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£500.20 inc. VAT
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Canon’s GX4050 is one of those “stop buying cartridges” machines that actually makes sense for the right office. If you’re printing a lot of documents and you want predictable running costs without faffing about with refills every other week, this tank-style A4 inkjet is a solid bet. The Wi‑Fi convenience is genuinely useful in real workplaces (multiple desks, shared printing), and Canon’s ecosystem tends to be reliable enough that it won’t constantly eat your time with driver headaches. At ~£417 ex‑VAT, it’s not a bargain, but it’s priced like a serious ink-saving option rather than a cheap starter printer.
That said, I wouldn’t recommend it if your printing is occasional or you care deeply about print crispness for very fine graphics—inkjets aren’t everyone’s favourite for high-volume, photo-heavy work, and tank machines want consistent use to avoid drying/quality swings. If you mainly print text-based admin docs, forms, and spreadsheets, the value is easier to justify. If you print rarely, or you need business-class speed and paper handling day in, day out, you’ll probably be happier spending less up front on something simpler—or choosing a laser for the “set and forget” factor.

Ultra-low running costs
Save over the printer’s lifetime thanks to cost effective refillable ink tanks that vastly reduce the total cost of ownership and cost per page. Boost page yield with Economy mode and print up to 1...

Brilliant business-quality prints
Enjoy water-, friction- and marker-resistant, business-friendly prints with excellent readability, delivered quickly and in large volumes

Print more media in-house
Print flyers, banners and posters in-house thanks to compatibility with a wide variety of materials including magnetic and photo media, plus a new rear flat tray that supports thicker media and card

Print without pause
Print high volumes of documents without irritating paper reloads, thanks to a 100-sheet rear feed and a 250-sheet front cassette, windowed to make checking paper levels quick and easy. A 35-sheet A...

Small but mighty
Save vital space at home or in the office thanks to the printer’s compact footprint, whilst reducing the amount of plastic packaging means more of it can be easily recycled

Easy to use and maintain
Reduce downtime with the user-replaceable maintenance cartridge, easily accessible from the front of the printer. Colour-coded, spring-loaded ink caps mean refills are simple and mess-free

Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-M1170 ET M1170 ETM1170 1170 - Printer - B/W - Duplex - ink-jet - refillable - A4/Legal - 1200 x 2400 dpi - up to 20 ppm - capacity: 250 sheets - USB 2.0, LAN, Wi-Fi

Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-M1180 ET M1180 ETM1180 1180 - Printer - B/W - Duplex - ink-jet - refillable - A4/Legal - 1200 x 2400 dpi - up to 20 ppm - capacity: 250 sheets - USB 2.0, LAN

Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-4750 ET 4750 ET4750 Unlimited - Multifunction printer - colour - ink-jet - A4/Legal (media) - up to 15 ppm (printing) - 250 sheets - 33.6 Kbps - USB, LAN, Wi-Fi

Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-5170 ET 5170 ET5170 - Multifunction printer - colour - ink-jet - A4/Legal (media) - up to 17 ppm (printing) - 250 sheets - 33.6 Kbps - USB, LAN, Wi-Fi