This excellent, reliable Epson XP-640 all-in-one home printer is perfect for anyone who wants to start printing holiday photos and family portraits at home. The addition of a Photo Black ink cartridge makes all the difference when printing out photos and you’ll be hard pushed to tell the difference between photos printed at home and photos printed professionally. The Epson XP-640 also uses individual cartridges, which means you only have to replace the ink you’ve used, rather than endlessly replacing your colour ink cartridge just because you’ve run out cyan more quickly than magenta.
Design
This Epson XP-640 comes in a high shine gloss finish that makes it look chic and professional and is sure to look at home in even the most stylish homes or home offices. The Epson XP640 measures 15.4 x 13.4 x 5.4in and weighs just 6.7kg, making it perfect for home use, where it can fit on a desktop or even on a shelf. There is a 2.7in LCD display screen with touchpad as well as a front-facing power push-button and a front-facing SD card slot on the Epson XP640 that will make printing straight form your digital camera even easier.
Advantages
The Epson XP-640 printer’s biggest advantages is its excellent connectivity. Not only can you connect to your computer using a USB port, you can print straight from your tablet or smartphone by using Google Cloud Print or Apple Air Print. There is a 100-sheet input tray, and it comes with automatic duplex printing as standard to help you cut down on costs as well as reduce your impact on the environment.
Disadvantages
The Epson XP640 has a slightly slow print speed of 13ppm in black and white and 10ppm when printing in colour, which some users may find too slow for everyday use. However, if you’re looking for an at-home printer from which to print photos, then this is a great choice, although it does have quite high running costs.
