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HP Smart Tank 580 Wireless All-in-One Printer Review!

Read our comprehensive review of the HP Smart Tank 580, and find out if this is the all-in-one colour printer for you!

HP Smart Tank 580 All-in-One Printer

Designed for homes and small businesses, the HP Smart Tank 580 is an all-in-one printer with scan and copy capabilities, and wireless connectivity. It has four separate ink tanks which can be topped up independently.

The HP Smart Tank 580 comes with a set of four ink bottles, allowing it to print up to 18,000 pages of black, and 6,000 pages of colour. Assuming you only print 150 pages a month, even the included ink bottles will last you nearly three years. Thereafter, you can simply buy ink bottles to refill the Smart Tank 580.

Thanks to the ink tank design, the cost of printing is also low at just 0.004 cents per page, regardless of whether it’s black or colour!

Together with support for wired USB printing, the HP Smart Tank 580 also supports wireless printing through Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct.

Here are some online purchase options (we may receive a commission from your purchase):

MY : RM380 |RM383 | RM385
SG : S$188 | S$188 | S$199

HP Smart Tank 580 Specifications

Here are the key specifications of the HP Smart Tank 580 printer:

Specifications	HP Smart Tank 580
Key Functions	Print, copy, scan
Print Technology	HP Thermal Inkjet
Print Resolution	Black : Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi Colour : Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi
Print Speed	Black : Up to 12 ppm (A4) Colour : Up to 5 ppm (A4)
Print Duty Cycle	Up to 3,000 pages (A4) per month
Recommended Volume	400 to 800 pages per month
Processor Speed	980 MHz
Memory	64 MB DDR
Display	33 segments + 1.2-inch iCON LCD display
Connectivity	USB 2.0 port Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct
Wireless Capability	802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz)
Paper Input Tray	100 sheets maximum
Paper Output Tray	30 sheets maximum
Paper Sizes	A4, B5, A6, DL envelope, Legal
Paper Weights	Plain paper : 60 to 90 grams/m2 Envelopes : 75 to 90 grams/m2 Cards : Up to 200 grams/m2 Photo paper : Up to 300 grams/m2
Borderless Printing	Yes, up to 210 x 297 mm
Duplex Printing	Manual
Scanner Type	Flatbed
Scan Technology	Contact Image Sensor (CIS)
Scan Resolution	Up to 1200 dpi, 24-bit
Scan Size	Up to 216 x 297 mm
Copy Resolution	Up to 600 dpi
Copy Speed	Black : Up to 10 cpm Colour : Up to 2 cpm
Copy Limit	Up to 99 copies
Power Consumption	Off : 0.109 watts Sleep : 1.096 watts Ready : 3.023 watts
Dimensions	434.6 mm wide 361.53 mm deep 259.37 mm high
Weight	5.03 kg
Warranty	One Year, or 30,000 pages (whichever is earlier)

HP Smart Tank 580 Box Contents

The HP Smart Tank 580 comes as a complete kit, with everything you will need inside the box. Once you unbox it, these are the items you should find inside:

HP Smart Tank 580 printer
One set of printheads (Black, Tri-Colour)
One set of ink bottles (GT53XL Black, GT52 Cyan, GT52 Magenta, GT52 Yellow)
One set of three power cables with different plugs
USB cable

The provided set of ink bottles is enough to print 18,000 pages of black, and 6,000 pages of colour. However, this may vary according to country, and region.

But if your region offers this complete kit, then you can get printing very quickly, as installation and setting up takes less than half an hour.

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HP Smart Tank 580 Features + Performance

Now, let us go through the key features of the HP Smart Tank 580, and share with you our experience using it…

Spill-Free Ink Tanks

Like Epson EcoTank printers, the HP Smart Tank 580 uses an ink tank design, with four separate colours – Black, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.

By using permanent printheads and allowing for the refill of ink, such ink tank printers cut down on waste, and offer much cheaper printing – just 0.004 cent per page with the HP Smart Tank 580!

It is easy to fill and refill the HP Smart Tank 580, because it uses a spill-free design. However, the nozzles of its ink tanks, and its ink bottles, are generic in design and not “keyed”. So it is possible for you to fill the wrong ink tank with the wrong ink!

In that respect, Epson EcoTank printers (like the L3150/ET-2710) have a better design – their keyed ink bottle and ink tank nozzles prevent the wrong ink from being filled into the wrong ink tank.

Low-on-ink Sensors

To ensure you don’t run out of ink, the HP Smart Tank 580 not only lets you visually eyeball the amount of ink left in its four ink tanks, they also have low-on-ink sensors.

This is much better than the Epson EcoTank L3150/ET-2710 for example, which lacks low-on-ink sensors, and requires you to visually monitor the ink levels in its ink tanks.

USB + Wireless Connectivity

Like other printers, the HP Smart Tank 580 can be connected to your computer using a USB cable. However, it is not even necessary to use the cable.

The HP Smart Tank 580 has WiFi-N connectivity built-in, so you can just plug in the power cable, and print wirelessly from your computer, or even a smartphone or tablet!

And I have to point out that its Wi-Fi connectivity appears to be much more stable and reliable than the Epson EcoTank L3150, which can fail midway, causing a print error.

