Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-2850 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer
$349.99
Released 2021
Best Home Printers · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Canon PIXMA TR8620a Wireless Home Office All-In-One Printer is cheaper at $199.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
Epson
$349.99
Released 2021
Canon
$199.99Cheaper
Released 2021
On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The Canon PIXMA TR8620a Wireless Home Office All-In-One Printer is the cheaper at $199.99.
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| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $349.99 | $199.99 |
| Brand | Epson | Canon |
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Type | inkjet | inkjet |
| Color | Yes | Yes |
| Functions | print, copy, scan | print, copy, scan, fax |
| Max print speed ppm | — | 15 |
| Duplex | Yes | Yes |
| Connectivity | WiFi, USB | WiFi, USB, Ethernet |
| Ink or toner | EcoFit refillable ink tanks (502 series ink bottles; BK 7,500 pages, CMY 6,000 pages each) | 5-color individual ink system (PGI-280 pigment black + CLI-281 dye BKCMY) |
| Release | 2021 | 2021 |
Sources — Epson EcoTank ET-2850 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer: epson.com (verified 2026-06-15). Canon PIXMA TR8620a Wireless Home Office All-In-One Printer: usa.canon.com (verified 2026-06-15).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (3 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Three whitelisted hands-on reviews (Tom's Guide, TechRadar, Digital Trends) all survived verification, and agree the ET-2850 is a cheap, home-focused all-in-one whose standout is class-leading ink economy and a huge in-box ink supply, held back by slow print speeds, a tiny non-touch LCD and a bare-bones feature set. Document print quality earns praise from Tom's Guide and Digital Trends but only a lukewarm 'passed but did not excel' from TechRadar. (3 sourced reviews, 3 lab-tested.)
Praised: Class-leading running cost - cents-per-page ink economy with a huge in-box ink supply; Good print quality on text and everyday documents; Compact, simple design with easy visible-level ink refilling.
Flagged: Slow print speed, especially high-resolution glossy photos; Tiny ~1.4-inch LCD that is not a touchscreen; Bare-bones: single 100-sheet rear tray, no ADF or second tray.
Only one whitelisted tester's page yielded extractable prose: Tom's Guide, which hands-on-tested the Canon Pixma TR8620 — the identical-hardware sibling sold as the TR8620a at some retailers. It praises fast glossy-photo printing, quick copying and high image quality, but flags above-average ink costs. All nine measured lab figures and all three quotes were re-verified as literal matches against the fetched page. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Fast glossy-photo printing (letter photo in about 2 minutes); Quick copying and better-than-average plain-text print speed; High image and scan quality.
Flagged: Ink cost per page above the class average; No automatic two-sided (duplex) scanning/copying via the ADF.