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Epson's award-winning Supertank solution provides more worry-free printing options for creative professionals, amateur photographers, and small and medium businesses  

Los Alamitos, California – May 4, 2021 – Epson America, Inc. is a pioneer and global leader in the Supertank printer category, with sales of more than 50 million units,1 is expanding the EcoTank® cartridgeless printing solution series to include designs The model is suitable for creative professionals and efficient home offices. EcoTank Photo ET-8500 and EcoTank Photo ET-8550 provide ink-free printing for creatives, scrapbook makers, artisans, graphic designers, and those looking for solutions for mass printing laboratory-quality photos and professional graphics. In addition, Epson is launching the entry-level EcoTank Pro ET-5150 and EcoTank Pro ET-5170 at an entry-level price of $499.99, providing home offices and small businesses with more affordable EcoTank Pro high-speed, high-capacity ink cartridge options-free printing.  

"The way we live and work has indeed changed, not just in the short term. As people adapt to this new reality, it is important to have technology that not only simplifies the transition, but also increases productivity, efficiency and helps generate income Tools," said Haol Yao, consumer imaging product manager at Epson America. It is great to add EcoTank printers designed for creative and photography enthusiasts, as well as the more affordable EcoTank Pro series models, to ensure that creative, business professionals and hobbyists can take full advantage of the advantages offered by cartridgeless printers. "

EcoTank Photo ET-8500 and ET-8550

EcoTank Photo ET-8500 and EcoTank Photo ET-8550 are specially designed for creative people, using the six-color Claria® ET Premium ink system combined with Epson's high-precision print head technology to provide 4” x 6” within 15 seconds. Border printing.2 Using gray and photo black inks, EcoTank photo printers provide stunning color and black and white prints. The EcoTank Photo printer uses low-cost replacement ink bottles instead of traditional ink cartridges. It can print 4 inches x 6 inches photos at about 4 cents each, while the ink cartridges are 40 cents3, and each set of bottles provides extra convenience to two Ink of the year. 4   

EcoTank Photo ET-8500 and EcoTank Photo ET-8550 provide bright colors, clear text, fast speed and smooth gradients, and are the only consumer photo printers that support Epson's Signature Worthy media series, card stock and other special media. To 1.3 mm thick. Both EcoTank Photo models are also compatible with Epson Print Layout Software, a downloadable application designed to simplify the photo printing process. Other features include an easy-to-access front loading media tray, high-resolution flatbed scanner, 4.3-inch color touch screen display panel, and simple wireless printing options. In addition, EcoTank Photo ET-8550 can create stunning wide borderless prints up to 13” x 19” to achieve larger creative projects and output sizes.

EcoTank Pro ET-5150 and ET-5170

The new EcoTank Pro ET-5150 and EcoTank Pro ET-5170 expand the existing EcoTank Pro model series and provide a compact, entry-level, and economical solution for users who need high-volume printing. Productivity features include no warm-up time, first page priority printing, automatic two-sided printing, and easy-to-navigate 2.4-inch color touch screen. EcoTank Pro ET-5150 and EcoTank Pro ET-5170 have a full set of embedded security features to help protect corporate data, and also provide a connection to Epson Smart Panel™ application 5, allowing easy control of the printer via mobile devices. 6  

Compared with standard-capacity color laser toner cartridges, the EcoTank Pro series allows companies to use low-cost replacement ink bottles to save up to 80% of the cost, 7 equivalent to about 2 cents per color ISO page, while using standard-capacity color laser carbon The toner cartridge can save 14 cents. 7 Both new models are included in the EcoTank Pro series’ two-year unlimited ink plan8, and all printers in the series are eligible for up to 2 years of replacement ink bottle compensation. 8 The plan is available for a limited time. 8  

Additional EcoTank Photo & Pro printer functions

Up to 6,700 pages in black/6,200 pages in color 9

Up to 6,700 pages in black/6,200 pages in color 9

Up to 7,500 black pages/6,000 color pages 10

Up to 7,500 black pages/6,000 color pages 10

Wireless, printing, copying, scanning, Ethernet

Wireless, wide format, printing, copying, scanning, Ethernet

Wireless, printing, copying, scanning, Ethernet

Wireless, print, copy, scan, fax, Ethernet

Up to 1.3 mm thick media

Up to 1.3 mm thick media

Wireless/Wi-Fi DirectÒ12/Tablet6/ Smartphone6/ Smart Panel App5

Automatic duplex printing, copying and scanning

Two-year plan eligibility for unlimited ink

EcoTank Photo ET-8500 (recommended retail price of US$599.99), EcoTank Pro ET-5150 (recommended retail price of US$499.99) and EcoTank Pro ET-5170 (recommended retail price of US$549.99) are now available through major computers, offices and electronics retail Store and Epson Store (www. epsonstore.com). EcoTank Photo ET-8550 (recommended retail price of US$699.99) is currently available at Office Depot and Amazon, and will be sold online in Epson stores and other major retailers in early August. For more information about EcoTank Pro series two-year Epson Unlimited Ink program eligibility, please visit www.epson.com/ecotank-pro-ink-tank-printers.   

