Expression Premium XP-800 Small-in-one Printer

by Epson

3.5/5

$140.00

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MFC-J870DW

by Brother

3/5

$100.00

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Envy 120 e-All-in-One

by HP

3/5

$250.00

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Epson Expression Home XP-410 Small-in-One

by Epson

2.5/5

$70.00

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Pros
  • Nice output quality
  • Duplex printing and scanning
  • CD/DVD printing
  • Reasonably priced inks
  • Two-year warranty
  • Impressively long feature list includes NFC and CD/DVD printing
  • Super-stylish design
  • Good performance and print quality
  • Motorized components and transparent scanner are fun to watch
  • Very good print quality overall
  • Nice control panel with color display and responsive touch controls
Cons
  • Inks are somewhat pricey
  • User guide is online only
  • Copying two-sided documents is a tedious, manual process
  • Expensive black ink
  • No automatic document feeder
  • Expensive inks
  • Scans very slowly
  • Mac drivers and primary documentation are available online only
At A Glance

Epson's Expression Premium XP-800 Small-in-one Printer is a great little multifunction that handles every SOHO chore in the book and is especially well-suited for graphic artisans. But considering how much the printer costs, it feels like the ink should be cheaper.

The HP Envy 120 e-All-in-One is for those who do only a little printing and a little scanning, but who want to do it in style.

The Epson Expression Home XP-410 Small-in-One will suffice for light home/student use. The print quality is surprisingly good, but ironically, the pricey inks mean you shouldn't buy this machine unless you don't print much.

Specs

Requirements

Operating System Compatibility Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard)|Macintosh OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)|Macintosh OS X 10.7 (Lion)|Macintosh OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise|Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic|Microsoft Windows 7 Professional|Microsoft Windows 7 Starter|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows 8 Desktop|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows Vista Business (64 bit)|Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic|Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit)|Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit)|Microsoft Windows XP|Microsoft Windows XP Home|Microsoft Windows XP Home|Microsoft Windows XP Professional|Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition Mac|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP Macintosh OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)|Macintosh OS X 10.7 (Lion)|Macintosh OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard)|Macintosh OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)|Macintosh OS X 10.7 (Lion)|Macintosh OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP|Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Ports and Connections

Available Interfaces USB 2.0|Wi-Fi USB USB|USB 2.0 USB 2.0
Ethernet Type 10/100 Mbps 10/100 Mbps    
Wireless connection 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n|Wi-Fi 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n 802.11n 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n
PictBridge Yes Yes    

Faxing

Maximum Fax Speed 33.6 kbps 14.4kbps    
Tansmission Time (Per Page) 3 sec per page      
Fax page memory capacity   200.0    

Dimensions

Width 17.2  inches 16.1  inches 16.88  inches 15.4  inches
Depth 23.5  inches 14.7  inches 13.23  inches 20.8  inches
Height 8.1  inches 7.1  inches 4.33  inches 11.0  inches
Weight 21.5  pounds 20.1  pounds 17.6  pounds 9.0  pounds

Media Handling

Standard Number of Input Trays 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 100 100 80 100
Media Sizes Accepted Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches Letter  inches Legal  inches
Paper Handling Support Envelopes|Labels|Photo Paper   Card Stock|Envelopes|Labels|Photo Paper Banner Paper|Card Stock|Envelopes|Iron-On Transfers|Labels|Photo Paper
Automatic Duplexer   Standard Standard Not Available
Automatic Document Feeder   1.0 0.0 0.0
ADF Sheet Capacity   20.0   0.0
Manual Feed Slot     0.0 0.0
Optional Trays Available       0.0

Storage Media

Memory stick Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Duo|Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Duo
Compact flash Yes      
SD card SD Card|SD Memory Card|SDHC Card SD Card|SDHC Card|SDXC Memory Card SD Card SD Card

Scanning

Scanner Type Flatbed Flatbed with ADF Flatbed Flatbed

Printer Type

Colors Available Matte Black Cyan|K (Black)|Magenta|Yellow Cyan|K (Black)|Magenta Cyan|K (Black)|Magenta|Yellow
Number of Colors   4.0 4.0 4.0

Platform Support

Printer languages supported   GDI/Host-based HP PCL 3 GDI/Host-based

Cost Per Page

Monthly Duty Cycle   2500 1,000  
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink)     5.8  cents per page 6.0  cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink)     15.1  cents per page 17.3  cents per page

Vendor Rated Speeds

Monochrome print speed   33.0   ppm 28.0   ppm 8.7   ppm
Color print speed   27.0   ppm 23.0   ppm 4.5   ppm
Color 4x6 photo speed     26  seconds  

Warranty

Warranty information   2 Year Limited Warranty 1 Year Limited Warranty 1 Year Limited

Performance

Macworld Labs (Speed)

Print speed: Text

ppm

9.7 9.6   6.4
Print speed rating: Text

Very Good Very Good   Good
Print speed: Color photo

seconds for 8X10 photo

80.27 0.5   0.3
Print speed rating: Color photo

Very Good Good   Good
Print speed: PDF

seconds for 4-page PDF

154.47 1.6   0.9
Print speed rating: PDF

Good Good   Good
Scan speed 1

seconds for 8 x 10 color photo at 600 dpi

48.6 49.3   96.6
Scan speed 2

seconds 4 x 6 color photo at 1200 dpi

76.7 86.7   202.1
Scan speed rating

Very Good Good   Poor

Macworld Labs (Quality)

Print quality: Text

  Very Good   Very Good
Print quality: Color photo

  Very Good   Superior
Print quality:PDF

  Good   Superior
Scan quality: Color photo

  Fair   Very Good
Scan quality: Line art

  Very Good   Good
Copy quality

  Very Good   Superior
Scan quality: Text

      Good