A more affordable but less impressive spin on the EcoTank Pro formula
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THE BOTTOM LINE
The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5170 all-in-one prints well and at low cost, making it a solid but not outstanding value for small businesses and workgroups.
MSRP $549.99
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Epson’s $549.99 EcoTank Pro ET-5170 Wireless All-in-One Supertank Printer is an entry-level to midrange multifunction (print, copy, scan, and fax) machine designed for use in home-based and small to midsize offices. Another addition to the company’s extensive line of bulk-ink or supertank printers, the device skips ink cartridges in favor of reservoirs that you fill from bottles. Models in the EcoTank Pro series, like the more robust and about $300 more expensive Editors’ Choice winner the EcoTank Pro ET-5850, have the capacities and feature sets that high-volume business environments demand. The ET-5170 is slightly scaled down for smaller firms’ printing, copying, and scanning needs, while delivering fair print speeds and great output quality from Epson’s time-tested PrecisionCore Heat-Free printhead technology. Best of all, its per-page ink costs are exceptionally low, making the ET-5170 a tempting value for environments that print and copy several hundred to one or two thousand pages each month.
EPSON ECOTANK PRO ET-5170 WIRELESS ALL-IN-ONE SUPERTANK PRINTER SPECS
| Type | All-in-one |
| Color or Monochrome | Color |
| Connection Type | Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Maximum Standard Paper Size | Legal |
| Number of Ink Colors | 4 |
| Number of Ink Cartridges/Tanks | 4 |
| Direct Printing From Media Cards | No |
| Direct Printing From USB Thumb Drives | No |
| Rated Speed at Default Settings (Color) | 9.5 ppm |
| Rated Speed at Default Settings (Mono) | 17 ppm |
| Monthly Duty Cycle (Maximum) | 33,000 pages per month |
| LCD Preview Screen | Yes |
| Printer Input Capacity | 250 |
| Cost Per Page (Monochrome) | 2 cents |
| Cost Per Page (Color) | 2 cents |
| Print Duplexing | Yes |
| Automatic Document Feeder | Yes |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed with ADF (Standard or Optional) |
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