Epson Expression Photo XP-970 Wireless All-In-One Printer

I hope this article makes it a bit easier to understand how to go about printing at home. It’s not that complicated, but you just have to know the steps involved in doing it. Seeing the print roll out of the printer with the beautiful detail is very satisfying.

The graphics in the instructions on the printer’s LCD screen are not detailed enough. It took a few tries and a YouTube video to figure out which pieces to remove and which piece needed to be re-installed. On the initial set-up, the touchscreen prompted me to scan a QR code to install the Epson Smart Panel app for set-up. This is the easier option since the app walks you through the process. Setting up through the app was easy and started with using Bluetooth to search for and then connect to the printer. Just make sure you select the right paper size and at the Print Management, select the paper profile.

(At least as far as cartridge models go, rather than bulk-ink models like Epson’s EcoTank series.) That’s a winning combination. Like Epson, Brother is also one of the biggest printer manufacturers in the world. While it makes a wide range of printers, it’s most well-known for its laser models, whereas Epson focuses almost exclusively on inkjet models. Its INKvestment Tank printers generally yield more prints than most cartridge-based printers but can’t compete with Epson’s EcoTank models, which yield significantly more.

I like that the printer is small, but there is no room for a roll of thermal stickers, limiting you to single sheets, or jury-rigging something to fit. I love a tool that is for one purpose, and it does that purpose almost perfectly. The Nelko thermal printer is specifically designed to print labels for packages — though it does print other labels, epson laser printer too — and if, like me, you have an Etsy or Shopify store, it can be invaluable. Most features require an internet connection to the printer as well as an Internet- and/or email-enabled device. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution.

The setup was quick and easy and the Wi-Fi connection seems to be solid wherever I put it in my house. Print time was average at 1 minute, 15 seconds, but the text quality more than made up for the speed. All of the text, even the photocopied text was legible and smooth. In fact, the Pixma epson laser printer scored better in color reproduction when placed against other, more expensive all-in-one printers when printing on glossy paper. Some printers suffer from dimpling when printing images but the Pixma didn’t and the skin tones were far better on the Canon image than on other brands.