Epson se hvali svojim revolucionarnim sustavom za ispis bez uložaka EcoTank . Ugradili su ga u mnoge svoje pisače, a uključuje korištenje spremnika s tintom koji se mogu puniti i koji se mogu napuniti za nekoliko minuta, s jeftinim bočicama s tintom, umjesto skupih uložaka. Također možete dopuniti samo boju koja nedostaje, umjesto nekoliko boja odjednom, samo zato što je jedna ponestala u ulošku za boju. Njihovi pisači EcoTank skuplji su od ostalih pisača s ulošcima sa sličnim značajkama, ali Epson obećava niže ukupne troškove vlasništva. Dobili smo Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-Onepisač, koji je popularan model za kućne korisnike u SAD-u. Testirali smo ga otprilike tri tjedna, a ovo smo naučili kada smo ga koristili kao naš pisač:

U čemu je dobar pisač Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One ?

Višenamjenski pisač Epson Expression ET-2600^{(Epson Expression ET-2600)} prikladan je izbor za kućne korisnike čiji je glavni prioritet jeftin ispis, a oni to cijene iznad ostalih značajki.

Za i protiv

Epson Expression ET-2600 ima sljedeće prednosti:

• Jeftine bočice s tintom koje bi vam u teoriji trebale pomoći uštedjeti do 80% na dopunjavanju, u usporedbi s tradicionalnim pisačima s ulošcima
• Ponovno punjenje spremnika s tintom je jednostavno. Čak i djeca to mogu. Testirali smo s 10-godišnjakom. 🙂
• Postavka kvalitete Draft koristi vrlo malo tinte
• Dobra kvaliteta ispisa kada se koriste postavke Standard ili Visoka kvaliteta^{(High-quality)}
• Možete ga koristiti za ispis i s računala i pametnog telefona ili tableta (uz iOS i Android )

Nažalost, Epson Expression ET-2600 ima dosta nedostataka:

• Ako ne pazite pri punjenju spremnika, lako je zaprljati ruke ili zaprljati odjeću
• Postavka kvalitete skice^(Draft) neupotrebljiva je za dokumente s tekstom i slikama u boji. Morate se prebaciti na Standard
• Nemate ulaznu ladicu za papir za skener i nema zaslona, ​​samo tipke i LED diode^(LEDs)
• Ne može ispisivati ​​bez obruba
• Loš^(Poor) softver i upravljački programi koji ne mogu instalirati pisač na najnovije verzije sustava Windows 10
• U kutiji nema USB kabela i to otežava početno postavljanje zbog problema s upravljačkim programima koje smo spomenuli
• Značajka Epson Connect ne radi i ne možete ispisivati ​​nigdje, kao što je obećao Epson

Presuda

Višenamjenski pisač Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank^{(Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One)} je poni s jednim trikom: sve je u cijeni dopunjavanja tinte. Plaćate više za pisač i puno manje za ponovno punjenje tinte. Također, dobivate ispise dobre kvalitete kada koristite postavke Standard ili Visoka kvaliteta^{(High-quality)} . No, s obzirom na značajke koje dobivate, Epson Expression ET-2600 je skup. Pisači drugih marki, po sličnoj cijeni, daju vam zaslon koji možete koristiti prilikom postavljanja i korištenja pisača, ulaznu ladicu za papir za skener i ispise bez obruba. Da stvari budu još gore, Epson Expression ET-2600 ima mnogo problema u vezi s upravljačkim programima i softverom koji uništavaju korisničko iskustvo, osobito ako koristite Windows 10. Da, ukupni troškovi rada mogli bi biti bolji s Epson Expression ET-2600 , ali želimo kvalitetno korisničko iskustvo uz to. U vrijeme kada smo pregledali ovaj pisač, on to ne pruža. Preporučujemo da pogledate skuplje modele iz iste obitelji Epson ili pisače drugih marki i sličnih cijena.

Otpakiranje višenamjenskog pisača Epson Expression ET-2600^{(Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One)} EcoTank

Epson Expression ET-2600 pisač dolazi u velikoj kutiji koja na vrhu ima sliku uređaja i neke od njegovih najvažnijih karakteristika.

Unutar kutije ćete pronaći sljedeće stavke: sam pisač, četiri boce tinte ( crna^(Black) , cijan^(Cyan) , magenta i žuta^(Yellow) ), kabel za napajanje, korisnički priručnik i CD s upravljačkim programima i drugim uslužnim programima. Nažalost, unutar pakiranja nema USB kabela, što će nekim korisnicima otežati instalaciju.

