Product Comparison: Epson XP-3100 vs Epson XP-8600

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Epson XP-3100 Multifunctional Printer

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Epson XP-8600 Multifunctional Printer

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General Specifications

Brand

Epson

Model

XP-3100

XP-8600

Origin

Indonesia

About the Product

This stylish and affordable 3-in-1 delivers much more than just the basics from its compact footprint. Its prints are clear, vibrant and cost effective thanks to individual inks and double-sided printing. Printing away from a desktop is made easy with a range of compatible mobile printing apps and a 3.7cm LCD screen.

The Expression Photo XP-8600 is great if you're looking for an A4 printer that can cater for both everyday printing and producing superior, glossy photographs. Making everyday tasks easy, it includes mobile printing, a large touchscreen and dual paper trays.

Key Specs

Printer Type

All-in-One

Printing Technology

Inkjet

Print Speed (Monochrome)

10 pages per minute

9.5 pages per minute

Print Speed (Color)

5 pages per minute

9 pages per minute

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Epson XP-3100 Multifunctional Printer

Wonderfully programmed mini interface. Very fast print speed.
It prints fast enough to keep me happy.
Great quality printing and fast enough for home office.
Prints very fast for me-takes seconds to go from the computer to printed.
Installation was smooth and easy to set it up as a wifi-connected device on my home network. Print looks good.

Epson XP-8600 Multifunctional Printer

A compact all-in-one printer that prints and scans in duplex quickly and quietly.
This printer is very good for home use.
Pictures look great and print quickly.
Easy set up, fast printing, and the real reason I bought this was for the DVD printing of the disks.
Slow, slow, slow. Scanning at a high dpi takes forever!

Size & Weight

Height

6.69 in.

7.2 in.

Width

14.76 in.

20.7 in.

Depth

11.81 in.

13.7 in.

Weight

9.48 lbs.

14.8 lbs.

Printing / Scanning

Tray Capacity

100 sheets

Scanner Resolution

1200 x 2400

4800 x 1200

Printer Resolution (Black)

5760 x 1440

Printer Resolution (Color)

5760 x 1440

Tray Capacity

What customers say about "Printing / Scanning"

Epson XP-3100 Multifunctional Printer

Print quality is pretty good for what I need (documents). The price is fine.
The print is quite good for the price.
The print quality is good, and the scanner is nice.
Print quality is very good. The text resembles laser printer quality, and the detail in photos are extremely good.
This prints pictures well. Set up was easy.

Epson XP-8600 Multifunctional Printer

Text and photo quality - they are good. Epson good of course. The colors are rich and accurate.
The photos are fantastic quality.
Super high quality scans and photo prints.
Print quality was excellent. Pictures print extremely crisp and true to color.
Lots of functionality, very good printing quality.

Cartridges

Number of Cartridges

Color Support

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan, Light Magenta

Cartridge Capacity (Black)

150 pages

240 pages

Cartridges Capacity (Color)

130 pages

360 pages

Drop Size

3 picoliters

1.5 picoliters

What customers say about "Cartridges"

Epson XP-3100 Multifunctional Printer

It's fast and I really like that I can replace individual color cartridges.
I like that for each color a separate cartridge.
This printer eats ink quite fast.
The ink runs out fast, and if one color needs replacing, it won’t even print black.
When one ink cartridge runs out the whole printer stops working until you change the cartridge!

Epson XP-8600 Multifunctional Printer

It is very easy to change cartridges. Great colors.
The printer was easy to install. Great cartridges capacity.
Cartridges colors are rich and accurate.
The color of cartridges is superb. The footprint is small.
The volume of cartridges is small so you have to constantly buy new ones.

Features

Printer Connectivity

USB Type-B, Wi-Fi

Double-Sided Printing

Yes

Photo Printer

Yes

Integrated Fax

Supported Paper Sizes

3.5"x5", 5"x7", 5"x8", 8"x10", 4"x6", A4, A5, A6, B5, C6, DL, Letter, Legal

3.5"x5", 4"x6", 5"x7", 8"x10", 8.5"x11", 8.5" x 14", A4, A6, Half letter

Extras

Automatic Two-Sided Printing, Compact design, Colour display, Mobile Printing, AirPrint

Ultra fast printing, CD/DVD Printing, Mobile Printing, AirPrint, Dual front-loading paper trays

What customers say about "Features"

Epson XP-3100 Multifunctional Printer

Simply great, machine so easy to use.
Connecting to your home WiFi network has been extremely easy and fast.
Makes a very nice impression, quality and operation are simple and functional.
The network printing features and the app that lets me print from my phone or iPad are pretty great and have worked pretty well.

Epson XP-8600 Multifunctional Printer

The included software allows for a plethora of connectivity options.
The software and connectivity features are definitely a strength of this multi-functional printer.
Paper feeder is very handy when copying or scanning more than one page.
Prints nicely and I like the Wi-Fi features.
WiFi connection was awful. Connection is constantly lost.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

Other Information

Manual

Download

Manufacturer

Link

MSRP

249.99 $