The ET-8550 is a real top printer: It prints quickly and in high quality at very low cost. Its strengths: It prints from the paper tray up to A3+ (32.9 x 48.3 centimetres) and even longer pages via the rear paper feed. And like its sister model, the ET-8500, the photo quality is particularly good thanks to two additional inks. Also good: the giant display makes operation easier.

The Epson EcoTank ET-8550 is a real top device: it prints quickly and in high quality at very low cost. The high price is particularly worthwhile for users who want to print out somewhat larger images and who value particularly high print quality for photos - the ET-8550 scores points here thanks to two additional inks.

Expensive to buy, you'll quickly learn to love the Epson EcoTank ET-8550. Its features and low cost of ownership are perfect for creative, high volume printers.

It's expensive to buy, but you'll quickly learn to love the Epson EcoTank ET-8550. Features and low cost of ownership are perfect for creative, high volume printers.

At 680 euros, the Epson EcoTank ET-8550 costs about the same as the SC-P700 photo printer with ten inks from Epson's professional "SureColor" series [2], but with its flatbed scanner, copy function, several paper trays and comparatively fast text printing it is much more flexible. For those who print photos frequently and pay attention to ink costs, the ET-8550 is a good tip: a complete filling...

The EcoTank ET-8550 proves to be an all-rounder on almost all print media up to A3 format. The print quality is very good, the speed average. The ink costs are low.