So had to be purchased a new device. My requirements (use as a home office equipment):
General features:
- Ink printer (laser printer comes for particulate pollution and warm-up time is not in question)
- Device Driver for Mac OS and Windows
- Black and white and color printing
- Individual ink cartridges
- No permanent ink changes necessary bearable printing costs
- In addition to the standard paper tray is a straight single-sheet feed (for envelopes and special media, we box, T-shirt transfers, etc.)
- Networked
- Apple AirPrint-capable
Print function:
- Fast
- Clean print
- Borderless printing
Copy function:
- Fast
- Comfortable double-sided copying multiple pages possible (= Duplex Automatic Document Feeder)
Fax function:
- Fax using the automatic document feeder
Scan function:
- Scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder
Since I was always very happy with my Canon, I have first of all the current Canon-top model, the Canon Pixma MX 925 looked and was disappointed me. My feeling for it does not reach the value of his more than six-year-old predecessor MX 850. He might look very chic, makes me but not particularly stable and durable impression. Maybe I would have even risked. The exclusion criterion was that one has to save the fold-out manual feed slot on the rear of the printer with the new model. I think this is important because you can so print media (to be thus turned without a U-shape around a roll 180 degrees transported to the print head) on a straight path by sending the printer. So you can also use thicker paper, cardboard etc.. In addition, you can as well quickly even print an envelope, without first having to fit the standard tray re.
So I looked around further and found to my amazement that at present apparently has only Epson Inkjet Multifunction devices with Duplex Automatic Document Feeder and manual paper feed on offer. My choice therefore initially fell on the Epson WorkForce WF-3620 DWF. However, as it also was a corresponding DIN A3 printer with a larger touch screen for a small fee, I finally decided for the (otherwise identical) Epson WorkForce WF-7610 DWF.
My experiences After six months of use:
Preliminary note:
The device makes a valued and stable impression. But there's also a downside: The thing is really hard (over 18 kg), and the box is inconveniently large. Not for nothing Epson recommends for two to carry him - a really good suggestion! Because of its ability to print on A3 paper, the Epson WF-7610 is not a mini device. That should keep in mind is if you have little space available.
Installation:
The device is connected to a Fritz box with me via Ethernet. The installation on Mac OS and Windows 7 worked fine. The WF-7610 that the network reports as EPSON340C0E, is a flaw, but this does not make further negative impact.
Operation:
The handling is very intuitive. The touch screen, over the most functions are called, is large, easy to read and responds well to inputs. If problems are found on the display troubleshooting or how to proceed.
Pressure:
Text printing:
Fast printing, excellent print image. Ink is smudge-proof (no smudging when using a highlighter was the Canon MX 850 is not so).
Photo printing:
Good, but not as brilliant as the Canon MX 850. This is probably because that used the WF-7610 pigment ink. While the ink has dried and light-resistant than dye-based inks, but not so brilliant (The Canon MX 850 had three color and one black cartridge with dye ink and an extra black cartridge with pigment ink for text printing.). The big advantage of pigment ink is that it dries quicker than dye ink. This can be seen especially during duplex printing. The Canon MX 850 always presented an expression of a break back to allow it to dry the front first. Otherwise, the ink smeared the front would be the pressure of the back. This pause for buyers Epson.
Overall, the photo print of Epson WF-7610 is nevertheless quite well. For me, however, that does not matter because I if I even need an expression use photos printing service one of the many photo shops. For users, for professional photo printing is a common use case, a pure photo printer is certainly more appropriate.
Others:
One particularly positive development, I find that there in an XL variant (1,100 pages coverage) and the black cartridge even in a super-sized version (2200 pages coverage) are the color cartridges. This must not be changed, the cartridges so often. In addition, decreases through their use of print cost per page. Meanwhile, there are also very cheap compatible cartridges from other manufacturers. However, I have not yet dared to use them, because I could not find any reviews about it.
Big plus for Epson to other printer manufacturers is the way that (at least in the WF series) has a removable waste ink tank. Inkjet cleaned quite often its printhead, by rinsing it with ink. This ink must be absorbed somewhere and is usually taken by a built-in printer Flies. Is this Flies soaked, the end of life of the printer has been reached. If you're lucky, you can send in the printer to the manufacturer who incorporates a new flow for no small amount.
When Epson WF-7610 can be easily replaced as a consumable even the waste ink tank easily.
Fax:
The device has all the usual fax functions. But in need of improvement is the appearance of the sent fax report. When Canon MX 850 this addition to the usual protocol line (sender's number, receiver number, date, time, page number, a result of the transfer) was also an image of the first fax page. As a sent fax report in court has probative value, this is a meaningful format. When Epson WF-7610, the image of the first page of the fax is missing. Here Epson could easily rectify by means of a firmware update. I am curious if this happens.
Copy function:
Excellent. Copying is fast, automatic double-sided copying of a stack of printed paper (two-sided to two-sided) is also quick and convenient vonstatten.
Additional features such as ID Card Copy are available (for me, however, not buying decision).
Scan function:
Comfortable. You can scan directly from the device as an email, to USB flash drive, on an FTP server or to a PC connected via USB, WLAN or Ethernet. The scan quality is good, the scanning speed is higher than the Canon MX 850th
Well I like that you can also directly scan in PDF format.
Other Features:
I have connected the printer via Ethernet and therefore use the WLAN of my Fritzbox to address him. Therefore, I did not try the built-in WiFi function. However, it supports WPA2 encryption, which I think is important.
The Apple AirPrint function I use quite often, for example, if I want to print something from my iPhone. Here, the iOS print dialog offers even two-sided printing to choose from.
Cloud printing is also supported by the device. I do not use it, however, because I've never been in the position of having to urgently print out at home on the road a bit.
Conclusion:
For me, the Epson WF-7610 DWF met all my requirements and is therefore a strong buy recommendation.
However, a star I pull off, since the included Setup ink cartridges have little content, not accompanied by a printed manual, the fax transmission confirmation could still be optimized and neither fax nor a USB or network cable are included.