycle may help you remove unnecessary ink blockages and resume the ink flowing. If your printouts are smeared or extra faint, perform a cleaning cycle.
What to do if the Epson Expression printer does not load single-sheet paper or does not feed it properly?
Consider the following steps to resolve this issue:
- Press the Load/Eject button to feed the continuous paper to the standby position.
- Set the paper release lever to the single-paper position.
- Move the paper to left or right and load the single sheet paper.
- Manage the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper.
- Now use new and clean sheets of paper as per the ideal paper specifications.
If the issue is not resolved yet, consult your Epson printer service provider.