HP also provides both desktop and mobile apps to help you setup your printer wirelessly, as well as print your photos directly from your computer or mobile devices.

Plain Paper Printing Performance

The HP Smart Tank 580 supports plain paper of between 60 to 90 grams per square meter (16 to 24 lb), with a recommendation to use 75 grams (20 lb).

It can print up to 12 black / grayscale pages per minute at a maximum resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi, and up to 5 colour pages per minute at a maximum resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi. The speed of its printing, of course, depends highly on the amount of detail in the page, and the type of paper used.

In this video, we tested its plain paper printing performance using two photos. The less complex photo of an American flag at Alcatraz island took 1.5 minutes to complete, while the more complex photo of the Golden Gate Bridge took a minute longer.

Needless to say – plain paper printing delivers a duller, flatter look in photos. You should restrict colour printing on plain paper to flatter graphics like posters.

Please note that by default, the print driver defaults to Letter size, so you need to change it before printing. It also defaults to Borderless printing, which is not supported with plain paper printing. But what’s really odd is that the print driver cannot detect the portrait orientation of the Golden Gate Bridge photo, so you will need to manually select the correct orientation.

Photo Paper Printing Performance

If you intend to print photos, please make sure you use photo paper. The HP Smart Tank 580 supports photo paper of up to 300 grams per square meter (80 lb).

You don’t have to splurge on premium HP Photo Paper. Any kind of photo paper would produce far better results than plain paper when it comes to photos.

In this video, we tested its photo paper printing performance using the same two photos as we did in the earlier video.

The HP print driver defaults to plain paper printing, so make sure you select one of the Photo Paper options before printing. You should also make sure to check the orientation, because the print driver defaults to landscape, and cannot seem to detect photos in the portrait orientation.

By default, Borderless printing is enabled for photo paper printing. However, the photo appears to be cropped at the four edges, even more than with borderless printing disabled!

With photo paper printing, both photos took 3.5 minutes. Far slower than the “up to 5 pages per minute” specification, but the output was fabulous.

The HP Smart Tank 580 can print at up to 4800 x 1200 dpi – less than the Epson EcoTank L3150, but you can’t really tell their prints apart, even if you compare them side-by-side. The resolution on photo paper is really good.

The colours are also vivid, with accurate colour reproduction. Needless to say – we highly recommend you use photo paper whenever you use the HP Smart Tank 580 to print photos.

Colour Scanning + Copying

Flip open the top cover, and you will find a high resolution colour scanner, which can scan at up to 1200 dpi, with a 24-bit colour depth.

You can use the HP Smart Tank 580 to make black and white, or colour photocopies, albeit only at a lower scan and print resolution of 600 dpi.

Low Printing Cost

According to HP, the printing cost for the Smart Tank 580 printer is dirt cheap at just 0.004 cents per page, regardless of whether it’s black and white, or colour.

That’s because the large GT53XL black ink bottle (135 ml) can print up to 18,000 pages, while the three GT52 colour ink bottles (50 ml each) can print up to 6,000 pages.

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HP Smart Software : Biggest Stumbling Block

The HP Smart software is an app for desktop and mobile devices, that is designed to make it easier for you to setup and use their printers.

After setting up the Smart Tank 580 printer, you will need to install and run the HP Smart software on your computer, or mobile device, to connect to it wirelessly. Then you can start printing, or scanning.

The setup process using the HP Smart software is easy, and makes it pretty effortless even for non-techies to quickly setup and use the Smart Tank 580 printer. That said, the HP Smart software leaves much to be desired in other aspects…

For one thing – the HP Smart app requires you to create a HP account, just to print your documents or photos through the app! This is really ridiculous.

I can understand if you need to create an account to print via the cloud – printing a photo or a document on your printer at home, while you are overseas, for example. However, it is ridiculous if you need to create an account before you can print your photos or documents on your own local network!

So fine – I created a HP account, only to discover that the HP Smart software does not support the modern HEIC files using the High Efficiency Image File Format!

Whenever I select HEIC photos, it will give me the error message – “This file type is not supported“. I could only select photos using the older JPEG format.

This is a big problem because HEIC files have been in common use for many years now, becoming the standard for iPhones in 2017, with Android devices supporting it since 2019. It is unthinkable that any modern app would still not support the High Efficiency Image File Format!

On top of that, the HP Smart app only supported simple photo printing – just one photo at a time. You can change its orientation, crop it, rotate or flip it, add a border, but that’s about it. You cannot, for example, select multiple photos and print two or four of them in one page (2-Up / 4-Up printing).

Fortunately, you do not need to use the HP Smart app beyond setting up the printer. You can use other photo editing apps to create 2-Up, 4-Up images to print. I wouldn’t waste my time registering a HP account to use its extremely basic printing features.

HP Smart Tank 580 Review Summary + Verdict

The HP Smart Tank 580 is an impressive colour printer with scanning and copying capabilities, and wireless connectivity. It produced excellent print-outs, with outstanding results on photo paper.

It is also extremely cheap to use – as low as 0.004 cent per page, regardless of whether it’s black and white, or colour.

