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Experts prefer Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 over Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4830

On 3 Jan 2025 (11 months ago) we went through 67 Printer expert endorsements .

Currently, Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 received 3 endorsements from PC Guide (13 May 2024), PCMag (15 Nov 2024) and Rtings.com (30 Oct 2024). Meanwhile, Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4830 did not receive any endorsements this month.

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PC Guide
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Digital Trends
LD Products
PhotoWorkout
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BestReviews
Rtings.com
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Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850
The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use.
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About our ranking methodology

Endorsement summary:

  • On 13 May 2024 PC Guide ranked Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 as #1
    Rank Printer Comment
    #1 out of 5 Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850
    Best Inkjet Printer
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  • On 15 Nov 2024 PCMag ranked Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 as #3
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    #3 out of 10 Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850
    Best Letter/Legal-Size Inkjet AIO for Heavy-Duty Office Printing / Editors' Choice
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  • On 30 Oct 2024 Rtings.com ranked Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 as #1
    Rank Printer Comment
    #1 out of 7 Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850
    Best Inkjet Printer
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MetaRanking Common points from expert reviews summarized.
As can be seen below, Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is mentioned by key experts in Jan 2025, while Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4830 is not.
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PC Guide
reviewed.usatoday.com
Digital Trends
LD Products
PhotoWorkout
PCMag
TechRadar
BestReviews
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ZD Net
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Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850
The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use.
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Brother MFC-J1205W
The Brother MFC-J1205W is a versatile printer with high-quality prints, multiple connectivity options, and the ability to handle different types of paper and media, but lacks automatic duplex printing and an ADF.
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Canon Pixma G3270
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HP OfficeJet Pro 9015
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Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.

Expert reviews [8]

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Total expert reviews: 8
  • with a score: 4
  • without a score: 4
Highest score by PCMag
90
Average score based on 8 reviews
76
Lowest score by m.alatest.com
46

Score distribution:

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Expert reviews [5]

83
Total expert reviews: 5
  • with a score: 3
  • without a score: 2
Highest score by TechRadar
90
Average score based on 5 reviews
83
Lowest score by William Harrel
80

Score distribution:

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From Seller:
  • Sold as 1 Each.
  • All-in-one printer gives you printing, copying, and scanning capability. Four-color, all-pigment four-in-one TFP2 printing technology with up to 4800 x 2400 dpi resolution. 25 ppm for color and black/white images with a monthly duty cycle of 66000 pages. 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x LAN, 1 x USB host, and Wi-Fi connectivity help enhance productivity.
  • Read more
From Seller:
  • Epson printing system is designed to be used exclusively with Epson Genuine Cartridges.
  • High-speed printing — PrecisionCore Heat-Free Technology delivers high-speed, high-volume printing with 25 black/12 color ISO ppm and fast first-page-out.
  • Read more
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Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 Review
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Review Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 All-in-One Supertank Printer 2021
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Overview

Technical summary

Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a injket printer.

Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4830 is a $148 injket printer.

What are they good for?

Are they good for
Occasional Home Use

All listings we're monitoring for Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 recently went out-of-stock. Without price info we can't reliably rate this Printer.
Not great for Occasional Home Use
If you're looking for a good Home Printer, check out HP DeskJet 3755
Must-haves
  • No wireless printing
  • Recommended Printing Volume
Important
  • No build-in Scanner/Copier
  • Two-Sided Printing not supported
  • No status display
Somewhat Important
  • No touchscreen
  • No flatbed scanner
  • No ADF Scanner
For reference

3 Best Printers for Occasional Home Use

Currently, median printer for Occasional Home Use will cost you $424.99. Budget options start at $104.99 and go up to $489.89 .
Ranking is updated every hour
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing
  • Designed to print about 125 pages per month
Important
  • Built-in Scanner & Copier
  • Two-Sided Printing not supported
  • Status Display
Somewhat Important
  • Touch Screen Status Display
  • No flatbed scanner
  • No ADF Scanner
Nice to haves
  • Scan to PDF
  • Scan to Searchable PDFs
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing
  • Designed to print about 175 pages per month
Important
  • Built-in Scanner & Copier
  • Two-Sided Printing not supported
  • Status Display
Somewhat Important
  • Touch Screen Status Display
  • Flatbed Scanner
  • ADF Scanner
Nice to haves
  • Borderless Printing
  • Scan to PDF
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing
  • Designed to print about 200 pages per month
Important
  • Built-in Scanner & Copier
  • Two-Sided Printing not supported
  • Status Display
Somewhat Important
  • Touch Screen Status Display
  • No flatbed scanner
  • ADF Scanner
Nice to haves
  • Borderless Printing
  • Scan to PDF
  • Scan to Searchable PDFs
  • Colored Status Display

