Epson Expression Home XP-4205 3-in-1 Ink Multifunction Printer, Scanner, Copier, WiFi, 1440dpi, Duplex, 2.4 Inch Display, DIN A4, incl. 3 Months Readyprint Flex Trial

Good quality printer. Easy to set up a nd use. Works well with the Epson App to print,scan etc. Not had any problems using printer from other programmes or apps

Basic little printer, does everything fine, easy to connect and use. Ran out of ink quickly though without much printing.

After my old printer stopped working, I’d been getting by with a cordless thermal printer which I think is okay for occasional use but it was time to upgrade to something more permanent with reliable print quality for my home office set up. I wanted something simple to use that would let me print wirelessly from my Mac and iPhone, do occasional scanning and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money either on the printer OR the inks, the price of which I researched BEFORE choosing this printer (I’m using cheaper compatible cartridges rather than official Epson ones). I actually think this is a very decent product; nothing wrong with the printing quality, it's easy to use the features via the control panel screen and it’s been reliable for me with the WIFI connectivity. Just to add, I was anxious about the setup from the outset but this was straightforward: you download the Epson Smart Panel app and it guides you through the process, step-by-step. It includes alignment/ink testing which was actually like a fun quiz to do (hehe) and felt very thorough for quality control. The only thing I got briefly stuck on was when it asked for a product PASSWORD (this is actually printed on the inside; just lift up the top, as if you were going to install the inks and you’ll see it in there). It’s a bit of a noisy beast but I can put up with it for the budget price (under £60 during Black Friday sale); I do think it’s great value for money for the functionality it offers and the ease of use. I really like the white colour too (much easier on the eyes in my white workspace).

Over the years I've used quite a few printers, the first a dot-matrix Epson, but this one is simply the worst. The setup seemed straightforward although a little longwinded. But trying to use the thing was impossible. It just would not print via a wifi connection despite saying that the signal was good and the printer was "ready". I spent half a day trying all the tricks to get it working, cancelled print queue after print queue, stopped and started print spooler, uninstalled and re-installed printer drivers through the support website so all up to date. It printed from the front panel ok, could copy ok but would not print from my pc. I managed to connect and print via USB but I bought this printer for its wifi capability. So in desperation I contacted Epson Support which was an ordeal in itself. Negotiated the AI front end to finally "chat" to a human and spent an hour going through the problems and what I'd hoped was the solution. But no, didn't help, still no printing. In the end I resigned myself to USB connection, not ideal but it worked. Sort of. The print quality was okay, not brilliant but it is a cheap printer. But the paper handling was terrible. Sometimes it would pull through one sheet, sometimes two, then it would 1/2 pull through a sheet and jam. The final straw was when it just felt like pulling through 20 sheets without stopping, no printing just paper and all this with the recommended drivers, and updated firmware. I gave up and arranged to return it and give 5 stars to Amazon for the process. I don't know if I just had a duff one but I cannot recommend this printer at all. I'll bite the bullet and spend a bit more for a decent Printer.

printer works very well, but its a shame the Smartpanel software is rubbish. Every time I want to print I have to manually reconnect the wi fi. to find the printer. To be fair though the signal in the room is poor so maybe that is the problem, but other users also have issue with the software.

So easy to set up, downloaded the app and it walked me through set up step by step, This printer is not comparable with Epson iprint but I did it without, connected to my WiFi easily and I did everything from my phone

Good value, easy to use home inkjet with good print quality. As usual with Epson printers tends to use coloured inks for cleaning purposes even when not printing, and doesn't allow B+W printing when colours are empty, which is a bit of a pain. Works well with the Epson Smart Panel app (I use it on Android) and was immediately found on the WiFi network with no hassle. Can be relatively expensive for printing if using genuine Epson cartridges as a full set (of non-XLs) runs to around £30 and will only last a couple of hundred pages in my experience.

A really great printer/scanner. Reviews (elsewhere) recommend the XP-4205 over the XP-4200

Most disgusting printer I have ever seen they gave me half way filled ink and they are saying it 3 months ink I only had it yesterday and the ink is already gone and the paper got stuck inside so many times I’m sick of it and I only had it yesterday and it doesn’t print very well