Editor's Choice Awards 2019

www.binfo.co.uk 11 Editor’s Choice Awards To many, ink tank printers are a fairly new if not unfamiliar concept. They were introduced by Epson in 2011, when EcoTank became the first printer of its kind – a printing device equipped with a high-capacity refillable ink tank instead of ink cartridges like you’d find with a typical inkjet printer. It means you can print thousands of pages without the interruption of frequent replacements. It comes at a higher purchase price because the purchase of an EcoTank means you get both a printer and lots of ink as a bundle package, which means you can print thousands of pages without having to worry about adding more ink. In 2018 Epson announced that its EcoTank product range had reached more than 30 million sales worldwide, demonstrating high growth of demand for this printing solution, particularly among families and small businesses. Building on the success of Epson EcoTank as the world’s top-selling ink tank printer 1 , Epson introduced the Mono EcoTank range, a revolution in office printing for those wanting to minimise their total cost of ownership (TCO) and cost per print (CPP) whether in the office or at home. User friendly, with a compact design and a low intervention, the EcoTank Mono range is ideal for customers ranging from corporate to healthcare, small offices, home offices, and more. The product range addresses a wide range of customer needs, with features including PCL and GDI printer languages, Automatic Document Feeder, double-sided printing, 4-in-1 functionality, Ethernet, USB and Wi-Fi connectivity, print speeds of up to 20ppm and ink yields of up to 11,000 pages. 1. No.1 ink tank printer vendor worldwide IDC Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, 2018 Q1 Worldwide Inktank Inkjet MFP/Printer Unit Share CY2018 by Company 2. Global market research conducted by 2 Europe, April 2017. 3. Taking the RRP of the mono EcoTank replacement ink bottles and comparing printing costs calculated on the largest available yield toner divided by the average selling price in the Western European market listed in IDC EMEA Semiannual Consumables Tracker 2018H1 for the 12 months to June 2018 (including VAT at 21%). Toner yields as communicated by the manufacturers websites 4. Comparison of the power consumption while printing of the Epson ET-M1120, ET-M2170 and ET-M3170 models against the average top selling 75% of A4 monochrome laser printers (below 20ppm class) listed in IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker 2018Q3 data for the 12 months ending September 2018. Power consumption values as communicated by the manufacturers websites. Mono EcoTank is ideal for customers of mono laser printers looking to reduce their TCO and CPP. According to market research 2 , mono laser printer owners have said their top 3 factors of importance when choosing a printer were reliability, robustness and cost of ink replacement. This is why Mono EcoTank is a fill-up and forget system, which not only comes with a one year/100k page warranty and Epson’s genuine pigment inks, but also boasts up to 90% 3 lower cost per page than comparable laser printers. furthermore, and owing to inkjet printing technology, Mono EcoTank also saves up to 95% on power consumption 4 , making it ideal for those worried about an unnecessarily large environmental impact. Jade Paris, product manager, Epson UK, says: “In large corporate environments they are ideal for personal offices as a desktop device, or for small workgroups Mono EcoTank A new approach to black and white printing Editor’s Choice: PrintIT Reseller of one to three people. Additionally, in small or home offices they can be used as a desktop printer, or in locations where users need a printer that is reliable and rarely needs refilling, such as a GP surgery.” www.epson.eu Mono EcoTank is ideal for customers of mono laser printers looking to reduce their TCO and CPP. What we liked: • Fill and forget convenience • Low total cost of ownership • Energy-efficient printing • No cartridge waste • No-compromise functionality Epson : EcoTank Mono