Iskustvo raspakiranja je brzo i bezbolno, kao što biste očekivali. Nema premium dodataka. Zapravo, Epson je odlučio ne spajati USB kabel za povezivanje pisača s računalom putem USB priključka. Neki korisnici neće cijeniti ovu odluku.^{(The unboxing experience is quick and painless, as you would expect. There are no premium accessories. In fact, Epson has decided not to bundle a USB cable to connect the printer to a computer through a USB port. Some users will not appreciate this decision.)}

Specifikacije hardvera i dizajn

Epson se hvali da Expression ET-2600 dolazi s dovoljno tinte za ispis do 4000 stranica u crnoj boji i 6500 stranica u boji, uz korištenje postavki kvalitete nacrta. Navodno je to dovoljno za dvije godine nakon kupnje pisača, za uobičajenu kućnu upotrebu. Epson kaže da kućni korisnici u prosjeku ispisuju oko 150 stranica svaki mjesec. Nažalost, ne možemo provjeriti ove tvrdnje, jer smo ovaj pisač testirali samo tri tjedna, prije nego što smo objavili ovu recenziju.

Maksimalna razlučivost ispisa je 5760 x 1440 dpi (točaka po inču). Brzina ispisa koju dobivate od Epson Expression ET-2600 je do 10 stranica u minuti kada se ispisuje u crnoj boji i 4,5 stranica kada ispisujete u boji. Ulazna ladica za papir može primiti do 100 listova papira, dok izlazna ladica za papir može primiti do 30 listova papira. Ovo je dovoljno za većinu kućnih korisnika.

Ovaj sve-u-jednom pisač se također može koristiti kao skener ili kopirni uređaj. Kada ga koristite kao fotokopirni uređaj, može kopirati do 7,7 stranica u minuti, crno, i 3,7 stranica u minuti, u boji.

Kada se koristi kao skener, ima optičku razlučivost od 2400 dpi (točaka po inču) i interpoliranu maksimalnu razlučivost od 9600 dpi, što može biti korisno pri skeniranju visokokvalitetnih fotografija.

Epson Expression ET-2600 je bežični pisač i može raditi s WiFi standardima 802.11 b/g/n. Srećom, ima i WPS podršku^{(WPS support)} za brže povezivanje s vašom kućnom mrežom.

Nažalost, ne radi s modernim mrežama koje koriste standard 802.11ac i frekvenciju od 5 GHz .

Što se tiče podrške za operativni sustav, radi s Windowsima^(Windows) (sve od Windows XP do Windows 10 ), Mac OS X 10.6 ili novijim, Androidom^(Android) i iOS-om (preko mobilne aplikacije Epson iPrint).^(Epson)

Pisač je relativno velik, ima 17,5" x 20,8" 11,96" ili 44,45 x 52,83 x 30,37 cm širine x dubine x visine. Također je težak, 11 lb ili 5 kg.

Ako želite vidjeti sve službene specifikacije, uključujući vrste papira na koje može ispisivati ​​ili radne temperature, idite na ovu stranicu i kliknite "Pogledajte pune specifikacije:" ^{("See Full Specs:")} Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank višenamjenski pisač^{(Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One Printer)} .

Postavljanje pisača Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One

Postavljanje Epson Expression ET-2600 i drugih pisača u istoj obitelji Epson razlikuje se od rada s konvencionalnim pisačima s ulošcima. Nakon što raspakirate pisač i uklonite sve zaštitne mehanizme, morate napuniti spremnike tintom. Ovaj proces nije kompliciran i svatko ga može učiniti. Međutim, može postati neuredno ako ne obratite pozornost. Ipak^(Make) , pazite da ne zaprljate odjeću jer tinta možda neće izaći.

Nakon što završite s punjenjem spremnika, trebali biste uključiti pisač, pričekati da žaruljica napajanja prestane treptati i zatim pritisnuti gumb Stop na tri sekunde. Pisač počinje puniti tintu, proces koji traje otprilike 20 minuta. Tijekom tog vremena ne možete koristiti pisač i morate pričekati da se proces završi prije nego što učinite bilo što drugo.

Zatim umetnite papir i instalirajte softver pisača na računalo na kojem ga želite koristiti. Pokušali smo instalirati Epson Expression ET-2600 na stolno računalo sa svježe instaliranim Windows 10 Creators Update , a zatim na drugo s Windows 10 Fall Creators Update . Epsonov^(Epson) program za postavljanje više puta nije uspio i stalno je govorio: "IP adresa pisača možda nije točna. Provjerite je li DHCP važeći u vašoj mreži."^{("The IP address of the printer may be incorrect. Make sure that DHCP is valid in your network.")}

Isti problemi s povezivanjem naišli smo i pri korištenju programa Epson Connect Printer Setup , koji vam pomaže da napravite Epson Connect račun koji možete koristiti za ispis s bilo kojeg mjesta na internetu. Bez obzira što smo učinili, Epsonov^(Epson) softver nije bio u stanju instalirati pisač. Testirali smo još dva bežična pisača na istoj mreži, drugih marki, i svi su instalirani bez problema. Ovaj problem je softverski, uzrokovan Epsonovim^(Epson) programiranjem.

