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Costco Members: Epson EcoTank ET-2850 Special Edition Inkjet Printer Bundle Expired

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$349.00
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Costco Wholesale has Epson EcoTank ET-2850 Special Edition Inkjet Printer w/ Bonus Black Ink Bottle Bundle on sale for $199.79 valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.

Thanks to SD Staff redsolar for finding this deal

Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to purchase.

Includes
  • Epson EcoTank ET-2850 Inkjet Printer
  • 1-Set of Epson EcoTank Ink
  • 1 Bonus Epson EcoTank Ink Bottle (Black)
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As the title says, the deal is back at Costco for Black Friday time.

Note, the only "special" thing about it is that it comes with 2 Black ink bottles.

https://www.costco.com/epson-ecot...51752.html

These do not use traditional cartridges, and instead uses refillable tanks, which you fill with a bottle. No guesswork - the bottles are notched in a way that you can't fill the wrong color (if you buy original Epson ink).

Plenty of generic inks available as well.

Additionally, if you are into crafts/sublimation, you can get inks from InkOwl [inkowl.com] for example, and use those + thermal transfer paper to "screen print" onto T-Shirts.

Source: Proud owner of an Epson ET-8550 that was hacked into a sublimation printer. Way cheaper than paying for Sawgrass and having to use their proprietary inks. We use this heat press [amazon.com] but there are plenty of options [amazon.com] starting with Cricut and ending with commercial-looking machines.

How to convert instructions: https://www.inkowl.com/page/convertdesktopsub/ and don't forget the ICC profile for it, it makes a big difference for the right color reproduction.

Full disclosure: I used MSRP that is set by Epson (which is meaningless), but it's been around $220 for non-special edition a few times. So take it for what it's worth.

Final edit: Sublimation ink lets you heat-transfer onto tumblers. I attached the one my wife made for me as an image. I am a tennis crazy person Smilie
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I have this printer. It sucks. I have had to unclog the tubes 3 or 4 times because it will stop printing. The last time I flushed the tubes out and it worked for 1 week before it stopped printing again. Trash.
I have this printer, works great. When a color(s) clogs, which happens to most inkjet printer over time, use these pages instead of printer menus. https://moonshinecrafts.com/help-...d-nozzles/
The problem with this printer or any epson is that the print heads will constantly clog due to their small size. For those that use it everyday-this isnt a problem. But for those that dont, you always run the risk of clogging the longer it sits. Moreover, the longer it sits, the greater the possibility you cant unclog. Thats why our business avoids epson printers completely. Take this for what you will.

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AquaSweater903
11-23-2023 at 06:47 AM.
11-23-2023 at 06:47 AM.
My first one clogged after sitting for about a year with no use and Costco exchanged it for another. I learned my lesson and I print one test page a week. I know it's inconvenient but having a non working printer when needed that moment is even worse.
So my advice is with any printer is to print a test page once a week.
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BrightMagic649
11-23-2023 at 03:48 PM.
11-23-2023 at 03:48 PM.
Quote from nyospe :
We have the higher end version of this (we did a lot of batch scanning when we were still home schooling) and it has not had issues. We did have to return the first one for a defective scanner, but Costco is good with returns.

WhatIS model name and # for "higher end" version of this printer please?
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nyospe
11-23-2023 at 05:41 PM.
11-23-2023 at 05:41 PM.
Quote from BrightMagic649 :
WhatIS model name and # for "higher end" version of this printer please?

EcoTank ET-4850.

Basically, it has a duplex feed scanner, which had been a huge deal for us at one point.
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darubez
11-26-2023 at 02:56 PM.
11-26-2023 at 02:56 PM.
Out of stock
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deal_mir
11-27-2023 at 02:27 PM.
11-27-2023 at 02:27 PM.
I had the previous version of the printer and it sucks. I rarely use the printer only for kids school project, since I have another monochrome. Even though I had 90% ink remaining, it could not print anything related to black. So I returned it back to Costco
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LovelyGuide422
12-04-2023 at 03:52 PM.
12-04-2023 at 03:52 PM.
Expired- showing $279 as regular price
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