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Epson EcoTank ET-2950 vs Epson EcoTank ET-8550

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Overview
ReleasedSeptember 2025April 2021
Printing
TypeInk tankInk tank
ColourYesYes
Speed, black15 pages a minute16 pages a minute
Speed, colour8 pages a minute12 pages a minute
Resolution4800 × 1200 dpi5760 × 1440 dpi
Prints both sidesYesYes
Printing detailPrecisionCore print head, 400 black nozzles and 128 per colour; 3.3 pl minimum droplet; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 plain paper at 6.5 pages a minute black and 4.5 colour (ISO/IEC 24734); borderless printing; up to 33 pages a minute black and 20 colour in draft on 75 g/m² paperSix-colour Micro Piezo printing; 360 black nozzles and 180 per colour; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 plain paper; borderless printing up to A3+; CD/DVD printing; 10 × 15 cm photo in 25 seconds on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper; up to 32 pages a minute in draft on 75 g/m² paper
First page out9 seconds black, 15 seconds colour (ISO/IEC 17629)–
Ink or tonerPigment black and dye cyan, magenta and yellow in refillable tanks; 127 ml black and 70 ml colour bottlesClaria ET Premium; pigment black plus dye photo black, cyan, magenta, yellow and grey in refillable tanks; 114 EcoTank bottles, 70 ml each
Page yieldInk in the box prints 6,600 pages black and 5,500 colourInk in the box prints 1,800 photos; a set of 114 bottles prints 2,300 photos (6,700 pages black, 6,200 pages colour)
Duty cycleBuilt for up to 50,000 pages over its life; warranty 12 months or 50,000 pagesWarranty 12 months or 50,000 pages
Scanning and copying
DoesPrint, Scan and CopyPrint, Scan and Copy
Document feederNoNo
ScannerFlatbed contact image sensor (CIS); 1,200 × 2,400 dpi optical; A4 in 10 seconds black and 24 seconds colour; saves BMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, multi-TIFF, PDF and PNGFlatbed contact image sensor (CIS); 1,200 × 4,800 dpi optical; documents up to 216 × 355.6 mm; saves BMP, JPEG, TIFF, multi-TIFF, PDF, searchable PDF and PNG
Paper
Largest paperA4A3
Paper tray100 sheets100 sheets
Paper sizesA4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Letter, Legal, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, envelopes (No. 10, DL, C6) and user-defined sizesTrays - front tray 1, 20 sheets of photo paper up to 13 × 18 cm; front tray 2, 100 sheets of A4 plain paper; rear feeder, 50 sheets of plain paper or 5 of photo paper up to A3+; rear straight path, 1 sheet. Sizes - A3+, A3, B4, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Letter, Legal, Executive, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, envelopes (No. 10, DL, C6) and user-defined sizes up to 329 × 2,000 mm
Paper types64–300 g/m² (300 g/m² with Epson Ultra Glossy Photo Paper)Plain paper 64–90 g/m²; photo, fine art and thick media up to 1.3 mm through the rear straight path
Output tray30 sheets; opens automatically when a job starts50 sheets of plain paper or 20 of premium glossy photo paper
Connections
Connects byWi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USBWi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB
Connection detailUSB; Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) on 2.4 and 5 GHz; Wi-Fi Direct; WPA3Hi-Speed USB; Ethernet; Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); Wi-Fi Direct; USB host port and SD card slot for printing without a computer; PictBridge
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; Epson Photo+ and Epson ScanSmart on a computer
Control panel3.7 cm colour LCD10.9 cm colour touchscreen
Design
Weight5.2 kg11.1 kg
Power use13 W copying (ISO/IEC 24712), 6.2 W ready, 0.6 W sleep, 0.1 W off; TEC 0.15 kWh a week17 W copying (ISO/IEC 24712), 7.5 W ready, 0.8 W sleep, 0.3 W off; TEC 0.16 kWh a week
Noise–37 dB(A) printing photos on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Size375 × 347 × 187 mm (W × D × H)523 × 379 × 169 mm (W × D × H)
In the boxPrinter, one set of ink bottles (127 ml black; 70 ml cyan, magenta and yellow), power cable, quick setup guide, warranty documentPrinter, ink set, power cable, driver and utilities CD, quick start guide, warranty document

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