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Epson EcoTank ET-2920 vs Epson EcoTank ET-3950

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EpsonEcoTank ET-2920EpsonEcoTank ET-3950
Overview
ReleasedJune 2026September 2025
Printing
TypeInk tankInk tank
ColourYesYes
Speed, black11 pages a minute18 pages a minute
Speed, colour6 pages a minute9 pages a minute
Resolution5760 × 1440 dpi4800 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sidesNoYes
Printing detailMicro Piezo print head, 180 black nozzles and 59 per colour; 3 pl minimum droplet; manual 2-sided printing; borderless photos up to 10 × 15 cm; a 10 × 15 cm photo in 69 seconds (ISO/IEC 24734); up to 33 pages a minute black and 15 colour in draft on 75 g/m² paperPrecisionCore print head, 400 black nozzles and 128 per colour; 3.3 pl minimum droplet; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 plain paper at 7 pages a minute black and 5 colour (ISO/IEC 24734); borderless printing; up to 35 pages a minute black and 23 colour in draft on 75 g/m² paper
First page out10 seconds black, 16 seconds colour8.5 seconds black, 13.5 seconds colour (ISO/IEC 17629)
Ink or tonerDye black, cyan, magenta and yellow in refillable tanks; 104 EcoTank bottles, 65 ml eachPigment black and dye cyan, magenta and yellow in refillable tanks; 127 ml black and 70 ml colour bottles
Page yieldInk in the box prints 3,600 pages black and 6,500 colourInk in the box (a full set plus an extra black) prints 15,100 pages black and 5,500 colour
Duty cycleBuilt for up to 50,000 pages over its life; warranty 12 months or 50,000 pagesBuilt for up to 100,000 pages over its life; warranty 12 months or 100,000 pages
Scanning and copying
DoesPrint, Scan and CopyPrint, Scan and Copy
Document feederNoYes
ScannerFlatbed contact image sensor (CIS); 1,200 × 2,400 dpi optical; A4 in 11 seconds black and 28 seconds colour; saves BMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, multi-TIFF, PDF and PNGContact image sensor (CIS) with flatbed and 30-page document feeder; 2-sided scanning from the feeder; 1,200 × 2,400 dpi optical; feeder 5 ipm 1-sided and 3.5 ipm 2-sided, black or colour; flatbed A4 in 9 seconds black and 21 seconds colour; saves BMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, multi-TIFF, PDF and PNG
Copying–2-sided copying from the document feeder (A4 plain paper)
Paper
Largest paperA4A4
Paper tray100 sheets250 sheets
Paper sizesA4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Letter, Legal, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, 16:9, envelopes (No. 10, DL, C6) and user-defined sizesA4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Letter, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, envelopes (No. 10, DL, C6)
Paper types64–300 g/m² (300 g/m² with Epson Ultra Glossy Photo Paper)64–300 g/m² (300 g/m² with Epson Ultra Glossy Photo Paper)
Output tray30 sheets30 sheets; opens automatically when a job starts
Connections
Connects byWi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USBWi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB
Connection detailUSB; Wi-Fi 4 (802.11b/g/n); Wi-Fi Direct; WPA3USB; Ethernet; Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) on 2.4 and 5 GHz; Wi-Fi Direct; WPA3
Printing from phonesApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Mopria Scan, Epson Connect (Email Print, Remote Print Driver)Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Mopria Scan, Epson Connect (Email Print, Remote Print Driver, Scan-to-Cloud)
AppEpson Smart PanelEpson Smart Panel
Control panel3.7 cm colour LCD6.1 cm colour LCD
Design
Weight4.2 kg7.2 kg
Power use12 W copying (ISO/IEC 24712), 6 W ready, 0.5 W sleep, 0.1 W off; TEC 0.13 kWh a week15 W copying (ISO/IEC 24712), 6.9 W ready, 0.6 W sleep, 0.1 W off; TEC 0.09 kWh a week
Size361 × 317 × 162 mm (W × D × H)375 × 347 × 240 mm (W × D × H)
In the boxPrinter, four 65 ml ink bottles (black, cyan, magenta, yellow), power cable, setup guide, warranty documentPrinter, one set of ink bottles (127 ml black; 70 ml cyan, magenta and yellow) plus an extra black, power cable, quick setup guide, warranty document

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