The Epson ET-2800 is a home printer that comes with a set of bottled inks that can last up to two years depending on your printing routines. Print speed isn’t impressive, but the lower running costs still make it appealing for budget-conscious users.

It’s available in matte white and matte black models. Whichever you choose, both have an eye-catching design. It’s also a compact device, measuring 14.8 inches wide, 13.7 inches deep, and 7.0 inches tall. While printing, it extends to a depth of 22.8 inches and a height of 11 inches.

Features and Highlights

Budget-Friendly Ink System

Cartridges are very expensive. Therefore, it’s not recommended to use a cartridge-based printer for high-volume printing needs. The tank-based ink system, like the one used by the Epson ET-2800, uses bottled inks that are cheaper than cartridges without compromising print quality. 

Included in the box are four high-capacity ink bottles so users won’t have to worry about refilling for a long time. Each set of replacement ink bottles is worth about 80 cartridges, with an ISO-rated page yield of up to 4500 mono pages and 7500 color pages.

Generous Scan Quality

With Epson’s Scan 2 utility, the Epson ET-2800 can scan at up to 1200 dpi from a computer, offering a quality that rivals some standalone scanners. 

Scanning can also be done using the Epson Smart Panel app that you can install on your tablet or smartphone, but it supports only up to 600 dpi. It’s still, however, better than many other printers that only supports scanning up to 300 dpi if users are scanning through the mobile app.

Modest Printing Performance

Photo print quality is great on photo paper, but the printer might struggle to print photos at high resolution. You can get better speed and quality from dedicated photo printers, but you’ll need to dig deeper into your pocket to get one. 

Print speed is 10 ppm for monochrome documents and drops to half when printing in color. It might not be a deal breaker for home use, but anyone would be better off with a printer with better speed for office use.

Duplex printing is slower but simply because it has to be done manually since the Epson ET-2800 doesn’t have an automatic duplexer. Depending on what you print, duplex printing might take more than one minute to finish one double-sided page. 

Epson ET-2800 Driver Free Download

The ET-2800 isn’t the right pick if print speed is a key factor in choosing a printer. Print quality is good, but many other printers can produce higher quality. It does offer an impressively low running costs, however. Also, it supports voice-activated printing via voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant, but only after you set up Epson Connect for the printer.

The stylish 3-in-1 printer includes a software driver. After installing it, you can use the device to print, copy, and scan from the computer. You can also adjust print settings to get your document printed the way you want. You can click the link below to download Epson ET-2800 Driver for Windows: