Pros

  • Generous 500-page paper capacity
  • Fast at default settings on plain paper
  • Inexpensive inks

Cons

  • No control-panel-to-PC scanning via Wi-Fi

Manufacturer’s Description

The Epson WorkForce 840 Wireless All-in-One Color Printer delivers high-speed, automatic, two-sided color printing, copying, scanning and faxing. Keep your business running at full speed. Load paper less often with a 500-sheet paper capacity. Extra High-capacity Black ink cartridges produce about 2x more prints per cartridge.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number C11CA97201
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Display
Display size 3.5 inches
Display type Color
Photo preview 1
Text Only 0
Touchscreen 1
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) MultiMedia Card (MMC)
Wireless connection Yes
USB Flash Port Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 16.0 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 180.0
Dimensions
Width 17.6 inches
Depth 22.3 inches
Height 12.0 inches
Weight 22.0 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2.0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 500.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 0.0
Manual Feed Slot 0.0
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Automatic Document Feeder 1.0
Storage Media
Micro SD xD-Picture Card
Memory stick Memory Stick PRO Duo
Compact flash CompactFlash
SD card SD Card
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed
Maximum Scan Size Letter
Horizontal Optical Scan Resolution 1200.0
Vertical Optical Scan Resolution 2400.0
Maximum External Bit Depth 24-bit
Platform Support
Printer languages supported GDI/Host-based
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4.0
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 3.0 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 10.2 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 15.0 ppm
Color print speed 9.3 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

Macworld Labs (Quality)
Print quality: Text Good
Print quality: Color photo Very Good
Print quality:PDF Superior
Scan quality: Color photo Very Good
Scan quality: Line art Good
Copy quality Very Good
Macworld Labs (Speed)
Print speed: Text 11.1   ppm
Print speed rating: Text Superior
Print speed: Color photo 152.67   seconds for 8X10 photo
Print speed rating: Color photo Good
Print speed: PDF 135.35   seconds for 4-page PDF
Print speed rating: PDF Very Good
Scan speed 1 46.6   seconds for 8 x 10 color photo at 600 dpi
Scan speed 2 92.5   seconds 4 x 6 color photo at 1200 dpi
Scan speed rating Good