great printer - but cannot use 3rd party ink
Reviewed on www.bestbuy.com·blah
This is a great printer, perfect for those needing scanning, printing (included 2 sided paper printing), high quality scanning, 150dpi, or 300dpi, photo/document copying, and faxing as well. It has a great little screen for performing just about every function you can think of directly, including maintenance, faxing, copying, emailing .pdf scans, etc. Will also tell you ink capacity, and when there are firmware updates. Unboxing, and setup is probably at least a 30 minute task. This printer comes with tons of tape, all around different components, no doubt keeping things safe for shipping, but it will take you a while to locate all the blue tape they have in, and some of that blue tape is kind of hidden. While it does come with a very simple set of setup instructions, there were many pieces of tapes that needed to be removed that are hidden, and not mentioned in the very brief included printed setup guide. Setup onto my wi-fi network was very easy via the touchscreen. It just scans available wi-fi routers, choose yours, and use the touchpad to enter in your home network wi-fi password. There is also an ethernet port, if you prefer to connect locally to your ethernet home network, and also a USB port if you want to connect directly to a computer. You can also download and install the Epson iPrint app, if you want to print or scan from your Android or iOS device. Your mobile device needs to be on your home wi-fi network in order to see the printer, and from there you can go about printing documents on your device, or scanning. I have been using this app to scan multi-page documents, via the printer’s top feeding multi-page feeder, called the ADF, autodocument feeder, and it works great. No paper jams so far, and is far faster than using the “flatbed” on the printer if you have to scan loads of pages in. Quality at both 150dpi, and 300dpi is great. Nice color scans! Print quality seems to be great for my work from home use, as is the 2 sided printing, which is awesome, and the first “home” printer I have ever had that did this. If there is any one thing that I can say, and this is a big one, is that you cannot use third-pary ink on this printer. The Epson firmware, and the design of their actual ink-tanks, have a chip on it, preventing the use of any third-party ink. The epson ink is very expensive, and the only ink that will work, costs about a third of the actual printer price! If you are a heavy printer, this is something to keep in mind. I repeat, you cannot use third party ink. The firmware and chip on board the ink cartridges will prevent you from using nothing but their own ink.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Ronny Bonny
Had this Workforce Pro WF-4830 for nine months. It worked beautifully for close to eight months without any issues AND then, the printer started acting with the printing ink. The printing ink started running as I was using it. Brand new ink and I noticed the color wetness as I was doing maintenance on it. The framing around the printer ink was cheap. The frame started coming loose and then it the color ink started leaking. I noticed I started having problems with my printer working right. It started to run like a 20 year old machine. Really, really slow. Not happy. It should not have been falling apart just nine months from purchase and I took care of my copier everyday wiping it down and trying to keep dust down. It didn't pay me back in the long run since it just seem to give up. Paper jams, when wi-fi from modem stopped working one day when it came back on I had to download the software again and then my wi-fi gave out and I did a uninstall because it was just causing me one problem after another. Not right for it to be onlly nine months old. When I had to uninstall the software when I was reloading it all on my place the wi-fi cnnnection wouldn't come on because it stated my password was wrong. I hadn't changed that password in ages. I just couldn't figure out why this happened. Finally, I just kept the printer off with electric cord unplugged and when I finally plugged up the electric cord it finally accepted my password and it acted like there was nothing wrong in the first place with the password issue. I just finally gave up on it and have turned it off. Wste of money.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Bobo1
Purchased last month and installation went well. All-in-One features all work well and print speed is better than the printer it replaced. Only 2 items on my wish list and 1 complaint.\r\nWish we were not tied to Epson ink cartridges and wish the maintenance box would have replaceable filler instead of needing to replace the whole maintenance box. The complaint is about the USB compatibility issue with the Verbatim 16 GB Store-n-Go flash drive. I have many brands of flash drives and the Verbatim will not recognize in the printer USB port. Recognized just fine when used on a computer. Purchased 2 of these flash drives specifically for the printer as their size is perfect to just plug in and close the USB port door. Maybe Epson can fix it so this flash drive will be recognied by the printer.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Fringillidaeus
I purchased this printer after a frustrating couple of years with a Brother printer. I was looking for another brand, but the Epsom WF-3820 seems to be comparable in all ways to the more expensive HP models.\n\nWhile I am still figuring out how to use all the features, each time I use this printer I am more and more convinced that I made a good choice. Sharp, clear printing, even colour photos print decently on ordinary paper (though I would recommend heavier paper for photos). This printer keeps on surprising me, in a good way.\n\nIgnore the trolls. The WF-3820 is a fair return for the money, and should be expected to fulfill and surpass most people's expectations.