Are they good for
Small Office Use

All listings we're monitoring for Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 recently went out-of-stock. Without price info we can't reliably rate this Printer.
Not great for Small Office Use
If you're looking for a good Small Office Printer, check out Epson WF-3720
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing not supported
  • Recommended Printing Volume
  • Two-Sided Printing not supported
  • No Status Display
  • No Automatic Document Feeder
Important
  • Can't scan to email
  • Can't scan to PDFs
  • No TouchScreen
Somewhat Important
  • No Flatbed Scanner
  • No Fax
  • No Ethernet Port
For reference

3 Best Printers for Small Office Use

Currently, median printer for Small Office Use will cost you $345.27. Budget options start at $149.99 and go up to $634.96 .
Ranking is updated every hour
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing
  • Designed to print about 800 pages per month
  • Two-Sided Printing
  • Status Display
  • Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
Important
  • Scan-To-Email
  • Scan to PDF
  • TouchScreen
Somewhat Important
  • Flatbed Scanner
  • Fax
  • Ethernet
Nice to haves
  • Colored Status Display
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing
  • Designed to print about 800 pages per month
  • Two-Sided Printing
  • Status Display
  • Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
Important
  • Can't scan to email
  • Can't scan to PDFs
  • TouchScreen
Somewhat Important
  • Flatbed Scanner
  • Fax
  • Ethernet
Nice to haves
  • Colored Status Display
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing
  • Designed to print about 600 pages per month
  • Two-Sided Printing
  • Status Display
  • Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
Important
  • Scan-To-Email
  • Can't scan to PDFs
  • No TouchScreen
Somewhat Important
  • Flatbed Scanner
  • Fax
  • No Ethernet Port
Nice to haves
  • Colored Status Display

Are they good for
Heavy Office Use

All listings we're monitoring for Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 recently went out-of-stock. Without price info we can't reliably rate this Printer.
Not great for Heavy Office Use
If you're looking for a good Heavy-Usage Printer, check out Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4720
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing not supported
  • Recommended Printing Volume
  • Two-Sided Printing not supported
  • Does not have a status display
  • No Automatic Document Feeder
  • Print speed
  • Scan-to-Email not supported
  • No TouchScreen
  • Can't scan to PDF
Somewhat Important
  • No flatbed scanner
  • No fax
  • No Ethernet port
For reference

3 Best Printers for Heavy Office Use

Currently, median printer for Heavy Office Use will cost you $757.16. Budget options start at $259.24 and go up to $1259 .
Ranking is updated every hour
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing
  • Designed to print about 1500 pages per month
  • Two-Sided Printing
  • Status Display
  • Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
  • Print speed is 20 pages per minute
  • Scan-To-Email
  • TouchScreen
  • Scan to PDF
Somewhat Important
  • Flatbed Scanner
  • Fax
  • Ethernet
Nice to haves
  • Colored Status Display
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing
  • Designed to print about 1500 pages per month
  • Two-Sided Printing
  • Status Display
  • Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
  • Print speed is 20 pages per minute
  • Scan-To-Email
  • TouchScreen
  • Scan to PDF
Somewhat Important
  • Flatbed Scanner
  • Fax
  • Ethernet
Nice to haves
  • Colored Status Display
Must-haves
  • Wireless Printing
  • Designed to print about 1300 pages per month
  • Two-Sided Printing
  • Status Display
  • Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
  • Print speed is 19 pages per minute
  • Scan-To-Email
  • TouchScreen
  • Scan to PDF
Somewhat Important
  • Flatbed Scanner
  • Fax
  • Ethernet
Nice to haves
  • Colored Status Display

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