After our Canon printer adopted by more than 2 years with a defective printhead out of our budget, had to quickly her replacement. It was clear that it will not be a Canon printer more, even if the print quality of printers of this company my feeling is so far unbeatable, especially with regard to the resolution. In addition to individual ink cartridges it should scan properly and working quickly and quietly, and not be too large. Last but not least, a simple operation is important because it is used by the whole family and should be intuitive to use even for primary school children. In shortlisted HP and Epson came. HP was favored, because I had already done this in the past, very good experience and the printheads are replaced with the cartridge. Since, however, printed in us a lot, actually there is no danger of drying, therefore, was also on the list with Epson. With HP liked the printer Photosmart 7520 as well as several models of Officejet Pro series, especially the sheet-fed scanner in the latter is a nice feature. From Epson WorkForce series and the expression Premium series went into the race. A visit to the electronics market quickly made clear that Epson should be the favorite with us. Build quality, operating concept, size and built materials have finally convinced us. Decisive for the XP-720 compared to the Workforce series was ultimately compact design. Although this meant the abandonment of the fed scanner, but we also had not previously and therefore the waiver should be ok. Technically I think are compelling for all printers from HP and Epson. The printer HP did all a very rickety impression. Open, close, switch, everything did not seem particularly high. The built-up plastic has not convinced us was partly sharp and did not like visually. After Amazon was about 40 EUR cheaper than the electronics market and negotiation attempts have been shot down (20 EUR would have been fine with us), we have ordered from Amazon. The next day, the printer was there. Unpacking and commissioning were simple and straightforward. The establishment of WiFi and other settings (automatic power off, etc.) was also possible without problems. After paper is loaded and the cartridges were installed, it could start. When printing vibrates or wobbles while it a little, but that we were also aware of other models of other manufacturers from the past. Printers and scanners work quietly, quickly and the quality for copying and scanning is neat. Photos show at standard resolution higher than the competition, but we have the natural colors convinced. In the high quality level, the photo prints impressed and are full of the Epistle to the Oma always good. The lid on the scanner makes a solid, solid impression and, although not susceptible to scratching of black plastic. Only the sides of the printer are made of piano paint plastic and therefore susceptible to fingerprints and scratches. On the sides but that should not happen that often, because the printer has a fixed place and is not carried around. Skeptical, I was against it at the outgoing motor components. The panel and the paper tray drive motor back in its position and again. The operation of the touch pad is also possible in the extended state without hesitation that it breaks off the same. Because the touchpad already responded to low-touch, not a big effort is necessary. The paper tray seems a little delicate, but also appears to be stable. All in all, a solid, well-equipped printers for home use that can be operated intuitively via the touch pad and also with children's hands can handle.
If everything still works fine in 2 years, of course I can not say yet. If there are problems, but I will update the review.