All printers have a two-year limited warranty and registration service. For more information and availability, please visit epson.com/ecotank.  

Epson is a global technology leader, committed to connecting people, things and information by using its efficient, compact and precise technology and digital technology to jointly create sustainable development and enrich communities. The company focuses on solving social problems through home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, vision and lifestyle innovations. Epson's goal is to achieve negative carbon emissions and eliminate the use of depletable underground resources such as oil and metals by 2050.

Under the leadership of Seiko Epson, headquartered in Japan, the global Epson Group has annual sales of approximately 1 trillion yen. global.epson.com/

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† Black and color printing speed is measured according to ISO/IEC 24734. Actual printing time will vary due to factors such as system configuration, software, and page complexity. For more information, please visit www.epson.com/printspeed  

2 Color photos in draft mode on advanced glossy photo paper, measured from the paper feed. Actual printing time will vary due to factors such as system configuration, software, and page complexity. For more information, please visit www.epson.com/printspeed

3 Actual savings and costs will vary greatly depending on print tasks, print volume, and usage conditions. The savings and cost per ISO 29103 page are based on the cost of replacing ink bottles and the cost of enough standard ink cartridges to achieve the total page yield of bottles using MSRP (USD) and the print volume of Epson standard capacity ink cartridges with similar functions as of 2021 Epson consumer inkjet printers in April

4 Based on an average document print volume of approximately 200 pages per month.

5 Need to download the Smart Panel application. Data usage fees may be charged.

6 Most functions require an Internet connection to the printer, and a device that supports the Internet and/or e-mail. For a list of printers and compatible devices and applications that support Epson Connect™, please visit www.epson.com/connect

7 Actual savings and costs will vary greatly depending on print tasks, print volume, and usage conditions. The savings and cost per ISO page are based on the cost of replacing the ink bottle and the cost of sufficient standard-capacity color laser toner cartridges to use the manufacturer's online price and the print volume of the best-selling products to achieve the total print volume of the ink bottle. Similar color Laser printer, retail price is 999 US dollars or lower (USD), as of August 2020, the speed of available data per industry is 40 ppm or lower, saving up to 600 US dollars (USD), and the cost per ISO page is about 0.09 The United States Dollar (USD) applies to the XL capacity color laser toner cartridge based on the same method.

8 The promotion is applicable to ET-5150, ET-5170, ET-5800, ET-5850, ET-5880, ET-16600 or ET-16650 printers purchased from March 26, 2020 to September 30, 2021. The product must be registered within 30 days of purchase. Each claim is limited to four 542 ink bottles. Each claim cannot contain multiple bottles of the same color. Keep your empty 532 ink bottle to submit with the rebate form. Promotion only applies to ink. The printer enjoys Epson's 2-year limited warranty and registration. For promotional participation, you must register your product. For more information, please visit Epson.com/support.

9 The output of the replacement ink bottle is based on the ISO/IEC 24712 model and Epson's method. The photo print volume of the replacement ink bottle is significantly lower, and it is based on the ISO/IEC 29103 mode and Epson's method. Due to the printed image, print settings, temperature, and humidity, the actual ink volume will vary greatly. When printing with little or mainly one ink color, the yield may be lower. All ink colors are used for printing and printer maintenance, and all colors must be usable for printing. For more information, please visit www.epson.com/inkinfo

10 Part of the ink in the supplied bottle is used for the initial setup; the output is lower than the output of the replacement ink bottle. Based on ISO/IEC 24712 model and Epson method replacement and including ink bottle output. Due to the printed image, print settings, temperature, and humidity, the actual ink volume will vary greatly. When printing with little or mainly one ink color, the yield may be lower. All ink colors are used for printing and printer maintenance, and all colors must be usable for printing. For more information, please visit www.epson.com/inkinfo

11 Need to register Epson Connect account and voice control account. For device compatibility, see www.epson.com/voice.

12 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™; the performance level depends on the range of the router used. Wi-Fi Direct may require printer software.

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