My big bugbear with the 5101 is the rear-loading paper tray. There was a little grain in the image, but nothing that better paper couldn't fix. The colors were vivid, and there was no sign of chromatic abrasion. The image test was good too, though not as good as that of the more expensive Smart Tank 7301. In all our tests, it did very well, especially the website printing test, where all the graphics were as crisp and clear as the text. I’m getting pretty disgusted with this terrible printer, and pretty fed up! It’s still not connected, and it’s dead in the water, a pretty useless paperweight, as far as I can see right now! EPSON, why can’t you make a printer that actually consistently works, and stays connected to a network? And don’t be blaming the network either, we have a very fast and very capable high speed network with a 1GB fiber connection, with most devices including this printer, connected through hard wired CAT8 Ethernet cables, except for our mobile devices.HP's latest Smart Tank is a midlevel all-in-one with some really nice features and a few that are missing. Do you know what it’s like to try entering a complex wifi password on their tiny “keyboard” with no touch screen? A very time consuming process that would be bad enough if we only had to do it once, but absolute torture to have to do it every other day! Grrrr! 😡Today I tried numerous times to re-connect this thing, but it failed every single time, both with wifi, and with the Ethernet connection, nothing worked! 😡. However, it seems like every time we want to print, it has disconnected, and it cannot be found! 😡 Then we have to start setup all over again, and over again, and over again, and over again, ad infinitum! 😡. And we were lured in by the economical ink use.

When we first got this printer, we liked it despite it having no touch screen, it seemed to work okay. I can’t tell you how happy I am!īeautiful print quality on my ET-2803 btw.Ĭonstantly disconnects, then nowhere to be found! Over and over again! Grrr! I even paid for a subscription and still spent more HOURS of my life, looking up troubleshooting, reading blogs, reading their website suggestions and even contacting them. Emails prompting me to complete the setup. Not to mention the 17 emails I got while trying to do a simple task of connecting my printer. They have so much going on with their auto ink scam, that the functionality of their printers and their app are all compromised. which cannot automatically find the printer and once manually entered by IP address, won’t show up in the app. I spent literally HOURS of my life going around and around and around, trying to get it to sync up on my phone with their app. I had an hp printer, “had” being the key word here. I plugged the printer in, hooked to wi-fi, downloaded the EPSON app and it immediately found the printer, connected, updated firmware. For more information please visit for support.ĮPSON IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST. Requires Epson Smart Panel app download and a compatible smart device. One interface for your Epson Printers and Scanners - auto configuration tailors the app's functions to your device.ġ. Receive the support you need - register, get supplies, or find help all in one convenient place Fits like a glove - auto configuration and customization tailors the experience Innovative action tiles make your Epson Product simple and quick to use Easily set up your Epson product on your Wi-Fi Easily set up, monitor and operate your Epson product from the convenience of your mobile device with this powerful new tool.

High performance, easy-to-use mobile command center for your Epson wireless printer or scanner1. Epson Smart Panel will not be able to find or connect to your product unless it’s on the website’s list of supported products.

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