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However when scanning photos for the purposes of comparison in this review, it is apparent that there is some distortion in the scan output. This is quite obvious when the photos are overlay on each other and it required some work from me to align them for comparison. The scanner also tend to lighten the overall image which I post processed to match the actual print quality. ink bottle yields based on the ISO/IEC 24712 pattern with Epson's methodology. Replacement ink bottle photo yields are significantly lower and are based on the ISO/IEC 29103 pattern with Epson's methodology. Actual ink yields will vary considerably for reasons including images printed, print settings, temperature and humidity. Yields may be lower when printing infrequently or predominantly with one ink colour. All ink colours are used for printing and printer maintenance, and all colours must be available for printing. For more information, visit www.epson.ca/inkinfo
DRN got the opportunity to review the new Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 featuring Epson’s patented Micro Piezo Heat-Free Technology, aimed at keen amateur photographers. The EcoTank Photo ET-8500 is the first six-ink model in the Epson range. Printing is slow or the printer stops printing when I try to print from Windows or my Mac. What should I do? Opening up the paper tray adds an additional 4cm in front. The output tray adds 18cm bringing it to a footprint of 40cm wide by 54cm deep. The ET-8500 can and will push the output tray out automatically so make sure you do leave enough room in front of the unit. There is no ADF (Automatic Document Feeder), just a flat bed scanner under the hood. There is a dedicated photo paper tray (5×7″ or smaller) and an A4 tray.I was able to print from Windows before with an Ethernet connection, but now I can't. What should I do? The ScanSmart plug-in, Receipt Manager, scans and archives financial data and exports it to financial software. For the next test, I timed the ET-8500 as it printed our colorful and complex Adobe Acrobat documents, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with accompanying charts and graphs, and PowerPoint presentation handouts full of brightly colored, detailed graphics and text in varying weights and styles. Then, I combined these results with those from printing the text document in the previous test and came up with a score of 10.7ppm for printing our entire collection of business test documents. This time, the ET-8500 outpaced all the other AIOs discussed here so far—most of them by more than 5ppm. The ET-8550, at 7.9ppm, split the difference.
In addition to writing hundreds of articles for PCMag, over the years he also wrote for many other computer and business publications, among them Computer Shopper, Digital Trends, MacUser, PC World, The Wirecutter, and Windows Magazine. He also served as the Printers and Scanners Expert at About.com. There are two features that are really design elements rather than functionally important. When a print job arrives at the Epson Ecotank ET-8500, the output tray automatically moves out. It can be retracted again by pressing a button on the device. And when a print job is in progress, the paper output is illuminated with white LEDs. Quality: Great photos, high-quality everyday prints Supported cards: SD, SDHC, SDXC, MiniSD (With Adapter), MiniSDHC (With Adapter), MicroSD (With Adapter), MicroSDHC (With Adapter), MicroSDXC (With Adapter)
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I tried to install the product's software for an Ethernet connection but cannot complete the installation in Windows or on my Mac. What should I do? Photo printing can take a bit longer, especially if you set the print to the best quality for an A4 print. The USB port is in an awkward position to reach. It is located in the bottom left corner of the unit and it can be difficult to manoeuvre a small USB drive into the port and not press down on the paper tray door.
From this point on, all you need to do is to unscrew the lid of the ink bottle and up-end it onto the appropriate tank. The instructions calls to avoid squeezing the bottles prevent splashing. The process stops automatically when the unit detects the tank is “full”. The ET-5800 measures 6.4 by 15.9 by 14.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 18.5 pounds. That's comparable to most of its competitors, including Canon’s Pixma G6020 MegaTank All-in-One, HP’s Smart Tank Plus 651 Wireless All-in-One, and Brother's MFC-J805DW INKvestment Tank All-in-One.
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Bearing in mind the ET-8500 is “aimed at keen amateur photographers”, it certainly reproduces photo prints enough to satisfy the average punter. For example I am perfectly content with the quality of the prints that we peg on rotation in our photo frames.
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