The initial one-off alignment process is fiddly and I was glad I had my old geology hand lens to look at the printed details. No parts of the printer left me feeling I was likely to break them, although I come across a vocal subset of printer users who seem to feel that if there are not steel girders in its construction somewhere it’s not worth using. They will pass it by. Energy Use: 17 Watt (standalone copying, ISO/IEC 24712 pattern), 0.8 Watt (sleep mode), 7.5 Watt (Ready), 0.3 Watt (Power off), TEC 0.16 kWh/week No, where I’ve made full ICC profiles of both the papers, the results are obviously different even from the profiling targets.

In addition to writing hundreds of articles for PCMag, over the years he also wrote for many other computer and business publications, among them Computer Shopper, Digital Trends, MacUser, PC World, The Wirecutter, and Windows Magazine. He also served as the Printers and Scanners Expert at About.com.It’s probably best to think of the ET-8550 as a resin-coated paper printer with a few additional compatibilities. For a relatively entry-level photo printer, that may not be a deal-breaker. There are a few nice resin-coated papers out there, and one of my favorites is Epson’s Ultra Premium Luster. It’s a nice luster surface, looking much like a really good semi-gloss RC darkroom paper. No, it isn’t anywhere near as nice as a good Platine, but it’s also less than half the price per sheet. With the ET-8550’s focus on being a good photo printer with a very reasonable running cost, rather than an ultimate quality printer, Ultra Premium Luster is a good match. I was able to print from my Mac before with an Ethernet connection, but now I can't. What should I do? Memory Cards: SD, SDHC, SDXC, MicroSD*, MicroSDHC*, MicroSDXC*, MiniSD*, MiniSDHC*, Mini SDXC* (* Adaptor required, not supplied in box)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.Now, neither of these is ‘correct’ or ‘wrong’ They are the best example I’ve seen for a long while that shows how profiling produces the ‘best’ results for a particular paper, not makes them all the same or matches your screen The Epson install software (on my MacBook in this instance) is fairly smart, giving you a number of ways of connecting the printer.

Compatible Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later, Windows 10 (32/64 bit), Windows 7 (32/64 bit), Windows 8 (32/64 bit), Windows 8.1 (32/64 bit), Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 or later, Windows XP SP3 or later (32-bit), I tried to install the product's software for an Ethernet connection but cannot complete the installation in Windows or on my Mac. What should I do? Note that you can have multiple connection methods for an individual computer, but each one will appear as a ‘different’ instance of the printer. So, since I also used USB when testing, I have two 8550 printers in my (MacBook) printer list – one USB and one on the network (wirelessly).

Hence the width set at 329mm above rather than 330mm. I’ve heard of people having problems setting widths for custom papers. If your 13″ x30″ custom size wont work, try 12.95″ width in the custom size setting Epson has also slightly improved its duplex printing speed, adding an extra 0.1ppm to the print speed of the ET-2750. This is much better than Canon’s duplex printing speeds, whether it’s being done automatically on the G7050 or manually on the G650. The Epson EcoTank ET-8550 is a 6 ink A3+ (13″ width) multifunction printer. In this review I’m primarily concentrating on its use for printing photos and artwork, and how to get the best results from its interesting hybrid ink set.