[alister]

I've been using an Epson Expression ET-2550 EcoTank since 2017. I've printed thousands of color pages in those 6 years and bought refills (four EcoTank ink bottles) twice, the first time in 2020 and the second time just a few weeks ago.

As far as quality, I'm pretty satisfied; in my non-professional opinion it's just as good as any other ink jet printer I've used, and I've used a bunch. However, if you don't use the printer for a few weeks you'll have to run the print-head cleaning utility, sometimes two or three or four times in a row. I've always managed to unclog the print head after periods of non-use up to now.

I only print color photos and color artwork on the EcoTank. I also have a laser printer for text. If you don't need color, it's far more economical and less hassle to use a laser printer. For black & white text, I even prefer the look and feel of a printout from a laser printer over an ink jet. But if you really do need color, I would say that an Epson EcoTank is way more economical than traditional ink jets.