Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C7100DWF Inkjet A3+ 4800 x 1200 DPI 35 ppm Wi-Fi

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

The Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C7100DWF at ~£960 ex-VAT is the kind of A3+ inkjet MFP that makes sense when you want “proper office output” without paying laser prices for volume. In practice it’s good for teams that print lots of mixed documents—reports, proposals, internal comms—where colour matters but you don’t want the hassle (or ongoing cost) of laser cartridges/towards-all-in-one consumables. Wi‑Fi and A3+ also make it a sensible choice for schools, design-lite departments, solicitors, and general professional offices that occasionally need A3 charts but still need fast, reliable day-to-day printing.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it if your environment is mostly low-volume or you print very intermittently. Inkjet performance and ink cost control depend heavily on staying used regularly, and A3 inkjets can be a false economy if you only fire off a few pages at a time—especially when you factor in maintenance and the reality of ink drying/settling over downtime. Also, if you’re expecting “laser-like” throughput consistency for big print runs, budget for the possibility that a laser/copy-engine will feel more predictable under heavy continuous use.

**Who should buy:** busy UK offices that print colour A3/large mixed jobs regularly and want lower running costs than a colour laser, plus a straightforward network setup. **Who should avoid:** very low-volume users, shared environments with long idle periods, or anyone whose printing is mostly black text only and continuous—those folks usually get better value from a monochrome laser workflow.