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Reviewed on www.bestbuy.com·COAllum2013
This printer provides great quality prints. It is easy to use has great features such as a timed lock (if you have littles ones like I do that love to touch things they shouldn’t) it’s easy to install/setup. The computer software makes all functions easy to setup and compared to other brands of printers I prefer Epson just for that reason. The only thing to note is that the color print speed isn’t the greatest. If you need a quick color print for multiple pages, this may not print at the speed you’re looking for but just check the specs. Overall great printer. Giving it 4 out of 5 stars only because if print speed which is my fault for not looking into those details.
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Reviewed on www.bestbuy.com·Mikcin
This is a replacement for a previous epson. Why? Because I do not print color that often and the print head dried up except for black and it was cheaper to buy this one than repair my existing printer. Setup is fairly easy but give yourself at least an hour. So far it has done well. A few sheets with smeared black but I think that was my own fault reaching for the sheet before it kicked out. I have set a schedule to print a color sheet whether I need to or not to try and avoid the print head drying up again
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Retired engineer guy
This printer is working well so far. I do mostly text prints in black ink with some colour. Only a few pages per week so can not give a thorough rating. I plan to do some photographic printing but can not rate that function yet. Scanning & copying works well. Unit is well designed for access to paper mechanism and ease of catridge replacement. Touch screen functions are clear and easy to use. I have only had the unit for a few months but working flawlessly so far.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Michael
just installed a 2nd one of these for my mom. works well, does a good job for the price. My only criticism is of the scanner software, its not very good looking or easy to use. The LCD screen is also a little bit of a weak point. It should be 2x its size. Its difficult to see in the best of cases, but really a problem if the printer isn't somewhere directly at eye level in perfect lighting conditions, etc. but the price is pretty good for what you do get.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·sheric
I have owned Epson printers for more than 20 yrs.The quality and speed of the products has always been great. When my 3620 developed jet clogging issues, I read reviews and made the decision to purchase the 4820. I am so sorry I made that decision. It is the most frustrating printer I have ever owned.\nWhen it works, it prints well, but it is constantly losing connectivity, along with stating the printer drivers are not installed, which is most frustrating. I work from home and need a reliable printer and so far this is not it.\nIt holds a good amount of paper, and prints quickly-when it works. Hopefully it will work better for others, but I am very dissapointed in this product.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Aissa
This printer has great speed for a home computer. The print is crisp and clean. I was pleased with how easy it was to set up and had little problems. I have been able to print from my Iphone and HP tablet without any problems. I would recommend this product for personal use, college student use and possibly small home business.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Framer
I initially had trouble with paper jams, and slow response to wireless printing (which may have been my local network). Currently it is behaving well, I moved it closer to my front studio. I printed a 26-page document with no trouble at all. It now fits in with my other Epson printers.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Bamken
I have had to call Epson support twice to get it connected to WiFi. It seems to lose the WiFi connection a lot easier then my other Epson and Brother MFC does. Usually an easy thing to do.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·LenJoe
Great printing.\nIt does get a few paper jams that are hard to remove. \nNo parts to buy that I have found yet. Little square paper output collector brok so paper just falls all over the place. Bad engineering.\nPrinter software for fax machine is not simple to set up like HP. Programmed all data but still would not deliver or pick up a fax.\nGreat printer but not as an All-in-One.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Haybound
This is my 3rd Epson. Apparently, I need to make the same mistake three times before I learn my lesson. This printer is so temperamental, I feel like I'm married, again. For every 10 print jobs, there are at least 3 with issues. Printer offline, setting adjustments, monitor questions, 1-2 minute delays before commencing and more. If none of this bothers you, then it does a good job.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·MrRChez
