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Epson EcoTank ET-2803 Wireless Color All-in-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printer with Scan, Copy and AirPrint Support
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Reviews & Ratings
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J. Russell
09-08-2025I would give this printer a negative 100 if I could. I've never felt more like a character from Office Space before I bought this piece of junk - overpriced too, considering the absolute total failure. Epson should pay me to take this printer from them.When you buy an appliance or electronic device you really just want it to work - hassle free, reliable. This printer unfortunately does not meet ANY of those expectations. First of all WiFi printing is unreliable at best. It will work for the first little bit, but soon after the printer will stop being able to "contact" the computer, even though somehow it will say it's still connected. So down the troubleshooting rabbit hole one will go - and navigating the numerous, clunky, and extra frustrating processes and apps this thing installs on your system will only serve to frustrate you even more. You'll be looking for your baseball bat in short time. So don't buy this thing based on the wireless printing feature. Also don't buy it at all...I gave up and circumvented trying to use WiFi and just plugged it into my computer using a traditional USB print cable. That made it a LOT easier - I thought I was good to go. Wrong. On top of all the other little hassles, which add up to this thing being basically one gigantic pain in the you know what - the WORST thing about this printer is that it will just randomly, and in short time, stop printing. The print cycle will run, the paper will go through the machine, but the document will come out with no ink on it - despite the ink tank being completely full. So off down the rabbit hole you'll go - running "Print Head Cleaning" cycles, and "Power Cleaning" cycles, after owning it for a mere couple of days, and after which you must let the printer "rest" for up to 12 hours. Go ahead and follow all those instructions if you have the patience, and when you come back after 12 hours the problem will just persist, and you'll soon begin to realize that you've been ripped off.It's a complete waste of time. Troubleshooting guidelines and tech support try to offer remedial steps to correct all these little deficiencies. They call it "maintenance". But it won't work because of one overall factor - this printer is a piece of junk. It would take less time for me to write my documents by hand than to try to get this printer to do the one simple task it was designed for.We don't buy printers to do "maintenance" and "troubleshooting" - we just want them to work. Stay away from this thing. It's an abomination. Epson should be embarrassed to even release this garbage to market. I will not buy another Epson printer ever again.
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David W
09-08-2025Easy to set up on my WiFI so it is accessible from 2 computers. I like the ink tanks and it looks like the cost of ink will go down greatly from my former (other name brand, which I'll never buy again) cartridge eating ink jet printer. This one has gotten fairly busy use for the past week and it is holding up well. No issues, jams, or connectivity issues have occurred. Ill know more in a couple of months if it holds up - but I expect it to do fine.
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Dad, the engineer
09-08-2025I've had a number of Epson printers over the years, starting with a 9-pin FX dot-matrix, and ending with a Stylus Photo R3000. While I never expected to get back into low-end inkjet printers again, my wife's foray into sublimation printing brought me to the Epson EcoTank ET-2803.At first glance, you realize that the ET-2803 is an exercise in cost cutting taken to the extreme. For about $250 you get a paper handling mechanism, a print head, a flatbed scanner, an ink delivery system, wireless connectivity, a screen, and actual interface buttons. Oh, and it's all jammed in a cheap plastic box. Despite that, and the fact that the screen is the size of a postage stamp, the entire package works. It's hard to know longevity on something like this, but I'd imagine that it will survive long enough to go through a few maintenance tanks. What's a maintenance tank, you ask? More on that later...As far as the setup of the ET-2803 goes, there's very little to it. Unfurl the printer, load the ink, and let it go through the process of drawing the ink down the tubes - you're in business in less than 10 minutes. Things were a little different for me because I didn't load the OEM ink, and instead opted to put in Hippoo sublimation ink. I have seen the ET-2083's OEM ink performance on plain and glossy paper. It's fine, but not great. Printing is fast, but does not yield sharp text OR photo-realistic prints. This makes sense, as the ET-2803 has a cheap printhead, and the printer is only working with 3 colors (plus black). The driver is pretty barebones, not really allowing for much in terms of settings adjustment. While this may be good for the plug-and-play crowd, it really doesn't do you any favors when trying to dial in the quality of your printed output.I definitely have had some clogging issues with my printer, but acknowledge that is probably due to the 3rd-party ink that I've put in my printer, and not an inherent problem with the Epson. I mention it, though, because I have run through the various cleaning procedures on the printer's maintenance menu. The design of the printer incorporates a "last-resort" cleaning method, beyond normal head cleaning, that flushes all of the ink in the tubes into the maintenance box. That's a LOT of ink. I don't imagine most users will run a power clean, but it may be necessary if your printer sits unused for long periods. If you do run the power clean, plan to go through ink more quickly than expected, and expect to replace your maintenance tank within your printer's lifespan (fortunately, it's not difficult or expensive).My issues with the ET-2803 are likely self-inflicted through the use of sublimation ink. The ET-2803 is an OK sublimation printer, and is one of the least expensive ways to enter the hobby. As far as a general-use printer goes, the ET-2803 is a mixed bag. Consumables are much less expensive than cartridge-based inkjet printers, which is great. Print quality is usable, but not great. The main thing is that this printer makes sense in some use cases, but not in others. For example, if you print semi-regularly, occasionally scan, and sometimes need color printing, this is a good choice. If you want to dabble with sublimation printing, this is a entry-level choice. However, if you rarely print, you're probably better off with a b/w laser printer. Conditionally Recommended
Technical Specifications
Your family needs a printer that’s fast, affordable, and easy to use. That’s why we developed the EcoTank ET-2803 – an innovative cartridge-free solution that uses high-capacity, easily refillable ink tanks. So you’ll worry less about running out of ink, and save a lot on replacement ink (1). The ET-2803 features genuine Epson print quality, a high-resolution flatbed scanner, and convenient color display – making it the ideal basic home printer. Epson strongly recommends the use of genuine ink to ensure optimal print quality and performance. Use of non-genuine ink could cause damage not covered under the printer’s ltd. wnty. | 1. Actual savings and costs will vary considerably based on print tasks, print volumes and usage conditions. Savings and cost per ISO page are based on the cost of replacement ink bottles and the cost of enough standard cartridges to achieve the total page yields of the bottles using the MSRP (USD) and yields for Epson standard-capacity ink cartridges for similarly featured Epson consumer inkjet printers as of March 2024. | 2. Individual cartridges estimate based on print yields of an included or replacement set of black and color ink bottles as compared to Epson standard-capacity ink cartridges for similarly featured printers as of March 2024. | 3. Part of the ink from the included bottles is used for initial setup; yields are lower than those of replacement ink bottles. Replacement and included ink bottle yields based on the ISO/IEC 24712 pattern with Epson’s methodology. Actual ink yields will vary considerably for reasons including images printed, print settings, temperature and humidity. Yields may be lower when printing infrequently or predominantly with one ink color. All ink colors are used for printing and printer maintenance, and all colors must be available for printing. For more information, visit www.epson.com/inkinfo | 4. Based on average monthly document print volumes of about 125 pages. | 5. See www.epson.com/voice for device compatibility. Epson Connect™ account and voice-activated account registration required. | 6. Most features require an Internet connection to the printer, as well as an Internet- and/or email-enabled device. For a list of Epson Connect enabled printers and compatible devices and apps, visit www.epson.com/connect | 7. Requires Epson Smart Panel app download. Data usage fees may apply.
