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How to Get the Most Out of Your IT Support Provider
10 Feb, 2026







£149.93 inc. VAT
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The Epson Expression Premium XP-7100 is one of those “you’ll only like it if you actually print” machines. It’s a solid, general-purpose colour inkjet with Wi‑Fi, and for typical small-office jobs—documents, occasional presentations, colour handouts—it delivers good quality without making a fuss. Where it can start to feel expensive is if you print lots of pages: inkjet costs add up, and the upfront price (~£125 ex-VAT) can get swallowed by ongoing cartridges over time. If your team mainly needs reliable black-and-white volumes, you’ll likely regret not choosing a laser.
Who I’d recommend it for: a small UK office or home-office setup with light-to-moderate printing, a need for colour occasionally, and people who want wireless convenience and decent photo/document output. Who shouldn’t: anyone chasing low running costs, heavy daily printing, or long-term “print a ton of pages” workloads—inkjets aren’t great value when usage is high. If you tell me roughly how many pages per month (and how much of that is colour), I can give you a straight steer on whether this is likely to be good value for your numbers.

Epson
Epson Expression Photo XP-970 XP 970 XP970 - Multifunction printer - colour - ink-jet - 216 x 297 mm (original) - up to 8.5 ppm (printing) - 100 sheets - USB 2.0, LAN, Wi-Fi(n), USB host

Epson
Epson Expression Home XP-5155 - Multifunction printer - colour - ink-jet - A4/Legal (media) - up to 14 ppm (printing) - 150 sheets - USB, Wi-Fi(n) - black

HP
HP Officejet Pro 8135e All-in-One - Multifunction printer - colour - ink-jet - Legal (216 x 356 mm) (original) - A4/Legal (media) - up to 12 ppm (copying) - up to 20 ppm (printing) - 225 sheets - 33.6 Kbps - USB 2.0, USB host, Wi-Fi(ac), Bluetooth - dark surf blue

HP
HP Officejet Pro 8125e All-in-One - Multifunction printer - colour - ink-jet - Legal (216 x 356 mm) (original) - A4/Legal (media) - up to 12 ppm (copying) - up to 20 ppm (printing) - 225 sheets - USB 2.0, Wi-Fi(ac), LAN - dark surf blue