Of course, the cost will be higher when you print on photo paper, but it is still very cheap even if it uses 10X as much ink. In fact, the photo paper will certainly cost far more than the ink you use to print.

In any case, you won’t need to worry about refilling the HP Smart Tank 580 for some time. It comes with a full set of ink bottles that will last some three years, if you print an average of 5 pages per day / 150 pages per month!

When the time comes to refill the ink tanks, you must be extra careful as the ink bottles and ink tanks are not keyed. People have, and will continue, to wrongly fill the ink tanks with the wrong ink.

I also like how easy it is to setup the printer, and get printing, using the HP Smart software. Unfortunately, that’s about all the HP Smart software is good for. It has extremely basic printing features, and cannot even support the HEIC file format. Fortunately, you can simply ignore the HP Smart software, and just use any other photo editing, or printing app you want.

I am a little annoyed with the HP print driver, which always reverts to Letter, Plain Paper printing, and Landscape, even after I set my preferences. HP should definitely look into these usability issues. It’s not a deal-breaker, just annoying.

But if you can ignore those niggling issues, the HP Smart Tank 580 is an affordable colour printer that does a great job printing, scanning, and copying photos, with a very low cost of printing. If you run a small business, or just need a cheap and easy-to-use printer with scanning, you should definitely consider the HP Smart Tank 580.

Here are some online purchase options (we may receive a commission from your purchase):

MY : RM380 |RM383 | RM385
SG : S$188 | S$188 | S$199

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HP Launches 2023 Smart Tank + LaserJet Printers!

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HP just launched its new 2023 Smart Tank and LaserJet printers targeted at home / hybrid workers, and enterprises!

2023 HP Smart Tank 580 / 520 Printers

HP just unveiled a new line of budget-friendly 2023 Smart Tank printers to cater to home- and office-based hybrid workers.

The 2023 HP Smart Tank 580 and 520 printers offer an intuitive setup process, with smart features and better connectivity, including self-healing Wi-Fi, and Smart App and Smart Advance capabilities.

They also offer low printing costs with a pre-filled ink supply that can print up to 6,000 black or colour pages. Assuming a monthly output of 150 pages a month, that’s almost 3 years of printing from the start!

Smart Experience

HP Smart App helps to guide you through everyday tasks like print, scan, copy and fax.
Automatically detects IDs, and prints with the ID copy button
Comes with self-healing Wi-Fi and better mobility with Smart App and Smart Advance.
Protected by HP Wolf Essential Security to protect sensitive information.

Affordable Cost

Engineered for high-volume printing with cost-effective colour and monochrome printing
Up to 6,000 pages of black or colour from ink bottles provided in-box
Easy monitoring of ink levels with integrated ink sensors

Sustainably Designed

Sustainably manufactured using 45% post-consumer recycled content.
EPEAT Silver and Energy Star certified.
Energy-saving Auto On/Off Technology
No-waste tank, and spill-free recyclable bottles

2023 HP LaserJet Managed E800 / E700 Printers

HP also introduced new laser printers – the LaserJet Managed E800 and E700 series printers, which are intelligent solutions to streamline enterprise workflows.

The new HP LaserJet Managed E800 / E700 series offers enterprises centralised control with HP Web Jetadmi, and HP Workpath for personalised, integrated digital workflow.

Customisable design – they come with five colour panels, to match your office decor, and HP Speed Licence for flexible configurations to meet different business needs
Comprehensive workflow solutions with new Flow 2.0 features, including the ability to make edits directly to the content on the control panel (highlight, redact, even sign) as customised shortcuts.
Reverse and Retry technology which detects and resolves double feed issues and paper jams.
Better performance with up to 70 ppm print speed, and 300 ipm duplex scan, powered by HP’s custom-designed quad-core processor.
Auto-sensing technology to save time with tone and colour management, two sided document detection, and automatic job separation features.
Protected by HP Wolf Enterprise Security, the HP LaserJet Management E800 / E700 series protects, detects, and self-recovers. They also come with Memory Shield, which helps to detect malicious attacks on the printers, and automatically self-heals if detected. Memory Shield uses a hardware-protected solution called Runtime Intrusion Detection to actively scan memory for anomalies, and Guard CFI from Karamba to monitor the execution flow of the printer firmware to help prevent zero-day attacks.

2023 HP Smart Tank + LaserJet Printers : Prices + Availability

Here are the official launch prices for the 2023 HP Smart Tank printers:

Smart Tank 580 : RM619 (about US$139 / £111 / A$209 / S$185)
Smart Tank 520 : RM519 (about US$116 / £93 / A$176 / S$155)

HP is giving away a RM50 e-wallet rebate for the Smart Tank 580, and a RM100 e-wallet rebate for the Smart Tank 520. And if you purchase any of these printers from now until 30 April, you will get an extra black ink bottle.

Here are online purchase options for your convenience:

Malaysia : ST 580/520 | ST 580/520 | ST 580/520 | ST 580/520
Singapore : Smart Tank 580

HP did not reveal the prices for the LaserJet Managed E800 or E700 series printers, but they are available for sale to interested enterprise customers.

