Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer vs HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

What separates them

These two differ on 8 recorded specifications. The Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer is $70.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — ink tank mfp against business inkjet 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 OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

Epson

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.

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HP

HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

$229.99

The purchase price is a fraction of a laser and the running cost is not: HP 910XL cartridges land around 4 to 5 cents a mono page, which is worse than a high-yield laser.

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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 OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer is for

Buy it if: Low-volume offices that need color, scanning and a feeder in a small footprint.

Avoid it if: Anyone printing several thousand pages a month, where a laser is cheaper to own.

Specifications, side by side

8 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationEpson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank PrinterHP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer
Price$299.99$229.99
ConnectivityWi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USBEthernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB
Cost per pageAbout 0.8 cents mono and 2.2 cents color, excluding paperAbout 4 to 5 cents mono on 910XL, excluding paper
Document feederNone -- flatbed glass only35-sheet ADF
Duty cycleUp to 3,000 pages a month maximumUp to 25,000 pages a month maximum
Print resolution5760 x 1440 dpi4800 x 1200 dpi optimised color
Print speedUp to 10 ppm mono at ISO, 33 ppm draftUp to 22 ppm mono, 18 ppm color, Letter
Rated powerAbout 12 W printingAbout 35 W printing
Warranty2-year limited warranty with registration1-year limited hardware warranty
DuplexAutomatic two-sided printingAutomatic two-sided printing
Cartridge policy not publishedHP+ enrolment restricts the printer to Original HP cartridges
Head technologyPrecisionCore piezoelectric, not thermal not published
Page yield per refillAbout 4,500 black and 7,500 color pages not published
Recommended volume not published400 to 1,200 pages a month
Replacement cartridges not publishedHP 910 or 910XL, four cartridges
Replacement inkEpson 502 bottles, black and three colors not published

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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