Epson EcoTank Pro ET-M16685 Inkjet A3 4800 x 2400 DPI Wi-Fi

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At £848 ex-VAT, the Epson EcoTank Pro ET-M16685 is only a good deal if you’re printing a lot and you actually want to stop thinking about ink costs every week. The EcoTank approach tends to pay off fast when your workload is steady—think agencies, in-house marketing teams, design departments, and any small office that regularly produces A3 documents (and wants colour that looks “real” rather than washed out). If you’re mostly doing occasional A3 copies or the printer will sit idle for days, you’ll never claw back the upfront spend, and any savings from refillable tanks won’t matter.

I’d also be realistic: it’s an inkjet-first workhorse. That means great for colour output and cost-per-page when used heavily, but it’s not the “always ready, highest-speed production” pick you’d buy if you’re running big print volumes nonstop like a print room. If your priority is maximum reliability at high throughput or you need prints that are immediately handled without any fuss, you should sanity-check your workflow and media/handling requirements. For the right buyer—high-frequency A3 colour, predictable usage, and a desire to control running costs—it’s a sensible, grown-up choice. For low-volume or occasional users, it’s probably overkill.