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Epson EcoTank L3150 / ET-2710 Review : Editor’s Choice!

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If you want a cheap colour printer that can print great photos for mere pennies, we give you – the Epson EcoTank L3150, also known as the EcoTank ET-2710 in some markets.

Find out why we gave this affordable multifunction colour printer our Editor’s Choice Award!

Epson EcoTank Family : A Quick Primer!

Pearly Lee, Product Manage of Epson Malaysia explains the key features and benefits of the Epson EcoTank printer family. Note their vast advantages over their laser and ink cartridge printer rivals.

The EcoTank M-series has 24 times lower power consumption, and deliver 28 times lower overall cost per print compared to laser printers, with a single Epson EcoTank Monochrome bottle yielding 6,000 black and white pages!

The EcoTank L-series colour printers, on the other hand, delivers incredibly low cost per print of 0.52 sen (0.13 cent) per page for black, and 0.94 sen (0.24 cent) per page for colour.

How did they do that? A set of 4 Epson ink bottles yields 4,500 black and white pages and 7,500 colour pages!

In this review, we are going to take a look at the mainstay of the L series – the EcoTank L3150 (also known as EcoTank ET-2710 in some markets).

Epson EcoTank L3150 : Price + Availability

The Epson EcoTank L3150 is available for purchase with a recommended retail price of RM 599, which is about US$140 / £110 / A$199 / S$195. Here are some online purchase options :

Malaysia : RM 599 | RM 599 | RM 599 | RM 599 | RM 599
Singapore : S$260 | S$266 | S$269 | S$279
United Kingdom : £179.99
Australia : A$364 | A$379

And here’s where to check how much the Epson 003 / 103 / 104 ink bottles cost :

Malaysia : Black | Cyan | Yellow | Magenta
Singapore : Set of 4 | Black | Cyan | Yellow | Magenta
United Kingdom : Black | Cyan | Yellow | Magenta
Australia : Price Check

And here’s where to buy Epson Photo Papers :

Malaysia : Premium Glossy 4R | Economy A4 | Premium Glossy A4
Singapore : Premium Glossy 4R | Economy A4 | Premium Glossy A4
US : Premium Glossy 4R | Premium Letter | Value 4R | Value Letter
UK : Premium Glossy 4R | Premium Glossy A4 | Premium Semi-Gloss A4
Australia : Premium Semi-Gloss 4R | Ultra Glossy 4R | Glossy A4 | Ultra Glossy A4

Epson EcoTank L3150 : What’s Inside The Box?

The Epson EcoTank L3150 comes with everything you need to print right out of the box. All you need is paper :

One Epson EcoTank L3150 printer
One set of Epson 003 ink bottles (CMYK)
One set of Epson L3150 user guides and software CD
One set of power cable and USB data cable

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Epson EcoTank L3150 : Key Features

The Epson EcoTank L3150 is the mainstay of the EcoTank L-series of multifunction colour printers, offering the ability to scan, copy and print in colour wirelessly.

Colour Scanning + Copying

Flip open the top cover, and you will find a high-resolution colour scanner, with a resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi, and a 24-bit colour depth.

This built-in scanner lets you make black and white or colour photocopies, albeit only at a lower resolution of 600 x 600 dpi.

Colour Printing

The Epson EcoTank L3150 uses Variable-Sized Droplet technology to deliver a maximum print resolution of 5760 x 1440 dpi, at up to 33 pages per minute (black) and 15 pages per minute (colour).

But its call to fame is its EcoTank system, with CYMK colours – cyan, yellow, magenta and black – that delivers incredibly low cost per print.

A single set of four Epson 003 ink bottles (Epson 103 / 104 in some countries) will let you print up to 4,500 pages (black) and 7,500 pages (colour).

That works out to just 0.52 sen (0.13 cent) per page for black, and 0.94 sen (0.24 cent) per page for colour!

USB + Wireless Connectivity

Like other printers, it can be connected to your computer through a USB cable. However, it is not even necessary to use the cable.

The EcoTank L3150 has WiFi-N connectivity built-in, so you can just plug in the power cable and start printing wirelessly from your computer, or even your smartphone or tablet.

In fact, you can even print remotely from your devices through Google Cloud Print!

Paper Support

The Epson EcoTank L3150 supports printing on paper up to A4 or Letter, with a maximum weight of 80 g/m2 for plain paper.

But it supports photo paper, which are much thicker and heavier. Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper, for example, has a paper weight of 225 g/m2.

It also supports 4R borderless printing – that’s 4 inch x 6 inch, preferably using the Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper.

The print quality on plain paper is acceptable for presentations, but not for photos – they appear dull as you can see in the video above.

For photo printing, you must use photo paper. The print quality on photo paper is worlds apart from what you can get on plain paper. The colours are deeper and a lot more vibrant, and your photos will actually look like photos!

The video may not show it, but the detail in the photo is amazing. As long as you print with high-resolution photos, the printer will deliver colour print resolution of up to 5760 x 1440 dots per inch!

The print-outs do come out a little darker than our display. But that’s easily corrected by adjusting the exposure in the photos before printing.

