Epson Expression Home XP-4200 3-in-1 Ink Multifunction Printer, Scanner, Copier, WiFi, 1440dpi, Duplex, 2.4 Inch Display, DIN A4, incl. 3 Months Readyprint Flex Trial

So the household needed a new printer. Our old one (canon) was fine but dated. I have some work related issues so I needed to print off a load of paper work so just needed a cheapy to get me going. The canon needed a direct plug usb or ethernet cable and also needed drivers for our old laptop if using wireless which was a ball ache. We now use our phones, chrome books and tablets more than windows based laptops so made sense to get a direct WiFi printer (or Bluetooth) so I can print directly off my phone. I was alittle hesitant after reading a few reviews but you don't know until you try. So I've just set the printer up. I'm just throwing this out there. You do not need the app to make this printer work. I skipped that option on the control panel and it asked to setup a network instead. You can either do direct with your phone or type in your WiFi password. That's it. When I click print off my phone, it did it straight away. Absolutely brilliant printer for the cheap cost of it. So I can highly recommend the XP-4200 👍 It does what I need it to do. I haven't tried pictures or photos yet as I bought it for work related tasks. After the initial setup, it hasn't even touched much ink. Some reviews said it drank the cartridge. Looking at my picture shows I still have full capacity. Another reason for this printer was the individual cartridge replacement. You don't need to buy a colour cartridge when red, yellow or blue is running low. That's what I hated about the canon. If you was low on red then you had to buy a whole new cartridge even if yellow and blue was full. With this printer you can replace the individual colours which makes this a better and more economical overall for my needs. Not to mention the cheaper alternative cartridges. So overall 10/10 as I can't find one fault with it.

Very pleased so far with this printer,very easy instructions to use,to connect to my phone and laptop and wifi , I like the app as well and its very modern, great design, light weight. Exactly what I was looking for: a printer that I could easily connect without any hassle. And it works great. I've managed to print it straight away and my pages have been printed very well unlike my old Cannon printer. Also comes with free inks . It's very informative the app to help and first time I faced no complications using a home printer 🙂, my previous past 3 were all very hard to setup and keep it connected. And this printer shows me in a very easy way what errors it has or how to install the ink cartridges and how to get great impressions. I didn't have to get a more affordable laser one just to print stuff occasionally.

I do love my new printer but... If you work from home or are a writer the ink does finish quickly. The set up is easy but quite long. It is compact so it doesn't take up a lot of space. I find that there are margin/size issues when printing from the app on my phone as opposed to printing directly from files on my phone or from my laptop. The print isn't as clean as my HP printer was. It can smudge or be faint. This is whether printing black and white or colour. The overall quality is decent and I think the issues with colour is down to how quickly the ink finishes. Once connected to all your devices printing is easy. Good printer for the price.

Grate so easy to use from app on phone. Connects really easy, print speed is a bit slow but it does the job, good quality printing for price and noise level is minimal, its not the smallest printer but also not massive in size

Massively disappointed with this printer. Connectivity is AWFUL even when using epson’s own printer app - throwing up repeated errors. I found ways round this but the killer is the INK CONSUMPTION which is horrendous. I’ve been a fan of Epson for many years but this is a SHOCKER.

I bought this to replace our USB-attached Canon Pixma, which basically finally died (annoying, given that I had just bought some replacement ink for it!) I wanted a WiFi printer so that we wouldn't have to connect to a particular PC just to print something. This was one of the cheapest ones I could find, and I'm very happy with it: - No account needed to set it up (yes, typing in the WiFi password with the controls was a bit fiddly, but it worked) - You don't need to sign up for their ink subscription - it comes with the initial set of inks, and you can buy replacements from various different suppliers - It is on the opposite side of the flat from the WiFi router (two different rooms separated by a hallway), and still works fine - I do most of my work on Linux (Kubuntu), and it detected the printer on the network without me having to do any set-up or configuration. Plus, I can print from my Android phone, my wife managed from her iPad, again, without any extra set-up. It's very cool just being able to print from your phone! - It's not the fastest printer in the world, but I'm happy to sacrifice that for a decent price, and the ease of using it over a network from various devices. - I bought an extra set of ink cartridges from another supplier, which were fairly cheap - Don't remove the tape that covers the ink outlet on the bottom of the cartridge (but do remove the bit covering the top) - there's a sort of 'punch' shaped thing that sticks up from each cartridge slot that will make the correct hole in the bottom tape when you insert the cartridge.

Fabulous! I can't praise this little printer highly enough, and for any fellow crafters out there, this will take 6x6 linen embossed cards without any trouble (mine does anyway!). It also connected to my Android phone and my Mac laptop all by itself which was a real bonus! I'm using alternative inks in it and it prints just as well as when I first got it. I have a larger Epson which is over 10 years old and only got this one to use elsewhere in the house, and I'm so glad I did. I'm thrilled with it's performance and the fact that I can use different sizes and weights of card with it when I'm crafting is a double helping of icing on the cake - its brilliant! Can't recommend this little printer highly enough!

Epson XP-4200 is an impressive all in one printer and scanner suitable for a home office where multi page printing takes place. Automatic double sided printing capability is a great feature in such devices and saves not only money but also time. Print quality is decent for text and documents in general and scanning is a reliable feature. The greatest advantage of this device is its cartridge design. It consists of four separate ink tanks (Black, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow) and thus you won't be forced to replace all cartridges if you ran out of one particular color. Replacement cartridges cost quite a lot, so it makes sense to choose the ReadyPrint subscription offered by Epson (it will cost you around £10 for 200 pages each month with ink included). So you will be able to calculate your expenses in advance and avoid unexpected costs. However, there are some cons that relate mainly to the interface and configuration. First, the companion app looks outdated and not really convenient. Second, the buttons next to the small screen resemble the controls of an ancient TV remote too much. Entering long Wifi password via arrow keys is inconvenient and in my case, it was unsuccessful several times before connecting successfully. Third, my internet connection had some failures when I tried to connect to the printer and it should be noted that it is a brand new printer, so this problem shouldn't have occurred.

Takes a long time to even get started. Too many error checks on this item - very clear from the beginning that epson means this cheapo printer to be super ink hungry. When I rang epson support service they said "the only way you can get the promter setup quick is if you now buy all the error setup ink cartridges in xl - only xl- thats the only way" yeah right...thats around $150. NO THANK YOU. thats not even Guranteed that the product will work. Returning this crap

Great value and quick delivery

This is a scam by Epson. The printer ran out of black ink after less then 10 pages. I replaced the black cartridge and then all the colours ran out and it refused to print BUT I have not used any colour ink yet so the cartridges are empty when the orinter was sold to me.