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What to look for
Running cost per page matters more than the price: ink-tank printers cost more up front and far less to run.
Models worth comparing
From manufacturers' specifications and published UK reviews, read on 6 October 2026. Not tested by us. In no particular order: these are not ranked, and we do not say which is best until the customer ratings are in.
Budget
Epson EcoTank ET-1810
Suits a home or student who only needs to print and wants refillable ink rather than cartridges.
Refillable four-colour ink tanks instead of cartridges
Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct for printing from phones and laptops
Bottles in the box are rated for thousands of pages
Watch out for: It prints only: there is no scanner, no screen, and double-sided printing has to be done by hand.
Suits a home office that needs fax, a document feeder and two paper trays in a desk-sized inkjet.
Print, copy, scan and fax with a 20-sheet document feeder
Two trays holding 150 and 250 sheets
Wired network, Wi-Fi and NFC, with a 6.8cm touchscreen
Watch out for: It uses ink cartridges rather than tanks, so heavy users will pay more per page than with an EcoTank, and Expert Reviews found its colour copies disappointing.
Aimed at keen photographers who want A3+ prints from refillable six-colour ink.
Prints up to A3+ with six inks, including photo black and grey
Ethernet, Wi-Fi, SD card slot and a 10.9cm touchscreen
Also scans and copies, with automatic duplex on A4 plain paper
Watch out for: It is expensive to buy and its trays are small, so paper needs topping up often; Epson's own store showed it as out of stock when we checked.
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