But without a doubt, the Epson L3150 offers a very cheap photo printing solution. The cost of printing a large A4 photo is only 75 sen (about 18 cents), including both photo paper and ink!

Epson EcoTank L3150 : Specifications

Specifications	Epson EcoTank L3150
Printer Type	Multi-Function (Print, Scan, Copy)
Printing Technology	Piezoelectric Inkjet
Nozzle Configuration	Black : 180 nozzles Yellow : 59 nozzles Magenta : 59 nozzles Cyan : 59 nozzles
Print Direction	Bi-Directional
Maximum Print Resolution	5760 x 1440 dpi (Variable-Sized Droplet Technology)
Minimum Ink Droplet size	3 picolitre
Automatic 2-Sided Printing	No
Print Speed	4×6″ Photo (Border) : 69 seconds 4×6″ Photo (Borderless) : 90 seconds A4 Black (Draft) : 33 ppm A4 Black (Simplex) : 10 ipm A4 Colour (Draft) : 15 ppm A4 Colour (Simplex) : 5 ipm
Paper Support	Premium Glossy Photo Paper : 20 sheets Envelope : 10 sheets Postcard : 30 sheets A4 / Letter Paper (80 g/m2) : 100 sheets
Print Noise	Plain Paper : 52 dB(A) Premium Photo Paper : 38 dB(A)
Ink Bottle Yield	Black : 4,500 pages Cyan + Magenta + Yellow : 7,500 pages
Maximum Paper Size	215.9 mm x 1200 mm
Scanner Type	Flatbed Colour Scanner
Scanner Sensor	Contact Image Sensor (CIS)
Optical Resolution	1200 x 2400 dpi
Scanner Bit Depth	48-bit input, 24-bit output
Scan Speed	Black, 200 dpi : 11 seconds Colour, 200 dpi : 28 seconds
Maximum Scan Area	216 mm x 297 mm
Copy Size	A4 / Letter
Copy Resolution	600 x 600 dpi
Copy Speed	Black : 7.7 ipm Colour : 3.8 ipm
Connectivity	Wired : USB 2.0 LAN : No Wireless : WiFi-N (with Wi-Fi Direct)
Power Consumption	Operating : 12 W Standby : 4.3 W Sleep : 0.7 W Power Off : 0.3 W

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Epson EcoTank L3150 : Our Verdict + Award

When Epson first revealed their EcoTank system, we were very impressed. Finally, we could now print to our heart’s content without breaking the bank.

The Epson EcoTank L3150 is not only highly affordable at just RM 599 (about US$140 / £110 / A$199 / S$195), it offers really low printing costs.

A single set of ink bottles, which costs less than RM 90 (US$21 / £16 / A$29 / S$29) will let you print up to 24 reams of paper – 12,000 pages. That’s A LOT of printing!

Of course, the ink usage and cost is higher if you print in high quality. But even if you get half the rated capacity, it’s so cheap you wouldn’t even bother with “compatible ink” options.

The Epson EcoTank L3150 is a great photo printer, just not on plain paper. You must print photos on photo paper. We cannot stress this enough.

The print quality on plain paper lacks the vividness and deep colours you can get from photo printers with 6-ink or 8-ink print systems, or if you use photo paper.

Photo paper not only delivers the vibrant colours and incredible print resolution, it is also thicker. The recommended Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper, for example, has a paper weight of 225 gm.

Malaysia : Premium Glossy 4R | Economy A4 | Premium Glossy A4
Singapore : Premium Glossy 4R | Economy A4 | Premium Glossy A4
US : Premium Glossy 4R | Premium Letter | Value 4R | Value Letter
UK : Premium Glossy 4R | Premium Glossy A4 | Premium Semi-Gloss A4
Australia : Premium Semi-Gloss 4R | Ultra Glossy 4R | Glossy A4 | Ultra Glossy A4

While the L3150 is officially limited to 80 gm plain paper, it supports much heavier photo paper. So unofficially, it will support art card and heavier plain paper stocks.

The Epson EcoTank L3150 is, ultimately, an affordable multifunction printer for the family or SOHO.

It lets you freely print and make colour copies without worrying about the cost; with the ability to scan full A4 / Letter documents.

We cannot stress the very low cost of ownership enough, because many competing printers are cheaper, but kill you with their high printing costs.

On top of that, it offers fast and convenient wireless printing capability, not just on the same wireless network, but literally from anywhere in the world!

Because it offers a great combination of features, excellent print quality, and low cost of ownership, we believe the Epson EcoTank L3150 deserves no less than our Editor’s Choice Award! Great job, Epson!

