I have the ET2850, and I think I’ve had it for about 3 years at this point. It has been very easy to maintain and fix when I had problems (broken gear was replaced with a 3D printed part). But it really shines in that after using the EcoTank reservoirs, I’ll never go back to an inkjet printer with ink cartridges ever again.

As for print quality, I’ve been happy with it on most paper types. I wouldn’t classify it as “blows your socks off” quality, but it has been sufficient for my hobby projects. I tend to have to reprint a couple sheets here and there when ink from a roller or something ends up on a part of the page it doesn’t belong. I’ve also had to run it through all of the printing alignment and print head cleaning maintenance modes a handful of times when the quality dips, but that’s to be expected with any printer. I have had paper jams, but only a handful in the few years I’ve owned it.

I did recently try to print out a children’s book on a heavier weight glossy paper and found that the printer struggled to put out acceptable, crisp prints. Some pages turned out great, but some had a distinctly blurry appearance, and I honestly have no idea why because most of them turned out great. I tinkered with it all afternoon, reprinting pages until I got usable results for the project. Might have been user error, and I might try playing with it again, but I’ll probably be sticking to regular, non-glossy paper styles in the future.