Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer vs HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 8 recorded specifications. The HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer is $79.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — ink tank mfp against refillable mono laser mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer vs HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer
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Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer
$299.99
One set of Epson 502 bottles covers about 4,500 black and 7,500 color pages, which works out under a cent a page -- the lowest running cost of any printer in this department.
Full details →HP
HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer
$379.00
A refillable laser is an unusual thing and it exists for one number: a toner reload kit covers about 5,000 pages for around $50, which is roughly 1 cent a page.
Full details →Who the Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer is for
Buy it if: Home and small offices printing color regularly where cost per page is the deciding number.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing a document feeder for multi-page scanning.
Who the HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer is for
Buy it if: High-volume mono offices that want laser output at ink-tank running cost.
Avoid it if: Anyone printing in color, and anyone unwilling to handle loose toner.
Specifications, side by side
8 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer | HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $299.99 | $379.00 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USB | Ethernet, Wi-Fi and USB |
| Cost per page | About 0.8 cents mono and 2.2 cents color, excluding paper | About 1 cent, excluding drum and paper |
| Document feeder | None -- flatbed glass only | 40-sheet ADF |
| Duty cycle | Up to 3,000 pages a month maximum | Up to 25,000 pages a month maximum |
| Print resolution | 5760 x 1440 dpi | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Print speed | Up to 10 ppm mono at ISO, 33 ppm draft | Up to 24 ppm, Letter mono |
| Rated power | About 12 W printing | About 500 W printing, 0.9 W in sleep |
| Warranty | 2-year limited warranty with registration | 1-year limited hardware warranty |
| Duplex | Automatic two-sided printing | Automatic two-sided printing |
| Drum unit | not published | HP 120A, about 50,000 pages, replaced separately |
| Head technology | PrecisionCore piezoelectric, not thermal | not published |
| Page yield per refill | About 4,500 black and 7,500 color pages | not published |
| Replacement ink | Epson 502 bottles, black and three colors | not published |
| Replacement toner | not published | HP 151A reload kit, about 5,000 pages |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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