Epson EcoTank L3150 : Where To Buy

The Epson EcoTank L3150 is available for purchase with a recommended retail price of RM 599, which is about US$140 / £110 / A$199 / S$195. Here are some online purchase options :

Malaysia : RM 599 | RM 599 | RM 599 | RM 599 | RM 599
Singapore : S$260 | S$266 | S$269 | S$279
United Kingdom : £179.99
Australia : A$364 | A$379

And here’s where to check how much the Epson 003 / 103 / 104 ink bottles cost :

Malaysia : Black | Cyan | Yellow | Magenta
Singapore : Set of 4 | Black | Cyan | Yellow | Magenta
United Kingdom : Black | Cyan | Yellow | Magenta
Australia : Price Check

And here’s where to buy Epson Photo Papers :

Malaysia : Premium Glossy 4R | Economy A4 | Premium Glossy A4
Singapore : Premium Glossy 4R | Economy A4 | Premium Glossy A4
US : Premium Glossy 4R | Premium Letter | Value 4R | Value Letter
UK : Premium Glossy 4R | Premium Glossy A4 | Premium Semi-Gloss A4
Australia : Premium Semi-Gloss 4R | Ultra Glossy 4R | Glossy A4 | Ultra Glossy A4

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HP Launches Virtual Showroom In Southeast Asia!

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HP just launched their first virtual showroom in six countries across Southeast Asia, including Malaysia!

HP Launches Virtual Showroom In Southeast Asia!

On 9 March 2021, HP officially launched their HP virtual showroom in six countries across Southeast Asia, including Malaysia!

HP created their virtual showroom in collaboration with Intel and Lazada, touring their latest PC and print innovations to customers in the comfort of their homes.

The HP virtual showroom offers HP virtual showroom, each with a 360-degree view of multimedia content, including animation and videos. This lets customers get as close to real life as possible.

The experience begins with a wide-frame scene of a lifestyle apartment building set in the city as lights from the windows illuminate the night. You can explore this virtual world whenever you want, and wherever you are.

HP Virtual Showroom Highlights

Here is a section of highlights in the new HP virtual showroom :

For Gamers

OMEN 30L Desktop PC with a powerful processor and graphics, and a large front fan to keep it cool
HP X24c Gaming Monitor, with ultra-wide viewing angles, and smooth, a 144Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync technology
OMEN Laptop 15 with desktop-class graphics performance
OMEN Sequencer Keyboard, OMEN Photon Wireless Mouse and OMEN Mindframe Prime Headset

For Productivity

The HP Spectre x360, with 90% screen-to-body ratio and premium design
HP Spectre Rechargeable Mouse 700, with easy-switch technology and a laser sensor.
HP 24mq 23.8 Display with up to 178° ultra-wide viewing angles and vibrant colour.
HP OfficeJet Pro 9010 All-in-One Printer, with fast colour printing and automatic 2-sided scan and copy.
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2776 All-in-One Printer, with wireless connectivity.

For Artists

HP ENVY Laptop 15, with its 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and durable 360-degree geared hinge that switches between laptop, tent and tablet mode.
HP Color LaserJet Pro that produces sharp, black text and crisp colour graphics.

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The Epson EcoTank Colour + Monochrome Printers Revealed!

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Epson just revealed their new EcoTank range of colour and monochrome printers. Take a look at the three colour and three monochrome Epson EcoTank printers, and find out why these ink tank printers are set to dominate the industry!

The Epson EcoTank Colour + Monochrome Printers Revealed!

The Epson L and M series Ink Tank System printers have been in the market for a number of years now. The new Epson EcoTank printers build upon that legacy, with a new streamlined design with integrated ink tanks, a more compact size and spill-free ink bottles.

In this video, Pearly Lee, Product Manage of Epson Malaysia explains the key features and benefits of the Epson EcoTank printer family. Note their vast advantages over their laser and ink cartridge printer rivals.

The EcoTank Monochrome series handily beats laser printers in overall total cost of ownership and energy consumption.

To be specific, Epson touts that they have 24 times lower power consumption, and deliver 28 times lower overall cost per print compared to laser printers in Malaysia.

A single Epson EcoTank Monochrome bottle yields 6,000 black and white pages.

The EcoTank L-series colour printers, on the other hand, delivers incredibly low cost per print of 0.52 sen (0.13 cent) per page for black, and 0.94 sen (0.24 cent) per page for colour.

How did they do that? A set of 4 Epson ink bottles yields 4,500 black and white pages and 7,500 colour pages!

Epson also touted their reliability of their ink tank printers. In a recent study, 89% of multi-brand dealers at ranked Epson as the most reliable ink tank printer compared to other brands.

For additional peace of mind, Epson also offers the Epson CoverPlus extended warranty, which includes next business day on-site service nationwide.

The New Epson EcoTank Printer Models

Here is a video of the new Epson EcoTank printer models, followed by a summary of their key features :

Epson EcoTank L3110 : Print / Scan / Copy, Black Print Speed of 10 ipm, Colour print speed of 5 ipm, Borderless 4R photo printing, 600 x 1200 dpi scanning resolution.

Epson EcoTank L3150 : Print / Scan / Copy, Black Print Speed of 10 ipm, Colour print speed of 5 ipm, Borderless 4R photo printing, 1200 x 2400 dpi scanning resolution, WiFi Direct.

Epson EcoTank L5190 : Print / Scan / Copy / Fax, Black Print Speed of 10 ipm, Colour print speed of 5 ipm, Borderless 4R photo printing, 1200 x 2400 dpi scanning resolution, WiFi Direct, ADF, Ethernet, 1.44-inch Colour LCD

Epson EcoTank M1100 : Mono Print, Print Speed of 15 ipm, Water-resistant pigment ink, 4 year or 50K pages warranty.