I bought this WF-4820 to replace a 5–6-year-old WF-3640 that was suffering a pretty much complete ink system failure (had attempted a cleaning kit that helped for a while but…). This appears to be a pretty common Epson ink jet complaint. Now that being said I really liked the 3640 and it held up better than the competing products I've owned over the decades. So, when the time came another Work Force seemed to be the logical choice. As I'm not quite the industrial printer I once was the 4820 looked to be about the best bang for the buck available with enough capability to get by. Setup of the new Epson was pretty run-of-the-mill, it practically begged to join my network. My concern with this new unit is shown in the attached picture. Upon setup the machine had a tough time recognizing the paper tray and insisted it wasn't installed correctly. After removing the feeder unit numerous times (rear) and the paper cassette looking for some packing material I missed or some form a mystery jam I found nothing. What I appeared to have discover, at least on the unit I have, is the vertical travel ‘notch/window' for the tray to be perceived as ‘installed' is extremely sensitive. The output shoot has to be pulled back down while holding the paper cassette in place or else the cassette has a tendency to shift out by a millimeter or so. Now to me that says there is some little (plastic) ‘catch' that is just barely engaged when the paper cassette is positioned just so. Something tells me this is going to be a continued annoyance or absolute problem down the road. ☹
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Arriana
I absolutely love my printer! There are moments that I don't love it but when the prints come out amazing it's always worth it.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·EpsonJane
Good home use, only complaint is the paper in tray , when printing one sheet, will pull out a few blank sheets of paper with it.
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·spzsssdddfdf
I like this printer but a couple of times I had problems printing. I had to do a diagnostic and have the epson software fix it. Now I'm having scanner problems. I reinstalled the software and it worked. Now I updated and the scanner wont work. Even on miscrosoft scan my epson scanner doesnt work. I think there is a problem with wifi with this printer.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Anna
This is an awesome printer for the money; be aware though that set up could be a problem because it is not 5g.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·cowgirl
Like that it's compact %26 essy to use\nDislike that the paper tray must be exactly, exactly inserted 😡😡
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·Smithy22
Have used Epson products in the past and this WF-3820 like its predecessor works well with my i-mac!
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·no nickname 34
Printing works fine. No problems relating to that. Issue I have is when scanning to pc the printer does not see pc. I can print from pc wirelessly but scanning does not see pc. I've had it connected and working before but lately I am unable to connect. I've updated drivers as instructed but no success. Very frustrating.
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Reviewed on www.bestbuy.com·StevenH
This is a good printer for a home office or small jobsite trailer
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Joy4God
It prints several blank pages in the middle of my print job.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Clemens
Some challenging principles to exactly attached to your PC.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·WalmartCustomer
printer purchased was broken, and will have to return
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·anonymous
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Finally, a Printer That Doesn't Need Counseling\n\nI've owned enough printers over the years to know they're usually one paper jam away from becoming yard decorations. This Epson, however, has managed to stay off my "things that make me cuss" list.\n\nIt prints exactly like it's supposed to, and the scanner is where it really shines. The automatic document feeder scans both sides of the page at the same time, so you're not standing there flipping pages like you're dealing cards in Vegas. Is it as fast as a giant office copier? No. But unless you're scanning stacks of paperwork every single day, it's more than fast enough.\n\nI've scanned hundreds of pages of legal paperwork, and it handled the job far better than I expected for a printer in this price range.\n\nFor the money, this thing is an absolute bargain. It does what it's supposed to do, doesn't constantly argue with me, and most importantly... it has dramatically reduced the amount of colorful language coming from my home office.\n\nWould I buy it again? Absolutely. I probably won't have to, because this thing has been rock solid. But I wouldn't hesitate to buy one as a gift for someone else... especially if they're currently in a toxic relationship with their printer.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·liz
It was easy to install without technology knowledge.
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Reviewed on www.walmart.com·Ken
Printer seems good but could not use it because Epson software sucks! Compatability with Windows 11 is scetchy at best. No control over what function when you need one specific thing like scan a document After two days of trying to set it up, I gave up and returned it!!!
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Reviewed on www.bhphotovideo.com·lamom23
I just bought and set this up. It's okay... Glad I only paid $99 for it but I was under the impression it did dual sided copy and scanning and I was wrong. That stinks for me for business purposes. That said it's still a descent machine for home use.
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