Ovaj problem još više pogoršava činjenica da nema USB kabela u paketu. Da postoji, pomoću toga biste mogli instalirati pisač i zatim ga konfigurirati da radi na vašoj bežičnoj mreži. Srećom, mogli bismo koristiti WPS za povezivanje pisača s bežičnom mrežom i čarobnjaka za postavljanje iz sustava Windows 10^{(Windows 10)} , za dodavanje pisača. Windows 10 uspio je otkriti i instalirati pisač za nekoliko sekundi. Nakon toga, većina Epsonovih^(Epson) aplikacija počela je otkrivati ​​pisač i mogli smo ga koristiti, ali bez značajke Epson Connect .

Također smo instalirali mobilne aplikacije Epson iPrint i Epson Print Enabler za ^{(Epson Print Enabler)}Android i instalirali pisač na pametni telefon Nexus 6P s Androidom 8.0 ^{(Android 8.0)} Oreo . Uspjeli smo instalirati aplikacije, otkriti pisač i konfigurirati ga za mobilni ispis.

Instalacija i postavljanje Epson Expression ET-2600 je dulji proces nego na tradicionalnim pisačima s ulošcima. Također, teže je nego što bi trebalo biti, jer Epson ne uključuje USB kabel s pisačem, a njegovi Windows drajveri i softver ^{(Installing and setting up Epson Expression ET-2600 is a lengthier process than on traditional cartridge-based printers. Also, it is more difficult than it should be, because Epson doesn't bundle a USB cable with the printer and its Windows drivers and software )}imaju ^{(have )}bugove i probleme koje je potrebno popraviti.^{(bugs and problems that need to be fixed.)}

Idite na drugu stranicu ove recenzije ako želite saznati više o kvaliteti ispisa i iskustvu koje dobivate pri kopiranju i skeniranju dokumenata, slika i slika.

Reviewing Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One printer: The one trick pony!

Epson brags abоut its revolutionary EcоTank cartridge-frеe printing system. They have implemented it in many of their printers, аnd it involves using refillable ink tanks that can be refilled in minuteѕ, with cheap ink bottles, instead of expensive cartridges. You also get to refill оnly the color that's mіssing, instead of seνeral colors at once, just because one has run out іn the color cartridge. Theіr EcoTank printers are more expensive than other cartridge-based printers with similar features, but Epson promises a lower tоtal сoѕt of ownership. We got our hands on the Epson Expression EΤ-2600 EcoTank All-in-One printer, which іs a popular model for UЅ home users. We tested it for about three weeks, and this is what we hаve learned when using it as our printer:

What is the Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One printer good at?

The Epson Expression ET-2600 all-in-one printer is a suitable choice for home users whose top-priority is low-cost printing, and they prize this above other features.

Pros and cons

Epson Expression ET-2600 has the following strengths:

• Low-cost ink bottles that, in theory, should help you save up to 80% on refills, compared with traditional cartridge-based printers
• Refilling the ink tanks is straightforward. Even children can do it. We tested with a 10-year old. 🙂
• The Draft quality setting uses very little ink
• Good quality prints when using Standard or High-quality settings
• You can use it to print both from your PC and your smartphone or tablet (with iOS and Android)

Unfortunately, Epson Expression ET-2600 has quite a few downsides:

• If you don't pay attention when refilling the tanks, it is easy to dirty your hands or stain your clothes
• The Draft quality setting is unusable for documents with colored text and images. You have to switch to Standard
• You don't have an input paper tray for the scanner, and there is no display, only buttons, and LEDs
• It cannot do borderless prints
• Poor software and drivers that are not able to install the printer on the latest versions of Windows 10
• There is no USB cable in the box and that makes the initial setup even harder, because of the driver issues that we mentioned
• The Epson Connect feature doesn't work, and you can't print from anywhere, as promised by Epson

Verdict

The Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One printer is very much a one-trick pony: it is all about the price of refilling the ink. You pay more for the printer and a lot less to refill the ink. Also, you get good quality prints when using the Standard or High-quality settings. But, for the features that you get, Epson Expression ET-2600 is expensive. Printers from other brands, at a similar price, give you a screen that you can use when setting up and using the printer, an input paper tray for the scanner and borderless prints. To make things worse, Epson Expression ET-2600 has many driver and software related issues that ruin the user experience, especially if you are using Windows 10. Yes, the total running costs might be better with Epson Expression ET-2600, but we want a quality user experience to go with it. At the time we reviewed this printer, it doesn't deliver that. We recommend that you look at the more expensive models from the same Epson family or at printers from other brands and similar pricing.