Epson EcoTank M1120 : Mono Print, Print Speed of 15 ipm, Water-resistant pigment ink, 4 year or 50K pages warranty, WiFi Direct.

Epson EcoTank M2140 : Mono Print / Scan / Copy, Print Speed of 20 ipm, Water-resistant pigment ink, 4 year or 50K pages warranty, 1.44-inch Colour LCD.

Epson EcoTank Printer Price + Availability

Here are the prices and availability for the various EcoTank printers and ink bottles :

EcoTank L3110 : Available right now at SRP of RM 580 / ~US$ 145
EcoTank L3150 : Available right now at SRP of RM 699 / ~US$ 175
EcoTank L5190 : Available only in early 2019
EcoTank M1100 : Available right now at SRP of RM 689 / ~US$ 173
EcoTank M1120 : Available right now at SRP of RM 717 / ~US$ 179
EcoTank M2140 : Available right now at SRP of RM 1,154 / ~US$ 289
EcoTank 003 ink bottle (colour / black) : Available right now at SRP of RM 23.60 / ~US$ 5.90
EcoTank 005 ink bottle (black pigment) : Available right now at SRP of RM 31.10 / ~US$ 7.80

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The 2017 HP A3 Multi-Function Printers Revealed!

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HP recently announced their next-generation A3 multifunction printers (MFPs) in Southeast Asia. The 54 new HP A3 printers include enterprise-class A3 MFPs that are designed to protect themselves in the face of growing cyber-attacks on businesses.

The new 2017 HP A3 multi-function printer range not only offers advanced security features, they also feature the HP PageWide printing technology, and longer device uptime through HP’s Smart Device Services technology.

The 2017 HP A3 Multi-Function Printers Revealed!

In this presentation, Yap Phei Leen explains the key features of the 2017 HP A3 printers, that are divided into colour and monochrome options with four speed classes – 25 PPM, 35 PPM, 45 PPM and the high-speed 55 PPM class.

Then her colleague, James Liew, shows off The Wolf: Season 2 before talking about the new security features in the 2017 HP A3 printers.

Advancing security and protecting networks

The 2017 HP A3 printers are embedded with advanced security features to combat the growing cybersecurity threats targeting business MFPs. With HP Sure Start, whitelisting and run-time intrusion detection, HP enterprise-class MFPs will automatically trigger a reboot in the event of an attack or any anomaly.

When an attack targets the BIOS, firmware or run-time memory, HP enterprise-class MFPs can also generate alerts in syslog format and notify IT managers via Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools.

To showcase these new security features, HP launched The Wolf: Season 2 as part of its global initiative to elevate awareness of the security risks facing businesses and consumers. Making its debut in Cannes this year, The Wolf: Season 2 builds on the dramatic first season starring award-winning actor Christian Slater as a fictional hacker targeting the healthcare industry’s highly sensitive data records.

Cloud-based innovation and reduced costs

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The 2017 HP A3 MFPs – including three PageWide printers and thirteen LaserJet printers – benefit from the new HP Smart Device Services (SDS) cloud-based service optimization platform. The SDS is a proprietary platform that integrates advanced diagnostics, device specific troubleshooting and remote remediation capabilities into the industry leading MPS tool sets resellers use today.

The HP PageWide Pro devices make color printing more affordable, while providing best-in-class print speeds. The single and multifunction devices have print speeds ranging from 35 ppm to 60 ppm (up to 80 ppm in General Office mode). PageWide technology is also more sustainable – consuming up to 1/7th the energy of competing color laser machines in the same class while producing significantly less packaging waste associated with supplies and long life consumables.

The 2017 HP A3 Multi-Function Printer Availability

The 2017 HP A3 MFPs are available through qualified channel partners, or directly through HP Malaysia right now.

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Canon Launches Four A4 Colour Laser Multi-Function Printers

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11 July 2017 – Canon today announced the launch of imageCLASS MF631Cn, MF633Cdw, MF635Cx and MF735Cx, four powerful A4 colour laser multi-function printers (MFPs) engineered to produce outstanding printouts in rich and brilliant hues.

The latest lineup of MFPs is geared towards the Small Office Home Offices (SOHOs), Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and workgroups within large enterprises, providing users with excellent print quality, absolute convenience and increased work efficiencies.

Key Features Of The New Colour Laser Multi-Function Printers

Fast colour printing with uncompromised image quality

In addition to swift print speeds up to 27 pages per minute (ppm) for the MF735Cx and 18 ppm for the MF630 series, the new imageCLASS colour laser MFPs adopt the revolutionary V² Colour Technology as with the award-winning imageRUNNER ADVANCE Generation 3 colour multi-function devices (MFDs).

Through the new colour profile, the standard printer colour range is expanded significantly over predecessors, and the colour reproduction of dark areas is enhanced to attain incredible depth and richness. Users can expect remarkably vivid and vibrant printouts for stronger impacts on business communications.

