The strength of inkjet printers is printing photos, but the costs here are often very high. Photo printing with ink tank printers is far cheaper, but the resolution of many office models with ink tanks is rather low and the results disappointing. With the Epson ET-8500, however, Epson has a device on sale that specialises in photo printing...

Photo printing with an ink tank? With the EcoTank 8550, Epson has a dedicated photo printer in its programme that also has a high-resolution scanner on board. Although the rather expensive device does not have an ADF, it does have two additional inks for black and grey, which promise greater brilliance. It can also print on A3/A3+ paper.

The EcoTank ET-8500 has a proud price tag. In return, however, buyers get a very solid, really fast and well-equipped printer - not a matter of course for ink tank models. The speciality of the EcoTank ET-8500: it prints high-quality photos with six inks at a very low price. Its closest rival is the ET-8550: slightly more expensive and suitable for DIN A3.

The Epson Ecotank ET-8500 has a hefty price tag. But in return you get a very solid, really fast and well-equipped printer - not a matter of course with ink tank models. The ET-8500's speciality: it prints high-quality photos with six inks at a very reasonable price.

Inkjet and laser printers, with or without scan, copy and fax functions: the printer test shows differences in quality and follow-up costs. With the first update in 2022, 23 new colour inkjet printers will be added to the database. Two of them are pure printers, the other 21 are multifunction printers with scan and copy functions...