Epson Workforce Pro WF-7840 Wireless All-in-One Wide-Format Printer with Auto 2-Sided Print up to 13" x 19", Copy, Scan and Fax, 50-Page ADF, 500-sheet Paper Capacity, 4.3" Screen,Black

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Summary: It is an excellent printer (4.6 out of 5) if you don't mind its constant requirements to update the firmware, which I have not since the day I bought it. I have had this printer for over a year. It has printed close to 5,000 pages of different sizes, papers, colors and document types. As someone said in the other posts (a big thank you), firmware update is only to drive users to get Epson's proprietary ink cartridges. When the printer harasses me to update the firmware, I just keep on ignoring it. Epson does a good job to harass you both on the printer and computer - just ignore it. Pros: 1. Only printer for <$500, which could print Ledger paper (11x17), which was a must for me. This thing prints beautiful and very crisp AutoCAD drawings. The lineweights and scales are phenomenal. 2. Excellent printing quality using stock and generic print cartridges. The printer can be really customized to get the right tones and textures for your print. Works very well with heavy stock papers and photo papers. I am yet to try any stickers, but I do not foresee any issues with it. 3. Good printing speed. It is not blazing like the commercial printers you find in the offices, but it is very fast for what it does. 4. Excellent connectivity. I had no issues with using either Ethernet or wireless. The printer can print on my Windows devices and Mac machine. I do not print from my phone, so cannot comment on that. 5. Heavy duty. The printer has printed approx. 5,000 pages so far without any troubles. I have not seen it overheat nor do any weird activities when it is printing. Indifferent: 1. Scanning. While scanning quality is very good, the direct scan option is cumbersome. You cannot use the scan button on the printer to scan into the computer disk. You have to go to the computer and activate the scan software to perform scanning. This can be an issue, if you have a setup where your office is on one floor and the printer is on another, like I have in my home. Cons: 1. Heavy. This thing is decently heavy and bulky. Don't try to keep on moving it or have it in your mobile office. Also, make sure to have a good sturdy and stable table. The printer twerks, jerks, sashays, parries. 2. Constant harassment to update the firmware. It can sometime be very annoying, but that's a small price to pay, if you get to ignore it. Look at the bigger picture. Price: When I bought it, the price was just below 3 bills, I understand it has gone up by half a bill (however, I am seeing the price going >$400 on some occasions). The new price of 3 and a half is not bad given the shape of the economy and supply chain issues. Also, the OEM cartridges (812) are cheaper at Staples than trying to Subscribe and Save here. Bottom-line: A very good printer, if you ignore and disprove its petulance to update itself. Update 3/23/2023 - I have had it now for over 2 years. The printer continues to print flawlessly and as of now has little under 10,000 pages printed of different sizes and paper weights. It still begs to update its firmware, which I have not done since its purchase. The only wishlist item I have for this printer is if it were to come with the Epson ink-tank. Update 3/28/2024 - Three years into it I have, still not updated it. The printer continues the work. I have now printed about 12,000 pages. In December, after I replaced all my cartridges, it started missing colors' tones, textures, and locations. Did full printer head alignment and cleaning twice (instructions are clear on the printer screen under Settings-> Maintenance menu). Printed test pages, and now it is working flawlessly. Update 3/20/2025 - Marks 4 years of running this printer. Definitely the least amount of pages printed annually - about 1,500. No firmware update performed and it still cries to update. Still running strong on both inks - generic and branded. There is a seller on eBay that offers XL cartridges for the colored ones too. Definitely worth giving a shot. If you are in a market for a prosumer printer consider this one in your list, if you can get it below $300.

Like everything about this product print quality is great and the copy and scanning features are fantastic. I would recommend this printer to all friends and family and even recommend it to strangers. As for others saying that the ink that is included with the printer does not last long I have to disagree because I have printed lots of pages (over 500) in the past week and still have plenty of all colours.

Update 1/30/22 This is the worst printer purchase I have ever made. No matter what I do this printer always claims it's out of paper. When I does print, whick may be a hour after I sent the job to the printer, it takes several minutes to print a simple page regardless if I have it connected to wifi or usb cable connected to my laptop. Got sucked in by the price and the ability to print 11x17. And when it does eventually print, it is an absolute ink hog. Worst tech purchase I have ever made. Update 5-5-2021 I have been unable to get this printer to print anything. I have an error message that says the printer is out of paper. Nothing seems to correct this issue. After initial success with this printer, I wish I would have never purchased it. It is just too damn fickle. Case in point it just started printing a page I sent 2 hours ago. I should have just stayed with tried and true HP printers. Extremely disappointed with it. Oh I forgot it just eats ink cartridges, it just loves them! Too costly to operate. It will become a boat anchor. So far so good, the large format printing is a game changer for me, I need to print floor plans and plot plans and the ability to print 11x17 is a god send, I don't have to run to the office, Plus the ability to scan 11x17, again game changer. All at a great price, lot's of bang for the buck.

Today for the first time I printed 13x19 paper. The supplier's paper was 1/8" too wide and tall so I had to fuss around with the manual paper tray to get this paper to work (the tray won't go any wider). I printed a bunch of letter size black and white yesterday and it printed 20 pages (double side) in about 45-60 seconds. My laser printer was taking 5+ minutes to print the same job order.