Easy-to-use features for an excellent user experience

Built with a large 5-inch LCD touchscreen, the latest imageCLASS MFPs offer an intuitive user experience with easy navigation across the user interface. High resolution icons displayed in a clean layout provide simplicity for users to access device functions, and familiar smartphone-like virtual keyboard, such as the QWERTY keyboard ensures superb ease of use.

Fulfilling the requirements of today’s on-the-go workforce, the new MFPs support a wide range of mobile printing solutions such as Canon PRINT Business, Canon Print Service, Google Cloud Print, AirPrint, and MOPRIA. The seamless mobile connectivity enables users to execute important day-to-day tasks conveniently, and to top it off, the QR Code Scan feature ensures simple device connections through the Canon PRINT Business app.

Supporting a convenient replacement process, the new cartridges feature a special mechanism to remove toner seals automatically. This saves users the hassle of manually removing seals prior to each cartridge reload, allowing work to resume in an instant with minimum disruptions.

Heightening business performance with workflow efficiencies

Both imageCLASS MF635Cx and MF735Cx present smart capabilities for process automation. With the newly introduced Application Library, users can streamline daily work routines just at the touch of a button and automate tasks effortlessly. Transforming conventional rigid workflows, users can customise applications according to specific work requirements across various industries such as healthcare, finance, education and hospitality for improved productivity and business performance.

Equipped with a Single-pass Duplex Auto Document Feeder (DADF), the imageCLASS MF635Cx and MF735Cx allow both sides of a document to be scanned simultaneously, helping users to greatly reduce the time spent on scan jobs.

New high-yield colour toner cartridges are now made available for all four models, allowing users to print more documents in between replacements and delivering lower running costs.[adrotate group=”2″]

Price and Availability

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The latest imageCLASS MF631Cn, MF633Cdw, MF635Cx and MF735Cx is now available at all Canon authorized dealers. Pricing as below:

Canon imageCLASS MF631Cn : RM 1,455 / ~US$ 346
Canon imageCLASS MF633Cdw : RM 1,720 / ~US$ 409
Canon imageCLASS MF635Cx : RM 1,890 / ~US$ 450
Canon imageCLASS MF735Cx : RM 3,065 / ~US$ 730

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Fuji Xerox Smart Work Gateway Debuts With 14 New MFDs

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Fuji Xerox kicked off the new year with a brand new concept they call Smart Work Gateway. Powering this new Smart Work Gateway concept are 14 new multi-function devices (MFDs) under the ApeosPort-VI and DocuCentre-VI C series. In this article, we will take you to the media briefing on the Fuji Xerox Smart Work Gateway, and the product demonstration of the new ApeosPort-VI / DocuCentre-VI C MFD.

The Smart Work Gateway Concept

The Fuji Xerox Smart Work Gateway concept is designed to support different workstyles by collaborating with cloud service partners and offering various communication tools to suit individual needs and preferences. The new Fuji Xerox ecosystem will therefore provide a secure yet open communications environment where their multi-function devices are organically linked with cloud services.

To explain all that, we have Lee Chin Guan, Senior Manager of Marketing, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific.

The New Fuji Xerox ApeosPort-VI C / DocuCentre-VI C Series

Powering that new Smart Work Gateway concept are 14 new models of cloud-friendly, digital color multi-function devices under its ApeosPort-VI C / DocuCentre-VI C series. In this video, Lee Chin Guan, Senior Manager of Marketing, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific, gives a demonstration of its key features.

Here is a short summary of their new features :

Cloud Service Hub

The new ApeosPort-VI C / DocuCentre-VI C series create a communication environment that improves productivity in the workplace by integrating the Cloud Service Hub – a new platform that links the multifunction devices with multiple de facto standard cloud services.

Users can log into the cloud services with a single sign-on and can scan or save the documents to the cloud as well as to make prints of documents from the cloud. Documents can also be cross-searched across the cloud services linked to the Cloud Service Hub, thus contributing to business process improvement.

Fuji Xerox Direct Management Console

Fuji Xerox Direct Management Console is a free software that displays the contents of the Fuji Xerox Direct – a portal site that provides Fuji Xerox’s various Internet services – on client PCs.

This software enables users to purchase, download and install apps for multifunction devices from the Internet in a centralized manner. Apps that expand the functions of multifunction devices or connect the devices to cloud services can be easily installed just by dragging and dropping, while also displaying the status of the apps’ license use at a glance.

As the Fuji Xerox Direct Management Console is used from a PC, multiple multifunction devices can be simultaneously managed and configured, providing rapid adaption in the event of sudden changes in working processes; enabling a working environment to be flexibly created and offering a new user experience.

New Super EA Eco Toner

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The new Super EA Eco toner, which boasts the smallest particles in its class, enables smoother creation of half tones, while fusing at a temperature approximately 10 degrees Celsius lower than conventional toners, thus saving energy.

Fastest Scanning Speed In Its Class

The high-end models have improved scanning productivity, achieving 270 pages of duplex scanning per minute, the industry’s fastest in its class. Bulk scanning of large volume documents can be efficiently done as the new multifunction devices scan the front and back of double sided documents in a single scan.

Cloud-Based Help

Hhelp information has been prepared in the cloud server, so the very latest information is always displayable on the control panel of the multifunction devices or on mobile terminals.

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