Epson M1120 EcoTank Monochrome Wi-Fi Ink Tank Printer Review

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:55:44 +0000

Epson L4160 and boldly claimed it could very well be the printer you might want for your home needs. Well, Epson sends another printer to me but this one is for a different set of needs. This is not for your home but for small office needs well, not exactly for every small office too. Confused? Go ahead read my Epson EcoTank M1120 review. Article last updated: June 22

What is Epson M1120?

The M1120 is a straight forward single-minded inkjet printer that does one job – print in mono at low costs. Yes, in the world of all-in-one’s this is a simpleton and Epson targets this more for a small office that would need volumes of text prints.

Epson M1120 Specs

Epson M1120 Design

Space is premium and when it comes to small office its super premium. There is always something vying for that extra space. Keeping that in mind, the M1120 has a compact form that can fit easily in any space of the office. This is why you also have both the feeder tray and the output tray in the front instead of having the output tray at the top. So, the Epson M1120 can squeeze into a cabinet shelve with minimum height. Of course, there is a top lid which opens up to the inside printer belly but you might not have a need to open it unless you have to do a refill which would not be a frequent affair or you got a problem in there. Talking about the refill, its a very easy process – open – fill – shut. Of course, you need to press a button on the top which initiates the am-ready-to-be-fed position. Clear instructions are given on the inside lid which makes it an easy job. Well, I made it sound easier but am sure first time you might struggle a bit since the Epson’s manual is terribly bad at basic instructions. The top has the buttons stacked. There are only two ports on the printer. One USB cable that connects to your computer and another power cable.

Performance of Epson M1120

Wifi connectivity was not an issue and you can use the Epson iPrint app for that purpose on Play Store or iOS. I had connected to my PC since all my printing needs are stored there. It also supports Epson email print, Remote Print drive, Google Cloud print etc. Epson talks about a speed of 15 pages per minute for the M1120, and it does live up to that claim. Epson also says the printing ink is water resistant. So you don’t have to worry about water smudges on the printed paper. I liberally made use of volumes of pending printing jobs I had on this and the print was good enough. Test results of the graphs and charts on greyscale printing was adequate too. The main advantage of the printer is the low cost per print – its 12 paise per print which for a small office makes monetary sense. For warranty, Epson offers warranty coverage of up to 3 years or 50,000 prints, whichever comes first. Having said that the printer is not without disadvantages, the main being lack of automatic duplex printing. I was printing a 100-page book and badly missed the feature. Of course, this does not have colour printing capability nor has the extra niceties like scanner and copier.

Epson M1120 vs Mono Laser printers

Cost wise how does the Epson M1120 compares with mono laser printers? Epson claims their new models with EcoTank are cost effective. With a printing cost of 12 paise per print, the new Epson EcoTank M series printers make printing 23 times lower as compared to mono laser printers, which cost Rs. 2.74 per print with original toners as per Epson. The refill ink bottles provide an ultra-high page yield of up to 6,000 pages per bottle as against laser printers that provide an original toner yield of just 2,000 pages per toner. Additionally, Epson claims the printers are designed keeping in mind the UN Sustainable development goals. With their refill ink bottles offerting up to 6000 pages per bottle, there is less need for frequent change of toners and theyby helping the businesses in significanly reducing the carbon footprint. Also, the Epson Monochrome EcoTank printers consume just 14w of power as compared to 250w consumed by mono laser printers. This translates into over 17 times lesser power consumption.

Should you buy Epson M1120?

I have a small home office and the Epson M1120 does not fit into my scheme of things. I need an all in one colour printer and Epson does offer a choice in that. But if your printing needs are blacks and whites and you can do away with automatic duplex advantage, then you can consider this but make sure to decide based on your long term needs. ]]>

Epson L4160 Multi function Printer – What Every Home Needs

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:03:51 +0000

What is Epson L4160? Epson L4160 is a multi function printer for home users who don’t necessarily need the fastest print speeds or the business-oriented features. It’s ideal for those who typically worry about printing costs whenever they print, be it family photos, recipes, or the kids’ homework – it can print, copy and scan. It can print, copy and scanat just 12 paise for Black and 20 paise for colour prints and as I figured out for a small office like mine with limited printing needs, this works well. The printer is duplex enabled meaning it can take automatic two-sided printing up to A4 size and also has copy functions supporting up to 99 copies. You can also print photos on max quality on a glossy photo sheet. It uses ink tank refill instead of snap-in cartridges. It also sports a 100-sheet paper input tray (or 20 sheets of photo paper) and supports both duplex and borderless printing. USB, Wi-Fi, and Wi-Fi Direct connectivity are all onboard, and you can also print directly from the built-in SD card slot.

