Epson EcoTank M1120 Review

Conventional Inkjet printers are economical. However, printing costs are high. Laser printers average cost per print is less but the initial cost is high. Also, the cartridges are costly. If you own a small/medium office or working from home and need to take an average of 10 to 50-page print out per day, then Inkjet printer, as well as laser printers, are not ideal. So which printer is ideal in these scenarios where long time running cost is less and the initial price is not too high? Epson EcoTank printers are one of the options. In this post, we are covering Epson EcoTank M1120 Review which is a basic monochrome printer with WiFi connectivity.

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Advantages of Epson EcoTank M1120 over laser printers

It is always tempting to buy the cheapest printer available in the market. However, you need to consider the ‘total cost of ownership’. The total cost of ownership includes ink cartridge cost for a period of several years. A conventional Inkjet printer is cheaper but replacement cartridges are costly. This is the area Epson EcoTank M1120 printer has the advantage.

Epson EcoTank M1120 uses large internal tank instead of expensive cartridges. These large internal tanks can be filled up with affordable bottles. Empty ink bottles can be easily recycled. Hence these are environment-friendly compared to cartridges. This will help businesses to get over the frequent changes of toners and consequently, help them reduce carbon footprint to a considerable amount.

Epson EcoTank M1120 comes with an ink bottle which can take print up to 5000 pages. If you want to buy new ink bottle, it will cost around ₹500 in India. That printing cost per page is around 10 paisa excluding the paper cost. Also, it provides laser-quality text that is smudge-proof and water-resistant.

According to Epson, the monochrome EcoTank printers have especially been designed by taking into account UN Sustainable development Goals (SDG). Epson M1120 offer 23 times lesser printing costs and over 17 times lesser power consumed translate into significant savings over the life of a printer.

Epson EcoTank M1120 Feature and Price

Epson EcoTank M1120 is a compact monochrome only printer with a resolution of 1440 x 720 dpi. It measures 375mm wide, 267mm deep and 161mm high. Because of a small footprint, it can be placed on a small desk or nearby shelf. The internal paper tray holds 150 A4 size papers.

This budget-friendly Epson EcoTank printer has USB and Wi-Fi connectivity for your office or home network. Epson provides an app called iPrint. This works with Android and iOS. This will help to take a print out from Android phones or iPhones.

Printing performance of EcoTank M1120 is good. It takes printouts around 15 pages per minute. The text looks finely detailed. The best part is ink is water resistant.

Verdict:

Epson EcoTank price in India is ₹12,999. It might look very pricey as an initial investment. However, bundled ink can take a print out of around 5000 pages and works out cheaper in the long run. Epson low-cost replacement ink provides low running cost. In summary, Epson EcoTank M1120 will save you money in the long run and is expected to slowly replace laser printers from our office spaces.