Unboxing the Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One printer

The Epson Expression ET-2600 printer comes in a large box which features a picture of the device on the top and some of its most important characteristics.

Inside the box, you will find the following items: the printer itself, four bottles of ink (Black, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow), the power cord, the user manual and a CD with drivers and other utilities. Unfortunately, there is no USB cable inside the packaging, and this will make the installation way more difficult for some users.

The unboxing experience is quick and painless, as you would expect. There are no premium accessories. In fact, Epson has decided not to bundle a USB cable to connect the printer to a computer through a USB port. Some users will not appreciate this decision.

Hardware specifications and design

Epson brags that Expression ET-2600 comes with enough ink to print up to 4000 pages in black and 6500 color pages, using the draft quality settings. Supposedly, this is enough for two years after purchasing the printer, in normal home use. Epson says that home users tend to print, on average, about 150 pages each month. Unfortunately we, cannot verify these claims, as we have tested this printer just for three weeks, before publishing this review.

The maximum print resolution is 5760 x 1440 dpi (dots per inch). The print speed you get from Epson Expression ET-2600 is of up to 10 pages per minute when printing in black and 4.5 pages when printing in color. The input paper tray can take up to 100 sheets of paper, while the output paper tray can hold up to 30 sheets of paper. This is enough for most home users.

This all-in-one printer can also be used as a scanner or a copier. When you use it as a copier, it can copy up to 7.7 pages per minute, in black, and 3.7 pages per minute, in color.

When used as a scanner it has an optical resolution of 2400 dpi (dots per inch) and interpolated maximum resolution of 9600 dpi, which may be useful when scanning high-quality photography.

Epson Expression ET-2600 is a wireless printer and can work with the 802.11 b/g/n WiFi standards. Luckily, it also has WPS support, for faster connections to your home network.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work with modern networks that are using the 802.11ac standard and the 5 GHz frequency.

Regarding operating system support, it works with Windows (all the way from Windows XP to Windows 10), Mac OS X 10.6 or newer, Android and iOS (through the Epson iPrint mobile app).

The printer is relatively large, having 17.5" x 20.8" 11.96" or 44.45 x 52.83 x 30.37 cm in width x depth x height. It is also heavy, at 11 lb or 5 kg.

If you would like to see all the official specifications, including the types of paper it can print on, or the operating temperatures, go to this page and click "See Full Specs:" Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One Printer.

Setting up the Epson Expression ET-2600 EcoTank All-in-One printer

Setting up the Epson Expression ET-2600 and other printers in the same Epson family is different than when dealing with conventional cartridge-based printers. After you unbox the printer and remove all the protection mechanisms, you need to fill the tanks with ink. This process is not complicated, and anyone can do it. However, it may get messy if you don't pay attention. Make sure that you don't dirty your clothes though, as the ink might not come out.

After you are done with filling the tanks, you should turn the printer on, wait for the power light to stop flashing and then press the Stop button for three seconds. The printer starts charging the ink, a process which takes approximately 20 minutes. During this time, you cannot use the printer, and you must wait for the process to finish, before doing anything else.

Next, load the paper and install the printer's software on a computer where you want to use it. We tried to install Epson Expression ET-2600 on a desktop computer with Windows 10 Creators Update freshly installed and then on another one with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Epson's setup program has repeatedly failed and kept saying that: "The IP address of the printer may be incorrect. Make sure that DHCP is valid in your network."

The same connectivity problems were also encountered when using the Epson Connect Printer Setup program, which helps you make an Epson Connect account that you can use to print from anywhere on the internet. No matter what we did, Epson's software was incapable of installing the printer. We tested two other wireless printers on the same network, from other brands, and all of them were installed without issues. This problem is a software one, caused by Epson's programming.

This issue is even more aggravated by the fact that there is no USB cable bundled. If there were, you could install the printer using that and then configure it to work on your wireless network. Luckily, we could use WPS to connect the printer to the wireless network and the setup wizard from Windows 10, for adding a printer. Windows 10 was able to detect and install the printer in seconds. After that, most of Epson's applications started to detect the printer, and we were able to use it, but without the Epson Connect feature.

We also installed the Epson iPrint and Epson Print Enabler mobile apps for Android and installed the printer on a Nexus 6P smartphone with Android 8.0 Oreo. We were able to install the apps, detect the printer and configure it for mobile printing.

Installing and setting up Epson Expression ET-2600 is a lengthier process than on traditional cartridge-based printers. Also, it is more difficult than it should be, because Epson doesn't bundle a USB cable with the printer and its Windows drivers and software have bugs and problems that need to be fixed.

Go to the second page of this review if you want to learn about the print quality and the experience you get when copying and scanning documents, pictures, and images.

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