HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer vs Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank 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 — business inkjet mfp against ink tank mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

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

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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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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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.

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.

Specifications, side by side

8 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationHP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet PrinterEpson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer
Price$229.99$299.99
ConnectivityEthernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USBWi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USB
Cost per pageAbout 4 to 5 cents mono on 910XL, excluding paperAbout 0.8 cents mono and 2.2 cents color, excluding paper
Document feeder35-sheet ADFNone -- flatbed glass only
Duty cycleUp to 25,000 pages a month maximumUp to 3,000 pages a month maximum
Print resolution4800 x 1200 dpi optimised color5760 x 1440 dpi
Print speedUp to 22 ppm mono, 18 ppm color, LetterUp to 10 ppm mono at ISO, 33 ppm draft
Rated powerAbout 35 W printingAbout 12 W printing
Warranty1-year limited hardware warranty2-year limited warranty with registration
DuplexAutomatic two-sided printingAutomatic two-sided printing
Cartridge policyHP+ enrolment restricts the printer to Original HP cartridges not published
Head technology not publishedPrecisionCore piezoelectric, not thermal
Page yield per refill not publishedAbout 4,500 black and 7,500 color pages
Recommended volume400 to 1,200 pages a month not published
Replacement cartridgesHP 910 or 910XL, four cartridges not published
Replacement ink not publishedEpson 502 bottles, black and three colors

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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