Epson WorkForce 1100 Wide Format Printer: Cheap and Reliable Business Ally
When we say or hear “wide format printer,” images of humongous machines with tarpaulin material hanging out of it come to mind. Well, that is what some wide format printers do for a living, but it is not necessarily the only thing that they are good for.
Let’s face it, there is an increasing number of people trying to carve their own niche and make it as an entrepreneur. After all, why stand the risk of being fired anytime while contributing to someone else’s profit coffers when you can very well operate a little something in a corner of your living room and still be comfortable? For the fledgling entrepreneur whose business invariably has to do a little wide format printing – something that is definitely larger than your run-of-the-mill legal sized doc but way, way smaller than a tarp – then the Epson WorkForce 1100 may be a great addition to your home office or cramped rented office space.
Launched last August along with the Epson WorkForce 610, the primary recipient of the machine is declared in a nutshell on Epson.com’s overview of the product — Engineered for Business. And that, indeed, is what it is; except that its cost is not one that only the big shot businesses can afford.
At a little less than $200 – even cheaper if you are able to avail of a rebate – an upstart business can enjoy laser-like prints at larger sizes. Printable paper size ranges 3.5 x 5 inches to 13 x 19 inches; and that is only for single documents. Owners can also choose to print banners reaching up to 13 x 44 inches. Now who would have thought you can get that convenience for a couple hundred bucks?
If you are the environmentally-conscious type, you would be pleased to know that the WorkForce 1100 has the ability to do manual duplexing and is Energy Star qualified. It uses up almost three-quarters less power than laser printers, and is designed to be recycled.
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November 4, 2009 @ 6:50 am
What about ink costs?
I’ve been comparing this printer to HP Officejet Pro K8600dn and HP Officejet 7000, as PC World rated both of these highly, and they both SAY they can do up to 13 x 19 borderless printing.
Review info told me that the HP models’ ink costs about 2.0-2.7 cents per page (both black and color fall within that range…both standard and high yield cartridges).
Looks to me like this Epson model costs anywhere from 3-5 cents per page (black or color, standard and high yield both included in that range).