Key Features:
A3+ max print size
A4 max scan size (@ 1200 dpi optical resolution)
Wi-Fi b/g/n/a/ac and Wi-Fi Direct
Ethernet
6 ink system (Claria ET Premium Ink)
Pigment Black + photo dyes (CMYK + Grey)
Grey ink for superior B&W photo printing
10.9cm touchscreen
2x front cassette (A4 and photo)
1x rear feed
1x A3+ straight pass feed (thick media up to 1.3mm)
CD/DVD print
A4 auto duplex
SD card slot
Front USB stick printing
Motorised output tray
Epson Smart Panel app compatible
AirPrint
Wi-Fi Direct
Maintenance box (now double the capacity)
Size: 523 x 379 x 169mm
New Epson Claria ET Premium Ink
The New 6-colour ink set produces superb, high-quality photos. Photos last up to 300 years when stored in an album. Photo black and new photo grey ink for stunning B&W photos. And the pigment black ink for sharp text documents on plain paper.
Why no Light Cyan and Light Magenta inks?
Traditional 6-colour models don’t use the smallest Cyan/Magenta droplet sizes to print the lightest shades. Instead, the printer uses large droplets of the lighter inks. This enhances quality without causing the printer to become annoyingly slow when printing areas of light colours.
The new ET-8500 and ET-8550 have a faster print head
(fast enough to use the smallest Cyan/Magenta droplet sizes for printing large areas of light colour), and combined with blending the new Photo Grey ink, means the lighter inks are no longer necessary.
By removing the Light Cyan & Light Magenta inks we can now include:
Pigment Black: for office-quality A4 text printing on plain paper
Photo Grey: for greatly enhanced B&W photo printing
Wide Colour Gamut
The wide colour gamut of Epson Claria ET Premium Ink delivers:
Better colour reproduction
Especially in the red, magenta and purple ranges
The new photo grey ink helps create more neutral colours
Smoother gradations
New Photo Grey ink for amazing B&W Photos
Print exquisitely detailed, high-contrast black & white photos with the new Photo Grey ink
Combined with the Photo Black ink, you’ll get dramatic images with beautiful toning
No colour casts
Five paper feeds for unleashing your creativity
Whether storing A4 and photo paper at the same, printing onto special craft papers, or feeding thick card up to 2 metres long with the new
Straight Pass – the ET-8500 & ET-8550 have the media handling for all your creative projects.
Two front cassettes
Store plain and photo paper at the same time and out of sight.
Tray 1 up to A4 size
Tray 2 up to 13x18cm size
CD & DVD Printing
Print directly onto suitable CD/DVDs with the included software.
Rear tray
Ideal for craft papers and other creative media.
ET-8550: up to A3+ size
Holds up to 100 sheets
Rear Straight Pass
For media up to 1.3mm thick (800g/m2) and a maximum length of 200cm!
ET-8550: up to A3+ width
Large 10.9cm Touchscreen
Replaces the previous 6.8cm LCD and its manual buttons
Tilt-adjustable
Offset - does not obstruct the paper path
Means tilt stays the same whether printing or not
Easy to read the localised text and help guides
Epson Smart Panel app
Smart Panel consolidates all Epson consumer apps into a single smart app.
The new design makes it even easier to:
print photos, make copies, scan, be creative with a selection of artistic templates, set-up your printer, troubleshoot, watch instruction videos, perform maintenance, and lots more.
