Let me start by saying I’ve had a rocky relationship with printers. From HP’s driver disasters to Brother’s software meltdowns, I’ve thrown away more printers than I care to admit. But the Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5150? This one’s different.

The setup was shockingly smooth—like ‘wait, is this really an inkjet?’ smooth. No wrestling with drivers, no cryptic error messages. Just unbox, pour ink (which is idiot-proof thanks to color-coded tanks), and hit print. The first time it spat out a page in seconds without that obnoxious laser warm-up whine, I almost cried.

Now let’s talk ink savings. I used to budget for ink like it was mortgage payment. With this beast? Two years in and I’m still on the starter bottles. That ‘2 cents per page’ claim isn’t marketing fluff—I actually did the math after printing 500+ pages for a client project. My wallet hasn’t stopped thanking me.

But it’s not all rainbows. That under-tray paper feed? Genius for space-saving until you forget and overfill it mid-print job. Cue the paper avalanche. And while print quality is stellar for documents, photos on glossy paper look like they were printed through a screen door—stick to your local photo lab for keepsakes.

The real MVP feature? That auto-duplex printing. As someone who regularly prints 50-page contracts, not having to manually flip pages is life-changing. Just don’t try feeding it dollar-store paper unless you enjoy unjamming rituals.

After two years of heavy use (and one macOS upgrade that didn’t break functionality—miracle!), here’s my verdict: If you print enough to justify the upfront cost, this printer will outlast your patience for technology. Just keep spare bottles of black ink handy—when it finally runs low, you’ll burn through a shocking amount during the priming process.