January 25, 2011

Epson Unleashes the Workforce 840 Multifunction Inkjet Printer

By Sean Doherty

Printer News: Epson Workforce 840 Offers Fast Double-Sided Printing

Earlier this month, Epson shipped its most ambitious WorkForce printer yet — the WorkForce 840. It boasts 15 one-sided ISO pages per minute in monochrome and 9.3 one-sided ISO ppm in color. That's not the fastest inkjet printer on the planet, but when it comes to duplex prints, the 840 is a contender with speeds up to 7.4 ISO ppm in black and white and 5.4 ppm in color.

When I tested these specifications, one-sided prints output in half the time it took two-sided prints to complete. The duplex engine in the Epson Workforce 840 has a short paper path. That plus Epson's DURABrite fast-drying ink explains the fast duplex printing speeds. And you won't have to visit the printer often to load paper. The printer ships with two paper trays capable of holding a ream of paper (500 sheets), as well as a 30-page automatic document feeder that rests on an 8.5 x 12-inch flatbed scanner.

The Workforce 840 includes built-in WiFi. The 7.8 inch tilting touch panel enables you to skip the PC for many jobs such as printing from a camera via PictBridge or from a memory card. Speaking of which, you can also scan output directly to memory cards as well as to network folders and email.

Summary

Multifunction color inkjet printer best for small and home offices that require high-capacity, two-sided monochrome and color printing

MSRP: $299.99

Manufacturer

Press Release

Epson Announces the World's Fastest Automatic Double-Sided Printing Solutions for Small Offices — Epson WorkForce 840 All-in-One and Epson WorkForce 60 Printer

Product Page

Epson WorkForce 840 All-in-One Printer

Supplies

Ink Cartridges

127 Extra High-Capacity Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow; 126 High-Capacity Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Specs that matter

Release Date:	January 5, 2011
Notable Features:	Fast two-sided printing, 500 sheet paper capacity, large control panel and display, small footprint, WiFi, print from smartphones.
Green Features:	Energy Star, RoHS, low energy power-off mode, two-sided printing, Epson Recycling Program
Pages Per Minute:	ISO: 15 ppm (black and white) 9.3 ppm (color)
Resolution:	5760 x 1440
Paper Trays:	2
Paper Capacity:	530
Interface:	Ethernet, USB 2.0, WiFi
Compatibility:	Windows, Mac
Dimensions:	17.6 x 22.3 x 12.0 inches
Weight:	22 pounds
Warranty:	1 year

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