Epson L4160 Specifications:

Epson L4160 Design:

The L4160 is a compact all-in-one compact printer. You will immediately feel and find (later during your use) it is well built. The paper intake is at the back and when it not use, it can be closed which also prevents dust from entering the system. The left side has a USB port to connect to your computer and a little to the back there is the power cable port. The front has an SD card slot, in case you want to print directly from your memory card. The top portion can be easily lifted to take a peek at inside as well as for refilling. Everything is quite easy to use with no loose ends. The front panel has the power on/off button and a home button. There is a 1.4″ color display panel but it is not touch enabled. The control panel can be tilted towards up, in case you choose to stand and do the printing job. The buttons on the panel are easily accessible and have a nice click to them which is nice and reassuring. With the buttons, you can navigate through the settings on the panel. Except for typing the alphabets and numbers during the setting up the WiFi which was a bit daunting scroll through of the letters and numbers, navigation otherwise is easy to do for your daily functions. The top panel can be lifted giving you a glimpse of the internals. This is the ink tank and it is easy to access it. You can open the individual tank nozzle point and refill them with the ink bottle is a piece of cake. Just open, pour and shut case. The front side has a level indicator for the colors. The flatbed scanner is on top and has no ADF for copying and scanning but the flatbed serves the home use purposes where we don’t do volumes.

Advantages of Epson L4160

Epson L4160 is a compact inkjet printer. It is easy to set up, I had no difficulties connecting to my system. Moreover, it also has cloud printing support and can connect to your WiFi network for remote operations. Of course, the easiest way is to connect via the USB port and the cable you get along with the box, which is a no-nonsense affair. There is no need to even install any drivers, though you get a CD along with the box. The convenient part is to connect the printer to your WiFi and all the devices connected to the network will be able to use the printer. Trust me, it is more useful and your family members won’t be bothering you to get the print done. The L4160 also supports WiFi Direct connectivity which ensures that the printer is only available to the devices you manfully set it up with. Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint are also supported. So the L4160 offers a whole lot of connectivity option for printing at your convenience. One of the key advantages of the L4160 is it’s an Ink tank printer. It’s convenient for refilling as well as economical. You get 4 refill bottles and it can easily be poured in for a refill in their respective color tanks. The refill bottles are also comparatively cheaper and you can get the color bottle for around Rs 300 each or less if you buy together all the BK, Y, M, C colors together. the nozzle of each ink bottles is unique and will only fit its own color ink tank. The ink only flows when the correct bottle is inserted into the correct ink tank – so no spills!

The cost advantage of Epson L4160

Cost per page for black print is 12 paisa and for the color, it is 20 paisa. One Black bottle will give you up to 7,500 prints and the Color bottles (all 3 combined) will give you up to 6,000 prints. The price might be little higher if you print photos on photo sheets, still, it would work out to be cheaper than the traditional printers.

And the Epson Creative Print App for the new generation

The printer comes with an Epson Creative Print app, which lets you customize and share photos with personal messages. Creative Print can also access and print Facebook photos, create collages with photos from Instagram and mobile devices, as well as create custom greeting cards.

Should you consider Epson L4160 printer?

Absolutely yes. Do note the initial purchase cost of the printer is a bit higher and there are cheaper options available including from Epson. So why should you buy this? The long-term running cost of the printer would be cheaper. If your printing needs are decently good and you want to invest in one good printer for a long run for your home or small office, this should be an ideal choice. Plus, with a multitude of connectivity options, it is super convenient for our fast lifestyle. You also don’t have to worry about the inks getting dried up in a short duration even for few weeks you might not be using it. The Epson L4160 is available for around Rs 17,000 in the Indian market.]]>

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