EpsonExpression Premium XP-7100 Wireless Color Photo Printer with ADF, Scanner and Copier, Black, Small

As a photography teacher, I purchased the Epson Expression Premium XP-6100 to replace a Canon Selphy that was constantly wasting ink and paper with blotches and streaks. What a difference! This printer has been absolutely amazing.The photo quality is sharp, vibrant, and consistent — no more ruined packs of paper or unpredictable results.Another huge plus is flexibility. The XP-6100 can print not only 4x6 photos but also larger sizes (up to 8.5x11), plus regular documents for my classroom. It’s compact, wireless, and easy to set up.If you want a printer that delivers reliable, lab-quality prints and also handles everyday classroom or home needs, this is the one. It has saved me time, frustration, and money in the long run. Highly recommended!

I was looking for a color printer that was capable of printing good quality photos. I found it in this Epson XP-6100. It prints documents as well as photos and so far it works just as well for both types of printing as the Canon MG-7520 that it is replacing. An added bonus is that it weighs less than the Canon.

I have owned this printer for 4 years. If you need to print less than 10 text-only pages per year, this may be an okay printer for you. Otherwise, avoid this printer (and all others like it) at all costs. If someone tells you they will pay you $1,000 if you buy this printer, do not accept it unless you plan to use it for target practice in which case that would be a great deal. Why do I despise this printer with such intensity? Why would I not recommend it, even to my worst enemy? Why do I waste time daydreaming about packing it full of Tannerite, pouring gasoline on it, setting it on fire, tossing it from the edge of the grand canyon and shooting it as it falls clumsily through the air?#1 - You will spend so much on ink that you may have to file for bankruptcy or at least apply for government assistance. Hundreds of dollars a year, easily.#2 - Want to print only black and white and have plenty of black in in the printer? No problem! Just make sure you buy all the color ink cartridges first. Seriously, while it is unreliable and inconsistent, 95% of the time it will not let you print BLACK AND WHITE ONLY unless the COLOR ink cartridges are plenty full. Hmmm... wonder why that is?#3 - Its wireless printing capabilities are completely unreliable.#4 - After a couple of years of use, the print is uneven, smearing here and there, random lines getting printed. In other words, quality is not great.#5 - It acts like it can be used to print quality photos. Maybe... just keep in mind the cost/picture is probably about $2 given the exorbitant price of ink and how much it uses.#6 - Multiple times when I have needed it most (like today), it has played trick #2 from above on me, putting me in a real bind.

I have to say that, at least so far, I'm pretty pleased with this new printer. I'm probably not the best judge because I made my last printer last for a LOOOOOONG time - like, at least 15 years. Seriously. So, there's a lot about this new printer that is probably blasé to most people, but it's a lot of fun for me. First off, the size really is great. My last printer was a wide-format printer that could print up to 11x17, and this one obviously can't do that, but I became like most people - almost all the printing I do now is Letter or 4x6. And this little guy does a great job. It's also much faster than my old printer, and I'm stunned how easy setting it up is and getting it to work with Apple products. The print quality is good, to my eye, though I did have one occasion where there was some streaking and I had to do a print head test and cleaning. It seemed early on in my ownership of this printer to have needed that, but it's behaved well since. Now, I have NOT owned it long enough to evaluate ink capacity, but for what little work I've given it, it seems to be doing pretty well.

I just happened to stumble across the Epson XP-7100 while looking for a small photo printer capable of using Letter size paper. The store did not have print samples and I knew nothing about it so I put off the purchase to do some more research. I came across a PC Magazine article titled The Best Photo Printers for 2019. The XP-7100 was listed a one of seven listed as an Editors' Choice, but the 7100 was the only Legal size printer with 2 others not fitting the bill and the remaining 4 being large formats costing 2-10 times as much. With a price of $129, I decided to take a chance.The XP-7100 arrived well packaged and heavier than expected (usually a good sign). It is a elegant contemporary design which takes up very little space and looks good anywhere. No ADF or trays sticking out. Setup was easy and straight forward with the quick setup sheet. The 4.3 inch control screen is a delight with its intuitive interface and bright touch screen. Once the ink cartridges are installed, just push the power button (the only button) and the control panels automatically tilts outward for a better viewing angle. After printing a few test sheets for printer head alignment, it was time to set up WiFi (unless you go with USB). WiFi setup was easy. Just select your network and enter its password (if secured). Last step is to install the software and driver on the computer. The CD did not auto run as it was supposed to so I manually opened the CD in File Explorer. At the root level are two app files. EPWizard.exe and Setup.exe. I ran the EPWizard.exe and everything installed fine. WiFi tried to locate the printer and it failed. This was resolved with a simple Restart of the computer.My first few prints were to test different papers and quality setting. The printer has 2 trays supporting cards, photos, envelops and basically anything A4 or Letter size and smaller. It even includes a CD tray to print on CDs. A motorized output tray retracts back into the printer (along with the control panel) when you power off. As far as construction, the port for the power cable is a little wobbly. I do not know what that is about. Some reviewers wrote the printer is flimsy. The trays do not have rollers or bearing, so yes they are a little flimsy to reduce friction, but tighten into place once fully extended. This is common among printers and helps keep cost down. As for the body, it does have thin panels (available in different colors) which are simply not acceptable for a laptop. Oh wait, this is a non-portable printer meant to, at most, be moved from place to place a few times. Remove from box and place on desk.I purchased the printer mainly for its photographic printing abilities. My first real print was a Student of the Month article (about my daughter) from the website of the local newspaper. The photo and text would be a great test of the printers capabilities so I imported the article at 300 dpi with vector text. I printed it with high quality settings and used Epson Ultra-Premium Glossy Photo Paper. The results were phenomenal. The color photo was vibrant and the blending of the 4 photo colors was seamless. Text (some of it 5pt in size) was very crisp and could rival laser printers. The printer is fast for an inkjet on high settings. I estimate around 35 seconds for the 8.5 x 11 print.I’ll add a follow up on the scanner, ADF, and media ports but for now the 7100 is a very impressive photo printer which can be had as low as $99. Of course they will make up for the losses, and then some, with ink and paper sales.